Audio identification device, audio identification method and audio identification system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10057699-B2
Application number	US-201414503533-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 1, 2014
Priority date	Oct 1, 2014
Publication date	Aug 21, 2018
Grant date	Aug 21, 2018

Abstract

An audio identification device is provided. The audio identification device comprises: at least one sensing device configured to capture an audio signal present in a working space of a processing setup including at least one processing device; and a processor configured to: receive information related to the at least one processing device; retrieve audio data stored in a database using the received information related to the at least one processing device; identify a state of the at least one processing device by analyzing the audio signal captured by the at least one sensing device based on the retrieved audio data; and output a response, the response being determined based on the identified state of the at least one processing device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An audio identification device for identifying a state of any one of a plurality of processing devices, an identification information indicator provided on the at least one processing device of the processing setup, the identification information indicator indicating the identification information of the at least one processing device, each of the processing devices having an audio generating device configured to output an audio signature indicating identification information of the respective processing device, an identification information detector operatively associated with the audio generating device and configured to detect the identification information indicated by the identification information indicator provided on the at least one processing device, the audio generating device outputs the audio signature indicating the identification information detected by the identification information detector, the audio identification device comprising:
at least one sensing device configured to capture an audio signal present in a working space of a processing setup that includes the at least one processing device; and
a processor configured to:
receive the audio signature via the at least one sensing device;
determine the identification information of the at least one processing device from the audio signature;
retrieve audio data stored in a database using the received information related to the at least one processing device, including audio data stored in the data base in association with the identification information of the at least one processing device;
identify a state of the at least one processing device by analyzing the audio signal captured by the at least one sensing device based on the retrieved audio data; and
output a response, the response being determined based on the identified state of the at least one processing device.

2. The audio identification device of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the processing devices further has optically readable identification information that identifies the respective processing device, the audio identification device further comprising:
an optical device configured to read the optically readable identification information on the at least one processing device and to determine the identification information for the at least one processing device based on the read identification information; and
wherein, the processor is configured to:
receive information related to the at least one processing device, including the audible or optical identification information of the at least one processing device.

3. The audio identification device according to claim 2 , wherein:
the audio generating device is a resonator configured to emit a baseline harmonic sound; and
the processor is further configured to:
determine the identification information of the at least one processing device from the baseline harmonic sound.

4. The audio identification device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the optically readable identification information is an identification information indicator on the at least one processing device of the processing setup, the identification information indicator indicating the identification information of the at least one processing device; and
the optical reader is configured to detect the identification information indicated by the identification information indicator provided on the at least one processing device.

5. The audio identification device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the optical device is an imaging device configured to capture an image of the at least one processing device of the processing setup, and
the optically readable identification information is defined by a configuration of the at least one processing device, and
wherein the processor is further configured to:
receive the image of the at least one processing device, captured by the imaging device; and
determine the identification information of the at least one processing device from the received image of the at least one processing device.

6. The audio identification device according to claim 2 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
generate an audio data file from the audio signal captured by the at least one sensing device; and
storing the generated audio data file in the database.

7. The audio identification device according to claim 6 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
output the generated audio data file as at least one of audio and visual representation.

8. The audio identification device according to claim 2 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
shut down the processing device if the identified state of the at least one processing device is one of specified states in which shutdown of the at least one processing device is indicated.

9. The audio identification device according to claim 2 , wherein the response output includes information regarding one or more required actions by an operator.

10. The audio identification device according to claim 9 , wherein:
the one or more required actions by an operator includes providing an input indicating whether or not to allow shutdown of the processing device; and
the processor is further configured to:
receive the input by the operator; and
shut down the processing device if the received input indicates that the operator allows shutdown of the processing device.

11. The audio identification device according to claim 2 , wherein:
the analyzing of the audio signal captured by the at least one sensing device includes performing a similarity search on the retrieved audio data; and
the response includes a percentage of confidence for the identified state of the at least one processing device, based on results of the similarity search.

12. The audio identification device according to claim 2 , wherein the audio identification device is sterilizable.

13. The audio identification device according to claim 2 , wherein the audio identification device is implemented on a mobile device.

14. The audio identification device according to claim 2 , wherein the audio identification device is included in the processing device of the processing setup.

15. An audio identification device comprising:
at least one sensing device configured to capture an audio signal present in a working space of a processing setup including at least one processing device; and
a processor configured to:
receive information related to the at least one processing device;
retrieve audio data stored in a database using the received information related to the at least one processing device;
identify a state of the at least one processing device by analyzing the audio signal captured by the at least one sensing device based on the retrieved audio data; and
output a response, the response being determined based on the identified state of the at least one processing device, wherein

the at least one processing device of the processing setup includes a plurality of components, each of the plurality of components being provided with an audio generating device, the audio generating device comprising:
an array of sensing devices configured to capture an audio signal present in the working space of the processing setup;
an audio emitting device configured to emit audio signals;
a processor configured to:
identify directionality of the audio signal captured by the array of sensing devices;
generate positional information including a relative position of the component on which the audio generating device is provided using the identified directionality; and
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Assignees

• Sartorius Stedim Biotech Gmbh

Inventors

• Maggiore Frank
• Priebe Paul

Classifications

• H04R29/00 Primary

  Monitoring arrangements; Testing arrangements {(for hearing aids H04R25/30; detection of loudspeaker connection H04R5/04; sound-field adaptation dependent on speaker detection H04S7/308)} · CPC title

• G06F16/164

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• G06F16/683

  using metadata automatically derived from the content · CPC title

• G06F16/9535

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• G01S3/801

  Details {(G01S3/82, G01S3/84, G01S3/86 take precedence)} · CPC title