Patent ID: 8755547
Filing Date: 2014-06-17
Classification: H04R,H04S

Abstract:
1. A method of enhancing the intelligibility of sounds including the steps of: providing a sound detecting means which includes at least one microphone located on or within each side of a listener's head; detecting sounds by way of the sound detecting means to produce a primary signal which emphasizes sounds emanating from a first direction and to produce left and right secondary signals which emphasize sounds emanating from the left and the right of the first direction respectively; delaying only the primary signal with respect to the secondary signals to produce a delayed primary signal, wherein the primary signal is delayed by more than 0.7 milliseconds; combining the delayed primary signal and the left secondary signal to produce a combined left signal; combining the delayed primary signal and the right secondary signal to produce a combined right signal; providing a signal presentation means; presenting the combined left signal by way of the signal presentation means to the left side of the auditory system of the listener; and presenting the combined right signal by way of the signal presentation means to the right side of the auditory system of the listener.