Hearing Device Stress Sensing for Real-Time Audio Adaptation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing stress assessment methods lack real-time and detailed insights into the origin of stress, often failing to account for environmental factors and individual hearing capabilities, leading to inadequate stress management and potential health issues.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising a hearing device with microphones, processing unit, speaker, and stress evaluation device, which measures stress parameters through sensors and determines stress indications using algorithms and historical data to adjust audio processing settings for improved stress management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If traditional stress assessment methods (interviews and questionnaires) are used, then stress can be assessed, but real-time monitoring and detailed origin identification are lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical assessment methods (interviews and questionnaires) with electronic sensor-based measurement systems. Stress parameters are measured electronically through sensors integrated into hearing devices, enabling continuous real-time monitoring without requiring user interaction or time-consuming assessments.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces sensors as intermediary devices that indirectly measure stress parameters through physiological indicators (such as heart rate, skin conductance, or other biological signals). These sensors act as mediators between the user's physiological state and the digital processing system, enabling real-time stress assessment without direct user input.
2Adaptability or versatility
If general stress assessment methods are applied, then stress levels can be measured, but environmental factors and individual hearing capabilities are not considered
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by tailoring the stress assessment to each user's specific environment and hearing characteristics. The system processes audio signals specific to each user's acoustic environment and combines them with individual stress parameters, creating personalized stress assessments rather than generic measurements. This allows the system to adapt to local conditions (environmental noise, user-specific hearing capabilities) while maintaining measurement precision.
3Measurement precision
If multiple sensors and processing units are integrated into the hearing device, then real-time stress assessment capability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple functional components (hearing device, stress sensors, audio processing units, and communication modules) into a single integrated system. The hearing device serves dual purposes: traditional audio processing and stress parameter measurement. This consolidation reduces overall system complexity by eliminating separate devices while maintaining real-time stress measurement capabilities through shared hardware and processing resources.
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AI summary
A computing device includes: an input configured to be coupled to, or carried by, a user of a hearing device, the hearing device configured to receive sound from an environment defined by an acoustic scene; one or more memory units; and one or more processing units; wherein the one or more sensors are configured to measure a stress parameter related to stress of the user, the stress parameter being related to the acoustic scene; wherein the computing device is configured to obtain the measured stress parameter; and wherein the one or more processing units of the computing device comprise a program configured to determine an indication of stress of the user based on at least the stress parameter.