Systems and methods for headset identification

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12483845-B2
Application number	US-202318173817-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 24, 2023
Priority date	Feb 24, 2023
Publication date	Nov 25, 2025
Grant date	Nov 25, 2025

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for utilizing a heterogeneous computing platform of an IHS (Information Handling System) to identify an audio headset worn by a user of the IHS. An orchestrator device of the IHS uses resources of the heterogeneous computing platform to capture a plurality of images of a user of the IHS, such as using integrated and/or external cameras of the IHS. Based on the captured images of the user, a determination is made regarding whether the user is wearing an audio headset and the audio headset worn by the user is identified. The IHS is then configured for audio outputs to the identified audio headset worn by the user.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . An Information Handling System (IHS), comprising:
a heterogeneous computing platform; and a memory coupled to the heterogeneous computing platform, wherein the memory comprises a plurality of sets of firmware instructions, wherein each of the sets of firmware instructions, upon execution by a respective device among a plurality of devices of the heterogeneous computing platform, enables the respective device to provide a corresponding firmware service, and wherein at least one of the plurality of devices operates as an orchestrator configured to:
using resources of the heterogeneous computing platform, capture a plurality of images of a user of the IHS;
based on the captured images of the user, determine when the user is wearing an audio headset and identify the audio headset worn by the user; and
configure the IHS for audio outputs to the identified audio headset worn by the user.

2 . The IHS of claim 1 , wherein the heterogeneous computing platform comprises at least one of: a System-On-Chip (SoC), a Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), or an Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC).

3 . The IHS of claim 1 , wherein the orchestrator comprises at least one of: a sensing hub, an Embedded Controller (EC), or a Baseboard Management Controller (BMC).

4 . The IHS of claim 1 , wherein the orchestrator is further configured to:
configure the IHS for audio operations using inputs from the identified audio headset worn by the user.

5 . The IHS of claim 4 , wherein the identified audio headset comprises an over-the-ear headset the inputs from the identified audio headset worn by the user comprise user inputs via a plurality of buttons on one or more cups of the over-the-ear headset.

6 . The IHS of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of images of the user are captured using a plurality of cameras coupled to the IHS.

7 . The IHS of claim 6 , wherein a first portion of the plurality of images of the user are captured using an integrated camera of the IHS, wherein a second portion of the plurality of images of the user are captured using an external camera that is coupled to the IHS.

8 . The IHS of claim 7 , wherein the first portion of the plurality of images depict the user from a first perspective and the second portion of the plurality of images depict the user from a second perspective.

9 . The IHS of claim 8 , wherein information from the images depicting the user from the first perspective and from the images depicting the user from the second perspective is combined to determine when the user is wearing an audio headset.

10 . The IHS of claim 1 , wherein the audio headset worn by the user is identified in the captured images based on a type of the audio headset, and wherein the type of the audio headset comprises earbuds or over-the-ear headphones.

11 . The IHS of claim 1 , wherein the audio headset worn by the user is identified based on the captured images as an over-the-ear headphone type and wherein the audio headset worn by the user is further identified based on a microphone boom of the audio headset in the captured images.

12 . The IHS of claim 1 , wherein the audio headset worn by the user is identified based on the captured images as an over-the-ear headphone type and wherein the audio headset worn by the user is further identified based on cups of an over-the-ear headphone covering the user's ears in the captured images.

13 . The IHS of claim 1 , wherein the audio headset worn by the user is identified based on the captured images as an earbud type and wherein the audio headset worn by the user is further identified based on stems of the earbuds protruding from the user's ears in the captured images.

14 . The IHS of claim 1 , wherein the orchestrator is further configured to utilize temporal context information comprising a schedule of the user to further identify the audio headset worn by the user.

15 . The IHS of claim 1 , wherein the orchestrator is further configured to utilize environmental context information comprising a location of the IHS to further identify the audio headset worn by the user.

16 . A memory device having a plurality of sets of firmware instructions, wherein each of the sets of firmware instructions is executable by a respective device among a plurality of devices of a heterogeneous computing platform of an Information Handling System (IHS) to enable the respective device to provide a corresponding firmware service, and wherein a given one of the plurality of sets of firmware instructions, upon execution by a given device, causes the selected device to:
using resources of the heterogeneous computing platform, capture a plurality of images of a user of the IHS; based on the captured images of the user, determine when the user is wearing an audio headset and identify the audio headset worn by the user; and configure the IHS for audio outputs to the identified audio headset worn by the user.

17 . The memory device of claim 16 , wherein the plurality of images of the user are captured using a plurality of cameras coupled to the IHS.

18 . A method for identifying an audio headset worn by a user of an IHS (Information Handling System), comprising:
using resources of a heterogeneous computing platform, capturing a plurality of images of a user of the IHS; based on the captured images of the user, determining when the user is wearing an audio headset and identifying the audio headset worn by the user; and configuring the IHS for audio outputs to the identified audio headset worn by the user.

19 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the audio headset worn by the user is identified in the captured images based on a type of the audio headset, and wherein the type of the audio headset comprises earbuds or over-the-car headphones.

20 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the plurality of images of the user are captured using a plurality of cameras coupled to the IHS.

Assignees

• Dell Products Lp

Inventors

• Kondapi Srikanth
• Hamlin Daniel L
• Swierk Todd Erick

Classifications

• H04R29/00

  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

• H04R5/033

  Headphones for stereophonic communication {(details thereof, e.g. relating to batteries, cables or control elements H04R1/10)} · CPC title

• G06V20/64

  Three-dimensional [3D] objects · CPC title

• G06V10/255 Primary

  Detecting or recognising potential candidate objects based on visual cues, e.g. shapes · CPC title

• H04R2420/07

  Applications of wireless loudspeakers or wireless microphones · CPC title