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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT THE SOURCE OF A SOUND VIA AN AUDIO DEVICE

  • US 20120071997A1
  • Filed: 04/29/2010
  • Published: 03/22/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/14/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for providing information about the source of a sound via an audio device, the method comprising the steps of:

  • detecting (200) ambient sound;

    identifying (202) specific sounds in said detected ambient sound;

    determining (204) information about the source of said identified specific sounds;

    changing (206) an operational control characteristic of a generated audio stream rendered by an audio device upon detection of said identified specific sounds; and

    providing (208) information about said source of said identified specific sounds to said audio device.

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