Hearing accommodation

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11729312-B2
Application number	US-202117449634-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 30, 2021
Priority date	Mar 10, 2020
Publication date	Aug 15, 2023
Grant date	Aug 15, 2023

Abstract

A method may include obtaining a first audio signal including first speech originating at a remote device during a communication session between the remote device and a communication device and obtaining a second audio signal including second speech originating at the communication device during the communication session between the remote device and the communication device. The method may also include obtaining a characteristic of the communication session from one or more of: the first audio signal, the second audio signal, and settings of the communication device and determining a hearing level of a user of the communication device using the characteristic of the communication session.

First claim

I claim:

1. A method comprising:
obtaining a first audio signal including first speech originating at a remote device during a communication session between the remote device and a communication device;
obtaining a second audio signal including second speech originating at the communication device during the communication session between the remote device and the communication device;
obtaining a characteristic of the communication session from one or more of: the first audio signal, the second audio signal, and settings of the communication device;
determining a hearing level of a user of the communication device using the characteristic of the communication session; and
in response to the determined hearing level, adjusting a presentation provided by the communication device to the user, the presentation including a transcription of audio obtained at the device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the adjusting the presentation includes providing a summary of the transcription for presentation.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the adjusting the presentation includes adjusting the transcription by changing a system used to generate the transcription of the audio.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising generating the transcription of the audio.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the presentation includes audio broadcast by the communication device.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the adjusting the presentation includes presenting portions of a face on a display of the communication device, the portions of the face adjusting according to words in audio broadcast by the communication device.

7. A device comprising:
one or more processors;
one or more computer-readable media coupled to the one or more processors, the one or more computer-readable media configured to store instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the device to perform operations, the operations comprising:
obtaining first data including first speech originating at a remote device during a communication session between the remote device and the device;
obtaining second data of a user of the device including second speech originating at the device;
determining a hearing level of the user of the device from one or more of: the first data, the second data, and settings of the device; and
in response to the determined hearing level, adjusting a presentation provided by the device to the user, the presentation including a transcription of audio obtained at the device.

8. The device of claim 7 , wherein the adjusting the presentation includes providing a summary of the transcription for presentation.

9. The device of claim 7 , wherein the adjusting the presentation includes adjusting the transcription by directing a change in a transcription system used to generate the transcription of the audio.

10. The device of claim 7 , wherein the presentation includes audio broadcast by the device.

11. The device of claim 7 , wherein the adjusting the presentation includes presenting portions of a face on a display of the device, the portions of the face adjusting according to words in audio broadcast by the device.

12. A method comprising:
obtaining first data including first speech originating at a remote device during a communication session between the remote device and a communication device;
obtaining second data of a user of the communication device including second speech originating at the communication device;
determining a hearing level of the user of the communication device from one or more of: the first data, the second data, and settings of the communication device; and
in response to the determined hearing level, adjusting a presentation provided by the communication device to the user including presenting portions of a face on a display of the communication device, the portions of the face adjusting according to words in audio broadcast by the communication device.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the presentation includes a transcription of audio obtained at the communication device.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the adjusting the presentation includes providing a summary of the transcription for presentation.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the adjusting the presentation includes adjusting the transcription by changing a system used to generate the transcription of the audio.

16. The method of claim 13 , further comprising generating the transcription of the audio.

17. The method of claim 12 , wherein the presentation includes audio broadcast by the communication device.

Assignees

• Sorenson Ip Holdings Llc

Inventors

• Thomson David

Classifications

• H04M3/42391 Primary

  where the subscribers are hearing-impaired persons, e.g. telephone devices for the deaf · CPC title

• G10L15/22

  Procedures used during a speech recognition process, e.g. man-machine dialogue · CPC title

• G10L15/26

  Speech to text systems (G10L15/08 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G10L25/51

  for comparison or discrimination · CPC title

• H04M1/2475

  for a hearing impaired user · CPC title