Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Audible assistance
- Patent Title (中): 有声援助
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Application No.: US13309248Application Date: 2011-12-01
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Publication No.: US08811638B2Publication Date: 2014-08-19
- Inventor: Richard T. Lord , Robert W. Lord , Nathan P. Myhrvold , Clarence T. Tegreene , Roderick A. Hyde , Lowell L. Wood, Jr. , Muriel Y. Ishikawa , Victoria Y. H. Wood , Charles Whitmer , Paramvir Bahl , Douglas C. Burger , Ranveer Chandra , William H. Gates, III , Paul Holman , Jordin T. Kare , Craig J. Mundie , Tim Paek , Desney S. Tan , Lin Zhong , Matthew G. Dyor
- Applicant: Richard T. Lord , Robert W. Lord , Nathan P. Myhrvold , Clarence T. Tegreene , Roderick A. Hyde , Lowell L. Wood, Jr. , Muriel Y. Ishikawa , Victoria Y. H. Wood , Charles Whitmer , Paramvir Bahl , Douglas C. Burger , Ranveer Chandra , William H. Gates, III , Paul Holman , Jordin T. Kare , Craig J. Mundie , Tim Paek , Desney S. Tan , Lin Zhong , Matthew G. Dyor
- Applicant Address: US WA Bellevue
- Assignee: Elwha LLC
- Current Assignee: Elwha LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Bellevue
- Agency: Lowe Graham Jones PLLC
- Main IPC: H04R25/00
- IPC: H04R25/00 ; G10L15/00

Abstract:
Techniques for sensory enhancement and augmentation are described. Some embodiments provide an audible assistance facilitator system (“AAFS”) configured to provide audible assistance to a user via a hearing device. In one embodiment, the AAFS receives data that represents an utterance of a speaker received by a hearing device of the user, such as a hearing aid, smart phone, media device, or the like. The AAFS identifies the speaker based on the received data, such as by performing speaker recognition. The AAFS determines speaker-related information associated with the identified speaker, such as by determining an identifier (e.g., name or title) of the speaker, by locating an information item (e.g., an email message, document) associated with the speaker, or the like. The AAFS then informs the user of the speaker-related information, such as by causing an audio representation of the speaker-related information to be output via the hearing device.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130142365A1 AUDIBLE ASSISTANCE Public/Granted day:2013-06-06
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