Acoustic representations of environments

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10163368-B2
Application number	US-201715727732-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 9, 2017
Priority date	Apr 30, 2014
Publication date	Dec 25, 2018
Grant date	Dec 25, 2018

Abstract

Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for acoustic representations of environments. A processor can execute an acoustic representation service. The processor can receive a request to provide acoustic representation data to a device. The processor can obtain input data from the device. The input data can include captured data. The processor can analyze the input data to recognize an object represented in or by the input data and a path associated with the object. The processor can generate acoustic representation data representing the object and the path, and provide the acoustic representation data to the device.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
obtaining, by a device comprising a processor, captured data from a capture device that is in communication with the device, wherein the captured data comprises video that is captured in three hundred sixty degrees centered on the capture device;
sending, by the device and directed to a service, input data comprising a portion of the captured data, wherein the service is configured to recognize, based on the input data, an object and a path of movement associated with the object; and
receiving, by the device, acoustic representation data that represents the object and the path of movement.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
providing, by the device, the acoustic representation data to an output device.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
sending, by the device and directed to the service, a request to build an object library; and
sending, by the device and directed to the service, another input data.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the service is configured to identify another object represented by the other input data and to add data that identifies the other object to the object library.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the captured data comprises:
the video;
audio; and
a sensor reading that is obtained via a sensor of the device.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
processing, by the device, the captured data before sending the input data.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the processing comprises modifying a frame rate of the captured data.

8. A device comprising:
a processor; and
a memory that stores computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising
obtaining captured data from a capture device that is in communication with the device, wherein the captured data comprises video that is captured in three hundred sixty degrees centered on the capture device,
sending, directed to a service, input data that comprises a portion of the captured data, wherein the service is configured to recognize, based on the input data, an object and a path of movement associated with the object, and
receiving acoustic representation data that represents the object and the path of movement.

9. The device of claim 8 , wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations further comprising:
providing the acoustic representation data to an output device.

10. The device of claim 8 , wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations further comprising:
sending, directed to the service, a request to build an object library; and
sending, directed to the service, another input data.

11. The device of claim 10 , wherein the service is configured to identify another object represented by the other input data and to add data that identifies the other object to the object library.

12. The device of claim 8 , wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations further comprising:
modifying a frame rate of the captured data before sending the input data.

13. The device of claim 8 , wherein the captured data comprises:
the video;
audio; and
a sensor reading that is obtained via a sensor.

14. A computer storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
obtaining captured data from a capture device that is in communication with a device, wherein the captured data comprises video that is captured in three hundred sixty degrees centered on the capture device;
sending, directed to a service, input data that comprises a portion of the captured data, wherein the service is configured to recognize, based on the input data, an object and a path of movement associated with the object; and
receiving acoustic representation data that represents the object and the path of movement.

15. The computer storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations further comprising:
providing the acoustic representation data to an output device.

16. The computer storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations further comprising:
sending, directed to the service, a request to build an object library; and
sending, directed to the service, another input data to the service.

17. The computer storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the service is configured to identify another object represented by the other input data and adds data identifying the other object to the object library.

18. The computer storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the captured data comprises:
the video;
audio; and
a sensor reading that is obtained via a sensor.

19. The computer storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations further comprising:
modifying a frame rate of the captured data before sending the input data.

20. The computer storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations further comprising:
in response to determining, based on the object and the path of movement, that an alert should be issued, sending the alert to an output device.

Assignees

• At & T Ip I Lp
• At&T Intelllectual Property I L P

Inventors

• Wohlert Randolph
• Majmundar Milap V
• Bangor Aaron
• Pratt James H
• Corona Guido

Classifications

• G09B21/006 Primary

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