Adaptive auditory alerts
US9648431B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 31, 2013 |
| Grant date | May 9, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 26, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04R2430/01
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method includes recording, at an electronic device utilizing a microphone of the electronic device, ambient noise of an environment the electronic device is disposed in; electronically analyzing, utilizing one or more processors, the recorded ambient noise of the environment to determine one or more frequency bands to avoid; dynamically adapting, based on the electronic analysis, an auditory alert to be played at the electronic device, such adaptation including frequency equalization adjustments based on the determination of one or more frequency bands to avoid; and playing, at the electronic device utilizing one or more speakers of the electronic device, the adapted auditory alert.
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