Sound Management Systems for Improving Workplace Efficiency

A sound management system for use by a user located within an environment includes a memory device for storing a selection of sounds. The sounds can be music and/or various "colors" of noise (e.g., white, pink, and brown). A controller is used to select one particular stored sound based on...

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Main Authors Labrosse, Jean-Paul, Sullivan, Scott, Schneider, Matthew N
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 25.10.2018
Subjects
DEAF-AID SETS
DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY
DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY
DIAGNOSIS
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRICITY
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKEACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
SURGERY
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Summary:A sound management system for use by a user located within an environment includes a memory device for storing a selection of sounds. The sounds can be music and/or various "colors" of noise (e.g., white, pink, and brown). A controller is used to select one particular stored sound based on a measured biological condition of the user, such as stress or fatigue, or an environmental condition of the environment, such as ambient noise. According to one embodiment, the system is used in conjunction with a sit/stand desk and the sound selection is made in response to changes in the desk height. The selected sound is selected to help abate or mitigate distracting sounds in the environment, such as people talking. The selected sounds are played to the user through headphones worn by the user, or through nearby speakers.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201816019102