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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2007
Steven W. Goldstein, Delray Beach, FL (US);
Mark A. Clements, Lilburn, GA (US);
Marc A. Boillot, Plantation, FL (US);
Steven W. Goldstein, Delray Beach, FL (US);
Mark A. Clements, Lilburn, GA (US);
Marc A. Boillot, Plantation, FL (US);
Personics Holdings Inc., Boca Raton, FL (US);
Abstract
Methods for personalized listening which can be used with an earpiece are provided. A method includes capturing ambient sound from an Ambient Sound Microphone (ASM) of an earpiece partially or fully occluded in an ear canal, monitoring the ambient sound for a target sound, and adjusting by way of an Ear Canal Receiver (ECR) in the earpiece a delivery of audio to an ear canal based on a detected target sound. A volume of audio content can be adjusted upon the detection of a target sound, and an audible notification can be presented to provide a warning.