Method and apparatus for presenting to a user of a wearable apparatus additional information related to an audio scene

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PATENT NO 9949056
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14757445

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A method for modifying an audio scene and/or presenting additional information relevant to the audio scene includes capturing audio signals from the audio scene with a plurality of microphones; outputting an audio signal with a plurality of acoustical transducers; processing the captured audio signals, where the processing comprises one or more of filtering, equalization, echoes processing, and beamforming; separating and distinguishing audio signal sources using the processed audio signals; selecting at least one separated audio signal source; classifying the at least one selected separated audio signal source; retrieving additional information related to the classified audio signal source; and presenting the additional information in a perceptible form.

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  • ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE(EPFL)

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dokmanic, Ivan Lausanne, CH 10 96
Ranieri, Juri Zurich, CH 6 37
Vetterli, Martin Grandvaux, CH 58 1341

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