Fully Customizable Ear-Worn Audio Devices with Dedicated Processing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current ear worn devices do not provide fully-customized sound experiences, fail to differentiate between different sounds, and are limited in user control, leading to unnatural auditory scenes and compromised performance due to centralized processing.
Innovation Solution
An audio system with a chip architecture that includes a main processor and an audio subsystem with dedicated processors for parallel data processing, allowing user customization and advanced sound control, and a development platform for configuring audio systems.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If a main processor performs all processing functions in current ear worn devices, then the system can be simpler in structure, but the performance of the audio system is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the processing system into two distinct segments: a main processor that handles non-audio tasks and a dedicated audio subsystem with its own processor that handles audio processing. This segmentation allows each processor to specialize in its respective tasks, improving audio performance while maintaining overall system manageability. The audio subsystem operates independently to ensure audio quality is not compromised by the main processor's workload.
2Ease of manufacture
If current ear worn devices use pre-determined settings with multiple parameters, then the device configuration is simpler for manufacturers, but the user's sound experience is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic parameter adjustment capabilities that allow users to independently modify individual sound parameters in real-time. Instead of being locked into pre-determined settings, users can dynamically adjust each parameter (such as bass, midrange, treble, and ambient sound levels) according to their preferences and environmental conditions. This dynamic control significantly enhances user adaptability while maintaining manufacturer-friendly configuration through a structured parameter framework.
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AI summary
Disclosed herein is an audio system that can be customized by the user (including the developer) and that may allow the user to control more than just the sound levels and may allow the user to select more than one of a few pre-determined settings. Disclosed herein is a development platform that allows manufacturers (including the developers) to test various different parameters, settings, algorithms, functions, processes, accessories, and the like. The development platform allows the manufacturer to simulate the performances from possible options for the audio system, and then load the selected option from the development platform to the audio system. Additionally, the development platform that enables the end user to have the same level of control and ability to access, upload, and control plugins on the end user's device(s).