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

Claim 16:
17. 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 attached to a left side of the covering and a second microphone attached to a right side of the covering, and at least one of the first microphone or the second microphone is a directional cardioid microphone;
a display attached to the covering;
a processor, the 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;
reducing, based on the audio signal, noise in the audio signal; and
identifying words contained within the audio signal received from the plurality of microphones using automated speech recognition software; and
displaying the identified words on the display as one or more of text and video signals.