System and method for listener controlled beamforming

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9729994
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14456577

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A system and method for providing assistive listening for a plurality of listeners in an environment including a plurality of acoustic sources. A microphone array in combination with an acoustic beamforming processor configured to receive the acoustic signals within the environment and to process the acoustic signals based upon a target location of an acoustic signal selected on a listener-controlled interface device to generate a steered beam pattern. The acoustic beamforming processor further configured to transmit the steered beam pattern to the listener-controlled interface device based on the target location selected. The listener-controlled interface device configured to provide the steered beam pattern to an ear-level transducer of a hearing-impaired listener.

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ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY145 LOMB MEMORIAL DRIVE ROCHESTER NY 14623-5603

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Amuso, Vincent J Webster, US 1 27
Borkholder, David A Canandaigua, US 40 945
Eddins, David A Odessa, US 2 36

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