Patent ID: 11910852
Assignee: SORENSON IP HOLDINGS, LLC
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. A facemask system, comprising:
a covering configured to cover at least a portion of a face of a user when the covering is worn;
a plurality of microphones attached to the covering, wherein the plurality of microphones comprises a first microphone and a second microphone;
a display attached to the covering;
a processor in operable communication with the plurality of microphones and the display; and
memory containing instructions that can be executed by the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
receiving audio from the plurality of microphones;
outputting, based on the received audio, an audio signal that comprises a non-beamformed signal associated with the first microphone and a beamformed signal associated with the second microphone;
identifying, based on the audio signal, words contained within the audio signal; and
displaying the identified words on the display.