公开(公告)号：US20220262522A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-18

申请号：US17739420

申请日：2022-05-09

申请人： Steven W. Goldstein

发明人： Steven W. Goldstein

IPC分类号： G16H50/30 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/117 ,  G16H50/20 ,  G06N20/00 ,  G16H50/80

摘要： A wearable device for reducing exposure to pathogens of possible contagion includes a detection component configured to detect a proximate subject in relation to a user wherein the user is in possession of the wearable device, a data input component configured to capture data relating to the proximate subject, wherein the data relating to the currently proximate subject further comprises an inoculation status of the currently proximate subject, a processor configured to calculate a degree of transmission threat between the user and the proximate subject, wherein calculating the degree of transmission threat further comprises identifying a pathogen of possible contagion, locating a reproduction rate for the pathogen of possible contagion, calculating the degree of transmission threat as a function of the data input component and the reproduction rate, and a user-signaling component configured to generate an output as a function of the degree of transmission threat.

公开(公告)号：US10409860B2

公开(公告)日：2019-09-10

申请号：US14007482

申请日：2012-03-28

申请人： Steven W. Goldstein ,  Jordan Cohen

发明人： Steven W. Goldstein ,  Jordan Cohen

IPC分类号： G06F17/30 ,  G06F16/68 ,  G06F16/638 ,  G06F16/635 ,  G10L25/54 ,  G06F16/9032 ,  G10L15/08 ,  G10L25/63 ,  G10L17/00 ,  G10L25/78

摘要： Systems, controllers and methods for contextual-based searching are provided. A system includes one or more devices configured to collect at least one audio stream and a contextual search system. The contextual search system includes a data analyzer and a search engine. The data analyzer is configured to receive the at least one audio stream from among the one or more devices and to determine contextual information from the received at least one audio stream. The search engine is configured to perform a search of at least one search term using the contextual information, to produce a search result.

公开(公告)号：US10143592B2

公开(公告)日：2018-12-04

申请号：US14633201

申请日：2012-09-04

申请人： Steven W. Goldstein

发明人： Steven W. Goldstein

IPC分类号： A61F11/08 ,  A61F11/10

摘要： Occlusion devices, earpiece devices and methods of occluding an ear canal are provided. An occlusion device includes an insertion element, a foldable element and an expandable element. The foldable element is disposed on the insertion element and is configured to receive a medium via the insertion element. The expandable element is disposed over the foldable element. The foldable element is configured to unfold, responsive to the medium, and cause the expandable element to expand to contact the ear canal.

公开(公告)号：US09270244B2

公开(公告)日：2016-02-23

申请号：US14210430

申请日：2014-03-13

申请人： John Usher ,  Steven W. Goldstein

发明人： John Usher ,  Steven W. Goldstein

IPC分类号： G10L21/0272 ,  H03G3/32 ,  H04R1/10 ,  G10L25/78 ,  H04R1/40 ,  H04R3/00

CPC分类号： H03G3/32 ,  G10L25/78 ,  H04R1/1016 ,  H04R1/1041 ,  H04R1/406 ,  H04R3/005 ,  H04R2201/107 ,  H04R2420/01 ,  H04R2420/07

摘要： A system and method for enhancing two-way conversation between a user wearing at least one communication system or earphone and a second individual in proximity to the user is provided. The method includes detecting a spoken voice of the user from sounds captured at an ambient sound microphone, automatically activating a voice timer and setting a voice activity threshold for the voice timer responsive to detecting spoken voice, and adjusting a mixing gain of an audio content signal delivered to the earphone or communication system by way of the internal speaker with an ambient sound pass-through during activation of the voice timer. Separate mixing gains can be adjusted independently in accordance with spoken voice activity and reproduced audio content characteristics. Other embodiments are disclosed.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于增强穿戴至少一个通信系统或耳机的用户与接近用户的第二个人之间的双向会话的系统和方法。 该方法包括：响应于检测到语音的声音，利用环境声音麦克风​​捕获的声音来检测用户的口语声音，自动激活语音定时器和设置语音定时器的语音活动阈值，以及调整音频内容信号的混合增益 通过内部扬声器在语音定时器启动期间通过环境声音传递传送到耳机或通信系统。 单独的混音增益可以根据口头语音活动和再现的音频内容特征独立调整。 公开了其他实施例。

公开(公告)号：US09264828B2

公开(公告)日：2016-02-16

申请号：US13979005

申请日：2012-01-12

申请人： John Usher ,  Steven W. Goldstein

发明人： John Usher ,  Steven W. Goldstein

IPC分类号： H04R29/00 ,  H03G3/30 ,  H03G3/32

CPC分类号： H04R29/00 ,  H03G3/3005 ,  H03G3/3089 ,  H03G3/32

摘要： Audio systems for a vehicle and methods of operating an audio device in a vehicle cabin are provided. A method of operating an audio device directs an acoustic signal to at least one vehicle cabin receiver (VCR) of the audio device; measures sound pressure levels (SPLVCM) for acoustic energy received by at least one vehicle cabin microphone (VCM) of the audio device during a time period Δt; calculates a sound pressure level (SPL) dose (SPL_DoseΔt) during the time period Δt using the sound pressure levels SPLVCM of the at least one VCM; combines the SPL dose (SPL_DoseΔt) with an SPL dose of a previous time period to form a total SPL dose (SPL_Dosetotal); and performs an action to modify operation of the audio device when the total SPL dose is greater than a predetermined threshold.

摘要翻译： 提供了用于车辆的音频系统以及在车厢中操作音频设备的方法。 操作音频设备的方法将声信号引导到音频设备的至少一个车厢接收器（VCR）; 测量在一段时间内由音频设备的至少一个车厢麦克风（VCM）接收的声能的声压级（SPLVCM）; 使用所述至少一个VCM的声压级SPLVCM来计算所述时间段期间的声压级（SPL_Dose＆Dgr; t）; 将SPL剂量（SPL_Dose＆Dgr; t）与前一时间段的SPL剂量组合以形成总SPL剂量（SPL_Dosetotal）; 并且当总SPL剂量大于预定阈值时，执行修改音频设备的操作的动作。

公开(公告)号：US20140270200A1

公开(公告)日：2014-09-18

申请号：US14210430

申请日：2014-03-13

申请人： John Usher ,  Steven W. Goldstein

发明人： John Usher ,  Steven W. Goldstein

IPC分类号： G10L21/0272 ,  H03G3/32 ,  H04R1/10

CPC分类号： H03G3/32 ,  G10L25/78 ,  H04R1/1016 ,  H04R1/1041 ,  H04R1/406 ,  H04R3/005 ,  H04R2201/107 ,  H04R2420/01 ,  H04R2420/07

摘要： A system and method for enhancing two-way conversation between a user wearing at least one communication system or earphone and a second individual in proximity to the user is provided. The method includes detecting a spoken voice of the user from sounds captured at an ambient sound microphone, automatically activating a voice timer and setting a voice activity threshold for the voice timer responsive to detecting spoken voice, and adjusting a mixing gain of an audio content signal delivered to the earphone or communication system by way of the internal speaker with an ambient sound pass-through during activation of the voice timer. Separate mixing gains can be adjusted independently in accordance with spoken voice activity and reproduced audio content characteristics. Other embodiments are disclosed.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于增强穿戴至少一个通信系统或耳机的用户与接近用户的第二个人之间的双向会话的系统和方法。 该方法包括：响应于检测到语音的声音，利用环境声音麦克风​​捕获的声音来检测用户的口语声音，自动激活语音定时器和设置语音定时器的语音活动阈值，以及调整音频内容信号的混合增益 通过内部扬声器在语音定时器启动期间通过环境声音传递传送到耳机或通信系统。 单独的混音增益可以根据口头语音活动和再现的音频内容特征独立调整。 公开了其他实施例。

公开(公告)号：US20140018097A1

公开(公告)日：2014-01-16

申请号：US13976636

申请日：2011-12-30

申请人： Steven W. Goldstein

发明人： Steven W. Goldstein

IPC分类号： H04W64/00

CPC分类号： H04W64/00 ,  G06F11/3013 ,  G06F11/3058 ,  G06F19/00 ,  G16H40/63 ,  G16H50/80 ,  H04M1/72522 ,  H04M2250/12

摘要： Distributed systems, controllers and methods for processing information from a plurality of devices are provided. A distributed system includes a plurality of devices distributed in an environment. Each device has at least a communication capability for interchanging information with others of the devices and/or with a communication system. Each of at least some of the devices has one or more sensors for acquiring sensor data related to the environment proximate to the device. At least one of the communication system or one or more of the devices is configured as a controller configured to: select a subset of devices from among the plurality of devices, receive information based on the acquired sensor data of the selected subset, and combine the received information from the selected subset to determine a characteristic of the environment proximate to one or more of the devices.

摘要翻译： 提供了用于处理来自多个设备的信息的分布式系统，控制器和方法。 分布式系统包括分布在环境中的多个设备。 每个设备至少具有用于与设备中的其他设备和/或与通信系统交换信息的通信能力。 至少一些设备中的每一个具有一个或多个用于获取与靠近设备的环境有关的传感器数据的传感器。 通信系统或一个或多个设备中的至少一个被配置为控制器，其被配置为：从多个设备中选择设备的子集，基于所获取的所选择的子集的传感器数据接收信息，并将 从所选择的子集接收信息以确定邻近一个或多个设备的环境的特性。

公开(公告)号：US08582782B2

公开(公告)日：2013-11-12

申请号：US13556509

申请日：2012-07-24

申请人： Steven W. Goldstein ,  John Usher ,  Marc Andre Boillot

发明人： Steven W. Goldstein ,  John Usher ,  Marc Andre Boillot

IPC分类号： H04R1/10 ,  H04M1/56

CPC分类号： H04R29/004 ,  A61B5/0205 ,  A61B5/021 ,  A61B5/024 ,  A61B5/1117 ,  A61B5/14542 ,  A61B5/6817 ,  G06F19/00 ,  G06F19/36 ,  G16H50/20 ,  G16H50/30 ,  H04M1/65 ,  H04R1/1091 ,  H04R25/70 ,  H04R2201/109 ,  H04R2410/05 ,  H04R2499/11

摘要： An earpiece (100) is provided. The earpiece can include an Ambient Sound Microphone (111) configured to capture ambient sound, an Ear Canal Microphone (123) configured to capture internal sound in the ear canal, a memory (208) configured to record at least a portion of the history of the ambient sound and the internal sound, and a processor (121) configured to save a recent portion of the history responsive to an event.

摘要翻译： 提供耳机（100）。 耳机可以包括被配置为捕获环境声音的环境声音麦克风​​（111），被配置为捕获耳道内部声音的耳道麦克风（123）;存储器（208），被配置为记录至少一部分历史 环境声音和内部声音，以及被配置为响应于事件来保存历史的最近部分的处理器（121）。

公开(公告)号：US20120177209A1

公开(公告)日：2012-07-12

申请号：US13425743

申请日：2012-03-21

申请人： Steven W. Goldstein ,  John Usher ,  Brian Fligor ,  John P. Keady

发明人： Steven W. Goldstein ,  John Usher ,  Brian Fligor ,  John P. Keady

IPC分类号： H04R29/00 ,  H04R1/10

CPC分类号： A61B5/6817 ,  A61B5/121 ,  G01H3/14

摘要： 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.

摘要翻译： 提供操作音频设备的方法。 一种方法包括在时间增量＆Dgr; t期间计算用于指向耳道接收器（ECR）的驱动信号的估计声压级（SPL）; 使用估计的声压级在时间增量＆Dgr; t期间计算估计的SPL_Dose; 以及使用估计的SPL_Dose在音频设备的时间t计算总SPL_Dose。

公开(公告)号：US07756281B2

公开(公告)日：2010-07-13

申请号：US11751259

申请日：2007-05-21

申请人： Steven W. Goldstein ,  John Usher ,  John Patrick Keady

发明人： Steven W. Goldstein ,  John Usher ,  John Patrick Keady

IPC分类号： H03G3/00 ,  H03G7/00 ,  H04R5/02 ,  G06F17/00

CPC分类号： H04R5/04 ,  H04S2420/01

摘要： At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a method of generating a Personalized Audio Content (PAC) comprising: selecting Audio Content (AC) to personalize; selecting an Earprint; and generating a PAC using the Earprint to modify the AC.

摘要翻译： 至少一个示例性实施例涉及一种生成个性化音频内容（PAC）的方法，包括：选择音频内容（AC）以个性化; 选择Earprint; 并使用Earprint生成PAC来修改AC。