Headset to enhance the auditory experience for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)

The headset with adjustable audio inputs addresses the auditory sensitivity challenges faced by children with ASD, allowing them to focus on relevant sounds and reduce distractions, thereby improving their learning and social interaction abilities.

WO2025084962A1PCT designated stage expired Publication Date: 2025-04-24SAIGH BUDOR HAMED
View PDF 7 Cites 0 Cited by

Patent Information

Application Number
PCT/SA2024/000001
Authority / Receiving Office
WO · WO
Patent Type
Applications
Current Assignee / Owner
Priority Date
2023-10-21
Filing Date
2024-01-10
Publication Date
2025-04-24

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) often experience overwhelming auditory sensitivity, leading to difficulties in focusing and interacting with their environment due to the inability to distinguish between relevant and background sounds.

Method used

A headset with four separate audio inputs that adjust volume based on the distance between the child and the teacher, and reduce frequencies to minimize distracting sounds, allowing the child to focus on the teacher while filtering out background noise.

Benefits of technology

The headset enables children with ASD to better focus and interact with their environment by reducing auditory overload, thereby enhancing their ability to learn and engage socially.

✦ Generated by Eureka AI based on patent content.

Smart Images

  • Figure SA2024000001_24042025_PF_FP_ABST
    Figure SA2024000001_24042025_PF_FP_ABST
Patent Text Reader

Abstract

Children with autism hear all the sounds surrounding them with the same sound at once. Autism headset will control the degree of voice entering the ear separately and different degrees and most importantly hear the teacher for example during the explanation without being affected by the backgrounds, which helps to focus and not to distract. The headset to enhance the auditory experience for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) includes sound programming to reduce surrounding noise, programming for identifying human voices and separating them from background noise, programming to focus on targeted sounds, such as a teacher's or parent's voice, Al technology for dynamic sound analysis and processing according to the surrounding environment, use of special materials suitable for sensory sensitivity in autism, like soft and non-irritating materials for the skin, design of the headset to be compact and easily storable, a which is applicable for a medical product.
Need to check novelty before this filing date? Find Prior Art

Description

[0001] HEADSET TO ENHANCE THE AUDITORY EXPERIENCE FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER (ASD)

[0002] Description

[0003] Background Art children with autism hear all the sounds surrounding them with the same sound at once. Autism headset will control the degree of voices entering the ear separately and different degrees and most importantly hear the teacher for example during the explanation without being affected by the backgrounds, which helps to focus and not to distract. Based on scientific research and scientific studies that have shown that the proportion of autism problems in children is associated with the sensitivity of auditory treatment by 75% of children, which was estimated by the Institute of Astar based on their research. Due to this rise in autism children, which will have a profound impact on the educational process and on the psychosocial and interactive aspects of the child, family and school, there is an urgent need to find and provide some practical and scientific solutions that will help in enabling the child to have the right to Technical support, which helps him to selfconfidence and independence instead of relying on others and thus can use the general educational environment and avoid economic costs in building costly environments and isolate them from peers and thus take advantage of the pros J affect the psychological health of the family and society and integrate into the society as a member of an active capable of progress as indicated by many studies. Summary of Invention

[0004] For people with autism, a neurological disorder responsible for the five senses can develop in the form of delays or language deficits, disorders of the visual motor button, varying interests and sensory fluctuations, inability to communicate and social interaction with people, and much more. Such disorders may play a significant role in reducing the child's play, exploration and feeling safe and comfortable. The child expresses himself through his behaviors and feelings experienced by him may avoid crowded and noisy places, forced to escape to a quiet place and covers his ears because of pain and conflicts caused by hearing sensitivity, which may sometimes lead to his life to danger. What is already in place for hearing aids to strengthen the sense of hearing, which is contrary to what we are in this project is to build a headset to reduce the level of voices, currently what is actually available from this side are headphones placed over the ear to block all the sounds around the child which would isolate him from the world. The new and unique invention relies on a tiny headset built on the presence of four audio inputs and the volume is controlled based on the distance between the child and the teacher, for example, and reduced frequencies of the three inputs so that the child can interact with the environment naturally.

[0005] Brief Description of Drawings

[0006] Figurel : represents the headphone elements.

[0007] 1.1 Headphone Structure. 1.2 The battery.

[0008] 1.3 Aluminum Material.

[0009] 1.4 Rubber Material.

[0010] 1.5 Sensor.

[0011] 1.6 Microphone.

[0012] 1.7 Mainboard / Motherboard.

[0013] 1.8 Speaker Grill.

[0014] Figures 2.3.4: representation of all the elements in different perspectives.

[0015] Figures 5.6.7: represents the case of the headphones in where they can charge.

[0016] Figure 8: represents the top view of the case.

[0017] Figure 9: represents the perspective view of the case.

[0018] Figure 10: represents the front view of the case.

[0019] Figure 11 : represents the side view of the case.

[0020] Figure 12: represents the top view of the headphones.

[0021] Figure 13: represents the perspective view of the headphones. Figure 14: represents the front view of the headphones.

[0022] Figure 15: represents the side view of the headphones.

[0023] Detailed Description

[0024] Solve this problem: Design a headphone with four separate hearing inputs so that the first is dependent on the distance and distance between the child and the teacher, which takes the normal sound level based on distance and then reduce all other frequencies of Hertz on the weakest level 50 / 60. other hearing inputs to include the entrance of other human voices / sounds Metal / voices of the place with reliance on programming the sound of the ambulance / alarm / call alarm loud so that they are heard at a normal level of security and safety.

[0025] ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The headset is mainly intended for children with autism, but the addition of it will certainly be of great benefit to children with hyperactivity, distraction, and even general people who are in places of loud noise and need to listen and concentrate with the person next to them.

Claims

Claims1. The "Samaeati" headset, a specialized device, is used to enhance the auditory experience for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). It includes:- Sound programming to reduce surrounding noise, aiding in mitigating auditory overload.- Programming for identifying human voices and separating them from background noise, facilitating social communication.- Programming to focus on targeted sounds, such as a teacher's or parent's voice, to enhance concentration and attention.- Al technology for dynamic sound analysis and processing according to the surrounding environment.- Use of special materials suitable for sensory sensitivity in autism, like soft and non-irritating materials for the skin.- Design of the headset to be compact and easily storable, with the distinctive "Samaeati" logo.- Applicable for medical product.

2. The "Samaeati" headset, as per Protection Element 1, which includes sound programming for noise reduction, also encompasses an advanced mechanism for identifying and focusing on key sound frequencies, such as distinguishing a speaker's voice in a noisy environment.

Citation Information

Patent Citations

  • System and apparatus for real-time speech enhancement in noisy environments

    US20190080710A1

  • Audio headset device

    US20200186912A1

  • System and method for point-to-point communication in a shared environment

    US20210112359A1

  • Systems and methods for camera and microphone-based device

    US20210168516A1

  • Automatically aiding individuals with developing auditory attention abilities

    US20210298647A1