AI Earbud Audio Customization via Physiological Feedback

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current wireless earbuds lack advanced features to customize sound quality and listening experiences based on individual user preferences and environmental conditions, limiting the overall audio performance and user satisfaction.

Innovation Solution

An AI-driven audio customization system that collects user data, including physiological responses and music preferences, to generate personalized audio settings, adjusting frequency, volume, and other sound characteristics in real-time, and integrates with external data sources to enhance the listening experience.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If wireless earbuds provide basic listening functionality with simple controls, then ease of operation is improved, but sound quality and listening experience customization are limited

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of listeningVSAvoidsound quality customization
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically adjusts audio parameters in real-time based on user physiological responses and environmental conditions. The audio customization module continuously adapts equalization settings, volume levels, and sound characteristics without requiring manual user intervention, transforming static earbud functionality into a dynamic, responsive system.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The earbuds automatically collect physiological data through integrated sensors and autonomously generate personalized audio profiles without external assistance. The system self-adjusts audio settings based on detected user responses, eliminating the need for manual configuration while enhancing both ease of operation and adaptability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Adaptability or versatility

If AI algorithms process multiple data sources in real-time to generate personalized audio settings, then adaptability and sound quality are improved, but device complexity and energy consumption increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepersonalized audio settingsVSAvoidenergy consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary data collection and processing by continuously monitoring physiological responses and environmental conditions in the background. Audio customization rules are pre-generated based on accumulated data patterns, allowing real-time adaptation without intensive computational processing during actual audio playback, thus reducing energy consumption.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The AI algorithm selectively processes only the most relevant data sources based on current listening context and user preferences. Rather than analyzing all available data continuously, the system applies partial processing to key parameters such as physiological responses and ambient noise levels, achieving effective personalization with reduced computational overhead and energy usage.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

3Measurement precision

If the system collects and processes physiological responses and environmental data, then measurement precision and customization accuracy are improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvephysiological response measurementVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The earbuds integrate multiple sensors that serve dual purposes: collecting physiological data for audio customization and providing feedback for active noise cancellation and ambient sound processing. This multi-functionality allows precise measurement of physiological responses without proportionally increasing device complexity, as the same hardware infrastructure supports multiple audio enhancement features.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The system employs intermediary processing layers that translate raw physiological sensor data into simplified audio customization parameters. Rather than directly implementing complex algorithms for every data point, intermediate processing modules aggregate and filter sensor inputs, reducing the computational burden while maintaining measurement precision for critical audio adjustment decisions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS10838686B2Artificial intelligence to enhance a listening experience
Publication Date: 2020.11.17 AI SOUND INC
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AI summary

An earbud system and method adaptively acquires and classifies one or more data sets to provide a custom audio listening experience.