Abstract:
A system and method are provided for controlling the own-voice experience of a user who talks while an earpiece is mounted to occlude an ear of the user. A vibration sensor is engaged with the user's head to sense vibrations formed by the user speaking and conducted by the user's head to the vibration sensor. A signal generator operates a speaker element, which is integrated with the earpiece, to generate sound waves in the ear canal of the user, based on the output signal of the vibration sensor. The signal generator generates the sound waves to at least partially cancel other sound waves that are generated by at least part of said vibrations entering the ear canal from surrounding bone and/or tissue. The system and method counteracts the occlusion effect and are applicable in connection with in-ear headsets, earphones, in-ear headphones, in-ear monitors, circumaural headphones, hearing aids, earplugs and earmuffs.
Abstract:
A control method improves a user's ability to navigate in speech-containing audio data during playback of the audio data on a computing device. The control method is executed by a processor in the computing device and comprises operating (51) a media player on the computing device to play the audio data, detecting (52) a user-initiated time-shift command to step forward or backward in the audio data, and, after detecting the time-shift command at a current time in the audio data, identifying (55) a starting point of a sentence in the audio data and operating (56) the media player to play the audio data from the starting point.
Abstract:
A method for controlling a drone including performing operations on a processor configured to control location of the drone are described. The operations on the processor include receiving heart rate messages from a remote device carried by a user, where each heart rate message includes heart rate information of the user, and receiving location messages from the remote device carried by the user, where each location message includes location information of the user. The method includes predicting a future location of the user based on the heart rate messages and the location messages, generating a target location to which the drone is to be moved based on the future location of the user, and commanding the drone to move to the target location. Related devices are disclosed.
Abstract:
A touch sensor is presented. The touch sensor comprises a first electrode (21a); a second electrode (21b); a spacing layer (22) disposed between the first and second electrodes to separate the first and second electrodes; a first sealing layer (23a) and a second sealing layer (23b), wherein the first and second electrodes and the spacing layer are disposed between the first and second sealing layers; wherein the first electrode, the second electrode, the spacing layer, the first sealing layer and the second sealing layer are bendable; a capacitive touch circuitry (24) arranged to sense a capacitive coupling between the first and second electrodes and to output a capacitive touch signal as a response to a change in the capacitive coupling; and a charge inducing circuitry (25) connected to the first and second electrodes arranged to independently induce electric charge to the first and second electrodes. A touch sensitive system comprising the touch sensor is also presented.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method and system for providing access to a device for a user. The method comprises the steps of receiving an access attempt from the user to the device, identifying the user attempting to access the device, retrieving personal information from a database related to the user, the personal information comprising personal traits of the user, selecting a visual challenge configured based on the personal information, issuing the visual challenge to the user, receiving visual input corresponding to an eye-movement of the user relating to the visual challenge, determining whether the user passed the visual challenge based on the received visual input corresponding to an eye movement of the user, and allowing access to the device for the user if the user passes the visual challenge, or denying access to the device for the user if the user fails the visual challenge.
Abstract:
A control method improves a user's ability to navigate in speech-containing audio data during playback of the audio data on a computing device. The control method is executed by a processor in the computing device and comprises operating (51) a media player on the computing device to play the audio data, detecting (52) a user-initiated time-shift command to step forward or backward in the audio data, and, after detecting the time-shift command at a current time in the audio data, identifying (55) a starting point of a sentence in the audio data and operating (56) the media player to play the audio data from the starting point.
Abstract:
An editing method facilitates the task of adding background sound to speech-containing audio data so as to augment the listening experience. The editing method is executed by a processor in a computing device and comprises obtaining characterization data that characterizes time segments in the audio data by at least one of topic and sentiment; deriving, for a respective time segment in the audio data and based on the characterization data, a desired property of a background sound to be added to the audio data in the respective time segment, and providing the desired property for the respective time segment so as to enable the audio data to be combined, within the respective time segment, with background sound having the desired property. The background sound may be selected and added automatically or by manual user intervention.
Abstract:
Determining the location of a body area network enabled device on a user's body and using the location information to determine whether to send instructions or data to the device over the body area network, includes integrating an EMG sensor into a device that is wearable or otherwise meant to be in contact with or close proximity to an intended area of a user's body. The integrated EMG sensor may detect the electrical potential of the user's body at the point of contact. Variance of electrical potential across the user's body may be used to determine information regarding the location of the sensor, and thus, the location of the device on the user's body. The location of the device, in turn, may be used to determine whether to send instructions or data to the device over the body area network.
Abstract:
The present application relates to a remote control device for controlling a plurality of controllable devices. The remote control device comprises at least two spaced apart antennas for receiving a radio signal from a same positioning device, a sending unit for sending a control signal, and a control unit. The control unit is configured to determine a position information of the remote control device in relation to the positioning device based on the radio signal, to select a controllable device of the plurality of controllable devices depending on the position information, and to send a control information for controlling the selected controllable device via the control signal with the sending unit to the selected controllable device.
Abstract:
Method for validating a trusted user of an electronic device, which electronic device comprises an input surface, e.g. on a key, dedicated for application of a user finger; a user input data sensor system, including a fingerprint sensor connected to the input surface for detecting user input fingerprint data, and a tremor sensor for detecting user input tremor data; data access to stored user input data corresponding to a trusted user; and a main processor system configured to match detected user input data with stored input data for validation of a trusted user. A triggering algorithm may run in a sub-sensor system, for sensing device handling and comparing sensed device handling with stored data. If the comparison reveals that user input is likely to occur based on the, a command is sent to the main processing system to trigger activation of tremor sensing and matching.