Intelligent audio control
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsDavid B. LECTION, Sarbajit K. RAKSHIT, Mark B. STEVENS, John D. WILSON
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Abstract
Embodiments for manipulating an audio environment by a processor. A noncalibrative stimulus is detected in the audio environment. In response to the detected noncalibrative stimulus, a component in the audio environment is caused to modify an audio characteristic in order to change a physical property of sound generated in the audio environment.
Claims21
A method for manipulating an audio environment by a processor, comprising:
- detecting a noncalibrative stimulus in the audio environment using a camera or sonar-based device to determine the noncalibrative stimulus is within a predetermined proximity to a component in the audio environment, the predetermined proximity being set and adjusted by the processor;
- and
- in response to the detected noncalibrative stimulus, causing the component in the audio environment to modify an audio characteristic in order to change a physical property of sound generated in the audio environment.
A system for manipulating an audio environment, comprising:
- a processor, operable to receive input from the audio environment, that:
- detects a noncalibrative stimulus in the audio environment using a camera or sonar-based device to determine the noncalibrative stimulus is within a predetermined proximity to a component in the audio environment, the predetermined proximity being set and adjusted by the processor, and
- in response to the detected noncalibrative stimulus, causes the component in the audio environment to modify an audio characteristic in order to change a physical property of sound generated in the audio environment.
A computer program product for manipulating an audio environment by a processor, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:
- an executable portion that detects a noncalibrative stimulus in the audio environment using a camera or sonar-based device to determine the noncalibrative stimulus is within a predetermined proximity to a component in the audio environment, the predetermined proximity being set and adjusted by the processor;
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- an executable portion that, in response to the detected noncalibrative stimulus, causes the component in the audio environment to modify an audio characteristic in order to change a physical property of sound generated in the audio environment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.