Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods for positioning a user of a hands-free intercommunication system
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Application No.: US14461106Application Date: 2014-08-15
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Publication No.: US09779593B2Publication Date: 2017-10-03
- Inventor: Jesse R. Cheatham, III , Roderick A. Hyde , Muriel Y. Ishikawa , Jordin T. Kare , Craig J. Mundie , Nathan P. Myhrvold , Robert C. Petroski , Eric D. Rudder , Desney S. Tan , Clarence T. Tegreene , Charles Whitmer , Andrew Wilson , Jeannette M. Wing , Lowell L. Wood, Jr. , Victoria Y. H. Wood
- Applicant: Elwha LLC
- Applicant Address: US WA Bellevue
- Assignee: ELWHA LLC
- Current Assignee: ELWHA LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Bellevue
- Main IPC: G08B7/00
- IPC: G08B7/00 ; H04N7/14 ; G06F3/16 ; H04N7/18 ; H04M11/02 ; H04W4/02 ; H04R3/00 ; H04S7/00 ; H04R1/32

Abstract:
A hands-free intercom may include a user-tracking sensor, a directional microphone, a directional sound emitter, a display device, and/or a communication interface. The user-tracking sensor may determine a location of a user so the directional microphone can measure vocal emissions by the user and the directional sound emitter can deliver audio to the user. The hands-free intercom may induce the user to move to a desired location and/or to stay within a connectivity area. The hands-free intercom may also or instead induce the user to face in a desired orientation. The directional sound emitter and/or the display device may induce the user by explicitly indicating the desired location, by adjusting an apparent source of the audio or video, by changing quality of delivered audio or video based on user position, by producing irritating audio or video, and/or the like.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160049052A1 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POSITIONING A USER OF A HANDS-FREE INTERCOMMUNICATION SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2016-02-18
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