Sound disturbance inhibition system

A partial enclosure system for inhibiting sound passing into and out of a partial enclosure, comprising:

• the partial enclosure formed in a shape having an open end from sheet material,
• said sheet material having at least one barrier layer for inhibiting the energy of sound passing through said partial enclosure,
• said sheet material having at least one inner absorber layer having an ability to attenuate a frequency of said sound;
• and
• an adaptive frequency matched sound-masking system;
• wherein the sheet material is positioned to block or inhibit unwanted sound from a source of the unwanted sound located at various positions proximate the partial enclosure, or from a moving source of the unwanted sound as the moving source moves proximate the partial enclosure;
• and
• wherein the adaptive frequency matched sound-masking system includes at least one sound generating device arranged on, near or in the partial enclosure to serve as a cancelling sound source from which an anti-noise signal generated by the adaptive frequency matched sound masking system is output to effect an active noise cancellation and cancel or mask the unwanted sound,
• wherein the adaptive frequency matched sound-masking system includes or communicates to or with a database of sample sound signals, which are utilized to accelerate the learning of sounds to be generated to effect noise cancellation or inhibition,
• wherein the database is refined over time to recognize a user, wherein said anti-noise signal is generated from a refined signal from said database, wherein the efficacy of said system is improved, including by reducing the learning required by an adaptive process of said system, and wherein said database is populated with anti-noise signals that are user specific.