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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2008
Caslav V. Pavlovic, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Brent W. Edwards, San Francisco, CA (US);
Rodney Perkins, Woodside, CA (US);
Ephram Cohen, San Francisco, CA (US);
Nicholas R. Michael, San Francisco, CA (US);
Caslav V. Pavlovic, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Brent W. Edwards, San Francisco, CA (US);
Rodney Perkins, Woodside, CA (US);
Ephram Cohen, San Francisco, CA (US);
Nicholas R. Michael, San Francisco, CA (US);
Sound ID, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of generating a personalized sound system hearing profile for a user. The method begins by selecting an initial profile, based on selected factors of user input. In an embodiment, the initial profile is selected based on demographic factors. Then the system identifies one or more alternate profiles, each having a selected relationship with the initial profile. The relationship between alternate profiles and the initial profile can be based on gain as a function of frequency, one alternate profile having a higher sensitivity at given frequencies and the other a lower sensitivity. The next step links at least one audio sample with the initial and alternate profiles and then plays the selected samples for the user. The system then receives identification of the preferred sample from the user; and selects a final profile based on the user's preference. An embodiment offers multiple sound samples in different modes, resulting in the selection of multiple final profiles for the different modes. Finally, the system may apply the final profile to the sound system.