Dynamic Audio Profile Tuning for Environmental Noise Compensation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing audio reproduction devices face challenges in providing an optimal listening experience due to environmental noise and activity-related sound quality deterioration, which current technologies fail to adequately address.
Innovation Solution
A system that determines the application environment and sound profiles based on user activity, audio content genre, and environmental factors, generating tuning data to sonically customize the audio reproduction device, thereby compensating for sound leakage and improving sound quality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If sound profiles are dynamically adjusted based on application environment and user activity, then sound quality is improved by compensating for environmental noise and activity-related deterioration, but device complexity increases due to additional sensors and processing requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic sound profile adjustment by continuously monitoring application environment (indoor/outdoor, noisy/quiet) and user activity (stationary, walking, running) through sensors, then automatically selecting or generating appropriate sound profiles to compensate for environmental noise and activity-related sound quality deterioration, making the audio reproduction adaptive rather than static
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs self-characterization by automatically determining the audio reproduction device's acoustic properties and generating customized sound profiles without requiring manual user input or external calibration equipment, using onboard sensors and processing to characterize and optimize its own performance for different conditions
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple sound profiles are provided and dynamically selected based on application environment, then adaptability to different listening conditions is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to automatic adjustments that may not align with user preferences
Solution Approach 1:
The system incorporates user feedback mechanisms where users can provide input about their listening preferences and experiences, which is then used to refine and personalize sound profile selections, ensuring that automatic adaptations align with individual user preferences while maintaining the benefits of environmental responsiveness
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts sound profiles based on real-time detection of application environment and user activity, automatically transitioning between different audio configurations to optimize sound quality for current conditions while allowing user override or preference-based customization
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AI summary
The disclosure includes a system and method for sonically customizing an audio reproduction device. The system includes a processor and a memory storing instructions that when executed cause the system to determine an application environment associated with an audio reproduction device associated with a user; determine one or more sound profiles based on the application environment; provide the one or more sound profiles to the user; receive a selection of a first sound profile from the one or more sound profiles; and generate tuning data based on the first sound profile, the tuning data configured to sonically customize the audio reproduction device.