Audio-tone generation for call attribute representation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional communication devices do not effectively represent the characteristics of an incoming call through audio signals, limiting users' ability to discern call attributes without manual customization.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that utilize psychoacoustics to generate audio-tones based on call attributes such as caller identity, urgency, location, and call history, adjusting characteristics like volume and pitch to represent these attributes subconsciously to the callee.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional phones use the same audio signal for all incoming calls, then device complexity is reduced and ease of operation is improved, but information representation capability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by assigning different audio signal characteristics (pitch, tone, volume) to represent different call attributes (spam likelihood, caller type, urgency). Each attribute receives a specific auditory representation, allowing the system to maintain simplicity while encoding rich information about incoming calls through differentiated audio qualities.
2Loss of information
If phones offer manual customization of audio signals for particular callers, then information representation capability is improved, but device complexity and ease of operation deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-service by automatically analyzing incoming call attributes (caller ID, call history, spam indicators) and dynamically selecting appropriate audio signal characteristics without requiring manual user configuration. The device autonomously represents call information through psychoacoustically-informed audio tones, eliminating the need for users to manually customize settings while maintaining rich information representation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements preliminary action by pre-defining multiple audio signal profiles with different characteristics (pitch, tone, volume) that correspond to different call attribute categories. The system prepares these audio templates in advance and automatically selects the appropriate profile based on real-time call analysis, avoiding the need for manual setup while enabling differentiated information representation.
3Loss of information
If manual customization of audio signals is implemented, then information representation capability is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-service by automatically analyzing incoming call attributes (caller ID, call history, spam indicators) and dynamically selecting appropriate audio signal characteristics without requiring manual user configuration. The device autonomously represents call information through psychoacoustically-informed audio tones, eliminating the need for users to manually customize settings while maintaining rich information representation.
4Ease of operation
If audio signals are made identical for all calls, then ease of operation is improved, but the ability to discern call attributes deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by assigning different audio signal characteristics (pitch, tone, volume) to represent different call attributes (spam likelihood, caller type, urgency). Each attribute receives a specific auditory representation, allowing the system to maintain simplicity while encoding rich information about incoming calls through differentiated audio qualities.
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AI summary
A method and a system for representing the attributes of an incoming call are disclosed. A determination module is used to determine certain attributes of an incoming call. The attributes can be the caller ID, urgency of call or call location, among others. The determined attributes are then converted into an audio-tone that is representative of the incoming call. Characteristics, such as pitch, volume and cadence of the audio-tone are chosen to represent the attributes of the incoming call.