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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2012
Steven W. Goldstein, Delray Beach, FL (US);
John Usher, Devon, GB;
Brian Fligor, Mansfield, MA (US);
John P. Keady, Fairfax Station, VA (US);
Steven W. Goldstein, Delray Beach, FL (US);
John Usher, Devon, GB;
Brian Fligor, Mansfield, MA (US);
John P. Keady, Fairfax Station, VA (US);
Personics Holdings, LLC., Boca Raton, FL (US);
Abstract
Methods of operating an audio device are provided. A method includes calculating estimated sound pressure levels (SPLs) for drive signals directed to an ear canal receiver (ECR) during a time increment Δt; calculating an estimated SPL_Dose during the time increment Δt using the estimated sound pressure levels; and calculating a total SPL_Dose at a time t of the audio device using the estimated SPL_Dose.