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US 10,372,234 B2Granted
Calculating a social zone distance
AssigneeLenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
InventorsSong Wang, Jian Li, John Weldon Nicholson, Ming Qian
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Abstract
For calculating a social zone distance, a processor determines distances to one or more persons using the sensor array. In addition, the processor calculates the social zone distance based on the distances.
Claims19
An apparatus comprising:
- a sensor array;
- a processor;
- a memory that stores code executable by the processor to:
- determine distances to one or more persons using the sensor array;
- calculate a social zone distance based on the distances and nationalities of the one or more persons;
- and
- lower a speaker volume for an audible response to a first person if the calculated distance to a first person is within an intimate distance social zone and if a query from the first person has a volume that is less than a confidential threshold.
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A method comprising:
- determining, by use of a processor, distances to one or more persons;
- calculating a social zone distance based on the distances and nationalities of the one or more persons;
- lowering a speaker volume for an audible response to a first person if the calculated distance to a first person is within an intimate distance social zone and if a query from the first person has a volume that is less than a confidential threshold.
A program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium that stores code executable by a processor to perform:
- determining distances to one or more persons;
- calculating a social zone distance based on the distances one and nationalities of the one or more persons;
- and
- lowering a speaker volume for an audible response to a first person if the calculated distance to a first person is within an intimate distance social zone and if a query from the first person has a volume that is less than a confidential threshold.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.