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US 12,560,711 · App. 18/456,834 · Granted Feb 24, 2026

Auditory-based environment monitoring

Inventors: Viswas Purohit (East Amherst, NY); Mohsen Nasseri (East Meadow, NY); Hemant Kumar Sivaswamy (Pune, IN)
Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
G01S15/62
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,560,711
App. No.
18/456,834
Filed
Aug 28, 2023
Granted
Feb 24, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3645
USPC
367/137
Abstract

A method, computer system, and a computer program product for environment monitoring. Exemplary embodiments may include emitting one or more soundwaves within an environment, detecting the emitted one or more soundwaves, and identifying motion of an object within the environment based on an analysis of the detected one or more soundwaves.

Claims (37)

1 . A computer-implemented method for environment monitoring, the computer-implemented method comprising:

emitting one or more soundwaves within an environment, wherein the one or more soundwaves are infrasonic;

detecting the emitted one or more soundwaves;

identifying motion of an object within the environment based on an analysis of the detected one or more soundwaves; and

tracking a location of the object over time.

2 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the analysis further comprises:

identifying at least one of a size, shape, and composition of the object.

3 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

activating a response to the motion.

4 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more soundwaves further include audible soundwaves.

5 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the analysis includes application of a model, and wherein the model associates one or more features of the one or more soundwaves with the motion and the object.

6 . The computer-implemented method of claim 5 , wherein the one or more features include changes in amplitude, changes in frequency, changes in phase, temporal features extracted directly from the one or more soundwaves, an amplitude envelope (AE), a root mean square energy (RMSE), and a zero-crossing rate (ZCR).

7 . A computer system for environment monitoring, the computer system comprising:

one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories, one or more computer-readable tangible storage media, and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more computer-readable tangible storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more computer-readable memories, the computer system performing a method comprising:

emitting one or more soundwaves within an environment, wherein the one or more soundwaves are infrasonic;

detecting the emitted one or more soundwaves;

identifying motion of an object within the environment based on an analysis of the detected one or more soundwaves; and

tracking a location of the object over time.

8 . The computer system of claim 7 , wherein the analysis further comprises:

identifying at least one of a size, shape, and composition of the object.

9 . The computer system of claim 7 , further comprising:

activating a response to the motion.

10 . The computer system of claim 7 , wherein the one or more soundwaves further include audible soundwaves.

11 . The computer system of claim 7 , wherein the analysis includes application of a model, and wherein the model associates one or more features of the one or more soundwaves with the motion and the object.

12 . The computer system of claim 11 , wherein the one or more features include changes in amplitude, changes in frequency, changes in phase, temporal features extracted directly from the one or more soundwaves, an amplitude envelope (AE), a root mean square energy (RMSE), and a zero-crossing rate (ZCR).

13 . A computer program product for environment monitoring, the computer program product comprising:

a computer-readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to perform a method comprising:

emitting one or more soundwaves within an environment, wherein the one or more soundwaves are infrasonic;

detecting the emitted one or more soundwaves;

identifying motion of an object within the environment based on an analysis of the detected one or more soundwaves; and

tracking a location of the object over time.

14 . The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein the analysis further comprises:

identifying at least one of a size, shape, and composition of the object.

15 . The computer program product of claim 13 , further comprising:

activating a response to the motion.

16 . The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein the one or more soundwaves further include audible soundwaves.

17 . The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein the analysis includes application of a model, and wherein the model associates one or more features of the one or more soundwaves with the motion and the object.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 28, 2023
From: PUROHIT, VISWAS; NASSERI, MOHSEN; SIVASWAMY, HEMANT KUMAR
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 064722/0995 →
Continuity (1)
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