IP Library Granted Patent US 11,064,297
Granted Patent B2
US 11,064,297 · App. 16/545,822 · Granted Jul 13, 2021

Microphone position notification

Inventors: John Weldon Nicholson (Cary, NC); Howard Locker (Cary, NC); Daryl Cromer (Raleigh, NC)
Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
H04R5/04G06F9/542G10L25/51H04R5/033
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,064,297
App. No.
16/545,822
Granted
Jul 13, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

One embodiment provides a method, including: identifying, using at least one sensor, that a position of a microphone attached to a headset is associated with an audible input position; determining, using a processor, that the position is not associated with an optimal audible input position; and notifying, responsive to the determining, a user that the position is not associated with the optimal audible input position. Other aspects are described and claimed.

Claims (13)

1. A method, comprising:

identifying, using at least one sensor, that a position of a microphone attached to a headset is associated with an audible input position;

detecting, at the microphone, audible input from a user;

determining, using a processor, that the position is not associated with an optimal audible input position, wherein the determining comprises:

identifying that a weighted characteristic value of additional audible input provided by at least one other individual, engaged in a conversation with the user, is greater than a predetermined threshold; and

determining that at least one detected characteristic of the audible input does not share a predetermined level of similarity with the at least one detected characteristic of additional audible input provided by the at least one other individual; and

notifying, responsive to the determining, a user that the position is not associated with the optimal audible input position.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining comprises determining that detected characteristics of audible input provided by the user do not share a predetermined level of similarity to characteristics of audible input previously provided by the user.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining comprises detecting a breathing pickup pattern.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the notifying comprises providing an instruction to the user to adjust the microphone to the optimal input position.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the instruction is continually provided until the microphone is in the optimal input position.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising identifying a most frequent position of the microphone and transmitting an indication of the most frequent position to an outside source.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the notifying comprises providing a notification selected from the group consisting of: an audible notification, a visual notification, and a haptic notification.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 10, 2025
From: LENOVO PC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
To: LENOVO SWITZERLAND INTERNATIONAL GMBH
Reel/Frame 069870/0670 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 13, 2022
From: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD
To: LENOVO PC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Reel/Frame 060638/0044 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 20, 2019
From: NICHOLSON, JOHN WELDON; LOCKER, HOWARD; CROMER, DARYL
To: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 050106/0645 →