SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POSITIONING A USER OF A HANDS-FREE INTERCOMMUNICATION SYSTEM
Patent №
US 9,779,593
Granted
2017-10-03
Filed 2014
Owner
ELWHA LLC
Lab
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AI components
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speech
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
14461106
A hands-free intercom may include a user-tracking sensor, a directional microphone, a directional sound emitter, a display device, and/or a communication interface. The user-tracking sensor may determine a location of a user so the directional microphone can measure vocal emissions by the user and the directional sound emitter can deliver audio to the user. The hands-free intercom may induce the user to move to a desired location and/or to stay within a connectivity area. The hands-free intercom may also or instead induce the user to face in a desired orientation. The directional sound emitter and/or the display device may induce the user by explicitly indicating the desired location, by adjusting an apparent source of the audio or video, by changing quality of delivered audio or video based on user position, by producing irritating audio or video, and/or the like.
AI classification
Ownership
ELWHA LLC
assignment · 363860476
Assignors
CHEATHAM, JESSE R., III, HYDE, RODERICK A., ISHIKAWA, MURIEL Y., KARE, JORDIN T., MUNDIE, CRAIG J., MYHRVOLD, NATHAN P., PETROSKI, ROBERT C., RUDDER, ERIC D., TAN, DESNEY S., TEGREENE, CLARENCE T., WHITMER, CHARLES, WILSON, ANDREW, +3 more
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