Computer communications using acoustic signals
AssigneeBeepCard Ltd.
InventorsAlon Atsmon, Amit Antebi, Nathan Altman, Zvi Lev, Moshe Cohen
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Abstract
A method of communicating with an electronic device. The method includes providing an electronic device having an audible sound receiving and generating sub-system including a microphone, transmitting from a source at least one acoustic signal encoded with information, receiving said at least one acoustic signal by said microphone and determining a spatial position, distance or movement of the microphone relative to the source, responsive to the received at least one signal.
Claims36
A method of communicating with an electronic device, comprising:
- providing an electronic device having an audible sound receiving and generating sub-system including a microphone;
- transmitting from a source at least one acoustic signal encoded with information;
- receiving said at least one acoustic signal by said microphone;
- and
- determining at least one of a spatial position, distance or movement of the microphone relative to the source, responsive to the received at least one signal.
A method of attaching a peripheral to a computer, comprising:
- providing a general purpose computer including a sound generating and receiving subsystem;
- analyzing, at said computer, sounds received by said subsystem to detect acoustic transmissions from said peripheral;
- and
- transmitting, from said computer and using said subsystem, information to said peripheral using encoded sound transmissions.
A method of determining a status of an electronic device, comprising:
- receiving information-encoding acoustic signals generated by said device;
- and
- analyzing said signals, automatically by a computer, to determine an operational status associated with said device responsive to said information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.