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

Claim 18:
19. A method for selectively amplifying audio signals, the method comprising:
determining a user-audio direction, the user-audio direction being a direction from which audio from a user is received by the at least one microphone;
receiving at least one audio signal representative of the sounds captured by the at least one microphone from an environment of a user;
determining that a first part of the audio signal is being received from the user-audio direction;
determining that a second part of the audio signal is being received from a direction other than the user-audio direction;
modifying the audio signal by attenuating the first part of the audio signal;
modifying the audio signal by amplifying the second part of the audio signal;
performing additional processing on the amplified second part of the audio signal without attenuating the amplified second part of the audio signal to generate an additionally modified second part of the audio signal, wherein the additional processing comprises at least one of enhancing diction, modifying a pitch, reducing a playback speed, or changing a gap between words;
avoiding performing the additional processing on the attenuated first part of the audio signal; and
transmitting the modified audio signal including the attenuated first part and the additionally modified second part to a hearing interface device.