What is it about?
We present a wearable device that enhances attention and memory by allowing the wearer to instantly replay missed cues, such as train or flight announcements. With the help of AI the wearable device detects important sounds that should not be missed, stores them, alerts the wearer to them, and plays them back.
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Why is it important?
Sound is a transient phenomenon, once missed, it cannot be retrieved. Our device provides a solution to this problem, allowing people to recover missed sounds instantly by playing them back. Additionally, the device monitors our surroundings for important sounds, allowing us to focus on other tasks and relax without fearing to miss important information.
Perspectives
This is a unique device that can support people in a wide variety of settings, situations, and tasks.
Jacqueline Urakami
Kyocera Kabushiki Kaisha
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This page is a summary of: Augmenting Auditory Attention and Memory to Reduce Cognitive Load in Dual Tasks, April 2023, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery),
DOI: 10.1145/3544549.3585584.
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Wearable device to play back missed sounds
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Presentation explaining an experiment showing the advantage of using a device to enhance auditory attention
Presentation explaining an experiment showing the advantage of using a device to enhance auditory attention and memory in a dual task
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