Re: [Wlug] Need some help with digital signal processing ...
by dglaser＠glaserresearch.net
Jeff,
I will look at reddit forums. However, I am hoping for someone local for beer and pizza based information interchange. Face to face bandwidth is really fast.
-David
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From: Jeff Moyer <jmoyer(a)redhat.com>
Date: Wed Dec 12 08:33:35 CST 2012
To: David Glaser <dglaser(a)glaserresearch.net>,
Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org>
Subject: Re: [Wlug] Need some help with digital signal processing ...
David Glaser <dglaser(a)glaserresearch.net> writes:
> Hi Folks,
>
> I need some help with an Android app for the hearing impaired.
> Essentially, the app is to be used with a wearable android device
> (Google Glasses or theSony android wrist watch) and will listen for
> sounds such as the door bell or the tty, or any other household
> soundthat should be reported to the wearer.
>
> Capturing the sound using an Android device is not the problem. What I
> don't know is how to compare the incoming sound stream with sound
> signatures that should cause the event to occur. Once the event
> occurs, then text can be displayed on the googleglasses or the haptic
> transducer on the wrist watch can be activated.
>
> This app is intended to be open sourceso I'm looking for volunteer
> help on the algorithms. I will do the programming.
We've got some smart folks on this list, no doubt, but it might serve
you better to ask this question in a more focused forum. Try
http://www.reddit.com/r/DSP/ for starters.
Good luck!
Jeff
