US 11,906,642 B2 · Systems and methods for modifying information of audio data based on one or more radio frequency (RF) signal reception and/or transmission characteristics

A method, comprising:

receiving a radio frequency (RF) signal at a first device, the RF signal conveying digital audio data and being transmitted directly to the first device from a second device, with the digital audio data being contained within the RF signal;
measuring one or more RF signal reception or transmission characteristics of the RF signal that contains the digital audio data, the one or more RF signal reception or transmission characteristics of the RF signal being measured as the RF signal arrives at the first device directly from the second device;
then extracting the conveyed digital audio data from the received RF signal at the first device;
then producing modified digital audio data at the first device by internally modifying digital data of the conveyed digital audio data as it is received at the first device directly from the second device based on the measured RF signal reception or transmission characteristics of the RF signal only as the RF signal arrives at the first device directly from the second device;
then converting the modified digital audio data to an analog output signal;
and
then reproducing analog audio acoustic sound waves from the analog output signal.

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A method, comprising:

receiving a radio frequency (RF) signal at a first device, the RF signal conveying audio data and being transmitted from a second device;
measuring one or more RF signal reception or transmission characteristics of the received RF signal at the first device;
producing modified audio data at the first device by modifying information of the conveyed audio data based on the measured RF signal reception or transmission characteristics;
and
reproducing analog audio acoustic sound waves from the modified audio data;
where the audio data comprises at least first channel audio data and second channel audio data;
and where the method further comprises:
producing the modified audio data at the first device by individually varying volume level and/or pitch level information of the first channel audio data relative to volume level and/or pitch level information of the second channel audio data based on the measured RF signal reception or transmission characteristics of the RF signal received from the second device;
and
simultaneously reproducing analog audio acoustic sound waves from the first channel audio data of the modified audio data at a first speaker of the first device and reproducing analog audio acoustic sound waves from the second channel audio data of the modified audio data at a second speaker of the first device;
and
where the first device comprises a portable wireless audio data receiver system that comprises a first speaker worn adjacent a left ear of a human user and a second speaker worn adjacent a right ear of the same human user;
and where the method further comprises:
determining at least one of position, orientation and/or direction of the first device relative to the second device based on the measured one or more RF signal reception or transmission characteristics of the received RF signal at the first device,
producing the modified audio data at the first device by individually varying volume level and/or pitch level information of the first channel audio data relative to volume level and/or pitch level information of the second channel audio data based on the determined position, orientation and/or direction of the first device relative to the second device to produce modified audio data having first and second audio channels that have different volume level and/or pitch level information relative to each other, and
simultaneously reproducing analog audio acoustic sound waves from the first channel audio data of the modified audio data at the first speaker of the portable wireless audio data receiver system and reproducing analog audio acoustic sound waves from the second channel audio data of the modified audio data at the second speaker of the portable wireless audio data receiver system.

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An apparatus, comprising at least one programmable integrated circuit coupled to radio circuitry of a first device, the programmable integrated circuit being programmed to operate the first device to:

receive a radio frequency (RF) signal at a first device, the RF signal conveying digital audio data and being transmitted directly to the first device from a second device, with the digital audio data being contained within the RF signal;
measure one or more RF signal reception or transmission characteristics of the RF signal that contains the digital audio data, the one or more RF signal reception or transmission characteristics of the RF signal being measured as the RF signal arrives at the first device directly from the second device;
then extract the conveyed digital audio data from the received RF signal at the first device;
then produce modified digital audio data at the first device by internally modifying digital data of the conveyed digital audio data as it is received at the first device directly from the second device based on the measured one or more RF signal reception or transmission characteristics of the RF signal only as the RF signal arrives at the first device directly from the second device;
then convert the modified digital audio data to an analog output signal;
and
then reproduce analog audio acoustic sound waves from the analog output signal.

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An apparatus, comprising at least one programmable integrated circuit coupled to radio circuitry of a first device, the programmable integrated circuit being programmed to operate the first device to:

receive a radio frequency (RF) signal at a first device, the RF signal conveying audio data and being transmitted from a second device;
measure one or more RF signal reception or transmission characteristics of the received signal at the first device;
produce modified audio data at the first device by modifying information of the conveyed audio data based on the measured RF signal reception or transmission characteristics;
and
reproduce analog audio acoustic sound waves from the modified audio data;
where the apparatus further comprises at least a first speaker and a second speaker;
where the audio data comprises at least first channel audio data and second channel audio data;
and where the programmable integrated circuit is further programmed to operate the first device to:
produce the modified audio data at the first device by individually varying volume level and/or pitch level information of the first channel audio data relative to volume level and/or pitch level information of the second channel audio data based on the measured RF signal reception or transmission characteristics of the RF signal received from the second device, and
simultaneously reproduce analog audio acoustic sound waves from the first channel information of the modified audio data at the first speaker of the first device and reproduce analog audio acoustic sound waves from the second channel information of the modified audio data at the second speaker of the first device;
and
where the first device comprises a portable wireless audio data receiver system that comprises a first speaker configured to be worn adjacent a left ear of a human user and a second speaker configured to be worn adjacent a right ear of the same human user;
and where the programmable integrated circuit is further programmed to operate the first device to:
determine at least one of position, orientation and/or direction of the first device relative to the second device based on the measured one or more RF signal reception or transmission characteristics of the received RF signal at the first device,
produce the modified audio data at the first device by individually varying volume level and/or pitch level information of the first channel audio data relative to volume level and/or pitch level information of the second channel audio data based on the determined position, orientation and/or direction of the first device relative to the second device to produce modified audio data having first and second audio channels that have different volume level and/or pitch level information relative to each other such that the volume level information and/or pitch level information of the first channel audio data is different from the volume level information and/or pitch level information of the second channel audio data to indicate to a user of the first device the direction from which the RF signal is received, and
simultaneously reproduce analog audio acoustic sound waves from the first channel information of the modified audio data at the first speaker of the portable wireless audio data receiver system and reproducing analog audio acoustic sound waves from the second channel information of the modified audio data at the second speaker of the portable wireless audio data receiver system.

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A system, comprising:

a first device having at least one first programmable integrated circuit coupled to radio circuitry of the first device;
a second device having at least one second programmable integrated circuit coupled to radio circuitry of the second device;
where the second programmable integrated circuit of the second device is programmed to control operation of the second device to transmit a radio frequency (RF) signal directly from the second device to the first device, with digital audio data being contained within the RF signal;
and
where the first programmable integrated circuit of the first device is programmed to operate the first device to:
receive the RF signal at the first device, the RF signal conveying the digital audio data within the RF signal and the RF signal being transmitted directly to the first device from the second device,
measure one or more RF signal reception or transmission characteristics of the RF signal that contains the digital audio data, the one or more RF signal reception or transmission characteristics of the RF signal being measured as the RF signal arrives at the first device directly from the second device,
then extract the conveyed digital audio data from the received RF signal at the first device,
then produce modified digital audio data at the first device by internally modifying digital data of the conveyed digital audio data as it is received at the first device directly from the second device based on the measured RF signal reception or transmission characteristics of the RF signal only as the RF signal arrives at the first device directly from the second device,
then convert the modified digital audio data to an analog output signal;
and
then reproduce analog audio acoustic sound waves from the analog output signal.

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A system, comprising:

a first device having at least one first programmable integrated circuit coupled to radio circuitry of the first device;
a second device having at least one second programmable integrated circuit coupled to radio circuitry of the second device;
where the second programmable integrated circuit of the second device is programmed to control operation of the second device to transmit a radio frequency (RF) signal directly from the second device to the first device;
and
where the first programmable integrated circuit of the first device is programmed to operate the first device to:
receive the RF signal at the first device, the RF signal conveying audio data and being transmitted directly to the first device from the second device,
measure one or more RF signal reception or transmission characteristics of the RF signal as it is received at the first device directly from the second device,
produce modified audio data at the first device by modifying information of the conveyed audio data as it is received at the first device directly from the second device based on the measured RF signal reception or transmission characteristics of the RF signal only as it is received at the first device directly from the second device, and
reproduce analog audio acoustic sound waves from the modified audio data;
where the first device comprises at least a first speaker and a second speaker;
where the audio data comprises at least first channel audio data and second channel audio data;
and where the first programmable integrated circuit is further programmed to operate the first device to:
produce the modified audio data at the first device by individually varying volume level and/or pitch level information of the first channel audio data relative to volume level and/or pitch level information of the second channel audio data based on the measured RF signal reception or transmission characteristics of the RF signal received from the second device, and
simultaneously reproduce analog audio acoustic sound waves from the first channel information of the modified audio data at the first speaker of the first device and reproduce analog audio acoustic sound waves from the second channel information of the modified audio data at the second speaker of the first device.

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A system, comprising:

a first device having at least one first programmable integrated circuit coupled to radio circuitry of the first device;
a second device having at least one second programmable integrated circuit coupled to radio circuitry of the second device;
where the second programmable integrated circuit of the second device is programmed to control operation of the second device to transmit a radio frequency (RF) signal from the second device to the first device;
and
where the first programmable integrated circuit of the first device is programmed to operate the first device to:
receive the RF signal at the first device, the RF signal conveying audio data and being transmitted from the second device,
measure one or more RF signal reception or transmission characteristics of the RF signal as it is received at the first device,
produce modified audio data at the first device by modifying information of the conveyed audio data based on the measured RF signal reception or transmission characteristics, and
reproduce analog audio acoustic sound waves from the modified audio data;
where the first device comprises one or more speakers;
where at least the first device is movable relative to the second device or the second device is movable relative to the first device while the second device;
and where the first programmable integrated circuit is further programmed to operate the first device to:
make at least two measurements of the one or more RF signal reception or transmission characteristics of the received RF signal at the first device, the two measurements being made at sequential times that correspond to sequential different relative positions between the second device and the first device while at least one of the first device is moving relative to the second device or the second device is moving relative to the first device;
compare the at least two sequential measurements of RF signal reception or transmission characteristics to determine a real time rate of change of the RF signal reception or transmission characteristics as a function of time;
produce the modified audio data at the first device by varying pitch information of the audio data based on the real time change in measured RF signal reception or transmission characteristics of the RF signal received from the second device as a function of time;
and
reproduce analog audio acoustic sound waves from the modified audio data at the one or more speakers of the first device to simulate a Doppler effect.

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Systems and methods for modifying information of audio data based on one or more radio frequency (RF) signal reception and/or transmission characteristics

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