System and method for headphones for monitoring an environment outside of a user's field of view
AssigneeHarman International Industries, Incorporated
InventorPratyush Sahay
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Abstract
In at least one embodiment, a computer-program product embodied in a non-transitory computer readable medium that is programmed to provide an alert for a user of an environment outside of the user's visual field of view is provided. The computer-program product includes instructions to receive an echo profile indicative of at least one object outside of the user's visual field of view from headphones and to receive a command indicative of at least one object to detect on the echo profile from the user. The computer-program product includes instructions to generate an alert for the user to notify the user of a detected object in the user's visual field of view in the event the echo profile includes the at least one object.
Claims17
A computer-program product embodied in a non-transitory computer readable medium that is programmed to provide an alert for a user of an environment outside of the user's visual field of view, the computer-program product comprising instructions to:
- receive an echo profile on two channels, the echo profile being indicative of at least one object outside of the user's visual field of view from headphones;
- receive a command, from a user interface, the command being indicative of at least one object to detect on the echo profile;
- generate the alert for the user to notify the user of a detected object in the user's visual field of view in the event the echo profile includes the at least one object;
- determine whether the echo profile includes a frequency that is within an ultrasonic frequency range prior to generating the alert;
- and
- merge data of the echo profile as received on the two channels after determining that the echo profile includes the frequency that is within the ultrasonic frequency range to observe the at least one object in a blind view of the user prior to generating the alert.
An apparatus for providing an alert for a user of an environment outside of the user's visual field of view, the apparatus comprising:
- a mobile device being programmed to:
- receive an echo profile on two channels, the echo profile being indicative of at least one object outside of the user's visual field of view from headphones;
- receive a command from a user interface, the command being indicative of at least one object to detect on the echo profile;
- generate the alert for the user to notify the user of a detected object in the user's visual field of view in the event the echo profile includes the at least one object;
- determine whether the echo profile includes a frequency that is within an ultrasonic frequency range prior to generating the alert;
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- merge data of the echo profile as received on the two channels after determining that the echo profile includes the frequency that is within the ultrasonic frequency range to observe the at least one object in a blind view of the user prior to generating the alert.
A system for monitoring an environment outside of a user's visual field of view, the system comprising:
- headphones including at least one audio speaker and at least one microphone, the headphones being programmed to:
- receive an audio stream from a mobile device
- playback the audio stream via the at least one audio speaker;
- transmit a first signal in an ultrasonic range to an area exterior to the headphones;
- receive, via the at least one microphone, a reflected first signal in the ultrasonic range from at least one object surrounding the user;
- and
- transmit an echo profile indicative of at least one object outside of the user's visual field of view in response to the received reflected first signal;
- and
- a mobile device being programmed to:
- receive an echo profile on two channels;
- determine whether the echo profile includes a frequency that is within an ultrasonic frequency range;
- and
- merge data of the echo profile as received on the two channels after determining that the echo profile includes the frequency that is within the ultrasonic frequency range to observe the at least one object in a blind view of the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.