Sound verification

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016293180-A1
Application number	US-201414440236-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Apr 8, 2014
Priority date	Apr 8, 2014
Publication date	Oct 6, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

In some examples, sound verification may include a speaker device that may be configured to transmit sound at a dynamic volume level and a listening device that may be configured to receive the sound and provide feedback to the speaker device based on the received sound. The primary transceiver device may be further configured to adjust the dynamic volume level based on the feedback provided by the secondary transceiver device.

First claim

1 . A sound verification system, comprising:
a speaker device configured to transmit sound at a dynamic volume level; and a listening device configured to receive the sound and provide feedback to the speaker device based on the received sound,
wherein the speaker device is further configured to control the dynamic volume level for the speaker device based on the feedback provided by the listening device.

2 . The sound verification system of claim 1 , wherein the feedback provided by the listening device to the speaker device is a sound-to-text conversion of the received sound.

3 . The sound verification system of claim 1 ,
wherein the speaker device is further configured to:
convert the transmitted sound to a localized text version of the transmitted sound, and
adjust the dynamic volume level based on a comparison of the localized text version of the transmitted sound to the sound-to-text version of the received sound provided by the listening device.

4 . A sound verification system, comprising:
a primary transceiver device configured to:
transmit sound signals; and
convert the sound signals into a primary text version of the transmitted sound signals; and
a secondary transceiver device configured to:
receive the sound signals transmitted by the primary transceiver device;
convert the received sound signals into a secondary text version of the received sound signals; and
transmit the secondary text version of the received sound signals to the primary transceiver device.

5 . The sound verification system of claim 4 , wherein the primary transceiver device is further configured to:
receive the secondary text version of the received sound signals from the secondary transceiver device; grade a level of accuracy of a comparison of the primary text version of the transmitted sound signals relative to the secondary text version of the received sound signals; and adjust a volume level based on the grade as transmission of sound signals continues.

6 . A method to verify audio transmission, comprising, by a primary device:
transmitting audio signals at an initial volume; converting the audio signals into a source text; receiving, respectively from one or more secondary devices, secondary text converted from the transmitted audio signals; comparing the source text to the secondary text received from each of the one or more secondary devices; and adjusting a volume applied to the transmitting based on a result of the comparing.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the method is repeated periodically.

8 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the method is repeated periodically by multiple primary devices.

9 . The method of claim 6 ,
wherein the comparing includes assigning a score to a comparison between the source text to the secondary text received from a respective one of the secondary devices, and wherein, further, the adjusting includes increasing the volume in response to one of the scores being less than a threshold value.

10 . The method of claim 6 ,
wherein the comparing includes assigning a score to a comparison between the source text to the secondary text received from a respective one of the secondary devices, and wherein, further, the adjusting includes decreasing the volume in response to one of the scores being greater than a threshold value.

11 . The method of claim 6 ,
wherein the comparing includes assigning a score to a comparison between the source text to the secondary text received from a respective one of the secondary devices, and wherein, further, the adjusting includes increasing the volume in response to the majority of the scores being less than a threshold value.

12 . The method of claim 6 ,
wherein the comparing includes assigning a score to a comparison between the source text to the secondary text received from a respective one of the secondary devices, and wherein, further, the adjusting includes decreasing the volume in response to the majority of the scores being greater than a threshold value.

13 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium configured to store instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to:
transmit media signals; store a text version of the media signals; receive, respectively from one or more secondary devices, secondary text converted from the transmitted media signals; compare the stored text version of the media signals to the secondary text received from each of the one or more secondary devices; and adjust an intensity applied to a continued transmitting of the media signals based on a comparison result.

14 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 ,
wherein the media signals comprise audio signals, and wherein the adjusting comprises adjusting a dynamic volume applied to the continued transmitting of the audio signals based on the comparison result.

15 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to periodically repeat execution of the instructions.

16 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to periodically repeat execution of the instructions in concert with the one or more processors of one or more other devices.

17 . The computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the adjusting is to accommodate a lowest value of the comparison result.

18 . The computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the adjusting is to accommodate a highest value of the comparison result.

19 . The computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the adjusting is to accommodate a majority of values of the comparison result, relative to a threshold value.

Assignees

• Empire Technology Dev Llc

Inventors

• Ur Shmuel
• Fligler Ariel

Classifications

• G10L25/51

  for comparison or discrimination · CPC title

• G10L21/0364 Primary

  for improving intelligibility · CPC title

• G10L15/26

  Speech to text systems (G10L15/08 takes precedence) · CPC title

• 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

• H04R2430/01

  Aspects of volume control, not necessarily automatic, in sound systems · CPC title