Systems for using an auricular device configured with an indicator and beamformer filter unit

An ear-bud configured to be positioned within an ear canal of a user, the ear-bud comprising:

• a microphone configured to generate audio data responsive to detecting audio;
• a storage device, configured to store computer-executable instructions;
• and
• one or more processors in communication with the storage device, wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
• receive first audio data from an external device, the first audio data corresponding to sound received from an audio source, wherein the external device is at a first location with respect to the audio source;
• receive second audio data from the microphone, wherein the second audio data corresponds to a sound received form the audio source, wherein the ear-bud is at a second location with respect to the audio source;
• estimate an acoustic environment based on the first audio data and the second audio data, the acoustic environment including at least a first distance between the ear-bud and the audio source, a second distance between the external device and the audio source, a first orientation of the ear-bud with respect to the audio source, and a second orientation of the external device with respect to the audio source;
• generate third audio data based on the acoustic environment, the first audio data, and the second audio data;
• and
• cause a speaker to emit audio corresponding to the third audio data within the ear canal of the user, wherein the audio represents sound from the audio source corresponding to the first orientation of the ear-bud with respect to the audio source.

A method comprising:

• receiving first audio data from an external device, the first audio data corresponding to sound received from an audio source, wherein the external device is at a first location with respect to the audio source;
• receiving second audio data from a microphone of an ear-bud, wherein the second audio data corresponds to sound received from the audio source, wherein the ear-bud is at a second location with respect to the audio source;
• estimating an acoustic environment based on the first audio data and the second audio data, the acoustic environment including at least a first distance between the ear-bud and the audio source, a second distance between the external device and the audio source, a first orientation of the ear-bud with respect to the audio source, and a second orientation of the external device with respect to the audio source;
• generating third audio data based on the acoustic environment, the first audio data, and the second audio data;
• and
• causing a speaker to emit audio corresponding to the third audio data within an ear canal of a user, wherein the audio represents sound from the audio source corresponding to the first orientation of the ear-bud.