Personalized Earphone Gain Mapping Across Frequency Bands
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing earphones fail to cater to individual auditory sensitivities, leading to increased volume adjustment which compromises sound quality and hearing comfort, particularly affecting perception of specific frequency bands.
Innovation Solution
An auditory enhancement method that extracts frequency points from audio data, creates a personalized auditory test environment, collects user feedback, and generates auditory gain values based on identity and test results to enhance sensitivity without altering volume.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the volume of earphones is turned up to hear sounds in certain frequency bands more easily, then the ease of operation is improved, but the sound quality deteriorates and hearing comfort is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by creating personalized equalization curves that adjust different frequency bands individually based on user-specific auditory sensitivity characteristics. Instead of uniformly increasing volume, the system identifies specific frequency ranges where each user has reduced sensitivity and applies targeted amplification only to those bands, thereby improving ease of hearing without compromising overall sound quality or causing excessive volume increase.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes parameter changes by measuring user auditory sensitivity across multiple frequency points and using these measurements to dynamically adjust equalization parameters. The system transforms raw sensitivity data into personalized equalization curves that modify audio output parameters in real-time, allowing the earphones to adapt their frequency response characteristics to each user's unique auditory profile.
2Ease of operation
If the volume of earphones is turned up to hear sounds in certain frequency bands more easily, then the ease of operation is improved, but hearing comfort deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by creating personalized equalization curves that adjust different frequency bands individually based on user-specific auditory sensitivity characteristics. Instead of uniformly increasing volume, the system identifies specific frequency ranges where each user has reduced sensitivity and applies targeted amplification only to those bands, thereby improving ease of hearing without compromising overall sound quality or causing excessive volume increase.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent converts the harmful effect of volume increase into a beneficial solution by using measured auditory sensitivity data to generate compensatory equalization curves. The system takes the 'harm' of reduced sensitivity in certain frequency bands and transforms it into a benefit by automatically applying precise frequency-specific amplification, eliminating the need for users to increase overall volume and thereby protecting hearing comfort.
3Adaptability or versatility
If personalized auditory enhancement is implemented, then the adaptability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing the auditory sensitivity measurement process into discrete frequency points (e.g., 250Hz, 500Hz, 1kHz, 2kHz, 4kHz, 8kHz) that are tested independently. This segmentation allows the complex measurement task to be broken down into manageable steps, with each frequency point contributing to the overall sensitivity profile. The segmented data is then used to construct personalized equalization curves through systematic processing.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes feedback by measuring user auditory sensitivity and using this measured data to automatically adjust equalization parameters. The system creates a closed-loop process where auditory test results feed into the equalization curve generation, which in turn modifies the audio output. This feedback mechanism enables the system to adapt to each user's unique characteristics without requiring manual configuration, thereby managing complexity through automation.
Data Source
AI summary
An auditory enhancement method, an auditory enhancement system, a readable storage medium, and a computer device are provided. The auditory enhancement method includes extracting frequency points in initial audio data and fusing each of the frequency points with a test short-time audio having different intensities to obtain test audio data; creating an auditory test environment for a user, playing the test audio data to the user in the auditory test environment, and collecting test results fed back by the user; obtaining identity information of the user, and inputting the identity information and the test results into an auditory test mathematical model to obtain auditory compensation values corresponding to the frequency points in the test audio data; and generating auditory gain values corresponding to the auditory compensation values according to the auditory compensation values, and enabling the user to enhance auditory sensitivity according to the auditory gain values.