Reverse Hearing Aid [RHA]

• US 20150325249A1
• Filed: 07/03/2014
• Published: 11/12/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Marlena Nunn Russell
• Original Assignee: Marlena Nunn Russell
• Inventors: Russell, Marlena Nunn
• Application Number:
  US14/323,895
• Publication Number:
  US 20150325249A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 21/02 Speech enhancement, e.g. noise reduction or echo cancellation reducing echo effects in line transmission systems H04B3/20; echo suppression in hands-free telephones H04M9/08
• CPC Class Codes: H03G 3/20 Automatic control H03G3/005 takes precedence; combined with volume compression or expansion H03G7/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/14 Throat mountings for microphones
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2420/07 Applications of wireless loudspeakers or wireless microphones

Abstract

Method and apparatus for speech aid for use in treating speech impaired individuals utilizing a Throat Microphone paired with a wireless communications device, with or without Bluetooth pairing capability; or a portable device, which will capture low energy sound waves from speech impaired individuals, transmitted wirelessly to be reproduced from a speaker, and stored for future use through a recording device and utilizing speech to text.

Claims

1. An improved method of use and apparatus for a Throat microphone specifically targeted to speech disorders associated with the millions of people challenged with having difficulty projecting their voice at a high enough energy level for comprehension. The improved device is a throat microphone which has two sensors. The additional improved method of use for this device, as a speech aid is the pairing of a cellular phone or wireless communications device, i.e., IPhone, IPad, etc., with [or without]Bluetooth technology using a 3.5 mm connector.

3. The speech aid of claim 1, wherein the said microphone is a Throat Microphone, lapel microphone, or any selected group of microphones consisting of microphones that work from within larger pieces of technology to free-standing devices, with or without Bluetooth.

2. An improved method and apparatus using the Throat Microphone and a 2 way radio [with a 3.5 mm connector], specifically targeted for use for speech disorders associated with the millions of people challenged with having difficulty projecting their voice at a high enough energy level for comprehension. The user is able to both transmit and receive with the device and have a conversation with anyone within a 15 mile radius or further as long as they are on the same radio frequency.

4. The speech aid of claim 2, wherein the said microphone is a Throat Microphone, lapel microphone or any selected group of microphones consisting of microphones that work from within larger pieces of technology to free-standing devices, with or without Bluetooth

5. An improved electronic speech aid device and method of use and apparatus improvement which combines multiple speech aid products to provide portability, fidelity, noise reduction, efficient power source, low profile, wireless transmission, smart voice recording device and competitive price range for anyone with low tone voice in need of a speech aid. The improved device utilizes the throat microphone [or any microphone] that receives low tone voice from a speech impaired user, filtering out noise and distortion, while transmitting wirelessly to an independent speaker and recording audio digitally.