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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
May. 03, 2012
William Frank Dunn, Austin, TX (US);
William Frank Dunn, Austin, TX (US);
Etymotic Research, Inc., Elk Grove Village, IL (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for enhancing speech intelligibility using a companion microphone system can include microphones, a position sensor and a microcontroller. In certain embodiments, the position sensor is configured to generate position data corresponding to a position of the companion microphone system. In various embodiments, the microphones and the position sensor include a fixed relationship in three-dimensional space. In certain embodiments, the microcontroller is configured to receive the position data from the position sensor and select one or more of the microphones to receive an audio input based on the received position data.