Binaural recording for processing audio signals to enable alerts
A wearable device for binaural audio is described. The wearable device includes a feedback mechanism, a microphone, an always on binaural recorder (AOBR), and a processor. The AOBR is to capture ambient noise via the microphone and interpret the ambient noise. An alert is issued by the processor to the feedback mechanism based on a notification detected via the microphone in the ambient noise.
1. A wearable device for binaural audio, comprising:
a feedback mechanism;
a microphone;
a binaural recorder, wherein the binaural recorder is to capture ambient noise via the microphone and interpret the ambient noise by comparing the ambient noise to a catalogue of classified sounds stored locally at the wearable device to detect a notification; and
a processor to issue an alert from the feedback mechanism based on the notification detected in the ambient noise, wherein the alert is a replay of the notification that preserves a directional information of the notification.
2. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the feedback mechanism is a speaker, a vibration source, a heads up display, or any combination thereof.
3. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the ambient noise is further interpreted using a convolutional neural network.
4. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the ambient noise is further interpreted using a convolution algorithm.
5. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the captured ambient noise is filtered by the processor.
6. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein the notification is a sound, vibration, a displayed alert, or any combination thereof.
7. The wearable device of claim 1 , wherein a location and direction of the notification is determined using sound localization at the processor, wherein the location and direction enables retrieving data from a particular audio source associated with the notification.
8. An apparatus, comprising:
a feedback mechanism;
a microphone;
an binaural recorder, wherein the binaural recorder is to capture ambient noise via the microphone and interpret the ambient noise to detect a notification; and
a processor to issue an alert from the feedback mechanism in response to the notification detected in the ambient noise, wherein the alert is a replay of the notification that preserves a directional information and a fidelity of the notification.
9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the feedback mechanism is a speaker, a vibration source, a heads up display, or any combination thereof.
10. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the ambient noise is interpreted using a convolutional neural network.
11. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the ambient noise is interpreted using a convolution algorithm.
12. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the captured ambient noise is filtered by the processor.
13. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the notification is a sound, vibration, a displayed alert, or any combination thereof.
14. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein a location and direction of the notification is determined using sound localization at the processor, wherein the location and direction enables retrieving data from a particular audio source associated with the notification.
15. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the ambient noise is interpreted by comparing the notification detected in the ambient noise to a catalogue of classified sounds.
16. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the ambient noise is interpreted by comparing the notification detected in the ambient noise to a catalogue of classified sounds stored in a memory of the apparatus.