IP Library Granted Patent US 10,085,096
Granted Patent B2
US 10,085,096 · App. 15/444,917 · Granted Sep 25, 2018

Integration of audiogram data into a device

Inventors: Shane A. Roylance (Farmington, UT); James Rollins (Lehi, UT); Hansen Phangia (Salt Lake City, UT); Thomas Robert Stringham (Salt Lake City, UT)
Assignee: Sorenson IP Holdings, LLC
H04R25/356H04R25/353H04R25/70H04R25/55H04R2225/55
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Patent No.
US 10,085,096
App. No.
15/444,917
Granted
Sep 25, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A computer-implemented method to integrate audiogram data into a device may include obtaining audiogram data including a first amplification value for each of multiple first frequencies. In some embodiments, the first amplification values may be configured to compensate for hearing loss of a user. The method may also include translating the audiogram data to amplification settings for multiple audio frequencies. A number of the multiple audio frequencies may be less than a number of the multiple first frequencies. The method may further include associating the amplification settings with a user profile of the user in a transcription system and directing the amplification settings from the transcription system to a device associated with the user profile. The method may also include applying the amplification settings to audio output by the device.

Claims (41)

1. A computer-implemented method to integrate audiogram data into a device, the method comprising:

obtaining audiogram data, the audiogram data originating from an audiometer and including a first amplification value for each of a plurality of first frequencies, the first amplification values configured to compensate for hearing loss of a user and a number of the first frequencies being N;

translating the audiogram data to amplification settings for a plurality of audio frequencies, a number of the plurality of audio frequencies being X, the translating including:

determining a second amplification value for each of a plurality of second frequencies, a number of the second frequencies being M, where M and X are less than N and X is greater than M, at least one of the second amplification values determined using the first amplification values of the first frequencies that are associated with the second frequency of the at least one of the second amplification values; and

determining an amplification setting for one of the plurality of audio frequencies based on the second amplification value of one of the second frequencies that is associated with the one of the plurality of audio frequencies;

associating the amplification settings with a user profile of the user in a transcription system;

directing the amplification settings from the transcription system to a device associated with the user profile; and

applying the amplification settings to audio output by the device, the audio including speech that is transcribed by the transcription system and the transcription of the speech is displayed by the device.

2. The method of claim 1 , obtaining a verification of the amplification settings before associating the amplification settings with the user profile.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein X is five and the amplification settings are between −3 dB and 25 dB.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising providing the amplification settings over a network to the transcription system from a translation system, wherein obtaining the audiogram data and translating the audiogram data to the amplification settings are performed by the translation system separate from the transcription system.

5. At least one non-transitory computer readable media configured to store one or more instructions that when executed by at least one computing system causes the at least one computing system to perform operations to carry out the method of claim 1 .

6. A computer-implemented method to integrate audiogram data into a device, the method comprising:

obtaining audiogram data including a first amplification value for each of a plurality of first frequencies, the first amplification values configured to compensate for hearing loss of a user and a number of the first frequencies being N;

translating the audiogram data to amplification settings for a plurality of audio frequencies, a number of the plurality of audio frequencies being X, the translating including:

determining a second amplification value for each of a plurality of second frequencies, a number of the second frequencies being M, where M and X are less than N and X is greater than M, at least one of the second amplification values determined using the first amplification values of the first frequencies that are associated with the second frequency of the at least one of the second amplification values; and

determining an amplification setting for one of the plurality of audio frequencies based on the second amplification value of one of the second frequencies that is associated with the one of the plurality of audio frequencies; and

directing the amplification settings to the device, wherein the device applies the amplification settings to audio output by the device.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

identifying a user profile of the user based on information about the user; and

identifying the device based on the device being included in the user profile of the user before directing the amplification settings to the device.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein identifying the user profile of the user and identifying the device is performed by a transcription system, the audio output by the device including speech that is transcribed by the transcription system and the transcription of the speech is displayed by the device.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising providing the amplification settings over a network to the transcription system from a translation system, wherein obtaining audiogram data and translating the audiogram data to amplification settings are performed by the translation system.

10. The method of claim 6 , further comprising obtaining a verification of the amplification settings before directing the amplification settings to the device.

11. The method of claim 6 , wherein X is five and the amplification settings are between −3 dB and 25 dB.

12. At least one non-transitory computer readable media configured to store one or more instructions that when executed by at least one computing system causes the at least one computing system to perform operations to carry out the method of claim 6 .

13. A computer-implemented method to integrate audiogram data into a device, the method comprising:

obtaining audiogram data including a first amplification value for each of a plurality of first frequencies, the first amplification values configured to compensate for hearing loss of a user;

translating the audiogram data to amplification settings for a plurality of audio frequencies, a number of the plurality of audio frequencies being less than a number of the plurality of first frequencies;

associating the amplification settings with a user profile of the user in a transcription system;

directing the amplification settings from the transcription system to a device associated with the user profile; and

applying the amplification settings to audio output by the device, wherein the audio includes speech that is transcribed by the transcription system and the transcription of the speech is displayed by the device.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising providing the amplification settings over a network to the transcription system from a translation system, wherein obtaining audiogram data and translating the audiogram data to amplification settings are performed by the translation system.

15. The method of claim 13 , further comprising obtaining a verification of the amplification settings before associating the amplification settings with the user profile.

16. The method of claim 13 , wherein a number of the first frequencies is N and a number of the plurality of audio frequencies is X, wherein the translating includes:

determining a second amplification value for each of a plurality of second frequencies, a number of the second frequencies being M, where M and X are less than N and X is greater than M, at least one of the second amplification values determined using the first amplification values of the first frequencies that are associated with the second frequency of the at least one of the second amplification values; and

determining an amplification setting for one of the plurality of audio frequencies based on the second amplification value of one of the second frequencies that is associated with the one of the plurality of audio frequencies.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein N is ten, M is three, and X is five, and the amplification settings are between −3 dB and 25 dB.

18. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

identifying a user profile of the user based on information about the user; and

identifying the device based on the device being included in the user profile of the user before directing the amplification settings to the device.

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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62402188 · Sep 30, 2016
Related Publication 20180098158A1 · Apr 5, 2018