Patents by Inventor Amitava Biswas

Amitava Biswas has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY REDUCING A VOLUME LEVEL OF AN AUDIO SIGNAL PROVIDED TO A USER
    Publication number: 20110222710
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of automatically reducing a volume level of an audio signal provided to a user. An audio signal is received, the audio signal is provided to the and a current hearing threshold for the user based on one or more psychophysical or electrophysiological responses of the user to the audio signal provided to the user is determined. A temporary threshold shift (TTS) based on the current hearing threshold is determined. If the TTS is above the specified TTS, the volume level of the audio signal provided to the user is automatically reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Amitava Biswas, Eric MacDonald