A device, system and related methods to provide assessment and treatment of amblyaudia through standardized methods that do not require advanced training or a booth with loudspeakers for the operator to administer. The ARIA stimuli protocols for both assessment and treatment, encoded in or to be used by a software program or application, are transferred to a stand-alone set of specialized noise-cancelling headphones attached or connected to, wired or wirelessly, a software platform on an electronic computing device. or integrated with the headphones. The program administers assessment tests to individuals through the noise-cancelling earphones. The device enables someone with minimal instructions to administer automatically or semi-automatically both assessment and treatment protocols, generate results, make interpretations, store data, and produce reports. The device or system may be loaded with standard protocols for English-speaking individuals, as well as dichotic speech material in any language.

A device, system and related methods to provide assessment and treatment of amblyaudia through standardized methods that do not require advanced training or a booth with loudspeakers for the operator to administer. The ARIA stimuli protocols for both assessment and treatment, encoded in or to be used by a software program or application, are transferred to a stand-alone set of specialized noise-cancelling headphones attached or connected to, wired or wirelessly, a software platform on an electronic computing device. or integrated with the headphones. The program administers assessment tests to individuals through the noise-cancelling earphones. The device enables someone with minimal instructions to administer automatically or semi-automatically both assessment and treatment protocols, generate results, make interpretations, store data, and produce reports. The device or system may be loaded with standard protocols for English-speaking individuals, as well as dichotic speech material in any language.

A hearing system includes a hearing instrument for capturing a sound signal from an environment of the hearing instrument. The captured sound signal is processed, and the processed sound signal is output to a user of the hearing instrument. In a speech recognition step, the captured sound signal is analyzed to recognize speech intervals, in which the captured sound signal contains speech. In a speech enhancement procedure performed during recognized speech intervals, the amplitude of the processed sound signal is periodically varied according to a temporal pattern that is consistent with a stress rhythmic pattern of the user. A method for operating the hearing instrument is also provided.

A hearing system includes a hearing instrument for capturing a sound signal from an environment of the hearing instrument. The captured sound signal is processed, and the processed sound signal is output to a user of the hearing instrument. In a speech recognition step, the captured sound signal is analyzed to recognize speech intervals, in which the captured sound signal contains speech. In a speech enhancement procedure performed during recognized speech intervals, the amplitude of the processed sound signal is periodically varied according to a temporal pattern that is consistent with a stress rhythmic pattern of the user. A method for operating the hearing instrument is also provided.

A speech enhancement method includes: determining a glottal parameter corresponding to a target speech frame according to a frequency domain representation of the target speech frame; determining a gain corresponding to the target speech frame according to a gain corresponding to a historical speech frame of the target speech frame; determining an excitation signal corresponding to the target speech frame according to the frequency domain representation of the target speech frame; and synthesizing the glottal parameter corresponding to the target speech frame, the gain corresponding to the target speech frame, and the excitation signal corresponding to the target speech frame, to obtain an enhanced speech signal corresponding to the target speech frame.

A speech enhancement method includes: determining a glottal parameter corresponding to a target speech frame according to a frequency domain representation of the target speech frame; determining a gain corresponding to the target speech frame according to a gain corresponding to a historical speech frame of the target speech frame; determining an excitation signal corresponding to the target speech frame according to the frequency domain representation of the target speech frame; and synthesizing the glottal parameter corresponding to the target speech frame, the gain corresponding to the target speech frame, and the excitation signal corresponding to the target speech frame, to obtain an enhanced speech signal corresponding to the target speech frame.

Methods and systems are described herein for improving audio for hearing impaired content consumers. An example method may comprise determining a content asset. Closed caption data associated with the content asset may be determined. At least a portion of the closed caption data may be determined based on a user setting associated with a hearing impairment. Compensating audio comprising a frequency translation associated with at least the portion of the closed caption data may be generated. The content asset may be caused to be output with audio content comprising the compensating audio and the original audio.

Methods and systems are described herein for improving audio for hearing impaired content consumers. An example method may comprise determining a content asset. Closed caption data associated with the content asset may be determined. At least a portion of the closed caption data may be determined based on a user setting associated with a hearing impairment. Compensating audio comprising a frequency translation associated with at least the portion of the closed caption data may be generated. The content asset may be caused to be output with audio content comprising the compensating audio and the original audio.

Embodiments of the present invention provide a vehicle privacy system (700), comprising audio input means (130, 190, 720) for receiving an external audio signal (725) indicative of audio from within a vehicle (900), audio source means (710, 910) for receiving the external audio signal (725) and determining an output audio signal (735) based thereon for reducing an external intelligibility of speech within the vehicle (900), and audio output means (145, 146, 147, 730, 920) for receiving the output audio signal (735) and outputting audio (925) corresponding thereto to be at least partly audible external to the vehicle (900).

The present disclosure provides a method and system for voice enhancement. The method and system of the present disclosure may simultaneously perform signal processing of two paths on an input signal. The first path signal processing includes receiving an audio source input and performing dynamic loudness balancing on the audio source input based on a first gain control parameter. The second path signal processing includes: performing voice detection on the audio source input and calculating a detection confidence; and calculating a second gain control parameter based on the detection confidence. The first path signal processing and the second path signal processing may be synchronous or asynchronous. The method of the present disclosure also includes updating the first gain control parameter with the second gain control parameter calculated by a second processing path and performing the first path signal processing based on the updated first gain control parameter.