# US 2018/0322861 A1 · Variable Presence Control and Audio Communications In Immersive Electronic Devices

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- Number: US 2018/0322861 A1
- Document ID: US20180322861A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/040,386
- Filed: 2018-07-19
- Published: 2018-11-08
- Earliest claimed: 2014-04-11
- Inventors: Ahmed Ibrahim
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180322861A1

## CPC

- G10K 11/178: by electro-acoustically regenerating the original acoustic waves in anti-phase
- G10K 11/17827: {Desired external signals, e.g. pass-through audio such as music or speech}
- G10K 11/1783: {handling or detecting of non-standard events or conditions, e.g. changing operating modes under specific operating conditions}
- G10K 11/17885: {additionally using a desired external signal, e.g. pass-through audio such as music or speech}
- H04R 1/1008: {Earpieces of the supra-aural or circum-aural type}
- H04R 1/1016: {Earpieces of the intra-aural type}
- H04R 1/1041: {Mechanical or electronic switches, or control elements (switches in general H01H)}
- H04R 29/008: {Visual indication of individual signal levels (visual indication of stereophonic sound image H04S7/40)}
- G10K 2210/1081: Earphones, e.g. for telephones, ear protectors or headsets
- G10K 2210/3016: Control strategies, e.g. energy minimization or intensity measurements
- G10K 2210/3033: Information contained in memory, e.g. stored signals or transfer functions
- G10K 2210/3047: Prediction, e.g. of future values of noise
- H04R 2201/401: 2D or 3D arrays of transducers
- H04R 2420/07: Applications of wireless loudspeakers or wireless microphones
- G10K: SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES; METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING, NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H04R: LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; ELECTRIC HEARING AIDS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS (producing sounds with frequency not determined by supply frequency G10K)

## Abstract

Systems and methods operate to automatically adjust features and modes of operation for personal electronic devices, to control the level of immersion (or conversely, presence) experienced by a user of the device, relative to the user's ambient environment and/or virtual communications from systems other than the immersive device, such as notifications or bot communications. Thus, users of electronic devices may still make themselves available for interaction with other individuals and devices around them, even while using technologies that may otherwise be immersive and isolating.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method for transmitting audible content from a remote electronic device to a user mobile device associated with headphones worn by the user, the method comprising:
detecting an interaction event via which a third party electronic device seeks to interact with the user via the user mobile device;
evaluating an immersion state of the user;
applying preferences associated with the interaction event;
transmitting presence control instructions to the user electronic device; and
executing presence control instructions to modify operation of the mobile device and/or the headphones associated therewith.