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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2018
Bose Corporation, Framingham, MA (US);
Todd Richard Reily, North Reading, MA (US);
Keith Dana Martin, Westborough, MA (US);
Christine M. Hostage, Southborough, MA (US);
Lya Batlle-Rafferty, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Conor William Sheehan, Natick, MA (US);
Joseph M. Geiger, Clinton, MA (US);
Elio Dante Querze, Arlington, MA (US);
Ruben M. Carbonell, Northbridge, MA (US);
Curtis Bard, Waltham, MA (US);
Saurabh Khanwalkar, Newton, MA (US);
BOSE CORPORATION, Framingham, MA (US);
Abstract
Various implementations include audio systems for controlling audio feedback to user requests. In some particular cases, a headphone system includes at least one headphone including an acoustic transducer having a sound-radiating surface for providing an audio output; at least one microphone for receiving an audio input from a user; and a control system including a recommendation engine, the control system coupled with the at least one headphone and the at least one microphone, the recommendation engine configured to: analyze the audio input for a non-specific request from the user; and provide an audio sample to the user along with a prompt for feedback about the audio sample in response to the non-specific request.