Electronic Device Notification Sound Recognition via Learning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulty in accurately recognizing various notification sounds from increasing numbers of devices, leading to confusion and inability to distinguish between different sounds.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device equipped with a microphone and controller that can learn and identify notification sounds by querying users or external servers, storing information on recognized sounds, and providing feedback to users about the meaning of these sounds.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If the number of devices and notification sounds increases, then the information coverage is improved, but the user's ability to recognize and distinguish sounds deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an electronic device as an intermediary that receives notification sounds from multiple external devices, identifies them, and provides information to the user. This intermediary process transforms the direct sound-to-user recognition task into a mediated identification and information provision process, solving the problem of users being unable to distinguish among increasing numbers of notification sounds
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback by providing information about the meaning and source of notification sounds back to the user. The electronic device receives sounds, processes them through identification, and returns relevant information, creating a closed-loop feedback system that enhances user understanding without requiring the user to directly memorize numerous sound patterns
2Measurement precision
If the electronic device learns and stores information on unrecognized sounds, then the sound recognition capability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The electronic device performs preliminary actions by proactively querying external servers or databases to obtain information about unrecognized notification sounds before the user needs to understand them. This preliminary information gathering and storage reduces the need for complex real-time analysis and simplifies the overall device architecture
Solution Approach 2:
The electronic device implements a universal learning mechanism that can handle various types of notification sounds from different external devices through a single integrated system. The sound identification module and information storage system are designed to be device-agnostic, capable of processing and storing information about sounds from multiple sources without requiring separate specialized systems for each device type
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AI summary
The present invention relates to an electronic device and a control method thereof. The electronic device comprises a microphone for acquiring sound; and a control unit for determining whether the acquired sound is a learned sound and outputting information on the acquired sound on the basis of a determination result.