IP Library Granted Patent US 11,991,510
Granted Patent B2
US 11,991,510 · App. 18/325,524 · Granted May 21, 2024

System and method for adjusting audio parameters for a user

Inventor: Leigh M. Rothschild (Miami, FL)
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Patent No.
US 11,991,510
App. No.
18/325,524
Granted
May 21, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A device, system, and a method for adjusting audio parameters for a user are disclosed. The method comprises performing a hearing test of the user. The hearing test comprises playing an audio and capturing an auditory response of the user towards the audio. A hearing profile of the user is generated based on one or more results of the hearing test. A playing speed of the audio is adjusted based on the hearing profile, thereby adjusting the audio parameters for the user.

Claims (20)

1. A method for adjusting audio parameters for a user, the method comprising:

performing, by a processor, a hearing test of the user, wherein the hearing test comprises playing an audio and capturing an auditory response of the user towards the audio;

generating, by the processor, a hearing profile of the user, based on one or more results of the hearing test;

uploading the hearing profile of the user into a hearing aid, said hearing aid further comprising a microphone, a speaker, a memory, and a hearing aid processor;

receiving ambient audio from the hearing aid microphone;

digitizing the ambient audio; and,

adjusting, by the hearing aid processor, an amplitude of the ambient audio, a speed of the ambient audio and a frequency of the ambient audio based on the hearing profile, thereby adjusting audio parameters of the ambient audio for the user.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user suffers from impaired hearing.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more results of the hearing test corresponds to a hearing ability of the user.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the hearing profile comprises a spectrum of the audio divided into a plurality of audio frequency bands and each frequency band being associated with user defined playback amplitudes of the audio.

5. A method for adjusting audio parameters for a user, the method comprising:

performing, by a processor, a hearing test of the user, wherein the hearing test comprises playing an audio and capturing an auditory response of the user towards the audio;

generating, by the processor, a hearing profile of the user, based on one or more results of the hearing test;

uploading the hearing profile of the user into a hearing aid, said hearing aid further comprising a microphone, a speaker, a memory, and a hearing aid processor;

receiving ambient audio from the hearing aid microphone;

digitizing the ambient audio; and,

adjusting, by the hearing aid processor at least one audio parameter of the ambient audio, the at least one audio parameter being selected from the set of audio parameters consisting of: a speed of the ambient audio and a frequency of the ambient audio based on the hearing profile, thereby adjusting audio parameters of the ambient audio for the user.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the user suffers from impaired hearing.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the one or more results of the hearing test corresponds to a hearing ability of the user.

8. The method of claim 5 , wherein the hearing profile comprises a spectrum of the audio divided into a plurality of audio frequency bands and each frequency band being associated with user defined playback amplitudes of the audio.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 22, 2026
From: ROTHSCHILD, LEIGH M., MR.
To: WESTERN SIGNAL ANALYTICS, LLC,
Reel/Frame 074444/0127 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 16715874 · Dec 16, 2019
Continuation 16057651 · Aug 7, 2018
Provisional Application 62541801 · Aug 7, 2017
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