Audio Transmission Modification for Communication Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Communication devices, such as conferencing telephones, face disruptions due to unwanted audio transmissions from their environment, which can interfere with calls, and existing solutions lack dynamic and proactive methods to manage these disruptions.
Innovation Solution
An audio modification system that autonomously modifies audio data transmission based on user proximity and potential disruptions, using activity and proximity data to determine when to activate mute functions or notify users, thereby reducing unwanted audio transmissions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If the communication device transmits all audio data from the environment, then complete audio coverage is achieved, but unwanted audio disruptions interfere with calls
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts and removes unwanted audio disruptions from the transmitted audio data by analyzing audio characteristics and selectively muting disruptive segments while preserving legitimate audio content, thereby eliminating harmful factors without losing important information
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously monitors audio data and user activity status, using feedback loops to dynamically adjust transmission decisions. When disruptions are detected and user inactivity is confirmed, the system modifies transmission accordingly, creating a closed-loop control system that adapts to changing conditions
2Ease of operation
If the communication device autonomously modifies audio transmission, then user intervention is reduced, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-service by automatically detecting audio disruptions and user inactivity status, then autonomously deciding whether to modify audio transmission without requiring user input. The system serves itself by managing its own operation based on sensed conditions
Solution Approach 2:
The system determines user activity status in advance before making transmission decisions. By preliminarily assessing whether the user is active or inactive, the system prepares appropriate transmission modifications ahead of time, enabling proactive rather than reactive control
3Loss of information
If the communication device notifies users of potential disruptions, then user awareness is improved, but transmission continuity is interrupted
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies partial action by selectively notifying users only when specific conditions are met (audio disruption detected AND user inactivity confirmed). This partial notification approach avoids excessive interruptions while still providing necessary information to users about significant disruptions
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AI summary
A computer-implemented method can include obtaining activity data corresponding to an environment where a communication device is located. The activity data can include audio data. The communication device can be configured to transmit the audio data. The method can further include identifying, based at least in part on the activity data, a potential audio disruption. The method can further include determining, based at least in part on the audio data, an activity status of a user of the communication device. The method can further include determining that the activity status is an inactive status. The method can further include modifying, in response to both the identifying the potential audio disruption and the determining that the activity status is the inactive status, a transmission of the audio data from the communication device.