INTELLIGENT DEVICE CONNECTION FOR WIRELESS MEDIA IN AN AD HOC ACOUSTIC NETWORK
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, at a primary media device, a radio signal from an outside media device not part of an acoustic network to which the primary media device belongs;
determining whether the radio signal includes identifying information;
evaluating, using the identifying information, the radio signal to calculate location data associated with a location of the outside media device;
determining whether the location of the outside media device is within a threshold proximity of the primary media device;
sending an acoustic output request to the outside media device, using a radio frequency signal, when the outside media device is within the threshold proximity of the primary media device, the acoustic output request comprising an instruction to the outside media device to provide an acoustic output;
receiving response data from the outside media device, the response data associated with the acoustic output;
capturing an acoustic signal using an acoustic sensor implemented in the primary media device;
determining, using the response data, the acoustic signal to be associated with the acoustic output from the outside media device; and
generating acoustic network data using the acoustic signal, the acoustic network data identifying the outside media device as being part of the acoustic network.
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Abstract
Techniques associated with intelligent device connection for wireless media in an ad hoc acoustic network are described, including receiving a radio signal from an outside media device, determining whether the radio signal includes identifying information, evaluating the radio signal to calculate location data associated with a location of the outside media device, determining whether the location of the outside media device is within a threshold proximity of a primary media device, sending request to the outside media device, the request comprising an instruction to the outside media device to provide an acoustic output, receiving response data from the outside media device, capturing an acoustic signal using an acoustic sensor, determining the acoustic signal to be associated with the acoustic output from the outside media device, and generating acoustic network data using the acoustic signal, the acoustic network data identifying the outside media device as being part of the acoustic network.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, at a primary media device, a radio signal from an outside media device not part of an acoustic network to which the primary media device belongs; determining whether the radio signal includes identifying information; evaluating, using the identifying information, the radio signal to calculate location data associated with a location of the outside media device; determining whether the location of the outside media device is within a threshold proximity of the primary media device; sending an acoustic output request to the outside media device, using a radio frequency signal, when the outside media device is within the threshold proximity of the primary media device, the acoustic output request comprising an instruction to the outside media device to provide an acoustic output; receiving response data from the outside media device, the response data associated with the acoustic output; capturing an acoustic signal using an acoustic sensor implemented in the primary media device; determining, using the response data, the acoustic signal to be associated with the acoustic output from the outside media device; and generating acoustic network data using the acoustic signal, the acoustic network data identifying the outside media device as being part of the acoustic network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method, comprising:
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receiving, at a primary media device, a first radio signal from a first outside media device and a second radio signal from a second outside media device, the first outside media device and the second outside media device not part of an acoustic network to which the primary media device belongs; determining the first radio signal to include a first indentifying information associated with the first outside media device and the second radio signal to include a second identifying information associated with the second outside media device; calculating, using the first identifying information, a first location data associated with a first location of the first outside media device; calculating, using the second identifying information, a second location data associated with a second location of the second outside media device; determining one or both of the first location and the second location to be within the threshold proximity; sending an acoustic output request comprising an instruction to provide an acoustic output, the acoustic output request being sent to one or both of the first outside media device and the second outside media device; receiving response data from the one or both of the first outside media device and the second outside media device, the response data associated with the acoustic output; capturing an acoustic signal using an acoustic sensor implemented in the primary media device; recognizing the acoustic signal as being associated with the acoustic output; and generating acoustic network data identifying at least one of the one or both of the first outside media device and the second outside media device as being in the acoustic network. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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