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Granted Patent B2
US 10,049,550 · App. 15/727,029 · Granted Aug 14, 2018

Smart watch with automatic voice recording and alarm

Inventor: Djung N. Nguyen (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: Sony Corporation
G08B21/0446G08B21/043G08B21/0453
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,049,550
App. No.
15/727,029
Granted
Aug 14, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wearable accoutrement such as a wristwatch records noises within a wearer's vicinity, and white noises may be filtered out to output pure human voices. The voice recording feature can be activated manually or automatically during a “panic mode” as indicated by a loud noise or sudden biological changes such as an increase in heart rate or body temperature. The accoutrement can also monitor other environmental elements such as light, motion and audio and may be paired with a wireless phone such that noise from a stressful event can be sent to a remote server which processes the data. A motion sensor in the accoutrement may also activate an audible alarm in the event of physical trauma to the wearer to induce an attacker to flee.

Claims (18)

1. Method executed by a computerized server comprising:

receiving, from a wireless telephony device, a signal representing audio recorded by a human-wearable accoutrement;

determining whether a noise filter is to be applied to the audio to remove all audio except voice audio from the signal;

responsive to a determination that the noise filter is not to be applied, recording the signal received from the telephony device; and

responsive to a determination that the noise filter is to be applied, filtering out non-voice audio from the signal for the purpose of voice printing using voice frequencies to generate a voice-only output and recording the voice-only output.

2. The method of claim 1 , comprising recording noise filtered out of the signal, or recording the signal received from the telephony device prior to filtering the signal, or recording noise filtered out of the signal and recording the signal received from the telephony device prior to filtering the signal.

3. The method of claim 1 , comprising providing a security service to a wearer of the accoutrement, such that a person can access the server to retrieve audio stored therein.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the service is subscription-based and the person is the wearer of the accoutrement who can access the audio stored at the server in exchange for remuneration.

5. A computerized server comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one computer storage accessible to the at least one processor and comprising instructions executable by the at least one processor to:

receive, from a wireless telephony device, a signal representing audio recorded by a human-wearable accoutrement;

determine whether a noise filter is to be applied to the audio to remove all audio except voice audio from the signal;

responsive to a determination that the noise filter is not to be applied, record the signal received from the telephony device; and

responsive to a determination that the noise filter is to be applied, filter out non-voice audio from the signal for the purpose of voice printing using voice frequencies to generate a voice-only output and recording the voice-only output.

6. The computerized server of claim 5 , wherein the instructions are executable for recording noise filtered out of the signal, or recording the signal received from the telephony device prior to filtering the signal, or recording noise filtered out of the signal and recording the signal received from the telephony device prior to filtering the signal.

7. The computerized server of claim 5 , wherein the instructions are executable for providing a security service to a wearer of the accoutrement, such that a person can access the server to retrieve audio stored therein.

8. The computerized server of claim 7 , wherein the service is subscription-based and the person is the wearer of the accoutrement who can access the audio stored at the server in exchange for remuneration.

Continuity (2)
Division 13401193 · Feb 21, 2012
Related Publication 20180033278A1 · Feb 1, 2018
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