Device and method of sound interference avoidance
US9838530B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 9, 2016 |
| Grant date | Dec 5, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 9, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/165
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A device and method of sound interference avoidance is provided. The device includes: a speaker; an electronic component; a memory storing data defining a plurality of different sounds associated with a given action at the electronic component; a communication interface; and, a controller configured to: communicate, using the communication interface, with one or more of a server and other devices to determine sounds currently in use by the other devices; select one sound, of the plurality of different sounds, to indicate the given action based on the sounds in use by the other devices; and, when the given action is detected at the electronic component, control the speaker to play the one sound that has been selected.
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