Automatic adjustments of audio alert characteristics of an alert device using ambient noise levels

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016105155-A1
Application number	US-201514856995-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 17, 2015
Priority date	Mar 19, 2002
Publication date	Apr 14, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

The automatic adjustment of audio alert characteristics of an alert device using ambient noise levels is described. In one aspect of the invention, a machine-readable medium has executable instructions to cause a machine to perform a method to receive an audio sample of ambient noise and adjust a characteristic of the audio alert, such as, the volume level of the audio alert, based on the ambient noise level.

First claim

1 - 41 . (canceled)

42 . A machine readable medium having instructions stored thereon, which when executed by one or more machines, cause the machines to:
sample ambient audio corresponding to receipt of a signal; select an audio alert from a plurality of audio alerts based on parameters of the sampled ambient audio, wherein the audio alert is different from the ambient audio; and generate the audio alert as an audible audio alert.

43 . The machine-readable storage medium of claim 42 , wherein generating the audio alert comprises adjusting characteristics of the audio alert.

44 . The machine-readable storage medium of claim 43 , wherein the audio alert characteristics are adjusted as a function of the parameters of the sampled ambient audio.

45 . The at least one machine-readable storage medium of claim 44 , wherein a decibel level of the audio alert is adjusted as a function of a decibel level of the ambient sound sample.

46 . The at least one machine-readable storage medium of claim 44 , wherein a frequency of the audio alert is adjusted as a function of a frequency of the ambient sound sample.

47 . The at least one machine-readable storage medium of claim 43 , wherein the characteristics of the audio alert are adjusted according to an audio alert rule.

48 . The at least one machine-readable storage medium of claim 47 , wherein the audio alert rule includes instructions to adjust the audio alert characteristics based on the parameters of the ambient audio.

49 . The at least one machine-readable storage medium of claim 48 , wherein the instructions to adjust the audio alert characteristics are configurable via a user interface.

50 . A system comprising:
an audio input to receive an ambient sound and convert the ambient sound to an ambient analog signal; and one or more processors to execute:
logic to select an audio alert from a plurality of audio alerts based on parameters of the sampled ambient audio, wherein the audio alert is different from the ambient audio; and
logic to generate the audio alert as an audible audio alert.

51 . The system of claim 50 , further comprising an analog-to-digital converter to convert the ambient analog signal into an ambient sound sample.

52 . The system of claim 51 , further comprising an audio output to broadcast the audible audio alert.

53 . The system of claim 50 , wherein the logic to generate the audio alert comprises logic to adjust characteristics of the audio alert.

54 . The system of claim 51 , wherein the audio alert characteristics are adjusted as a function of the parameters of the sampled ambient audio.

55 . The system of claim 54 , wherein a decibel level of the audio alert is adjusted as a function of a decibel level of the ambient sound sample.

56 . The system of claim 54 , wherein a frequency of the audio alert is adjusted as a function of a frequency of the ambient sound sample.

57 . The system of claim 53 , wherein the characteristics of the audio alert are adjusted according to an audio alert rule.

58 . The system of claim 57 , wherein the audio alert rule includes instructions to adjust the audio alert characteristics based on the parameters of the ambient audio.

59 . The system of claim 58 , wherein the instructions to adjust the audio alert characteristics are configurable via a user interface.

60 . A method comprising:
sampling ambient audio corresponding to receipt of a signal; selecting an audio alert from a plurality of audio alerts based on parameters of the sampled ambient audio, wherein the audio alert is different from the ambient audio; and generating the audio alert as an audible audio alert.

61 . The method of claim 60 , wherein generating the audio alert comprises adjusting characteristics of the audio alert.

62 . The method of claim 61 , wherein the audio alert characteristics are adjusted as a function of the parameters of the sampled ambient audio.

63 . The method of claim 62 , wherein a decibel level of the audio alert is adjusted as a function of a decibel level of the ambient sound sample.

64 . The method of claim 62 , wherein a frequency of the audio alert is adjusted as a function of a frequency of the ambient sound sample.

65 . The method of claim 61 , wherein the characteristics of the audio alert are adjusted according to an audio alert rule.

66 . The method of claim 65 , wherein the audio alert rule includes user configurable instructions to adjust the audio alert characteristics based on the parameters of the ambient audio.

Assignees

• Intel Corp

Inventors

• Thomas Cronin M

Classifications

• G08B29/28

  by changing the gain of an amplifier · CPC title

• H03G3/32 Primary

  the control being dependent upon ambient noise level or sound level · CPC title

• H04M19/044

  according to the level of ambient noise · CPC title