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App. No. 13/920,312

Portable Electronic Device Directed Audio Emitter Arrangement System and Method

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App. No.
13/920,312
Abstract

A computationally implemented system and method that is designed to, but is not limited to: electronically determining positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals said one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals originating from a portable electronic device; and electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.

Claims (106)

1 . A computationally-implemented method comprising:

electronically determining positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals said one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals originating from a portable electronic device; and

electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization.

2 - 34 . (canceled)

35 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the electronically determining positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals said one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals originating from a portable electronic device comprises:

electronically determining positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals said one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals originating the from a portable electronic device in accordance with absolute position of said portable electronic device.

36 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the electronically determining positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals said one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals originating from a portable electronic device comprises:

electronically determining positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals said one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals originating the from a portable electronic device in accordance with relative position of said portable electronic device with one or more target listeners.

37 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the electronically determining positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals said one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals originating from a portable electronic device comprises:

electronically determining positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals said one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals originating the from a portable electronic device in accordance with quality characterization information sensed at said portable electronic device regarding acoustic audio signals down converted at one or more target locations.

38 . (canceled)

39 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the electronically determining positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals said one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals originating from a portable electronic device comprises:

electronically determining positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals said one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals originating the from a portable electronic device in accordance with one or more narrow audio bandwidth microphones sensing one or more reference signals.

40 - 43 . (canceled)

44 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization comprises:

electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation the of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization including steering one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals according to at least in part thermal imaging of one or more target listeners.

45 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization comprises:

electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation the of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization including steering one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals according to at least in part visual imaging of one or more target listeners.

46 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization comprises:

electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation the of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization including steering one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals according to at least in part acoustic imaging of one or more target listeners.

47 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization comprises:

electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation the of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization including outputting according sensed acoustic environment adjacent one or more target listeners.

48 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization comprises:

electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation the of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization including outputting acoustic ultrasonic signal components according to sensed presence of others adjacent to one or more targeted listeners.

49 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization comprises:

electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation the of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization including outputting to compensate for Doppler frequency shifting duet to movement of said portable electronic device.

50 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization comprises:

electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation the of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization including embedding one or more digitally coded acoustic audio signals in one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals.

51 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization comprises:

electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation the of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization including outputting one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals for ranging one or more target listeners.

52 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization comprises:

electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation the of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization including adjusting acoustic ultrasonic signal amplitude based on visual tracking of one or more target listeners.

53 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization comprises:

electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation the of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization including adjusting acoustic ultrasonic signal amplitude based on thermal tracking of one or more target listeners.

54 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization comprises:

electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation the of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization including adjusting location of greatest intensity of down converted acoustic audio signals based on visual tracking of one or more target listeners.

55 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization comprises:

electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation the of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization including adjusting location of greatest intensity of down converted acoustic audio signals based on thermal tracking of one or more target listeners.

56 . (canceled)

57 . (canceled)

58 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization comprises:

electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation the of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization including outputting based on audio microphone sensing of acoustic audio signals down converted at one or more target locations.

59 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization comprises:

electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation the of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization including outputting based on ultrasonic microphone sensing of acoustic ultrasonic signals down converted at one or more target locations.

60 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization comprises:

electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation the of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization including outputting based on sensing of acoustic digital signals received from one or more target locations.

61 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization comprises:

electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation the of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization including outputting acoustic ultrasonic signals to be down converted into acoustic anti-noise signals to at least in part cancel acoustic noise signals sensed at one or more target locations.

62 . (canceled)

63 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization comprises:

electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation the of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization including vectoring of two or more beams of acoustic ultrasonic signals to down convert to one or more acoustic audio signals.

64 - 67 . (canceled)

68 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization comprises:

electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations the of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization via interference of two or more acoustic ultrasonic signals to produce one or more acoustic audio signals.

69 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization comprises:

electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations the of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization via nonlinear atmospheric interaction of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals.

70 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization comprises:

electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations the of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization via nonlinear human tissue interaction of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals.

71 . (canceled)

72 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization comprises:

electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations the of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization via nonlinear personal ornament interaction of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals.

73 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization comprises:

electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals the into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization including one or more audio signals tailored to frequency response information for one or more ears of a target human listener.

74 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization comprises:

electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals the into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization including one or more acoustic audio signals containing one or more digitally coded identifiers.

75 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization comprises:

electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals the into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization including one or more acoustic audio signals tailored according to a sensed acoustic environment.

76 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization comprises:

electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals the into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization including one or more acoustic audio signals tailored according to feedback sensing by portable electronic device.

77 . (canceled)

78 . (canceled)

79 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization comprises:

electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals the into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization including one or more monophonic acoustic audio signals directed to a location of one ear of a target listener.

80 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization comprises:

electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals the into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization including one or more acoustic audio signals containing out-of-phase cancellation of background sound in a vicinity of a target listener.

81 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization comprises:

electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals the into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization including one or more acoustic audio signals containing phase-shifting of an original speech of a target listener in near real-time to the original speech being uttered.

82 . (canceled)

83 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization comprises:

electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals the into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization including audio output information designated to be transmitted to a first location of a first user without being transmitted to a second location of a second user.

84 - 87 . (canceled)

88 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization comprises:

electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans the relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization including a first location away from a first listener and a second location toward a second listener.

89 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization comprises:

electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans the relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization including a first location in a vicinity of one or more ears of a target listener.

90 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization comprises:

electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans the relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization including a first location in a vicinity of a first individual.

91 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization comprises:

electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans the relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization including a first location near one or more first individuals but not a second location near one or more second individuals.

92 . (canceled)

93 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization comprises:

electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans the relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization including a first location receiving said one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals from said portable electronic device being affixed to a moving member.

94 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization comprises:

electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans the relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization including a first location identified through sensor data as being a vicinity of a target listener's head.

95 - 111 . (canceled)

112 . The computationally-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization comprises:

electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation the of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization including amplitude to be used for said ultrasonic acoustic signals based on size of desired target area.

113 - 121 . (canceled)

122 . A computationally-implemented system comprising:

means for electronically determining positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals said one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals originating from a portable electronic device; and

means for electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization.

123 . (canceled)

124 . A computationally-implemented system comprising:

an electronically determining electrical circuitry arrangement operable for electronically determining positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals said one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals originating from a portable electronic device; and

an electronically alerting electrical circuitry arrangement operable for electronically alerting said one or more humans from said portable electronic device regarding said positioning status of one or more portions of one or more humans relative to one or more locations of demodulation of one or more acoustic ultrasonic signals into one or more acoustic audio signals when said positioning status includes a first characterization.

125 . (canceled)

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 7, 2013
From: BAYM, MICHAEL H.; DUNCAN, WILLIAM DAVID; HYDE, RODERICK A.; JUNG, EDWARD K.Y.; LORD, ROBERT W.; LORD, RICHARD T.; MYHRVOLD, NATHAN P.; WOOD, LOWELL L., JR.
To: ELWHA LLC
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