METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OBTAINING DISTANCED AUDIO BY A PORTABLE DEVICE

• US 20150373498A1
• Filed: 06/15/2015
• Published: 12/24/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/19/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Deutsche Telekom AG
• Original Assignee: Deutsche Telekom AG
• Inventors: CHIZI, Barak, SHAPIRA, Bracha, MIMRAN, David (Dudu)
• Granted Patent: US 9,883,346 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42 Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers specially adapted for wireless communication networks H04W4/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/026 using orientation information, e.g. compass
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/027 using movement velocity, acceleration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/005 Transmission of information for alerting of incoming communication

Abstract

Providing distanced audio from a remote location using mobile devices, which a change in the orientation of a destination mobile device to a pointing orientation, aimed to an object of interest, is detected using an exploration application that is installed in advance on the mobile device. The azimuth to which the mobile device is currently pointing is calculated and all point and/or of objects of interest which are within a predetermined range from the pointing device, are detected. Then the exploration application automatically connects to a remote server which continuously collects the current location information of any user of a mobile device and maps its location with respect to stationary object or points of interests, or to moving objects. The server provides via the application, one or more audio alerts to the user of the destination device that one or more object or points of interest are in range.

Claims

1. A method for providing distanced audio from a remote location using mobile devices, comprising:

a) detecting a change in the orientation of a destination mobile device to a pointing orientation, aimed to an object of interest, using an exploration application, installed in advance on said mobile device;

b) calculating the azimuth to which the mobile device is currently pointing;

c) detecting all point and/or of objects of interest being within a predetermined range from the pointing device;

d) allowing the exploration application to automatically connect to a remote server which continuously collects the current location information of any user of a mobile device and maps its location with respect to stationary object or points of interests, or to moving objects; and

e) providing by said server and via said application, one or more audio alerts to the user of the destination device that one or more object or points of interest are in range.

2. A method according to claim 1, further comprising allowing the user to interact with one or more object or points of interest.

3. A method according to claim 1, wherein the pointing orientation is automatically detected by using readings from the inherent location and orientation sensors of the mobile device.

4. A method according to claim 1, wherein the point and/or of object of interest which that will be closer will be displayed first.

5. A method according to claim 1, further comprising allowing the user to scan the surrounding space by obtaining the overall audio from all objects at once.

6. A method according to claim 1, further comprising displaying a location map with the detection range and the relative location between the destination device and changes in the location of the object of interest.

7. A method according to claim 1, further comprising displaying a navigation path to the object of interest.

8. A system for providing distanced audio from a remote location using mobile devices, comprising:

a) an exploration application, installed in advance on said mobile device, for detecting a change in the orientation of a destination mobile device to a pointing orientation, aimed to an object of interest;

b) processing means for;

b.1) calculating the azimuth to which the mobile device is currently pointing;

b.2) detecting all point and/or of objects of interest being within a predetermined range from the pointing device;

c) a remote server, to which the exploration application automatically connects, for;

c.1) continuously collecting the current location information of any user of a mobile device and mapping its location with respect to stationary object or points of interests, or to moving objects; and

c.2) providing via said application, one or more audio alerts to the user of the destination device that one or more object or points of interest are in range.