Method for augmenting hearing

A method for augmenting sound, comprising:

• at a mobile computing device and a connected audio output device, outputting a tone in a hearing test, wherein outputting the tone includes outputting a first audible tone comprising a first frequency, recording a first volume adjustment for the first audible tone by the user, outputting a second audible tone comprising a second frequency, recording a second volume adjustment for the second audible tone by the user;
• at a computing system, generating a hearing profile associated with a user, wherein generating the hearing profile comprises selecting a particular hearing model from a set of hearing models based on a difference between the first volume adjustment and the second volume adjustment, each hearing model in the set of hearing models comprising a hearing test result corresponding to a previous patient, generating the hearing profile for the user based on the particular hearing model result, and associating the hearing profile with an identifier of a mobile computing device of the user, associating the hearing profile with an identifier of a connected audio output device in communication with the mobile computing device, and storing the hearing profile in an account assigned to the user;
• at the connected audio output device, receiving the hearing profile from the mobile computing device upon collection of the identifier the mobile computing device and collection of the identifier from the connected audio output device;
• receiving an audio signal from the mobile computing device;
• qualifying the audio signal as a particular audio type from a set of audio types;
• selecting, from a set of sound profiles, a particular sound profile corresponding to the particular audio type;
• transforming the audio signal into a processed audio signal according to both the particular sound profile and the hearing profile of the user;
• and
• outputting the processed audio signal at an output of the connected audio output device in near real-time with reception of the audio signal at the mobile computing device.

A method for augmenting sound, comprising:

• at a mobile computing device and a connected audio output device, outputting a tone in a hearing test wherein outputting the tone includes outputting a first audible tone comprising a first frequency, recording a first volume adjustment for the first audible tone by the user, outputting a second audible tone comprising a second frequency, recording a second volume adjustment for the second audible tone by the user;
• based on a response to the tone entered by a user, generating a hearing profile for the user and corresponding to the mobile computing device and the connected audio output device, wherein generating the hearing profile comprises selecting a particular hearing model from a set of hearing models based on a difference between the first volume adjustment and the second volume adjustment, each hearing model in the set of hearing models comprising a hearing test result corresponding to a previous patient, generating the hearing profile for the user based on the particular hearing model result, and associating the hearing profile with an identifier of the mobile computing device, associating the hearing profile with an identifier of the connected audio output device, and storing the hearing profile in an account assigned to the user;
• receiving an audio signal at the mobile computing device;
• qualifying the audio signal as a particular audio type from a set of audio types;
• identifying a location of the user, upon retrieving the location from a global positioning system sensor of the mobile computing device;
• selecting, from a set of sound profiles, a particular sound profile corresponding to the particular audio type, wherein selecting the particular sound profile comprises selecting the particular sound profile corresponding to both the particular audio type and a location type comprising the location of the user;
• at the mobile computing device, transforming the audio signal into a processed audio signal according to both the particular sound profile and the hearing profile of the user;
• and
• outputting the processed audio signal at the connected audio output device in near real-time with reception of the audio signal at the mobile computing device.