Dynamic Voice Channel Assignment in Wireless Microphone Systems
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wireless microphone systems for conferences lack flexibility in assigning voice channels, making it difficult to manage speech opportunities among participants, especially in large gatherings where timing and flexibility in speech opportunities are crucial.
Innovation Solution
A wireless microphone system that includes a receiver with a processor and memory for managing voice channels, allowing flexible assignment and output of voice signals using voice channel management data, enabling flexible speech opportunities and improved convenience by wirelessly communicating with multiple microphones and managing voice channels dynamically.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If voice channels are fixedly assigned to wireless microphones, then system management is simplified, but flexibility in speech opportunities is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic voice channel assignment where the receiver can flexibly allocate voice channels to different wireless microphones based on real-time speech requests and conference needs. The voice channel management data structure allows the system to dynamically change which microphone uses which channel, resolving the contradiction between simplified management and operational flexibility.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple voice channels are allocated to each wireless microphone, then speech opportunities are enhanced, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal voice channel management system where a single receiver handles multiple voice channels and multiple wireless microphones. The voice channel management data serves as a universal mapping structure that can assign any channel to any microphone as needed, enabling the system to provide multiple speech opportunities without proportionally increasing overall system complexity.
3Ease of operation
If voice channel assignment is flexible, then participant opportunities are improved, but management difficulty increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a self-service mechanism where the system automatically manages voice channel assignments based on pre-configured voice channel management data. When a speech request is made, the receiver autonomously determines which voice channel to allocate without requiring manual intervention, thus improving ease of operation while keeping management complexity contained through automation.
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AI summary
A wireless microphone system includes: an input device; and a receiver including a processor and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the receive to perform operations. The operations include: wirelessly communicating with at least one of wireless microphones capable of collecting voices of respective speaking persons and wirelessly transmitting voice signals of the respective voices; receiving a voice signal of a speaking person transmitted from a corresponding one of the wireless microphones; holding voice channel management data generated based on input from the input device and defining a use relationship between voice channels and the wireless microphones, respectively; and audibly outputting the voice signal of the speaking person sent from the corresponding one of the wireless microphones by using, based on the voice channel management data, any one of the voice channels.