Methods and systems for sound file creation

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11937053-B1
Application number	US-202016952926-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Nov 19, 2020
Priority date	Jun 20, 2018
Publication date	Mar 19, 2024
Grant date	Mar 19, 2024

Abstract

Provided are methods and systems for performing a series of acoustic tests in a variety of testing environments comprising several types of construction assemblies. Prior to performing each acoustic test, a plurality of audio parameters corresponding to a given construction assembly can be used to configure an electronic device that captures audio produced by the acoustic test with a microphone and stores the captured audio as a computer sound file. Further, an acoustic testing device can be used during the acoustic test to gather data indicative of a result of the acoustic test. The result can then be mapped, along with information related to the given construction assembly, to the computer sound file.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a computing device, audio associated with a plurality of acoustic tests performed in a testing environment, wherein each acoustic test of the plurality of acoustic tests comprises noise generated by an impact source acting upon at least one construction assembly of a plurality of construction assemblies in the testing environment,
wherein the computing device is configured to receive the audio according to a plurality of audio parameters, and
wherein the plurality of audio parameters are associated with the plurality of acoustic tests and the plurality of construction assemblies;

storing the audio associated with the plurality of acoustic tests in respective sound files;
mapping, to the respective sound files, for each of the plurality of acoustic tests:
a value of each respective audio parameter of the plurality of audio parameters associated with the respective sound files, wherein the plurality of audio parameters comprises a gain level; and

adjusting, for each of the respective sound files, the value of the gain level based on an actual measured noise level associated with the impact source and the corresponding acoustic test of the plurality of acoustic tests.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising performing the plurality of acoustic tests.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising mapping, to the respective sound files, for each of the plurality of acoustic tests, information related to a respective construction assembly of the plurality of construction assemblies.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the adjusted value of the gain level, for each of the respective sound files, is identical to the actual measured noise level associated with the impact source and the corresponding acoustic test.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of audio parameters comprises non-acoustic test related noise.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising trimming each of the respective sound files to a determined length.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising band-limiting each of the respective sound files to a determined frequency range.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising mapping, to the respective sound files, a description of the respective construction assembly of the plurality of construction assemblies.

9. A method comprising:
receiving, by a computing device, captured audio from a respective acoustic test of a plurality of acoustic tests performed in a testing environment, wherein each acoustic test of the plurality of acoustic tests comprises noise generated by an impact source acting upon at least one construction assembly of a plurality of construction assemblies in the testing environment;
storing, in each of a plurality of sound files, the captured audio, comprising the noise generated by the impact source, from the respective acoustic test of the plurality of acoustic tests, wherein each respective sound file of the plurality of sound files comprises a plurality of audio parameters, and wherein the plurality of audio parameters comprises a gain level;
adjusting a value of the gain level in each respective sound file based on the noise generated by the impact source from the respective acoustic test; and
appending metadata to each respective sound file of the plurality of sound files.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
performing the plurality of acoustic tests for the plurality of construction assemblies, wherein each acoustic test of the plurality of acoustic tests is performed in the testing environment comprising a respective construction assembly of the plurality of construction assemblies.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein appending the metadata to each respective sound file of the plurality of sound files comprises appending a description of the respective construction assembly of the plurality of construction assemblies.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the adjusted value of the gain level for each of the respective sound files is based on at least one audio parameter of the plurality of audio parameters associated with each respective acoustic test of the plurality of acoustic tests.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the at least one audio parameter comprises a signal-to-noise ratio or a frequency range.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the at least one audio parameter comprises non-acoustic test related noise.

15. An apparatus comprising:
one or more processors; and
memory storing processor-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to:
receive captured audio from a respective acoustic test of a plurality of acoustic tests performed in a testing environment, wherein each acoustic test of the plurality of acoustic tests comprises noise generated by an impact source acting upon at least one construction assembly of a plurality of construction assemblies in the testing environment;
store, in each of a plurality of sound files, the captured audio, comprising the noise generated by the impact source, from the respective acoustic test of the plurality of acoustic tests, wherein each respective sound file of the plurality of sound files comprises a plurality of audio parameters, and wherein the plurality of audio parameters comprises a gain level;
adjust a value of the gain level in each respective sound file based on the noise generated by the impact source from the respective acoustic test; and
append metadata to each respective sound file of the plurality of sound files.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the processor-executable instructions further cause the apparatus to:
perform the plurality of acoustic tests for the plurality of construction assemblies, wherein each acoustic test of the plurality of acoustic tests is performed in the testing environment comprising a respective construction assembly of the plurality of construction assemblies.

17. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the processor-executable instructions that cause the apparatus the apparatus to append the metadata to each respective sound file of the plurality of sound files further cause the apparatus to append a description of the respective construction assembly of the plurality of construction assemblies.

18. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the adjusted value of the gain level for each of the respective sound files is based on at least one audio parameter of the plurality of audio parameters associated with each respective acoustic test of the plurality of acoustic tests.

19. The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the at least one audio parameter comprises a signal-to-noise ratio or a frequency range.

20. The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the at least one audio parameter comprises non-acoustic test related noise.

Assignees

• Columbia Insurance Co

Inventors

• Woodall Joseph M
• Brumbelow Julie B
• Morton Barrett R
• Dong David Wayland
• Loverde John

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

• G06F16/68 Primary

  Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually · CPC title

• G06T17/05

  Geographic models · CPC title