Hearing protection attenuation and fit using a neural-network
OwnerChristopher Smalt, Gregory Ciccarelli +1inventors
InventorsChristopher Smalt, Gregory Ciccarelli, William Murphy
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Abstract
In some embodiments, a method for enforcing hearing protection safety compliance can include: obtaining one or more images of an ear of a user; preprocessing the one or more images to localize the user's ear and/or a hearing protection device (HPD) worn thereabout; providing the one or more preprocessed images to a classification network; receiving an estimated attenuation value as output of the classification network, the estimated attenuation value corresponding to an estimate of the noise attenuation provided by the HPD work about the user's ear; and automatically enforcing compliance with a safety standard using the estimated noise attenuation value.
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A method for enforcing hearing protection safety compliance, the method comprising:
- obtaining one or more images of an ear of a user;
- preprocessing the one or more images to localize the user's ear and/or a hearing protection device (HPD) worn thereabout;
- providing the one or more preprocessed images to a classification network;
- receiving an estimated attenuation value as output of the classification network, the estimated attenuation value corresponding to an estimate of the noise attenuation provided by the HPD work about the user's ear;
- and
- automatically enforcing compliance with a safety standard using the estimated noise attenuation value.
A system comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a non-volatile memory storing computer program code that when executed on the processor causes the processor to execute a process operable for:
- obtaining one or more images of an ear of a user;
- preprocessing the one or more images to localize the user's ear and/or a hearing protection device (HPD) worn thereabout;
- providing the one or more preprocessed images to a classification network;
- receiving an estimated attenuation value as output of the classification network, the estimated attenuation value corresponding to an estimate of the noise attenuation provided by the HPD work about the user's ear;
- and
- automatically enforcing compliance with a safety standard using the estimated noise attenuation value.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.