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US 2023/0049570 A1Published application
Smart Sound Appliance
OwnerScott C Harrisinventor
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Abstract
A smart sound appliance which has a noise producing device such as a compressor that is controlled by a controller. The controller receives information from a user indicative of whether the user is in a location to receive those sounds. When the user is in the location to receive those sounds, the controller can take an action to reduce those sounds by either turning off the compressor, or reducing the sound of the appliance in some other way.
Claims19
A smart sound appliance, comprising:
- an appliance, which operates to carry out an appliance function, where the appliance creates sounds during its carrying out its appliance function;
- a controller, associated with the appliance, which controls and operation of the appliance, the controller receiving an indication from a remote user indicating that the remote user is in a location likely to receive the sounds created during carrying out the appliance function, and automatically operating to reduce the sound output responsive to detecting that the remote user is in the location.
The appliance as in claim one, wherein the controller receives the indication from a personal device associated with the user.
A method of operating an appliance, comprising:
- using a controller to operate an appliance, which operates to carry out an appliance function, where the appliance creates sounds during carrying out its appliance function;
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- receiving an indication from a remote user indicating that the remote user is in a location likely to receive the sounds created during carrying out the appliance function, and automatically operating to reduce the sound output responsive to detecting that the remote user is in the location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.