Patent ID: 11929087
Assignee: ORCAM TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G

Claim 15:
16. A method for selectively amplifying audio signals, the method comprising:
receiving at least one audio signal representative of the sounds captured by a microphone from an environment of a user;
determining a first part of the audio signal that comprises speech by the user;
determining a second part of the audio signal that comprises audio other than the speech by the user;
attenuating the first part of the audio signal by modifying at least one sound characteristic of the first part of the audio signal to be about equal to at least one sound characteristic of the second part of the audio signal;
amplifying the second part of the audio signal by increasing at least one of an amplitude, sound level, or power level of the second part of the audio signal; and
transmitting a modified audio signal including the attenuated first part and the amplified second part to a hearing interface device.