IP Library Granted Patent US 11,140,264
Granted Patent B1
US 11,140,264 · App. 16/814,767 · Granted Oct 5, 2021

Hearing accommodation

Inventor: David Thomson (Bountiful, UT)
Assignee: Sorenson IP Holdings, LLC
H04M3/42391G10L15/22G10L15/26G10L25/51H04M1/2475H04M1/72475H04M2201/18H04M2201/38H04M2201/40H04M2201/42
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Patent No.
US 11,140,264
App. No.
16/814,767
Granted
Oct 5, 2021
Kind
B1
Abstract

A method may include obtaining a first audio signal including first speech originating at a remote device during a communication session between the remote device and a communication device and obtaining a second audio signal including second speech originating at the communication device during the communication session between the remote device and the communication device. The method may also include obtaining a characteristic of the communication session from one or more of: the first audio signal, the second audio signal, and settings of the communication device and determining a hearing level of a user of the communication device using the characteristic of the communication session.

Claims (34)

1. A method comprising:

obtaining a first audio signal originating at a remote device during a communication session between the remote device and a communication device, the first audio signal being first speech spoken by a user of the remote device;

obtaining a second audio signal originating at the communication device during the communication session between the remote device and the communication device, the second audio signal being second speech spoken by a user of the communication device;

obtaining a characteristic of the communication session from one or more of: the first audio signal, the second audio signal, and settings of the communication device;

determining a first hearing level of the user of the communication device using the characteristic of the communication session;

in response to the first hearing level of the user of the communication device satisfying a threshold level, directing presentation of a third audio signal by the communication device;

obtaining input from the user of the communication device in response to the presentation of the third audio signal; and

determining a second hearing level of the user of the communication device based on the input.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising obtaining a user characteristic of the user of the communication device, wherein the first hearing level of the user of the communication device is further determined based on the user characteristic.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising providing the first audio signal to a transcription system configured to generate a transcription of the first audio signal, wherein the first hearing level of the user of the communication device is further determined based on the transcription of the first audio signal.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising in response to determining the second hearing level satisfies a second threshold level, selecting a first setting of a plurality of settings of the communication device for adjustment, the first setting of the plurality of settings of the communication device being selected in place of other settings of the plurality of settings based on the second hearing level satisfying the second threshold level and not satisfying a third threshold level.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising in response to the second hearing level satisfying a second threshold level, selecting a first setting of a plurality of settings of a transcription system that generates a transcription of audio for presentation by the communication device in substantially real-time during communications involving the communication device that generates the audio, the first setting of the plurality of settings of the transcription system being selected instead of other settings of the plurality of settings based on the second hearing level satisfying the second threshold level.

6. At least one non-transitory computer-readable media configured to store one or more instructions that, in response to being executed by at least one processor, cause or direct a system to perform the method of claim 1 .

7. A method comprising:

obtaining a first audio signal originating at a remote device during a communication session between the remote device and a communication device, the first audio signal being first speech spoken by a user of the remote device;

obtaining a second audio signal originating at the communication device during the communication session between the remote device and the communication device, the second audio signal being second speech spoken by a user of the communication device;

obtaining a characteristic of the communication session from one or more of: the first audio signal, the second audio signal, and settings of the communication device; and

determining a hearing level of the user of the communication device using the characteristic of the communication session.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising obtaining a user characteristic of the user of the communication device, wherein the hearing level of the user of the communication device is further determined based on the user characteristic of the user of the communication device.

9. The method of claim 7 , further comprising providing the first audio signal to a transcription system configured to generate a transcription of the first audio signal, wherein the hearing level of the user of the communication device is further determined based on the transcription of the first audio signal.

10. The method of claim 7 , further comprising in response to determining the hearing level satisfies a threshold level, selecting a first setting of a plurality of settings of the communication device for adjustment, the first setting of the plurality of settings of the communication device being selected in place of other settings of the plurality of settings based on the hearing level satisfying the threshold level and not satisfying a second threshold level.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of settings of the communication device include: amplification level of broadcast audio, presentation of a substantially real-time summary of a transcription of audio of a communication, presentation of images of a human mouth that mimic mouth movements that produce speech of the audio of the communication, and application of a parameter to the audio of the communication to reduce distortion of the audio.

12. The method of claim 7 , further comprising in response to the hearing level satisfying a threshold level, requesting a transcription of audio for presentation by the communication device in substantially real-time during communications involving the communication device that generate the audio.

13. The method of claim 7 , further comprising in response to the hearing level satisfying a threshold level, selecting a first setting of a plurality of settings of a transcription system that generates a transcription of audio for presentation by the communication device in substantially real-time during communications involving the communication device that generate the audio, the first setting of the plurality of settings of the transcription system being selected instead of other settings of the plurality of settings based on the hearing level satisfying the threshold level and not satisfying a second threshold level.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein each setting of the plurality of settings corresponds to a different one of a plurality of processes used by the transcription system to generate the transcription of the audio.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the processes used by the transcription system to generate the transcription of the audio include: a revoicing transcription process, an automated transcription process, and a combination of revoicing and automated transcription process.

16. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

in response to the hearing level of the user of the communication device satisfying a threshold level, directing presentation of a third audio signal by the communication device;

obtaining input from the user of the communication device in response to the presentation of the third audio signal; and

determining a second hearing level of the user of the communication device based on the input.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein determining the second hearing level of the user of the communication device is further based on the hearing level.

18. The method of claim 16 , further comprising in response to determining the second hearing level satisfies a second threshold level, selecting a first setting of a plurality of settings of the communication device for adjustment, the first setting of the plurality of settings of the communication device being selected in place of other settings of the plurality of settings based on the second hearing level satisfying the second threshold level and not satisfying a third threshold level.

19. The method of claim 18 , further comprising in response to the second hearing level satisfying the second threshold level, selecting a setting of a plurality of settings of a transcription system that generates a transcription of audio for presentation by the communication device in substantially real-time during communications involving the communication device that generate the audio, the first setting of the plurality of settings of the transcription system being selected instead of other settings of the plurality of settings of the transcription system based on the second hearing level satisfying the second threshold level and not satisfying the third threshold level.

20. At least one non-transitory computer-readable media configured to store one or more instructions that, in response to being executed by at least one processor, cause or direct a system to perform the method of claim 7 .

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CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE RECEIVING PARTY DATA THE NAME OF THE LAST RECEIVING PARTY SHOULD BE CAPTIONCALL, LLC PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 67190 FRAME 517. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST. Recorded May 31, 2024
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 18, 2020
From: NIELSEN, STACEY
To: CAPTIONCALL, LLC
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 17, 2020
From: AILABS, IP
To: CAPTIONCALL, LLC
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