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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2015
Knowles Electronics Llc, Itasca, IL (US);
Thomas E. Miller, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Sharon Gadonniex, Itasca, IL (US);
Knowles Electronics, LLC, Itasca, IL (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for providing ambient awareness are provided. An example method includes receiving an acoustic signal representing at least one captured ambient sound and determining that at least one triggering event has occurred based at least on the acoustic signal, a user profile, and a user context. In response to the determination, the method proceeds to modify, based on the at least one triggering event, the acoustic signal which represents the at least one captured ambient sound. The modified acoustic signal is provided to at least one ear canal of a user. In an exemplary embodiment, ambient sounds are selectively passed through automatically to a user based on certain triggering events, allowing a user to be able to hear sounds outside of headset while the user is wearing the headset. The triggering events may be selected by the user, for example, using a smartphone application.