US 12,701,381 B1 · Own voice reinforcement using extra-aural speakers

Abstract

A system including an audio source device having a first microphone and a first speaker for directing sound into an environment in which the audio source device is located and a wireless audio receiver device having a second microphone and a second speaker for directing sound into a user's ear. The audio source device is configured to 1) capture, using the first microphone, speech of the user as a first audio signal, 2) reduce noise in the first audio signal to produce a speech signal, and 3) drive the first speaker with the speech signal. The wireless audio receiver device is configured to 1) capture, using the second microphone, a reproduction of the speech produced by the first speaker as a second audio signal and 2) drive the second speaker with the second audio signal to output the reproduction of the speech.

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Dependent claims

A first wireless electronic device comprising:

a microphone array;
a speaker;
at least one processor;
and
memory having instructions stored therein which when executed by the at least one processor while being worn on a head of a user causes the first wireless electronic device to:
produce, using the microphone array, a directional beam pattern having speech of the user of the first wireless electronic device;
receive, over a wireless network, an audio signal from a second wireless electronic device that is being worn on the head of the user contemporaneously with the first wireless electronic device;
produce a mix from the directional beam pattern and the audio signal;
and
use the mix to drive the speaker.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Own voice reinforcement using extra-aural speakers

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Own voice reinforcement using extra-aural speakers

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Abstract

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