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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2025
Filed:
May. 15, 2023
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Andrew E. Greenwood, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ian M. Fisch, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Tyrone T. Chen, San Jose, CA (US);
Nicholas D. Felton, Cupertino, CA (US);
Mary-Ann Rau, San Francisco, CA (US);
Kevin M. Lynch, Woodside, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A method that includes determining a level of sound within an acoustic environment captured by a microphone; receiving, from a headset worn by a user, data indicating an audio processing mode in which the headset is operating; determining a level of attenuation of the sound based on the audio processing mode and the level of sound; estimating sound exposure based on at least the level of attenuation and the level of sound; and transmitting the sound exposure to an application program.