Methods, systems, and non-transitory computer-readable media for presenting audio content

By using an audio system on a head-mounted display, and leveraging personalized sound profiles and a large microphone array, filters are dynamically adjusted to enhance the target sound source signal and suppress interfering sound sources, solving the cocktail party problem for hearing-impaired individuals in multi-source environments and providing a clear audio experience.

CN116134838BActive Publication Date: 2026-06-26CTRL-LABS CORP
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
CTRL-LABS CORP
Filing Date
2021-06-05
Publication Date
2026-06-26

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

In multi-sound-source environments, especially for people with hearing loss, it is difficult to isolate the sound source of interest, making it impossible to effectively solve the cocktail party problem.

Method used

The audio system on the head-mounted viewer uses personalized sound profiles to generate filters that enhance the target sound source signal and suppress interfering sound source signals. Combined with a large microphone array and powerful processing capabilities, the filters are dynamically adjusted to improve sound source separation.

Benefits of technology

It effectively separates and enhances the target sound source signal, alleviates cocktail party problems, adapts to different sound source environments, compensates for hearing loss, and provides a clearer audio experience.

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Abstract

A system for presenting audio content to a user. The system includes one or more microphones (210) coupled to a frame (110) of a head-mounted viewer (100). The one or more microphones (210) capture sound from a local area. The system also includes an audio controller (150) integrated into the head-mounted viewer (100) and communicatively coupled to an in-ear device (185) worn by the user. The audio controller (150) identifies one or more sound sources in the local area based on the captured sound. The audio controller (150) also determines a target sound source of the one or more sound sources and determines one or more filters to apply to sound signals of the captured sound associated with the target sound source. The audio controller (150) also generates an enhanced sound signal by applying the one or more filters to the sound signals and provides the enhanced sound signal to the in-ear device (185) for presentation to the user.
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