Home security systems and Bluetooth Wi-Fi embedded set-tops and modems
US10297127B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 18, 2017 |
| Grant date | May 21, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 18, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/43615
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An audio aggregation point is established, e.g., in a set-top, to aggregate audio alerts from a home security system and other Internet of Things (IoT) type devices that output digital audio alert streams. The aggregated audio is combined with a media audio stream, and provided to a personal hearing aid or other personal listening device such as a headset. The audio aggregation point communicates with the home security system and other IoT type devices over Bluetooth or Wi-Fi interfaces. The hearing aid preferably communicates with the audio aggregation point via a Bluetooth interface. The audio aggregation point provides audio alerts (e.g., a beeping alert of a door opening) from the home security system and IoT type devices directly into the digital audio stream otherwise already being digitally transmitted to a hearing aid or other personal hearing device or headset.
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