IP Library Granted Patent US 10,749,916
Granted Patent B2
US 10,749,916 · App. 15/848,125 · Granted Aug 18, 2020

Cognitive headset awareness with external voice interruption detection

Inventors: Kelley Anders (East New Market, MD); Jeremy R. Fox (Georgetown, TX); Grant D. Miller (Arvada, CO)
Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
H04L65/4038H04L65/1089H04L65/1096H04L65/403H04M1/72563H04M3/20H04M3/568H04N7/155H04M3/42221H04M2203/305H04M2250/62H04N7/15
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,749,916
App. No.
15/848,125
Granted
Aug 18, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

An approach is provided in which an information handling system invokes a conferencing session over a computer network between a first user utilizing a headset and one or more second users. The information handling system detects an audible interruption from a third user proximate to the first user, while the headset inhibits the first user from detecting the audible interruption. Next, the information handling system sends an interruption notification to the first user in response to determining that the audible interruption matches at least one of a set of notification triggers corresponding to the first user. In turn, the information handling system captures a dialog between the one or more second users in the conferencing session in response to the first user accepting the interruption notification.

Claims (21)

1. A method implemented by an information handling system that includes a memory and a processor, the method comprising:

invoking a conferencing session over a computer network between a first user utilizing a headset with a microphone and one or more second users;

monitoring, by the microphone, surrounding audio occurring in proximity to the first user;

in response to the monitoring of the surrounding audio, detecting, by the microphone, an audible interruption spoken by a third user proximate to the first user, wherein the headset inhibits the first user from detecting the audible interruption;

providing an interruption notification to the first user in response to determining that the audible interruption matches at least one of a set of notification triggers;

capturing a dialog between the one or more second users in the conferencing session in response to the first user accepting the interruption notification;

detecting a different audible interruption;

sending a different interruption notification to the first user; and

in response to the first user rejecting the different interruption notification, adding a do not interrupt entry to a set of do not interrupt entries, wherein each of the set of do not interrupt entries indicate not to interrupt the first user on a subsequent audible interruption matching one of the set of the do not interrupt entries.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

creating an information record of the dialog between the one or more second users;

receiving an interruption completed indication from the first user indicating that the first user is finished conversing with the third user; and

providing the information record to the first user in response to receiving the interruption completed indication.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the information record is provided to the first user in a format selected from the group consisting of an audio format and a visual format.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

initiating a training mode; and

in response to initiating the training mode:

in response to the first user accepting the different interruption notification, adding a new notification trigger corresponding to the different audible interruption to the set of notification triggers.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein the new notification trigger is an audio recording of the third user.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the interrupt notification provided to the first user identifies the third user and comprises one or more words from the audible interruption.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the interruption notification is customizable by the first user for each of the set of notification triggers.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 20, 2017
From: ANDERS, KELLEY; FOX, JEREMY R.; MILLER, GRANT D.
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
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Continuity (2)
Continuation 15686488 · Aug 25, 2017
Related Publication 20190068663A1 · Feb 28, 2019