Smart phone network for hearing impaired
AssigneeT-Mobile Innovations LLC
InventorsMelinda HUNSAKER, Misty DOMBROWSKI
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for outputting audible sound processed with a hearing loss compensation algorithm for listening by a user of user smart phone. A method includes receiving live digital micro electrical-mechanical system (MEMs) sound data from a speaker phone. The method further includes processing, at a subscribed user smart phone, the live digital MEMS sound data from the speaker smart phone in accordance with a hearing loss compensation algorithm. The subscribed user smart phone generates and outputs audible sound waves for the live digital for listening by the user of the subscribed user smart phone.
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A method comprising:
- using a user smart phone having at least one processor for:
- receiving from a speaker smart phone live digital micro electrical-mechanical system (MEMs) sound data from the speaker smart phone;
- processing the live digital MEMS sound data from the speaker smart phone in accordance with a hearing loss compensation algorithm;
- generating audible sound waves for the live digital MEMs sound data processed utilizing the hearing loss compensation algorithm;
- and
- outputting the generated audible sound waves adapted for listening by a user of the user smart phone.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
- receiving from a speaker smart phone live digital micro electrical-mechanical system (MEMs) sound data from the speaker smart phone;
- processing the live digital MEMs sound data from the speaker smart phone in accordance with a hearing loss compensation algorithm;
- generating audible sound waves for the live digital MEMs sound data processed utilizing the hearing loss compensation algorithm;
- and
- outputting, at a user smart phone, the generated audible sound waves adapted for listening by the user of the user smart phone.
A method comprising:
- using a speaker smart phone having at least one processor for:
- registering a plurality of user smart phones as subscribers for live sound;
- capturing live sound using a digital electrical-mechanical system (MEMs) microphone;
- converting the captured live sound to digital sound data;
- generating encoded digital sound data for transmission to each of the subscribed user smart phones;
- and
- transmitting the encoded digital sound data to each of the subscribed user smart phones.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.