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Personal audio assistant device and method

  • US 10,629,219 B2
  • Filed: 01/07/2014
  • Issued: 04/21/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/08/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system, comprising:

  • a first microphone that captures audio;

    a communication module communicatively coupled to the first microphone;

    a logic circuit communicatively coupled to the first microphone and the communication module;

    a speaker operatively coupled to the logic circuit; and

    an interaction element, wherein the interaction element and the logic circuit are configured to;

    initiate control of audio content for output from the speaker in response to a voice command detected in captured audio,select, during a registration process for registering a user with the system, a theme from a plurality of sonification themes, wherein a sonification algorithm associated with the plurality of sonification themes resides within a headphone of the system;

    present a sonification technique as the theme for output from the speaker, wherein the theme;

    auralizes first information associated with a first data item with a first ambient sine tone for output in a left side of the headphone of the system;

    auralizes second information associated with a second data item with a second ambient sine tone for output in a right side of the headphone of the system;

    auralizes third information associated with a third data item as a combined perceptual loudness of both the first and second ambient sine tones;

    orauralizes a combination of the first information, the second information, and the third information,adjust a frequency of the first ambient sine tone, the second ambient sine tone, or a combination thereof, as the first information and the second information change respectively,facilitate performance of an action to be conducted in response to the auralized first information, second information, or third information via a control built into the headphone, andadjust, based on the voice command, the theme associated with the sonification technique.

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