Telephonic communications – Diagnostic testing – malfunction indication – or electrical... – Of data transmission
Patent
1995-12-18
1998-04-07
Kuntz, Curtis
Telephonic communications
Diagnostic testing, malfunction indication, or electrical...
Of data transmission
379347, 379410, 379 52, 381 682, 381 684, 381 60, 600 25, H04M 124, H04M 308, H04M 322
Patent
active
057373892
ABSTRACT:
A "loudness balance" procedure is used to determine the amount of dynamic range for syllabic compression loss in an individual's cochlea. In particular, an individual is asked to adjust a set of tone volumes, which are played to them, until the tone volumes sound equally loud. Based on the adjustments performed by the individual, a compression ratio is determined for that individual over at least one frequency band. The determined compression ratio is then subsequently used by a telecommunications system to provide an individual-specific sound enhancement in a telephone call. As a result, the individual-specific sound enhancement particularly compensates for an amount of hearing loss unique to that individual.
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AT&T Corp.
Kuntz Curtis
Tieu Binh K.
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