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US 8,285,344 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for adjusting audio for a user environment
AssigneeDP Technlogies, Inc.
InventorsPhilippe Kahn, Arthur Kinsolving
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Abstract
The method defines a user environment based on detected motion data and/or ambient noise data. The user environment is then used to apply an appropriate audio adjustment mode. In one embodiment, the user environment definition further includes location data. In one embodiment, the location data is obtained from one of: a global positioning system (GPS), and network triangulation.
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A method and to define a user environment comprising:
- detecting motion data;
- detecting ambient noise data;
- identifying a user environment based on the motion data and the ambient noise data, wherein the user environment is selected from a plurality of predefined environments, each predefined environment associated with a certain user activity level, ambient noise data, and location data when available;
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- selecting an appropriate audio input and output adjustment mode based on the selected user environment data.
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A mobile device comprising:
- a motion data receiver logic to receive motion data;
- a sound receiving logic to receive ambient noise data;
- a user environment generation logic to identify a user environment associated with the mobile device based on a user activity level based on the motion data, the ambient noise data, and location information when available, the user environment being one of a plurality of predefined environments;
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- an audio adjustment mode selection logic to select an appropriate adjustment to be applied to an audio output and an audio input of the mobile device based on the identified environment.
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An apparatus comprising:
- an accelerometer to receive motion data, and send the motion data to a motion data receiver logic;
- a processor to classify a user environment as one of a plurality of possible predefined environments based on user activity data based on the motion data and ambient noise data detected by the apparatus and location data;
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- a speaker capable of adjustment, and the processor to adjust the speaker volume based on the classification of the user environment;
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- a microphone to receive sound from the user, the microphone capable of being adjusted based on the classification of the user environment.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.