NETWORK OF SPEAKER LIGHTS AND WEARABLE DEVICES USING INTELLIGENT CONNECTION MANAGERS

• US 20140286517A1
• Filed: 03/13/2014
• Published: 09/25/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: JB IP Acquisitions LLC
• Original Assignee: AliphCom, Inc. (AliphCom Corp.)
• Inventors: Luna, Michael Edward Smith, Narron, Patrick Alan, Barrentine, Derek Boyd, Fullam, Scott
• Application Number:
  US14/209,329
• Publication Number:
  US 20140286517A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 381/332
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/028 associated with devices performing functions other than acoustics, e.g. electric candles
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/19 via wireless transmission
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 20/40 Control techniques providing energy savings, e.g. smart controller or presence detection

Abstract

Techniques for managing a network of speaker lights and wearable devices using intelligent connection managers are described. Disclosed are techniques for receiving data representing a distance between a wearable device and a speaker light, the speaker light associated with an identifier, and generating an audio control signal and a light control signal as a function of the distance. The audio control signal may include data representing an audio parameter and data representing the identifier, and the light control signal may include data representing a light parameter and data representing the identifier. Presentation of an audio signal using the audio parameter and a light using the light parameter may be caused at the speaker light. The audio signal and the light may be substantially directed towards the wearable device or a user.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving data representing a first distance between a first wearable device and a first speaker light, the first speaker light associated with a first identifier;

generating a first audio control signal as a function of the first distance, the first audio control signal comprising data representing a first audio parameter and data representing the first identifier;

generating a first light control signal as a function of the first distance, the first light control signal comprising data representing a first light parameter and data representing the first identifier;

causing presentation of a first audio signal using the first audio parameter at the first speaker light; and

causing presentation of a first light using the first light parameter at the first speaker light.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving data representing a second distance between the first wearable device and a second speaker light, the second speaker light associated with a second identifier;

determining a first location of the first speaker light with respect to the first wearable device using the first distance and the second distance;

determining a second location of the second speaker light with respect to the first wearable device using the first distance and the second distance;

generating the first audio control signal and the first light control signal as a function of the first location;

generating a second audio control signal as a function of the second location, the second audio control signal comprising data representing a second audio parameter and data representing the second identifier;

generating a second light control signal as a function of the second location, the second light control signal comprising data representing a second light parameter and data representing the second identifier;

causing presentation of a second audio signal using the second audio parameter at the second speaker light; and

causing presentation of a second light using the second light parameter at the second speaker light.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

generating the first audio parameter to present a first audio channel, the first audio channel configured to be presented at a source located at a first audio channel location, the first audio channel location being associated with the first location; and

generating the second audio parameter to present a second audio channel, the second audio channel configured to be presented at another source located at a second audio channel location, the second audio channel location being associated with the second location.

4. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

receiving a first audio data from a first audio sensor coupled to the first wearable device;

receiving a second audio data from a second audio sensor coupled to a second wearable device;

adapting the first audio signal and the second audio signal such that an amplitude associated with the first audio data is greater than an amplitude associated with the second audio data.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the adapting the first audio signal and the second audio signal comprises:

adapting a first gain and a first phase applied to the first audio signal and adapting a second gain and a second phase applied to the second audio signal.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a first location of the first speaker light with respect to the first wearable device; and

generating the first audio parameter to direct the first audio signal substantially towards the first wearable device, such that an amplitude of the first audio signal received at the first wearable device is greater than the amplitude of the first audio signal received at another location, the first wearable device and the another location being substantially a same distance away from the first speaker light.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising;

receiving data representing a second distance between a first wearable device and a second speaker light;

determining the first distance is within a first threshold;

determining the second distance exceeds a second threshold;

causing no audio signal and no light to be presented at the second speaker light.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving data representing a second distance between a second wearable device and the first speaker light;

modifying the first audio parameter as a function of the first distance and the second distance; and

modifying the first light parameter as a function of the first distance and the second distance

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving sensor data from a sensor coupled to a second speaker light; and

determining a match between the sensor data and a sensor data template, the sensor data template being associated with the first audio parameter and the first light parameter and being stored in a memory.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a grouping including the first speaker light and a second speaker light, the second speaker light associated with a second identifier;

generating a second audio control signal as a function of the grouping, the second audio control signal comprising data representing a second audio parameter and data representing the second identifier;

generating a second light control signal as a function of the grouping, the second light control signal comprising data representing a second light parameter and data representing the second identifier;

causing presentation of a second audio signal using the second audio parameter at the second speaker light; and

causing presentation of a second light using the second light parameter at the second speaker light.

11. A system, comprising:

a distance facility configured to cause storage of data representing a first distance between a first wearable device and a first speaker light at a memory, the first speaker light associated with a first identifier;

an audio control generator configured to generate a first audio control signal as a function of the first distance, the first audio control signal comprising data representing a first audio parameter and data representing the first identifier;

a light control generator configured to generate a first light control signal as a function of the first distance, the first light control signal comprising data representing a first light parameter and data representing the first identifier; and

a communications facility configured to cause transmission of the first audio control signal to the first speaker light to cause presentation of a first audio signal using the first audio parameter at the first speaker light, and to cause transmission of the first light control signal to the first speaker light to cause presentation of a first light using the first light parameter at the first speaker light.

12. The system of claim 11, further comprising:

a location facility configured to determine a first location of the first speaker light with respect to the first wearable device using the first distance and a second distance between the first wearable device and a second speaker light, and to determine a second location of the second speaker light with respect to the first wearable device using the first distance and the second distance;

wherein the second speaker light is associated with a second identifier;

the audio control generator is further configured to generate a second audio control signal as a function of the second location, the second audio control signal comprising data representing a second audio parameter and data representing the second identifier; and

the light control generator is further configured to generate a second light control signal as a function of the second location, the second light control signal comprising data representing a second light parameter and data representing the second identifier.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein:

the audio control generator is further configured to generate the first audio parameter to present a first audio channel, the first audio channel configured to be presented at a source located at a first audio channel location, the first audio channel location being associated with the first location, and to generate the second audio parameter to present a second audio channel, the second audio channel configured to be presented at another source located at a second audio channel location, the second audio channel location being associated with the second location.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein:

the communications facility is further configured to receive a first audio data from a first audio sensor coupled to the first wearable device, and to receive a second audio data from a second audio sensor coupled to a second wearable device; and

the audio control generator is further configured to adapt the first audio signal and the second audio signal such that an amplitude associated with the first audio data is greater than an amplitude associated with the second audio data.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the audio control generator is configured to adapt the first audio signal and the second audio signal by adapting a first gain and a first phase applied to the first audio signal and adapting a second gain and a second phase applied to the second audio signal.

16. The system of claim 11, further comprising:

a location facility is configured to determine a first location of the first speaker light with respect to the first wearable device;

wherein the audio control generator is further configured to generate the first audio parameter to direct the first audio signal substantially away from the first wearable device, such that an amplitude of the first audio signal received at the first wearable device is less than the amplitude of the first audio signal received at another location, the first wearable device and the another location being substantially a same distance away from the first speaker light.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein:

the distance facility is further configured to cause storage of data representing a second distance between a first wearable device and a second speaker light at the memory, to determine the first distance is within a first threshold, and to determine the second distance exceeds a second threshold;

the audio control generator is further configured to cause no audio signal to be presented at the second speaker light; and

the light control generator is further configured to cause no light to be presented at the second speaker light.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein:

the distance facility is further configured to cause storage of data representing a second distance between a second wearable device and the first speaker light at the memory;

the audio control generator is configured to modify the first audio parameter as a function of the first distance and the second distance; and

the light control generator is configured to modify the first light parameter as a function of the first distance and the second distance.

19. The system of claim 11, further comprising:

a physiological and environmental state facility configured to determine a match between sensor data received from a sensor coupled to a second speaker light and a sensor data template, the sensor data template being associated with the first audio parameter and the first light parameter and being stored in a memory.

20. The system of claim 11, further comprising:

a grouping facility configured to store a grouping including the first speaker light and a second speaker light, the second speaker light associated with a second identifier;

wherein the audio control generator is further configured to generate a second audio control signal as a function of the grouping; and

the light control generator is further configured to generate a second light control signal as a function of the grouping.