Wearable auditory feedback device
AssigneeOlive Devices LLC
InventorsRenee Kakareka, Adrien Courdavault
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Abstract
A wearable auditory feedback device includes a frame, a plurality of microphone arrays, a plurality of feedback motors, and a processor. The frame is wearable on a user's head or neck. The microphone arrays are embedded in the frame on a left side, a right side, and a rear side with respect to the user. The feedback motors are also embedded in the frame on the left side, the right side, and the rear side with respect to the user. The processor is configured to receive a plurality of sound waves collected with the microphone arrays from a sound wave source, determine an originating direction of the sound waves, and activate a feedback motor on a side the frame corresponding to the originating direction.
Claims20
A wearable auditory feedback device comprising:
- a frame wearable on a user's head or neck;
- a plurality of microphone arrays embedded in the frame on a left side, a right side, and a rear side with respect to the user;
- a plurality of feedback motors embedded in the frame on the left side, the right side, and the rear side with respect to the user;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- receive a plurality of sound waves collected with the microphone arrays from a sound wave source,
- determine an originating direction of the sound waves, and
- activate a feedback motor on a side the frame corresponding to the originating direction.
A wearable auditory feedback device comprising:
- a frame wearable on a user's head or neck;
- a display connected to the frame and viewable by the user as the wearable auditory feedback device is worn;
- a plurality of microphone arrays embedded in the frame on a left side, a right side, and a rear side with respect to the user;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- receive a plurality of sound waves collected with the microphone arrays,
- determine an originating direction of the sound waves with respect to the user, and
- provide a visual indication of the originating direction on the display.
A wearable auditory feedback device comprising:
- a frame wearable on a user's head or neck;
- a network interface to an external computing device comprising a display;
- a plurality of microphone arrays embedded in the frame on a left side, a right side, and a rear side with respect to the user;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- receive a plurality of sound waves collected with the microphone arrays,
- determine an originating direction of the sound waves with respect to the user, and
- provide a visual indication of the originating direction on the display of external computing device via the network interface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.