REDUCING ANNOYANCE BY MANAGING THE ACOUSTIC NOISE PRODUCED BY A DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method for reducing annoyance by managing the acoustic noise produced by a device, comprising:
- receiving a set of acoustic characteristics for noise-producing components within the device;
determining an estimated acoustic noise produced by each noise-producing component within the device based on the set of acoustic characteristics;
aggregating the estimated acoustic noise for the components within the device to produce an aggregate estimate of the acoustic noise produced by the device;
analyzing the aggregate estimate using an acoustic annoyance model to determine whether the aggregate estimate exceeds a given acoustic annoyance level; and
adjusting a setting for a component within the device when the aggregate estimate exceeds the given acoustic annoyance level.
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Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that reduces annoyance by managing the acoustic noise produced by a device. During operation, the system receives a set of acoustic characteristics for noise-producing components within the device. The system then uses these acoustic characteristics to estimate the acoustic noise being generated by each of these noise-producing components. Next, the system aggregates this set of acoustic noise estimates to produce an aggregate estimate for the acoustic noise produced by the device. The system then analyzes this aggregate estimate using an acoustic annoyance model to determine the acoustic annoyance level. The system then adjusts a setting in the device to manage the acoustic annoyance level produced by the device.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for reducing annoyance by managing the acoustic noise produced by a device, comprising:
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receiving a set of acoustic characteristics for noise-producing components within the device; determining an estimated acoustic noise produced by each noise-producing component within the device based on the set of acoustic characteristics; aggregating the estimated acoustic noise for the components within the device to produce an aggregate estimate of the acoustic noise produced by the device; analyzing the aggregate estimate using an acoustic annoyance model to determine whether the aggregate estimate exceeds a given acoustic annoyance level; and adjusting a setting for a component within the device when the aggregate estimate exceeds the given acoustic annoyance level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform a method for reducing annoyance by managing the acoustic noise produced by a device, the method comprising:
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determining an estimated acoustic noise produced by each noise-producing component within the device based on a received set of acoustic characteristics for the noise-producing components within the device; producing an aggregate estimate of the acoustic noise produced by the device by aggregating the estimated acoustic noise for the components within the device; determining whether the aggregate estimate exceeds a given acoustic annoyance level by analyzing the aggregate estimate using an acoustic annoyance model; and adjusting a setting for a component within the device when the aggregate estimate exceeds the given acoustic annoyance level. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus that reduces annoyance by managing the acoustic noise produced by a device, comprising:
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an analysis mechanism configured to estimate the acoustic noise produced by each noise-producing component within the device based on a set of acoustic characteristics; an aggregation mechanism configured to aggregate the estimated acoustic noise for the components within the device to produce an aggregate estimate of the acoustic noise produced by the device; and wherein the analysis mechanism is further configured to analyze the aggregate estimate using an acoustic annoyance model to facilitate minimizing the acoustic annoyance for the device. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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