Universal mute for internet of things enabled devices
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsPhani Kumar V. Ayyagari, Manish A. Bhide, Madan K. Chukka, Purna Chandra R. Jasti
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Abstract
The present application describes embodiments for reducing noise emanated by a device. An example computer implemented method includes receiving, by a supervisor device of a wireless system, a notification that an activity is being initiated. The method further includes, reducing the noise emanated by the device in response by determining, by the supervisor device a location of the device; in response to the location of the device being is within a predetermined vicinity of a location of the activity, sending, by the supervisor device a mute signal to the device.
Claims20
A computer implemented method for reducing noise emanated by a device, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a supervisor device of a wireless system, a notification that an activity is being initiated;
- and
- in response, reducing the noise emanated by the device by:
- determining, by the supervisor device a location of the device;
- and
- in response to the location of the device being is within a predetermined vicinity of a location of the activity, sending, by the supervisor device a mute signal to the device.
A system for reducing surrounding noise, the system comprising:
- a supervisor device of a local area network, the supervisor device being configured to receive a notification indicative of initiation of an activity by a first device in a local area network;
- the supervisor device further configured to reduce noise emanated by a second device in the local area network in response by:
- determining a location of the device;
- and
- in response to the location of the device being is within a predetermined vicinity of a location of the activity, sending a mute signal to the device.
A computer program product for reducing surrounding noise emanated by one or more devices connected via a local area network (LAN), the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium, the computer readable storage medium comprising computer executable instructions, wherein the computer readable storage medium comprises instructions to perform a method comprising:
- receiving, by a supervisor device of the LAN, a notification that an activity is being initiated;
- and
- in response, reducing, by the supervisor device, the noise emanated by the device by:
- determining, by the supervisor device a location of the device;
- and
- in response to the location of the device being is within a predetermined vicinity of a location of the activity, sending, by the supervisor device a mute signal to the device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.