Sound Library and Method
First Claim
1. A method of collecting acoustic information comprising the steps of:
- configuring a device to automatically receive, collect, and send acoustic information;
analyzing a first set of acoustic information to determine whether a trigger event has occurred;
collecting a second set of acoustic information when the trigger event has occurred; and
providing the second set of acoustic information to a database.
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Abstract
At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a website configured to collect sound signatures from around the world and beyond. A communication device automatically stores acoustic information received by a microphone of the communication device. The acoustic information is analyzed for a trigger event. The trigger event stores the acoustic information, attaches metadata, creates a Gaussian Mixture Model, and measures sound pressure level. The communication device automatically sends the sound signature to a database when a communication path is opened to communication device. Each sound signature has associated metadata including a time stamp and geocode. Automatically collecting sounds using a communication device adapted for the process enables a database that captures sounds globally on a continuous basis.
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33 Claims
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1. A method of collecting acoustic information comprising the steps of:
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configuring a device to automatically receive, collect, and send acoustic information; analyzing a first set of acoustic information to determine whether a trigger event has occurred; collecting a second set of acoustic information when the trigger event has occurred; and providing the second set of acoustic information to a database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 32)
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9. The method according to 8 further including a step of including a time stamp and a geocode with the metadata for respectively providing a time and geographic location.
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14. A method of collecting and providing acoustic information:
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providing a website which has access to a repository of acoustic information; collecting a first plurality of sound pressure levels (SPL) using a second plurality of communication devices configured to measure SPL levels; attaching metadata with each sound pressure level including a time stamp and geocode; and storing the sound pressure levels in a database for use with the website. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of collecting and providing acoustic information:
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accessing a stored acoustic database; uploading acoustic information using at least one page of the web based GUI interface; comparing the uploaded acoustic information to sonic signature parameters, where the parameters are associated with a trained model; identifying the uploaded acoustic information using the parameters and adding an identifier to the uploaded acoustic information; and storing the uploaded acoustic information and the identifier into the base. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of collecting and providing sound signatures:
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accessing an uploaded sonic signature in a stored acoustic database; and providing at least one sonic signature from the database to a device whereby the device performs a comparison using the at least one sound signature with sound received by the device to determine the presence of a sound similar to the at least one sound signature.
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28. A method of collecting acoustic information comprising the steps of:
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measuring a sound pressure level with a communication device; capturing metadata with the sound pressure level including time information and geographic information of when and where the sound pressure level was measured; storing the sound pressure level and metadata in memory of the communication device; and uploading the sound pressure level and metadata to a database from the communication device. - View Dependent Claims (33)
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29. A method of collecting acoustic information comprising the steps of:
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recording acoustic information with a communication device; generating a sonic signature from the acoustic information where the sonic signature includes model parameters and features representing the acoustic information; capturing metadata including time information and geographic information of when and where the sonic signature was recorded; storing the sonic signature and metadata in memory of the communication device; and uploading the sonic signature data and metadata to a database from the communication device.
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30. A method of mapping comprising the steps of:
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identifying a geographic area; retrieving sound signature information from an acoustic database associated with the geographic area; and creating an acoustic map illustrating acoustic information related to the geographic area using data from the acoustic database.
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31. A method of providing acoustic information with a map comprising the steps of:
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searching a topic; providing a map associated with the topic; searching an acoustic database for acoustic information related to the topic; and providing the acoustic information related to the topic for playback with the map.
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