Encoded Audio Signals for Hands-Free Telecom Device Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional user interaction with telecommunications devices is predominantly manual, lacking convenience and fluidity in contemporary user experiences.
Innovation Solution
Utilizing encoded audio signals to facilitate device control and content access by transmitting audio signals that are decoded and executed by the telecommunications device, enabling automated operations without manual input.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual user interaction is used with telecommunications devices, then device control and content access can be performed, but user convenience and interaction fluidity are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical interaction (tapping, clicking, navigating menus) with acoustic field-based communication. Encoded audio signals carry instructions that are decoded and executed automatically by the telecommunications device, eliminating the need for manual input while maintaining precise control capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces encoded audio signals as an intermediary between the user and device operations. Instead of direct manual input, the user provides audio commands which are translated into executable instructions through the encoded signal format, enabling automated operation while maintaining user intent.
2Productivity
If encoded audio signals are used for automated device control, then interaction fluidity is improved, but signal encoding and decoding complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent encodes instructions by varying audio signal parameters (frequency, amplitude, duration, pattern) according to predefined mappings. This transforms complex digital instructions into audible parameters that can be transmitted through existing audio channels and decoded by analyzing these parameter variations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal audio signal format that can carry multiple types of instructions (device control, content access, navigation) through a single encoding scheme. This multi-functional approach consolidates what would otherwise require multiple separate communication protocols into one unified system.
3Extent of automation
If audio signals carry encoded instructions, then automated operations are enabled, but audio signal transmission bandwidth requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the audio signal into discrete temporal segments or patterns, where each segment encodes a specific instruction or data element. This segmentation allows efficient packing of information over time, reducing the overall bandwidth requirement compared to continuous high-rate transmission.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses periodic audio patterns and rhythmic structures to encode information. By leveraging temporal periodicity and rhythm, the system can convey multiple bits of information within each periodic cycle, increasing data density without proportionally increasing bandwidth requirements.
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AI summary
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide techniques for improving interaction dynamics between users and telecommunications devices through the use of encoded audio signals. During a telecommunications session involving an interaction system and a telecommunications device, the interaction system can receive user inputs transmitted from the telecommunications device, obtain an encoded audio signal based on the user inputs, and transmit the encoded audio signal to the telecommunications device. The telecommunications device can decode the encoded audio signal to identify instructions for executing an operation and execute the operation in response to the instructions. Execution of the operation can be facilitated through a task coordinator of the telecommunications device.