Configurable noise cancelling system
View Patent ↗Systems, devices, and methods for customizable reduction of perceived ambient sounds are disclosed. Customizable reduction can be achieved via an application operable in conjunction with an audio player or a headset having a microphone.
1. An automated noise reduction system operable by a user, comprising;
a headset comprising a speaker and a microphone; and,
an audio player configured to play an audio file and implement a noise canceling application; and
the application configured to render a user interface through which the user at least one of sequentially and concurrently chooses from a first pre-generated noise reduction profile and a second pre-generated noise reduction profile different from the first profile, wherein the first pre-generated noise reduction profile provides a first set of relative degrees of noise cancellation that is applied to a first set of frequency ranges, and wherein the second pre-generated noise reduction profile provides a second set of relative degrees of noise cancellation that is applied to a second set of frequency ranges based at least in part on altering amplitudes of signals sent to the speaker.
2. The automated noise cancelling system of claim 1 , wherein the interface is further configured to allow the user to generate a user-generated noise reduction profile.
3. The automated noise cancelling system of claim 2 , wherein the interface is configured to allow the user to generate the user-generated noise reduction profile by operating a graphical interface having virtually movable designators for different frequency ranges.
4. The automated noise cancelling system of claim 1 , wherein the first pre-generated profile is an office-related profile.
5. The automated noise cancelling system of claim 1 , wherein the first pre-generated profile is a home-related profile.
6. The automated noise cancelling system of claim 1 , wherein the first frequency range is the second frequency range.
7. The automated noise cancelling system of claim 1 , wherein the first frequent range is discontinuous from the second frequency range.
8. The automated noise cancelling system of claim 1 , wherein the audio player comprises a cell phone.
9. The automated noise cancelling system of claim 1 , wherein the audio player comprises a tablet computer.
10. An application operable in cooperation with (a) an audio player operated by a user, and (b) a headset comprising a speaker and a microphone, comprising;
a first instruction set operable on the audio player that causes the audio player to receive a first signal indicative of a sound received by the microphone, and to transmit to the microphone a second signal that interferes with the first signal, thereby achieving a noise reduction as perceived by the user;
a second instruction set that causes the audio player to render a user interface through which the user at least one of sequentially and concurrently selects from a first pre-generated noise reduction profile and a second pre-generated noise reduction profile different from the first profile, wherein the first pre-generated noise reduction profile provides a first set of relative degrees of noise cancellation that is applied to a first set of frequency ranges, and wherein the second pre-generated noise reduction profile provides a second set of relative degrees of noise cancellation that is applied to a second set of frequency ranges based at least in part on altering amplitudes of signals sent to the speaker.
11. The application of claim 10 , further comprising a third instruction set that allows the user to generate a user-generated noise reduction profile.
12. The application of claim 11 , wherein the interface is configured to allow the user to generate the user-generated noise reduction profile by operating a graphical interface having virtually movable designators for different frequency ranges.
13. The application of claim 10 , wherein at least one of the first and second noise reduction profiles is an office-related profile and at least one of the first and second noise reduction profiles is a home-related profile.
14. The automated noise cancelling system of claim 10 , wherein the interface allows the user to select for concurrent use the first profile and the second profile.
15. An automated noise reduction system operable by a user, comprising;
a headset comprising a speaker and a microphone; and,
an audio player configured to play an audio file and implement a noise canceling application; and
the application configured to render a user interface through which the user at least one of sequentially and concurrently chooses from a first pre-generated noise reduction profile and a second pre-generated noise reduction profile different from the first profile, wherein the first pre-generated noise reduction profile provides a first set of relative degrees of noise cancellation that is applied to a first set of frequency ranges, and wherein the second pre-generated noise reduction profile provides a second set of relative degrees of noise cancellation that is applied to a second set of frequency ranges based at least in part on altering phases of signals being sent to the speaker.