Emission of a commencement sound and a conclusion sound

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9786191-B2
Application number	US-201615164919-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 26, 2016
Priority date	Sep 4, 2014
Publication date	Oct 10, 2017
Grant date	Oct 10, 2017

Abstract

Various embodiments associated with a commencement sound and a conclusion sound are described. The commencement sound can be a firing sound, such as a sound of a bullet exiting a rifle. The conclusion sound can be an impact sound, such as a sound of the bullet impacting a concrete wall. These sounds can replicate what it sounds like to have an experience around someone without actually subjecting that person to the experience.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium configured to store computer-executable instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform a method, the method comprising:
identifying an initiation command entered upon a graphical user interface for an audible sequence; and
causing implementation of the audible sequence in response to identifying the initiation command,
where the audible sequence comprises a firing audible portion and an impact audible portion,
where the audible sequence comprises an echo audible portion,
where the echo audible portion is implemented at a third location,
where the third location is distinct from a first location,
where the third location is distinct from a second location, and
where the echo audible portion is implemented later in time than the impact audible portion.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 ,
where the firing audible portion is implemented at the first location,
where the impact audible portion is implemented at the second location,
where the second location is distinct from the first location, and
where the firing audible portion is implemented earlier in time than the impact audible portion.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 2 , the method comprising:
causing implementation of a non-audible sequence concurrent with the audible sequence in response to identifying the initiation command.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 3 ,
where the non-audible sequence comprises a touch portion.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 3 ,
where the non-audible sequence comprises a smell portion.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 3 ,
where the non-audible sequence comprises a taste portion.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 3 ,
where the non-audible sequence comprises a visual portion.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium configured to store computer-executable instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform a method, the method comprising:
identifying an initiation command entered upon a graphical user interface for an audible sequence; and
causing implementation of the audible sequence in response to identifying the initiation command,
where the audible sequence comprises a firing audible portion and an impact audible portion,
where causing implementation of the audible sequence comprises causing a hardware element to move to a location, and
where causing implementation of the audible sequence comprises causing the audible sequence to, at least in part, be outputted after the hardware element is moved to the location.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium configured to store computer-executable instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform a method, the method comprising:
identifying an initiation command entered upon a graphical user interface for an audible sequence;
causing an implementation of the audible sequence that comprises a firing audible portion and an impact audible portion, after identifying the initiation command;
determining a time to commence the impact audible portion;
determining a time to commence the firing audible portion; and
monitoring the implementation of the firing audible portion to produce a monitoring result,
where causing the implementation of the audible sequence comprises causing an implementation of the impact audible portion at the determined time for the impact audible portion,
where causing the implementation of the audible sequence comprises causing an implementation of the firing audible portion at the determined time for the firing audible portion, and
where determining the time to commence the impact audible portion employs the monitoring result.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable medium configured to store computer-executable instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform a method, the method comprising:
identifying an initiation command entered upon a graphical user interface for an audible sequence;
causing implementation of the audible sequence in response to identifying the initiation command;
causing implementation of a non-audible sequence concurrent with the audible sequence in response to identifying the initiation command,
where the audible sequence comprises a firing audible portion and an impact audible portion.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10 ,
where the initiation command comprises a location command,
where the location command identifies a location from which at least part of the audible sequence is emitted, and
where causing implementation of the audible sequence comprises causing at least part of the audible sequence to be outputted from the location.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10 ,
where the non-audible sequence comprises a touch portion.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10 ,
where the non-audible sequence comprises a smell portion.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10 ,
where the non-audible sequence comprises a taste portion.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10 ,
where the non-audible sequence comprises a light flash.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10 ,
where the initiation command comprises a timing command,
where the timing command indicates a time when at least part of the audible sequence is emitted, and
where causing implementation of the audible sequence comprises causing emission of at least part of the audible sequence at the time.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10 ,
where the initiation command comprises a designation of a speaker for the firing audible portion,
where the initiation command comprises a designation of a speaker for the impact audible portion,
where causing implementation of the audible sequence comprises causing sound of the firing audible portion to be emitted from the speaker for the firing audible portion, and
where causing implementation of the audible sequence comprises causing sound of the impact audible portion to be emitted from the speaker for the impact audible portion.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10 ,
where the audible sequence is for a singular object in travel,
where causing implementation of the audible sequence comprises causing sound of the firing audible portion to be emitted from a first location,
where causing implementation of the audible sequence comprises causing sound of the impact audible portion to be emitted from a second location and a third location, and
where the first location, the second location, and the third location are different locations.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10 ,
where the non-audible sequence comprises a visual portion.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium configured to store computer-executable instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform a method, the method comprising:
identifying an initiation command entered upon a graphical user interface for an audible sequence; and
causing implementation of the audible sequence, that comprises a firing audible portion and an impact audible portion, after identifying the initiation command;
selecting a speaker for the firing audible portion; and
selecting a speak

Assignees

• Us Army

Inventors

• Zirkind Naomi Esther

Classifications

• H04R3/002

  Damping circuit arrangements for transducers, e.g. motional feedback circuits · CPC title

• G09B9/003 Primary

  for military purposes and tactics · CPC title

• H04R27/00 Primary

  Public address systems (circuits for preventing acoustic reaction H04R3/02; circuits for distributing signals to loudspeakers H04R3/12; {monitoring or testing arrangements for public address systems H04R29/007}; amplifiers H03F) · CPC title

• G06F3/167

  Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback · CPC title

• A63F13/54

  involving acoustic signals, e.g. for simulating revolutions per minute [RPM] dependent engine sounds in a driving game or reverberation against a virtual wall · CPC title