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Transmitting audio to an identified recipient

  • US 10,497,368 B2
  • Filed: 08/15/2017
  • Issued: 12/03/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/15/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus comprising:

  • a processor of a first information handling device;

    a memory of the first information handling device that stores code executable by the processor to;

    in response to a plurality of persons being within a proximity of the first information handling device and/or one or more second information handling devices;

    capture audio of conversations between the plurality of persons;

    capture images and/or videos of the plurality of persons that corresponds to the captured audio;

    process the captured images and/or videos to detect a reaction from a person of the plurality of persons in response to identifying information in the captured audio that corresponds to the captured images and/or videos; and

    store the identifying information, the images and/or videos of the person, and wireless signal data for the person in a central database;

    detect, at the first information handling device, audio input intended for a recipient;

    transcribe the audio input to determine one or more identifiers for an intended recipient of the audio input, the one or more identifiers including a description of the intended recipient;

    derive an identity of the intended recipient of the audio input based on the one or more identifiers determined from the transcription of the audio input by cross-referencing the one or more identifiers with the identifying information in the database;

    detect wireless signal data at one or more of a plurality of second information handling devices, the wireless signal data comprising unique identifiers associated with mobile devices of one or more persons, the plurality of second information handling devices comprising devices that are available to send the audio input to that is nearest to the intended recipient;

    determine that the intended recipient is within a proximity of a second information handling device of the plurality of second information handling devices in response to cross-referencing wireless signal data detected at the second information handling device with previously-stored wireless signal data in the database associated with the intended recipient;

    in response to determining that the intended recipient is within a proximity of the second information handling device, transmit the audio input to the second information handling device;

    in response to determining that the intended recipient is not within a proximity of any of the plurality of second information handling devices, transmit the audio input to each of the plurality of second information handling devices;

    receive an audio response from at least one of the plurality of second information handling devices that received the transmitted audio input; and

    restrict transmitting additional audio input associated with the initial audio input to the second information handling device that the audio response was received from.

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