US 12,256,199 B2
Assistive listening device systems, devices and methods for providing audio streams within sound fields
Justin R. Burwinkel, Eden Prairie, MN (US); Peter J. Tetrick, Chaska, MN (US); Jeffrey Paul Solum, Greenwood, MN (US); and Thomas Scheller, Eden Prairie, MN (US)
Assigned to Starkey Laboratories, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US)
Filed by Starkey Laboratories, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US)
Filed on Nov. 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/512,651.
Application 18/512,651 is a continuation of application No. 17/700,926, filed on Mar. 22, 2022, granted, now 11,825,272.
Application 17/700,926 is a continuation of application No. 16/784,947, filed on Feb. 7, 2020, granted, now 11,304,013, issued on Apr. 12, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/802,996, filed on Feb. 8, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0205618 A1, Jun. 20, 2024
Int. Cl. H04R 25/00 (2006.01); G10L 13/08 (2013.01); H04S 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC H04R 25/554 (2013.01) [G10L 13/086 (2013.01); H04S 7/304 (2013.01); H04S 2420/01 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An audio communication device or audio provisioning device comprising:
a control circuit;
a power supply circuit in electrical communication with the control circuit;
a communications circuit in electrical communication with the control circuit;
the audio communication device or audio provisioning device configured to
receive communications regarding a plurality of assistive listening devices;
select appropriate audio streams for assistive listening devices from which communications have been received based on the received communications from the plurality of assistive listening devices;
calculate a total bandwidth required for all selected audio streams;
compare the calculated total bandwidth to a total bandwidth available to the audio communication device or audio provisioning device for audio stream transmission; and
send the selected audio streams to the plurality of assistive listening devices, the selected audio streams comprising at least a first audio stream and a second audio stream, wherein the first audio stream is different from the second audio stream.