Hearing Assistance Device with Smart Audio Focus Control

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising computer executable instructions which when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform a method of filtering sounds, the method comprising:

• providing a smart contact lens comprising an array of beamforming microphones, wherein the smart contact lens is worn by a user and the array of beamforming microphones receive sound from different directions;
• determining a gaze direction of the user;
• filter the sound received by the array of beamforming microphones based on the gaze direction of the user to determine filtered sound;
• and
• output the filtered sound via a bone conduction hearing device.

A system comprising:

• an array of beamforming microphones disposed on a contact lens;
• a processor in electronic communication with the array of beamforming microphones and configured to determine a direction of a plurality of sounds received by the array of beamforming microphones, determine a focus on a first sound of the sounds based on the directions of sounds relative to an orientation of the array of beamforming microphones, and output a signal based on the focus;
• an audio output device configured to receive the signal output by the processor and to output a filtered audio, the filtered audio preferentially treating the first sound received by the array of beamforming microphones based on the signal output by the processor;
• and
• a mobile device including the processor and paired with the array of beamforming microphones.