Location-Aware IoT Audio Coordination for Personalized Sound Zones
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Solution Overview
Problem
There are no centrally controlled systems in IoT environments to provide personalized and defined audio experiences for groups of people in a defined area.
Innovation Solution
An audio generation system that coordinates control of multiple IoT devices for audio distribution based on location and user preferences, using a cloud-based or distributed system to manage audio signals and create customized acoustic environments through XR visualization and interaction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a centrally controlled system is implemented for audio distribution in IoT environments, then personalized and defined audio experiences for groups can be achieved, but system complexity and coordination overhead increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments audio distribution into multiple independent audio sources that can operate autonomously. Each audio source (speaker device) maintains its own operational independence while participating in the distributed network, eliminating the need for a single central control point and reducing system coordination complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from traditional single-dimension audio distribution to multi-dimensional spatial audio control. By incorporating location data, device proximity, and user preferences across multiple dimensions, the system achieves personalized audio experiences through distributed coordination rather than central control.
2Reliability
If multiple audio sources are coordinated for distributed audio control, then audio quality and coverage improve, but synchronization and interference management become more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where speaker devices report their operational status, location, and audio output characteristics to the network. This enables dynamic adjustment of audio signals to maintain synchronization and prevent interference between multiple audio sources, improving reliability while managing coordination complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The audio distribution system dynamically adjusts audio signals based on real-time conditions including device proximity, user location, and current audio environment. This dynamic adaptation allows multiple audio sources to coordinate effectively without rigid synchronization requirements, reducing the difficulty of managing multi-source distribution.
3Ease of operation
If audio signals are customized based on user location and preferences, then user experience improves, but processing requirements and energy consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies local quality by customizing audio signals specifically for each user's location and preferences rather than processing audio for all users uniformly. Each speaker device processes and transmits audio signals tailored to local user needs, improving user experience while distributing processing load across the network to reduce overall energy consumption.
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AI summary
An audio generation system is provided to enable coordinated control of multiple IoT devices for audio collection and distribution of one or more audio sources according to location and user preference. The audio generation system enables a location sensitive acoustic control of sound, both as a shaped envelope for a particular source, and as an individualized experience. The audio generation system also facilitates an interactive visual system for visualization and manipulation of the audio environment including via the use of augmented reality and/or virtual reality to depict soundscapes. The audio generation system can also facilitate a system for improving and achieving an audio environment (sound influence zone) and an intuitive way to understand where sounds will be heard.