A method for operating a voice trigger is provided. In some implementations, the method is performed at an electronic device including one or more processors and memory storing instructions for execution by the one or more processors. The method includes receiving a sound input. The sound input may correspond to a spoken word or phrase, or a portion thereof. The method includes determining whether at least a portion of the sound input corresponds to a predetermined type of sound, such as a human voice. The method includes, upon a determination that at least a portion of the sound input corresponds to the predetermined type, determining whether the sound input includes predetermined content, such as a predetermined trigger word or phrase. The method also includes, upon a determination that the sound input includes the predetermined content, initiating a speech-based service, such as a voice-based digital assistant.

A method for operating a voice trigger is provided. In some implementations, the method is performed at an electronic device including one or more processors and memory storing instructions for execution by the one or more processors. The method includes receiving a sound input. The sound input may correspond to a spoken word or phrase, or a portion thereof. The method includes determining whether at least a portion of the sound input corresponds to a predetermined type of sound, such as a human voice. The method includes, upon a determination that at least a portion of the sound input corresponds to the predetermined type, determining whether the sound input includes predetermined content, such as a predetermined trigger word or phrase. The method also includes, upon a determination that the sound input includes the predetermined content, initiating a speech-based service, such as a voice-based digital assistant.

A method for operating a voice trigger is provided. In some implementations, the method is performed at an electronic device including one or more processors and memory storing instructions for execution by the one or more processors. The method includes receiving a sound input. The sound input may correspond to a spoken word or phrase, or a portion thereof. The method includes determining whether at least a portion of the sound input corresponds to a predetermined type of sound, such as a human voice. The method includes, upon a determination that at least a portion of the sound input corresponds to the predetermined type, determining whether the sound input includes predetermined content, such as a predetermined trigger word or phrase. The method also includes, upon a determination that the sound input includes the predetermined content, initiating a speech-based service, such as a voice-based digital assistant.

The application describes techniques for adaptively setting a threshold that will be used to determine the gain applied to a haptics signal.

A system for providing information to a user includes and/or interfaces with a set of models and/or algorithms. Additionally or alternatively, the system can include and/or interface with any or all of: a processing subsystem; a sensory output device; a user device; an audio input device; and/or any other components. A method for providing information to a user includes and/or interfaces with: receiving a set of inputs; processing the set of inputs to determine a set of sensory outputs; and providing the set of sensory outputs.

A speech transmission compensation apparatus that assists discrimination of speech heard by a user, includes: one or more computers each including a memory and a processor configured to: accept input of a speech signal, detect a specific type of sound in the speech signal, analyze an acoustic characteristic of the specific type of sound in the speech signal and output the acoustic characteristic; accept input of the acoustic characteristic being output by the memory and the processor, generate a vibration signal of a duration corresponding to the acoustic characteristic and output the vibration signal; and accept input of the vibration signal being output by the memory and the processor and provide the user with vibration for the duration on the basis of the vibration signal.

A speech transmission compensation apparatus that assists discrimination of speech heard by a user, includes: one or more computers each including a memory and a processor configured to: accept input of a speech signal, detect a specific type of sound in the speech signal, analyze an acoustic characteristic of the specific type of sound in the speech signal and output the acoustic characteristic; accept input of the acoustic characteristic being output by the memory and the processor, generate a vibration signal of a duration corresponding to the acoustic characteristic and output the vibration signal; and accept input of the vibration signal being output by the memory and the processor and provide the user with vibration for the duration on the basis of the vibration signal.

An information processing device (100) including a control unit that causes, on a basis of vibration output characteristics of a vibration device (200), the vibration device (200) to output a vibration corresponding to sound data.

A method for providing information to a user, the method including: receiving an input signal from a sensing device associated with a sensory modality of the user; generating a preprocessed signal upon preprocessing the input signal with a set of preprocessing operations; extracting a set of features from the preprocessed signal; processing the set of features with a neural network system; mapping outputs of the neural network system to a device domain associated with a device including a distribution of haptic actuators in proximity to the user; and at the distribution of haptic actuators, cooperatively producing a haptic output representative of at least a portion of the input signal, thereby providing information to the user.

A method for providing information to a user, the method including: receiving an input signal from a sensing device associated with a sensory modality of the user; generating a preprocessed signal upon preprocessing the input signal with a set of preprocessing operations; extracting a set of features from the preprocessed signal; processing the set of features with a neural network system; mapping outputs of the neural network system to a device domain associated with a device including a distribution of haptic actuators in proximity to the user; and at the distribution of haptic actuators, cooperatively producing a haptic output representative of at least a portion of the input signal, thereby providing information to the user.