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Granted Patent B2
US 10,290,292 · App. 15/117,172 · Granted May 14, 2019

Noise control method and device

Inventor: Jia Liu (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: BEIJING ZHIGU RUI TUO TECH CO., LTD.
G10K11/16H03G3/32H04N5/60H04Q9/00
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Patent No.
US 10,290,292
App. No.
15/117,172
Granted
May 14, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A noise control method and device are provided that relate to the field of noise control. A noise control method includes: acquiring noise information of an ambient environment; generating a noise control message including the noise information, the noise control message being used to notify other devices to adjust a volume; and sending the noise control message to the other devices. Another noise control method includes: receiving, by a device, a noise control message from an external device; judging, according to the noise control message, whether the device is necessary to perform volume adjustment; and adjusting a volume according to a volume adjustment policy if the device is necessary to perform volume adjustment. The noise control method and device in the embodiments of the present application easily and quickly realize control over ambient noise, thereby improving user experience.

Claims (65)

1. A method, comprising:

obtaining, by a device comprising a processor, user input that defines at least one sound frequency interval;

acquiring, by the device, noise information of an ambient environment, wherein the noise information is the noise information of the at least one sound frequency interval;

generating, by the device, a noise control message comprising the noise information, the noise control message being used to notify another device to adjust a volume, wherein the other device is a noise source; and

sending, by the device, the noise control message to the other device, wherein the noise control message comprises a noise intensity value, noise sampling information, and a corresponding sampling time.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the noise control message further comprises: a transmit power value of the noise control message.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the noise sampling information comprises: a noise sampling fragment or a noise sampling feature.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the noise control message further comprises: position information.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the noise intensity value is a noise sound pressure level or a noise signal intensity.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the sending the noise control message to the other device comprises:

sending the noise control message to the other device through broadcasting.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the generating a noise control message comprises generating the noise control message comprising a transmit power value to facilitate determining, by the other device, a wireless signal attenuation value based on the transmit power value and a received signal intensity.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the noise intensity value facilitates determining, by the other device, a first sub-noise intensity value based on the wireless signal attenuation value and a current volume.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the noise control message facilitates determining, by the other device, a distance value based on the corresponding sampling time and a sounding time.

10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the noise control message further comprises position information of the device.

11. A device, comprising:

a processor, communicatively coupled to a memory that stores computer-executable instructions, that executes the computer-executable instructions to perform operations comprising:

obtain user input that defines at least one sound frequency interval;

acquire noise information of at least one sound frequency interval of an ambient environment, where the noise information comprises a noise intensity value of the ambient environment, and noise sampling information and a corresponding sampling time from noise of the ambient environment;

generate a noise control message comprising the noise information, the noise control message being used to notify other devices to adjust a volume, wherein the other devices are noise sources; and

send the noise control message to the other devices.

12. The device of claim 11 , wherein the noise control message comprises a transmit power value of the noise control message.

13. The device of claim 11 , wherein the noise control message further comprises position information.

14. The device of claim 11 , wherein the noise sampling information comprises a noise sampling fragment.

15. The device of claim 11 , wherein the noise sampling information comprises a noise sampling feature.

16. The device of claim 11 , wherein the noise intensity value is a noise sound pressure level.

17. The device of claim 11 , wherein the noise intensity value is a noise signal intensity.

18. The device of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise send the noise control message to the other device via an over the air interface.

19. The device of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise the noise control message comprises a transmit power to facilitate determination, by the other devices, of a wireless signal attenuation value based on the transmit power value and a received signal intensity.

20. The device of claim 19 , wherein the noise intensity value facilitates determining, by the other devices, a first sub-noise intensity value based on the wireless signal attenuation value and a current volume.

21. The device of claim 20 , wherein the noise intensity value facilitates determining, by the other devices, a second sub-noise intensity value based on the wireless signal attenuation value and the first sub-noise intensity value.

22. The device of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise generation of the noise control message facilitates determination, by the other devices, of a distance value based on the corresponding sampling time and a sounding time.

23. The device of claim 11 , wherein the noise control message further comprises position information of the device.

24. The device of claim 11 , wherein the device is a smart phone.

25. The device of claim 11 , wherein the device is a smart watch.

26. The device of claim 11 , wherein the device is a smart glasses.

27. The device of claim 11 , wherein the device is a smart ring.

28. The device of claim 11 , wherein the device is a mobile device.

29. A computer readable storage device, comprising at least one executable instruction, which, in response to execution, causes a noise controlling device comprising a processor to perform operations, comprising:

obtaining user input that defines at least one sound frequency interval;

acquiring noise information of an ambient environment, wherein the noise information is the noise information of the at least one sound frequency interval;

generating a noise control message comprising the noise information, the noise control message being used to notify another device to adjust a volume, wherein the other device is a noise source; and

sending the noise control message to the other device, wherein the noise control message comprises a noise intensity value, noise sampling information and a corresponding sampling time.

30. The computer readable storage device of claim 29 , wherein the generating the noise control message comprises generating the noise control message comprising a transmit power value of the noise control message.

31. The computer readable storage device of claim 29 , wherein the generating the noise control message comprises generating the noise control message comprising position information.

32. The computer readable storage device of claim 29 , wherein the noise sampling information comprises a noise sampling fragment.

33. The computer readable storage device of claim 29 , wherein the noise sampling information comprises a noise sampling feature.

34. The computer readable storage device of claim 29 , wherein the noise intensity value is a noise sound pressure level.

35. The computer readable storage device of claim 29 , wherein the noise intensity value is a noise signal intensity.

36. The computer readable storage device of claim 29 , wherein the message sending module sends the noise control message to the other device via an over the air interface.

37. The computer readable storage device of claim 29 , wherein the noise control message further comprises position information of the noise controlling device.

38. A noise controlling device, comprising a processor and a memory, the memory storing computer executable instructions, the processor being connected to the memory through a communication bus, and when the noise controlling device operates, the processor executes the computer executable instructions stored in the memory, so that the noise controlling device performs operations, comprising:

obtaining user input that defines at least one sound frequency interval;

acquiring noise information of an ambient environment, wherein the noise information is the noise information of the at least one sound frequency interval;

generating a noise control message comprising the noise information, the noise control message being used to notify other devices to adjust a volume, wherein the other devices are noise sources; and

sending the noise control message to the other devices, wherein the noise control message comprises a noise intensity value, noise sampling information, and a corresponding sampling time.

39. The noise controlling device of claim 38 , wherein the generating the noise control message comprises generating the noise control message comprising a transmit power value of the noise control message.

40. The noise controlling device of claim 38 , wherein the generating the noise control message comprises generating the noise control message comprising position information.

41. The noise controlling device of claim 38 , wherein the noise sampling information comprises a noise sampling fragment.

42. The noise controlling device of claim 41 , wherein the noise intensity value facilitates determining, by the other devices, a second sub-noise intensity value based on a wireless signal attenuation value and a first sub-noise intensity value.

43. The noise controlling device of claim 38 , wherein the noise sampling information comprises a noise sampling feature.

44. The noise controlling device of claim 38 , wherein the noise intensity value is a noise sound pressure level.

45. The noise controlling device of claim 38 , wherein the noise intensity value is a noise signal intensity.

46. The noise controlling device of claim 38 , wherein the sending the noise control message to the other device is via wireless interface.

47. The noise controlling device of claim 38 , wherein the noise control message further comprises position information of the noise controlling device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 5, 2016
From: LIU, JIA
To: BEIJING ZHIGU RUI TUO TECH CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 039359/0118 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2014 1 0085428 · Mar 10, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20160372099A1 · Dec 22, 2016