Patent ID: 9129291
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: B25F,G05B,G06F,G06Q,G10L,H03G,H04R

Abstract:
1. A method for personalized sound management for an earpiece device including at least one transducer, a microprocessor, digital signal processor, or logic circuit having a memory and a data communication system, the method comprising: maintaining a database of sonic signatures composed of acoustic information specific to a predetermined sound; displaying on a visual display, a plurality of personalized sound management applications, the plurality of personalized sound management applications providing customizable solutions that allow a user to handle a variety of tasks associated with managing an acoustic space based upon the user, the device and the acoustic space being managed, wherein the personalized sound applications perform tasks comprising: receiving, by the microprocessor, digital signal processor, or logic circuit, a selection of at least one of the plurality of different personalized sound management applications for performing tasks, where the at least one personalized sound management application is selected from the plurality of personalized sound management applications displayed on the display, each of the plurality of personalized sound management applications including a corresponding processing of acoustic information for performing the tasks wherein the sound management applications include tasks personalized for safety, human-machine intelligence, quality of life features or occupational parameters; responsive to the selection, loading the selected at least one personalized sound management application including the corresponding processing of acoustic information from a server system to the device or to a mobile device using the data communication system and storing the at least one sound management application including the corresponding processing of acoustic information into the memory for execution on the microprocessor, digital signal processor, or logic circuit; receiving information from among at least one of the at least one of the transducer, the memory and the data communication system; selectively processing, by the microprocessor, digital signal processor, or logic circuit, the received information using the processing algorithm corresponding to the stored at least one sound management application; and controlling, by the microprocessor, digital signal processor, or logic circuit, a signal to or from at least one of the at least one transducer, the memory or the data communication system responsive to the processed information.