Enhancing speech comprehension with directional haptics
OwnerAldis Sipolins, Toshiro Ozawa +2inventors
InventorsAldis Sipolins, Toshiro Ozawa, Jean-Yves Couleaud, Ning Xu
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided herein for enhancing speech comprehension with directional haptics. A haptic system identifies haptic actuators and microphones associated with users with hearing difficulties and/or users in a challenging listening environment. Based on detecting speech using the microphones, the haptic system identifies a direction of the speech relative to the haptic actuators and determines a haptic pattern corresponding to the speech. Based on the direction, the haptic system identifies haptic actuators to output the haptic pattern at and causes output of the haptic pattern at the haptic actuators.
Claims21
A method comprising:
- identifying a plurality of haptic actuators, wherein the plurality of haptic actuators are associated with a user;
- detecting, using one or more microphones, audio data comprising speech;
- identifying a direction of a source of the speech relative to the plurality of haptic actuators;
- determining a haptic pattern corresponding to the speech;
- and
- based at least in part on the identified direction:
- identifying one or more haptic actuators of the plurality of haptic actuators;
- and causing, by control circuitry, output of the haptic pattern at the identified one or more haptic actuators of the plurality of haptic actuators.
A system comprising:
- control circuitry configured to:
- identify a plurality of haptic actuators, wherein the plurality of haptic actuators are associated with a user;
- detect, using one or more microphones, audio data comprising speech;
- identify a direction of a source of the speech relative to the plurality of haptic actuators;
- determine a haptic pattern corresponding to the speech;
- and
- based at least in part on the identified direction:
- identify one or more haptic actuators of the plurality of haptic actuators;
- and cause output of the haptic pattern at the identified one or more haptic actuators of the plurality of haptic actuators.
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