Handset calibration and location
AssigneeFuze, Inc.
InventorMatthew Walsh
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Abstract
A method that includes selecting a first handset from multiple handsets in a locality and instructing the first handset to generate a first ringtone is provided. The method also includes receiving a volume value of the first ringtone measured with a microphone, adjusting, in the first handset, a volume level for the first ringtone based on a desired volume level, and providing a notification to the first handset that the volume level of the first handset has been calibrated. A system and a non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing instructions to perform the above method are also included.
Claims20
A computer-implemented method comprising:
- selecting a first handset, from multiple handsets in a locality;
- instructing the first handset to generate a first ringtone;
- receiving a volume value of the first ringtone measured using a microphone located in the locality at a distance from the first handset;
- adjusting, in the first handset and in response to the volume value of the first ringtone as received via the microphone, a volume level for the first ringtone based on a desired volume level;
- and
- providing a notification to the first handset that the volume level of the first handset has been calibrated.
A system, comprising:
- a memory storing instructions;
- and
- one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to cause the system to:
- select a first handset from multiple handsets in a locality;
- instruct the first handset to generate a first ringtone;
- receive a volume value of the first ringtone measured using a microphone;
- adjust, in the first handset and in response to the volume value of the first ringtone as received via the microphone, a volume level for the first ringtone based on a desired volume level;
- and
- provide a notification to the first handset that the volume level of the handset has been calibrated.
A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- activating a microphone in a first handset within a locality comprising multiple handsets;
- causing a client device, that is enabled to operate independent from the first handset at a distance from the first handset and that includes a speaker, to generate a first sound signal within the locality;
- receiving, from the first handset, an indication that the first sound signal is detected by the microphone, and a volume level measured for the first sound signal using the microphone;
- determining a distance between the client device and the first handset based on the volume level;
- and
- locating the first handset based on the distance between the client device and the first handset and on a position of the client device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.