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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2024
Sony Group Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
James R. Milne, Ramona, CA (US);
Brant L. Canderlore, Poway, CA (US);
Justin Kenefick, San Diego, CA (US);
William Clay, San Diego, CA (US);
SONY GROUP CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A hearable vent control system is provided to enable vents in hearable devices to automatically be at least partially closed in response to the system predicting a potential for a loud sound to occur above a threshold volume in the environment. An image capture device is utilized to produce images of the environment. The images are analyzed to detect visual sound factors that indicate a potential loud sound, such as sound reflective elements, reoccurring loud sound sources, etc. The system uses the visual sound factors to predict a volume above a threshold and at least partially closes vents in response.