Bose Corporation

Francois Laberge

Nathan A Blagrove

Kevin Paul Annunziato

Eric John Freeman

Somasundaram Meiyappan

Felix Daniel Izarra

Aric J Wax

Colin Cowles

Charles Stein

Daniel Sisolak

Processes, methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for synchronizing wirelessly transmitted captured audios to audio output. In an aspect, a user device transmits an audio output associated with the audio playback to a wireless audio device. The user device receives a feedback signal corresponding to the audio output played at the wireless audio device. The user device further receives a captured audio from the wireless audio device. The user device synchronizes the captured audio with the audio output based on the feedback signal. For example, the audio output may be an instrumental soundtrack and the captured audio may be a recording of the user's singing in response to the instrumental soundtrack. In other examples, the audio output may be a soundtrack from a video playback or live streaming. The captured audio may be a commentary or a response to the video playback or the live streaming.

Synchronizing bluetooth data capture to data playback

Various implementations include wearable audio devices configured to record a user's voice without recording other ambient acoustic signals, such as others talking nearby. In some particular aspects, a wearable audio device includes: a frame for contacting a head of a user; an electro-acoustic transducer within the frame and configured to output audio signals; at least one microphone; a voice activity detection (VAD) accelerometer; and a controller coupled with the electro-acoustic transducer, the at least one microphone and the VAD accelerometer, the controller configured in a first mode to: detect that the user is speaking; and record a voice of the user solely with signals from the VAD accelerometer in response to detecting that the user is speaking.

Wearable audio device with user own-voice recording

An audio system and method for generating improved augmented hearing effects in real-time. The system includes a wearable audio device arranged to obtain audio that includes a voice signal associated with a user and an environmental signal associated with other audio picked up by the wearable audio device that does not includes the user's voice. In some implementations, at least one processor of the wearable audio device is configured to isolate the voice signal from the environmental signal such that augmented hearing effects can be applied to the voice signal and/or the environmental signal, independently. In some implementations, augmented hearing effects are designated by a signal augmentation profile generated or stored in the wearable audio device such that the total time between receipt of the audio signal and the modifications and/or transformations to the respective audio signals does not exceed 100 ms.

Real-time augmented hearing platform

Systems and methods for establishing a data connection, including a first device having a display screen to display a first image and a portable electronic device including a camera and circuitry to obtain a first characteristic of the first device or the first image via a communication; capture a captured image of the display screen of the first device; analyze the captured image to obtain a captured image characteristic; compare the captured image characteristic with the first characteristic; and, establish a connection between the first device and the portable electronic device if the captured image characteristic and the first characteristic are within a predetermined threshold. Once a connection is established, the portable electronic device is configured to continuously obtain the location, position, orientation, and/or movement of the first device and utilize this information in various applications used by the first device and/or portable electronic device.

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Wellesley, MA, United States of America

Francois Laberge