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US 11,900,016 B2Granted
Multi-frequency sensing method and apparatus using mobile-clusters
OwnerLevaughn Dentoninventor
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Abstract
The systems and methods described relate to the concept that smart devices can be used to 1) sense various types of phenomena like sound, blue light exposure, RF and microwave radiation, and 2) in real-time analyze, report and/or control outputs (e.g., displays or speakers). The systems are configurable and use standard computing devices, such as wearable electronics, tablet computers, and mobile phones to measure various frequency bands across multiple points, allowing a single user to visualize and/or adjust environmental conditions.
Claims44
A system comprising:
- at least one cluster of at least one computing device, the at least one computing device including:
- a sound sensing mechanism, configured to:
- detect a sensed energy;
- and
- monitor an amplitude of a desired frequency, an amplitude of an undesired frequency, a frequency of a desired frequency, and a frequency of an undesired frequency;
- and
- a wireless transceiver;
- at least one output device, including:
- a power source for operating the output device;
- at least one of a speaker for outputting sound and a display for presenting visuals;
- and
- a communication mechanism;
- and
- the at least one computing device further comprising:
- a memory, containing computer-executable instructions for connecting to the at least one cluster and varying an output of the at least one output device;
- and
- a processor, for executing the computer-executable instructions, wherein the computer-executable instructions include:
- identifying one or more sounds within the sensed energy;
- isolating the one or more sounds from the sensed energy;
- determining if one or more of the isolated one or more sounds includes the frequency or the amplitude outside of a predetermined threshold;
- if one or more of the one or more sounds includes the frequency or the amplitude inside of the predetermined threshold,
- transmitting an alert to the at least one output device that the one or more sounds includes the frequency or the amplitude inside of the predetermined threshold;
- and
- outputting the one or more sounds on the at least one output device;
- and
- if one or more of the one or more sounds includes the frequency or the amplitude outside of the predetermined threshold,
- transmitting the alert to the at least one output device that the one or more sounds includes the frequency or the amplitude outside of the predetermined threshold.
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A method of managing sensed energy, the method comprising:
- providing at least one cluster of at least one computing device, the at least one computing device including:
- a sound sensing mechanism, configured to:
- detect a sensed energy;
- and
- monitor an amplitude of a desired frequency, an amplitude of an undesired frequency, a frequency of a desired frequency, and a frequency of an undesired frequency;
- an electronic bus;
- and
- at least one output device, including:
- a power source for operating the output device;
- at least one of a speaker for outputting sound and a display for presenting visuals;
- and
- a communication mechanism,
- wherein the at least one computing device further comprises:
- a memory, containing computer-executable instructions for:
- connecting to the at least one cluster;
- and
- varying an output of the at least one output device;
- and
- a processor, for executing the computer-executable instructions, wherein the computer-executable instructions include:
- identifying one or more sounds within the sensed energy;
- isolating the one or more sounds from the sensed energy;
- determining if one or more of the isolated one or more sounds includes the frequency or the amplitude outside of a predetermined threshold;
- if one or more of the one or more sounds includes the frequency or the amplitude inside of the predetermined threshold,
- transmitting an alert to the at least one output device that the one or more sounds includes the frequency or the amplitude inside of the predetermined threshold;
- and
- outputting the one or more sounds on the at least one output device;
- and
- if one or more of the one or more sounds includes the frequency or the amplitude outside of the predetermined threshold,
- transmitting the alert to the at least one output device that the one or more sounds includes the frequency or the amplitude outside of the predetermined threshold.
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A system comprising:
- at least one sensing device, wherein the at least one sensing device comprises:
- at least one cluster of a sound sensing mechanism configured to:
- detect a sensed energy;
- and
- monitor an amplitude of a desired frequency, an amplitude of an undesired frequency, a frequency of a desired frequency, and a frequency of an undesired frequency, wherein the sensed energy includes infrasonic, ultrasonic, visible, audio or radio waves;
- an electronic bus;
- a memory, containing computer-executable instructions;
- and
- a processor configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to cause the processor to perform functions including:
- identifying one or more frequencies within the sensed energy;
- isolating the one or more frequencies from the sensed energy;
- determining if one or more of the isolated one or more frequencies includes the frequency or the amplitude outside of a predetermined threshold;
- if one or more of the one or more sounds includes the frequency or the amplitude inside of the predetermined threshold,
- transmitting an alert to the at least one output device that the one or more sounds includes the frequency or the amplitude inside of the predetermined threshold;
- and
- outputting the one or more sounds on the at least one output device;
- and
- if one or more of the one or more sounds includes the frequency or the amplitude outside of the predetermined threshold, transmitting the alert to the at least one output device that the one or more sounds includes the frequency or the amplitude outside of the predetermined threshold.
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A system comprising:
- at least one cluster of at least one computing device, the at least one computing device including:
- a sound sensing mechanism, configured to:
- detect a sensed energy;
- and
- monitor an amplitude of a desired frequency, an amplitude of an undesired frequency, a frequency of a desired frequency, and a frequency of an undesired frequency;
- and
- a wireless transceiver, configured to wirelessly transmit and receive data from another computing device of the at least one computing device;
- the at least one output device, including:
- a power source for operating the output device;
- at least one speaker for outputting sound or display for presenting visuals, or combination thereof;
- and
- a communication mechanism, for receiving electronic information from the other computing device of the at least one computing device;
- and
- the other computing device of the at least one computing device being in electronic communication with the at least one cluster and the at least one output device, the other computing device of the at least one computing device including:
- a memory, containing computer-executable instructions for connecting to the at least one cluster and varying an output of the at least one output device;
- and
- a processor, for executing the computer-executable instructions, wherein the computer-executable instructions include:
- identifying one or more sounds within the sensed energy;
- isolating the one or more sounds from the sensed energy;
- determining if one or more of the isolated one or more sounds includes the frequency or the amplitude outside of a predetermined threshold;
- if one or more of the one or more sounds includes the frequency or the amplitude inside of the predetermined threshold,
- transmitting an alert to the at least one output device that the one or more sounds includes the frequency or the amplitude inside of the predetermined threshold;
- and
- outputting the one or more sounds on the at least one output device;
- and
- if one or more of the one or more sounds includes the frequency or the amplitude outside of the predetermined threshold, transmitting the alert to the at least one output device that the one or more sounds includes the frequency or the amplitude outside of the predetermined threshold.
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A system comprising:
- at least one cluster of at least one computing device, the at least one computing device including:
- a sound sensing mechanism, configured to:
- detect a sensed energy, wherein the sensed energy comprises one or more sounds;
- and
- monitor one or more parameters selected from the group of (i) an amplitude of the one or more sounds and (ii) a frequency of the one or more sounds, wherein at least one of the monitored one or more parameters is aggregated over time;
- and
- a wireless transceiver;
- and
- at least one output device, including:
- a power source for operating the output device;
- a speaker for outputting sound;
- and
- a communication mechanism,
- wherein the at least one computing device further comprises:
- a memory, containing computer-executable instructions for connecting to the at least one cluster and varying an output of the at least one output device;
- and
- a processor, for executing the computer-executable instructions and being capable of receiving an input from a user for manually adjusting a volume, wherein the computer-executable instructions include:
- determining if at least one of the monitored one or more parameters falls outside of a predetermined threshold;
- if at least one of the monitored one or more parameters falls outside of the predetermined threshold,
- transmitting, to the at least one output device, an alert;
- altering one or more of the one or more sounds so that at least one of the monitored one or more parameters does not fall outside of the predetermined threshold;
- and
- outputting the one or more sounds on the at least one output device.
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A system comprising:
- at least one cluster of at least one computing device, the at least one computing device including:
- a sound sensing mechanism, configured to:
- detect a sensed energy, wherein the sensed energy comprises one or more sounds;
- and
- monitor one or more parameters selected from the group of (i) an amplitude of the one or more sounds and (ii) a frequency of the one or more sounds;
- and
- a wireless transceiver;
- and
- at least one output device, including:
- a power source for operating the output device;
- a speaker for outputting sound;
- and
- a communication mechanism,
- wherein the at least one computing device further comprises:
- a memory, containing computer-executable instructions for connecting to the at least one cluster and varying an output of the at least one output device;
- and
- a processor, for executing the computer-executable instructions, wherein the computer-executable instructions include:
- determining if at least one of the monitored one or more parameters falls outside of a predetermined threshold;
- if at least one of the monitored one or more parameters falls outside of the predetermined threshold,
- altering one or more of the one or more sounds so that at least one of the monitored one or more parameters does not fall outside of the predetermined threshold;
- and
- outputting the one or more sounds on the at least one output device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.