Voice-enhanced awareness mode
First Claim
1. A method for providing ambient awareness, the method comprising:
- receiving an acoustic signal, the acoustic signal representing at least one captured ambient sound;
determining that at least one triggering event has occurred based at least on a user context including at least that a user is speaking while not currently participating in a telephone call;
in response to the determination, modifying, based on the at least one triggering event, the acoustic signal; and
providing the modified acoustic signal to at least one ear canal of the user.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for providing ambient awareness are provided. An example method includes receiving an acoustic signal representing at least one captured ambient sound and determining that at least one triggering event has occurred based at least on the acoustic signal, a user profile, and a user context. In response to the determination, the method proceeds to modify, based on the at least one triggering event, the acoustic signal which represents the at least one captured ambient sound. The modified acoustic signal is provided to at least one ear canal of a user. In an exemplary embodiment, ambient sounds are selectively passed through automatically to a user based on certain triggering events, allowing a user to be able to hear sounds outside of headset while the user is wearing the headset. The triggering events may be selected by the user, for example, using a smartphone application.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for providing ambient awareness, the method comprising:
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receiving an acoustic signal, the acoustic signal representing at least one captured ambient sound; determining that at least one triggering event has occurred based at least on a user context including at least that a user is speaking while not currently participating in a telephone call; in response to the determination, modifying, based on the at least one triggering event, the acoustic signal; and providing the modified acoustic signal to at least one ear canal of the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for providing ambient awareness, the system comprising:
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a processor; and a memory communicatively coupled with the processor, the memory storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising; receiving an acoustic signal, the acoustic signal including at least one captured ambient sound; determining that at least one triggering event has occurred based at least on a user context including at least that a user is speaking while not currently participating in a telephone call; in response to the determination, modifying, based on the at least one triggering event, the acoustic signal; and providing the modified acoustic signal to at least one ear canal of a user. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having embodied thereon instructions, which, when executed by at least one processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising:
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receiving an acoustic signal, the acoustic signal including at least one captured ambient sound; determining that at least one triggering event has occurred based at least on a user context including at least that a user is speaking while not currently participating in a telephone call; in response to the determination, modifying, based on the at least one triggering event, the acoustic signal; and providing the modified acoustic signal to at least one ear canal of a user.
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