Sensor fusion to validate sound-producing behaviors
US12178632B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 16, 2021 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 26, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04R2499/11
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method to measure sound-producing behaviors of a subject with a power- and bandwidth-limited electronic device that includes a processor includes measuring, by a microphone communicatively coupled to the processor, sound in a vicinity of the subject to generate an audio data signal that represents the sound. The method also includes measuring, by at least one second sensor communicatively coupled to the processor, at least one parameter other than sound to generate at least a second data signal that represents the at least one parameter other than sound. The method also includes detecting one or more sound-producing behaviors of the subject based on: both the audio data signal and the second data signal; or information derived from both the audio data signal and the second data signal.
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