Systems and methods for predicting an expected blockage of a signal path of an ultrasound signal

An apparatus comprising:

• a plurality of receivers including a first set of receivers and a second set of receivers;
• a processor;
• and
• a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to:
• receive signals from the first set of receivers, wherein the first set of receivers corresponds to selected receivers, and wherein the signals received from the first set of receivers are indicative of acoustic signals detected by the first set of receivers;
• predict, based on a signal, an expected blockage of a signal path between a source of the acoustic signals detected by the first set of receivers and a first receiver of the first set of receivers;
• and
• select at least one receiver of the second set of receivers in response to predicting the expected blockage, wherein the second set of receivers corresponds to non-selected receivers.

A computer-readable medium comprising instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to perform operations including:

• receiving signals from a first set of receivers of a plurality of receivers of a device, the plurality of receivers including the first set of receivers and a second set of receivers, wherein the first set of receivers correspond to selected receivers, wherein the second set of receivers correspond to non-selected receivers, and wherein the signals received from the first set of receivers are indicative of acoustic signals detected by the first set of receivers;
• predicting, based on a signal, an expected blockage of a signal path between a source of the acoustic signals and a first receiver of the first set of receivers;
• and
• selecting a particular receiver of the second set of receivers as a newly selected receiver in response to predicting the expected blockage.

An apparatus comprising:

• multiple receiving means for receiving a signal, the multiple receiving means including a first set of receiving means and a second set of receiving means, wherein the first set of receiving means correspond to selected receiving means, and wherein the second set of receiving means correspond to non-selected receiving means;
• means for predicting, based on a received signal, an expected blockage of a signal path between a source of the received signal and a first receiving means of the first set of receiving means;
• and
• means for selecting a particular receiving means of the second set of receiving means as a newly selected receiving means in response to predicting the expected blockage.