Ambient Audio Device Interconnection System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods for device communication in collaborative settings require significant user intervention, disrupting the natural flow of communication and increasing participant frustration, as they often involve manual steps like copying codes, sending emails, or physically connecting devices.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that enables devices in a common ambient audio environment to automatically interconnect over a network, using ambient audio detection to identify and connect client interfaces within the same environment, allowing for seamless information exchange and communication with minimal user intervention.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional methods like sending passcodes or direct IP entry are used for device connection, then devices can be connected, but user intervention increases and communication flow is disrupted
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables devices to automatically discover and connect to each other through ambient audio detection without requiring user intervention for manual configuration. The devices self-identify and establish connections based on audio environment analysis, eliminating the need for users to manually enter passcodes or IP addresses.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical operations (typing passcodes, physically connecting cables) with acoustic field-based automatic discovery. Audio signals are used as the medium for device identification and connection establishment, substituting the mechanical user interaction with an automated acoustic recognition system.
2Reliability
If manual configuration methods are used, then devices can communicate, but preparation time increases and participant frustration increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary device discovery and connection establishment automatically based on ambient audio detection before communication is needed. Devices are pre-identified and connected through the audio environment, so when communication is required, the setup is already complete, eliminating preparation time delays.
3Reliability
If conventional connection methods are used, then devices can be linked, but device complexity and system complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the complex manual configuration process and replaces it with a simple ambient audio detection mechanism. The complex device identification and connection logic is removed from user interaction and embedded in the automated audio-based discovery system, simplifying the overall system architecture.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Facilitates automatic device interconnection and information sharing in collaborative settings, reducing user effort and enhancing the natural flow of communication by using ambient audio summaries to identify and connect devices, thereby improving collaboration efficiency.
Implementation Method 1
an ambient audio detector for monitoring, recording and collecting ambient audio
Data Source
AI summary
Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to systems and methods for enabling two or more devices in the same ambient audio environment to become automatically interconnected so that information can be exchanged between the devices. The two or more device detect substantially the same sounds, such as people talking in a meeting, automatically determine this fact and enter the devices into an information and document sharing relationship via a network.