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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2021
Applicant:
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Inventor:
Matti Sakari Hamalainen, Lempaala, FI;
Assignee:
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10K 11/178 (2006.01); H04R 5/033 (2006.01); H04R 1/10 (2006.01); G10K 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G10K 11/17821 (2018.01); G10K 11/002 (2013.01); G10K 11/1783 (2018.01); G10K 11/17823 (2018.01); G10K 11/17827 (2018.01); G10K 11/17837 (2018.01); G10K 11/17857 (2018.01); G10K 11/17873 (2018.01); G10K 11/17885 (2018.01); H04R 1/1083 (2013.01); H04R 5/033 (2013.01); G10K 2210/1081 (2013.01); G10K 2210/111 (2013.01); H04S 2400/15 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus receives a background audio signal from an earpiece microphone. The earpiece microphone is configured to convert sound from a surrounding environment into the background audio signal. The apparatus outputs, to at least one speaker, a primary audio signal with an altered version of the background audio signal. The altered version is selectable, responsive to control by a user of a user interface, between an amount of active noise cancelation of the sound and an amount of reproduction of the sound. One example embodiment is a headset with microphones and speakers for the respective inputs and outputs.