Selective audio isolation from body generated sound system and method
A wireless earpiece includes a wireless earpiece housing, a processor disposed within the wireless earpiece housing, at least one microphone operatively connected to the processor, and at least one speaker operatively connected to the processor. The processor is configured to receive audio from the at least one microphone, perform processing of the audio to provide processed audio, and output the processed audio to the at least one speaker. The processing of the audio involves identifying body generated sounds generated by a body of a user of the wireless earpiece and removing the body generated sounds.
1. A set of wearable devices comprising:
a first wearable device comprising a first wearable device housing, a processor disposed within the first wearable device housing, at least one first wearable device air microphone operatively connected to the first wearable device processor, at least one first wearable device bone microphone operatively connected to the first wearable device processor, a first wearable device transceiver operatively connected to the first wearable device processor, and at least one first wearable device speaker operatively connected to the first wearable device processor;
a second wearable device comprising a second wearable device housing different from the first wearable device housing, at least one second wearable device air microphone, at least one second wearable device bone microphone, at least one second wearable device speaker, and at least one second wearable device transceiver;
wherein the transceiver of the second wearable device communicates with the transceiver of the first wearable device;
wherein the first wearable device processor is configured to receive audio from each of (1) the at least one first wearable device air microphone, (2) the at least one first wearable device bone microphone, (3) the at least one second wearable device air microphone, and (4) the at least one second wearable device bone microphone, perform processing of the audio to provide processed audio, and output the processed audio to the at least one first wearable device speaker;
wherein the processing of the audio comprises identifying body generated sounds generated by a body of a user of the first wearable device and the second wearable device and removing the body generated sounds; and
wherein the identifying the body generated sounds is performed by comparing audio signals from the at least one first wearable device air microphone with the at least one first wearable device bone microphone and from the at least one second wearable device air microphone with the at least one second wearable device bone microphone.
2. The set of wearable devices of claim 1 wherein the removing the body generated sounds is performed by superimposing a cancellation signal to the audio.
3. The set of wearable devices of claim 1 wherein the removing the body generated sounds is performed by filtering the body generated sounds from the audio.
4. The set of wearable devices of claim 1 wherein the body generated sounds comprise sounds associated with a sole of the user's shoe.
5. The set of wearable devices of claim 1 wherein the body generated sounds associated with baggy pants worn by the user.
6. The set of wearable devices of claim 1 wherein the body generated sounds are associated with a necklace moving about a user's neck.
7. The set of wearable devices of claim 1 wherein the body generated sounds are at least one of a click or a pop generated by movement of a temporomandibular joint of the user.