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US 8,243,954 · App. 12/019,153 · Granted Aug 14, 2012

System and method for a device sound interface manager

Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
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Patent No.
US 8,243,954
App. No.
12/019,153
Granted
Aug 14, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system for regulating the volume and frequency content of audio producing devices, the system includes: one or more noise making objects (NMO) configured with individual sound control devices in electrical communication with a noise management server and one or more audio producing devices configured with individual sound control devices; wherein the sound control devices have electronic logic processing, storage, and communication capabilities; wherein the noise management server utilize the sound control devices to: determine whether the NMO are producing noise in the audible range of one or more audio producing devices; determine a noise characteristic of the one or more NMO; command the one or more NMO to send the noise characteristic to the one or more audio producing devices; and wherein the volume and frequency content of audio produced by the one or more audio producing devices is adjusted in response to the received noise characteristic.

Claims (49)

1. A system for regulating the volume and frequency content of audio producing devices, the system comprising:

one or more noise making objects (NMO) configured with individual sound control devices in electrical communication with a noise management server and one or more audio producing devices configured with individual sound control devices;

wherein the sound control devices have electronic logic processing, storage, and communication capabilities;

wherein the noise management server utilize the sound control devices to:

determine whether the one or more NMO are producing noise in the audible range of one or more audio producing devices;

determine a noise characteristic of the one or more NMO;

command the one or more NMO to send the noise characteristic to the one or more audio producing devices; and

wherein the volume and frequency content of audio produced by the one or more audio producing devices is adjusted in response to the received noise characteristic.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the sound control devices have position determination devices.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the position determination devices utilize global positioning satellites.

4. The system of claim 2 , wherein the position determination devices utilize proximity sensors.

5. The system of claim 2 , wherein the noise management server utilizes the sound control devices to determine the distances between the one or more NMO and the one or more audio producing devices; and

wherein the adjustment to the volume and frequency content of the one or more audio producing devices is based on the received noise characteristics and the determined distance.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the noise management server is integrated with the sound control device on a NMO.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the adjustment of volume and frequency content of the audio further comprises:

adjusting the volume in certain frequency bands.

8. A method for regulating the volume and frequency content of audio output by an audio producing device with a noise management server, the method comprising:

receiving a noise characteristic of a noise making objects (NMO) from a first individual sound control device of the NMO;

determining whether the NMO is producing noise in the audible range of the audio producing device;

sending the noise characteristic to a second individual sound control device of the audio producing device; and

adjusting the volume and frequency content of audio output by the audio producing device in response to the received noise characteristic;

wherein the first and second individual sound control devices are in electrical communication with the noise management server.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein adjusting the volume and frequency content of the audio further comprises:

adjusting the volume in certain frequency bands.

10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

determining the distance between the NMO and the audio producing device; and

wherein the adjustment to the volume and frequency content of the audio producing device is based on the received noise characteristics and the determined distance.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the distance determination is based on GPS data.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the distance determination is based on proximity sensors.

13. The method of claim 8 , further comprising integrating process software for implementing the regulating of the volume and frequency content of audio output, the integrating comprising:

determining if the process software will execute on at least one server;

identifying an address of the at least one server;

checking the at least one server for operating systems, applications, and version numbers for validation with the process software, and identifying any missing software applications for the at least one server that are required for integration;

updating the at least one server with respect to any operating system and application that is not validated for the process software, and providing any of the missing software applications for the at least one server required for the integration;

identifying client addresses and checking client computers for operating systems, applications, and version numbers for validation with the process software, and identifying any software applications missing from the client computers that are required for integration; updating the client computers with respect to any operating system and application that is not validated for the process software, and providing any missing software application for the client computers required for the integration; and

installing the process software on the client computers and the at least one server.

14. An article comprising one or more computer-readable storage media containing instructions that when executed by a computer enables regulation of the volume and frequency content of audio output by an audio producing device with a noise management server; wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a noise characteristic of a noise making objects (NMO) from a first individual sound control device of the NMO;

determining whether the NMO is producing noise in the audible range of the audio producing device;

sending the noise characteristic to a second individual sound control device of the audio producing device; and

adjusting the volume and frequency content of audio output by the audio producing device in response to the received noise characteristic;

wherein the first and second individual sound control devices are in electrical communication with the noise management server.

15. The article of claim 14 , wherein adjusting the volume and frequency content of the audio further comprises:

adjusting the volume in certain frequency bands.

16. The article of claim 14 , wherein the method further comprises:

determining the distance between the NMO and the audio producing device; and

wherein the adjustment to the volume and frequency content of the audio producing device is based on the received noise characteristics and the determined distance.

17. The article of claim 16 , wherein the distance determination is based on GPS data.

18. The article of claim 16 , wherein the distance determination is based on proximity sensors.

Assignments (7)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 12, 2021
From: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. INC.
Reel/Frame 056987/0001 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 20, 2020
From: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
Reel/Frame 054636/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 2, 2020
From: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
To: GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. INC.
Reel/Frame 054633/0001 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Nov 29, 2018
From: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 049490/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 5, 2015
From: GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. 2 LLC; GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. INC.
To: GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC.
Reel/Frame 036779/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 3, 2015
From: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
To: GLOBALFOUNDRIES U.S. 2 LLC
Reel/Frame 036550/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 24, 2008
From: AARON, ANDREW; KANEVSKY, DIMITRI; KELLEY, EDWARD E.; RAMABHADRAN, BHUVANA
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 020408/0758 →
Continuity (1)
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