Audio system
First Claim
1. An audio system comprising:
- a headset comprising a pair of earpieces positionable with respect to a user'"'"'s ears so that, in use, the user is inhibited from hearing sounds from the user'"'"'s environment, at least one of the earpieces having a transducer for reproducing sounds from an input audio signal;
a microphone for generating a captured audio signal representing captured sounds from the user'"'"'s environment;
a first detector for detecting the presence of any of a set of one or more characteristic sounds in the captured audio signal;
a controller operable to transmit sounds from the user'"'"'s environment to the user in response to a detection that one or more of the set of characteristic sounds is present in the captured audio signal;
a camera positioned apart from the headset so as to capture images of the headset; and
an object detector being configured to detect, from images captured by the camera, an object approaching the headset wearer'"'"'s head.
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Abstract
An audio system comprises a headset comprising a pair of earpieces positionable with respect to the user'"'"'s ears so that, in use, the user is inhibited from hearing sounds from the user'"'"'s environment, at least one of the earpieces having a transducer for reproducing sounds from an input audio signal; a microphone for generating a captured audio signal representing captured sounds from the user'"'"'s environment; a detector for detecting the presence of any of a set of one or more characteristic sounds in the captured audio signal; and a controller operable to transmit sounds from the user'"'"'s environment to the user in response to a detection that one or more of the set of characteristic sounds is present in the captured audio signal.
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10 Claims
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1. An audio system comprising:
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a headset comprising a pair of earpieces positionable with respect to a user'"'"'s ears so that, in use, the user is inhibited from hearing sounds from the user'"'"'s environment, at least one of the earpieces having a transducer for reproducing sounds from an input audio signal; a microphone for generating a captured audio signal representing captured sounds from the user'"'"'s environment; a first detector for detecting the presence of any of a set of one or more characteristic sounds in the captured audio signal; a controller operable to transmit sounds from the user'"'"'s environment to the user in response to a detection that one or more of the set of characteristic sounds is present in the captured audio signal; a camera positioned apart from the headset so as to capture images of the headset; and an object detector being configured to detect, from images captured by the camera, an object approaching the headset wearer'"'"'s head. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of operation of an audio system comprising a headset comprising a pair of earpieces positionable with respect to a user'"'"'s ears so that, in use, the user is inhibited from hearing sounds from the user'"'"'s environment, at least one of the earpieces having a transducer for reproducing sounds from an input audio signal, the method comprising:
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generating a captured audio signal representing captured sounds from the user'"'"'s environment; detecting the presence of any of a set of one or more characteristic sounds in the captured audio signal; transmitting the sounds from the user'"'"'s environment to the user in response to a detection that one or more of the set of characteristic sounds is present in the captured audio signal; capturing images of the headset using a camera positioned apart from the headset; and detecting, from images captured by the camera positioned apart from the headset, an object approaching the headset user'"'"'s head. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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