Abstract: A hearing aid system for selectively conditioning audio signals associated with a recognized object may include at least one processor. The processor may be programmed to receive audio signals acquired by a wearable microphone; analyze the received audio signals to obtain an isolated audio stream associated with a sound-emanating object in the environment of the user; determine an audioprint from the isolated audio stream; and use the audioprint to retrieve from a database information relating to the particular sound-emanating object. Based on the retrieved information, the processor may cause selective conditioning of at least one audio signal received by the wearable microphone from a region associated with the at least one sound-emanating object; and cause transmission of the at least one conditioned audio signal to a hearing interface device configured to provide sounds to an ear of the user.

Abstract: A method, system and product includes capturing a noisy audio signal from an environment of a user, a plurality of people is located in the environment, the user having a mobile device used for obtaining user input, the user having at least one hearable device used for providing audio output to the user; applying speech separation on the noisy audio signal to obtain a separate audio signal that represents a voice of an unidentified entity; estimating an identifier of the unidentified entity, thereby obtaining an estimated identifier of the unidentified entity; and prompting the user to confirm or decline the estimated identifier.

Abstract: A method, system and product includes displaying to a user, via a mobile device, a map view depicting locations of at least a portion of a plurality of people relative to a location of the user, wherein the user and the plurality of people are located in an environment, the user having the mobile device used for obtaining user input, the user having a hearable device used for providing audio output to the user; receiving, via the mobile device, an activation selection of a target person from the map view; capturing a noisy audio signal from the environment; processing the noisy audio signal by applying speech separation on the target person, whereby generating an enhanced audio signal; and outputting to the user via the hearable device the enhanced audio signal.

Abstract: A method, system and product includes capturing a noisy audio signal from an environment of a user in which a plurality of people participate in a conversation, the plurality of people comprising a person, the noisy audio signal includes audio emitted by a non-human object and audio emitted by the person; applying speech separation on the noisy audio signal to obtain a separate audio signal that represents a sound-of-interest, the separate audio signal is based on the audio emitted by the non-human object; generating an enhanced audio signal based on the separate audio signal, wherein said generating comprises ensuring that the separate audio signal is present in the enhanced audio signal; and outputting the enhanced audio signal to the user via at least one hearable device.

Abstract: A method, system and product includes capturing a noisy audio signal from an environment of a user, a plurality of people is located in the environment, the user having a mobile device used for obtaining user input, the user having at least one hearable device used for providing audio output to the user, the method comprising; processing the noisy audio signal to generate a first separate audio signal that represents a first voice, and a second separate audio signal that represents a second voice, said processing is performed based on first and second acoustic fingerprints that correspond to the first and second voices, respectively; combining the first and second separate audio signals to obtain an enhanced audio signal; and outputting to the user, via the at least one hearable device, the enhanced audio signal.

Abstract: A method, system and product includes obtaining a first activation selection of a first person in an environment of a user, the environment comprising the first person and a second person, the user having a mobile device and a hearable device; capturing a first signal from the environment; applying speech separation on the first signal to extract a first audio signal associated with the first person; outputting to the user via the hearable device, a first output signal comprising the first audio signal; obtaining a second activation selection of the second person; capturing a second signal from the environment; applying speech separation on the second signal to extract a second audio signal associated with the second person; and outputting to the user, via the hearable device, a second output signal comprising the second audio signal.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for navigating a host vehicle. A processing device may be programmed to receive an image representative of an environment of the host vehicle; determine a planned navigational action for the host vehicle; analyze the image to identify a target vehicle travelling toward the host vehicle; determine a next-state distance between the host vehicle and the target vehicle that would result if the planned navigational action was taken; determine a stopping distance for the host vehicle based on a braking profile, a maximum acceleration capability, and a current speed of the host vehicle; determine a stopping distance for the target vehicle based on a braking profile and a current speed of the target vehicle; and implement the planned navigational action if the determined next-state distance is greater than a sum of the stopping distances for the host vehicle and the target vehicle.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for navigating a host vehicle. A navigation system for the host vehicle may include at least one processor programmed to receive images representative of an environment of the host vehicle; analyze at least one of the images to identify navigational state information associated with the host vehicle; determine a plurality of first potential navigational actions for the host vehicle based on the navigational state information; determine respective future states for the plurality of first potential navigational actions; determine a plurality of second potential navigational actions for the host vehicle based on the determined respective future states; select, based on the plurality of second potential navigational actions, one of the plurality of first potential navigational actions; and cause an adjustment of a navigational actuator of the host vehicle to implement the selected one of the plurality of first potential navigational actions.

Abstract: A system may include a wearable camera configured to capture images and a microphone configured to capture sounds. The system may also include a processor programmed to receive audio signals from the microphone and detect, based on analysis of the audio signals, a first audio signal associated with a first time period. The first audio signal may be representative of a voice of a single individual. The processor may also be programmed to detect, based on analysis of the audio signals, a second audio signal associated with a second time period. The second time period may be different from the first time period, and the second audio signal may be representative of overlapping voices of two or more individuals. The processor may further be programmed to selectively condition the first and second audio signals, and cause transmission of the conditioned first audio signal to a hearing interface device.

Abstract: Systems and methods for amplifying and/or attenuating audio signals are disclosed. In one implementation, a system for selectively amplifying audio signals may include at least one microphone for capturing sounds from an environment of the user and a processor. The processor may be programmed to receive an audio signal representative of sounds captured by the at least one microphone; determine whether the audio signal comprises speech by a user of the system; subject to the audio signal comprising speech by the user, modify the audio signal by attenuating a first part of the audio signal comprising the speech by the user; subject to the audio signal comprising audio other than speech by the user, modify the audio signal by amplifying a second part of the audio signal comprising audio other than the speech by the user; and transmit the modified audio signal to a hearing interface device.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to navigational systems for vehicles. In one implementation, such a navigational system may a first output from a first sensor and a second output from a second sensor; identify a target object in the first output; and determine, based on the first output, a detected driving condition associated with the target object and whether the condition triggers a navigational constraint. If the navigational constraint is triggered, the system may cause a first navigational adjustment. If the navigational constraint is not triggered, the system may determine whether a representation of the target object is included in the second output. If the representation of the target object is included in the second output, the system may cause a second navigational adjustment. If the representation of the target object is not included in the second output, the system may forego any navigational adjustments.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for navigating a host vehicle. At least one processing device may be programmed to receive an image representative of an environment of the host vehicle; determine a planned navigational action for the host vehicle; analyze the image to identify a target vehicle in the environment of the host vehicle; determine a next-state lateral distance between the host vehicle and the target vehicle that would result if the planned navigational action was taken; determine a lateral braking distance for the host vehicle and the target vehicle based on a maximum yaw rate capability, a maximum change in turn radius capability, and a current lateral speed of the host vehicle and the target vehicle; and implement the planned navigational action if the determined next-state distance is greater than a sum of the lateral braking distances for the host vehicle and the target vehicle.

Abstract: System and methods for processing audio signals are disclosed. In one implementation, a system may include at least one microphone configured to capture sounds from an environment of a user; and at least one processor. The processor may be programmed to receive at least one audio signal representative of at least part of the sounds captured by the microphone; identify at least one word in the at least one audio signal; and in response to identifying the at least one word, cause feedback to be provided the user.

Abstract: A system for selectively amplifying audio signals may include a wearable camera configured to capture a plurality of images from an environment of a user and a microphone configured to capture sounds from an environment of the user. The system may also include a processor programmed to: receive the plurality of images captured by the camera; identify a representation of at least one recognized individual in at least one of the plurality of images; receive audio signals representative of the sounds captured by the microphone; cause selective conditioning of at least one audio signal received by the microphone from a region associated with the at least one recognized individual; and cause transmission of the at least one conditioned audio signal to a hearing interface device configured to provide sound to an ear of the user.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for vehicle navigation. In one implementation, a system may comprise an interface to obtain sensing data of an environment of the host vehicle. A processing device may be configured to determine a planned navigational action for the host vehicle; identify a target vehicle in the environment of the host vehicle; predict a resulting distance between the host and target vehicles if the planned action were taken; determine a host vehicle stopping distance based on a braking rate, maximum acceleration capability, and current speed of the host vehicle; determine a target vehicle stopping distance based on a braking rate and current speed of the target vehicle; and continue with the planned navigational action while the predicted distance is greater than a minimum safe longitudinal distance calculated based on the host vehicle stopping distance and the target vehicle stopping distance.

Abstract: A system for a host vehicle includes a processor programmed to receive, from an image capture device, an image representative of an environment of the host vehicle, detect at least one obstacle in the environment of the host vehicle based on an analysis of the at least one image, determine a velocity of the host vehicle and a predicted path for the host vehicle, monitor a driver input to at least one of a throttle control, a brake control, or a steering control associated with the host vehicle, and determine whether the driver input would result in the host vehicle navigating within a proximity buffer relative to the at least one obstacle, wherein the proximity buffer is determined based on the determined velocity, a maximum acceleration capacity of the host vehicle, and a maximum braking capacity of the host vehicle, and a reaction time associated with the host vehicle.

Abstract: A navigation system for a host vehicle may include at least one processor programmed to receive, from a camera, a plurality of images representative of an environment of the host vehicle.

Abstract: A navigation system for a host vehicle is provided. The system may comprise at least one processing device programmed to receive, from a camera, a plurality of images representative of an environment of the host vehicle; analyze the plurality of images to identify at least one vehicle-induced occlusion zone in an environment of the host vehicle; and cause a navigational change for the host vehicle based, at least in part, on a size of a target vehicle that induces the identified occlusion zone.

Abstract: Embodiments are provided for a system comprising a camera, a microphone, and at least one processor programmed to execute a method, which may include: identifying at least one individual speaker in a first environment of a user; applying a voice classification model to classify at least a portion of an audio signal into one of a plurality of voice classifications based on at least one voice characteristic, the voice classifications denoting an emotional state of the at least one individual speaker; applying a context classification model to classify the first environment of the user into one of a plurality of contexts; associating, in at least one database, the at least one individual speaker with the voice classification, and the context classification of the first environment; and providing, to the user, at least one of an audible, visible, or tactile indication of the association.

Abstract: A system may include a wearable camera configured to capture images and a microphone configured to capture sounds. The system may also include a processor programmed to receive the images; identify a representation of one or more individuals in the images; receive from the microphone a first audio signal associated with a voice; determine, based on analysis of the images, that the first audio signal is not associated with a voice of any of the one or more individuals; receive from the microphone a second audio signal associated with a voice; determine, based on analysis of the images, that the second audio signal is associated with a voice of one of the one or more individuals; and cause a first amplification of the first audio signal and a second amplification of the second audio signal. The first amplification may differ from the second amplification in one aspect.