SOUND GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING A RADIO TRANSMITTER

• US 20160278091A1
• Filed: 03/07/2016
• Published: 09/22/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Noodoe Corporation
• Original Assignee: Noodoe Corporation
• Inventors: Wang, John C.
• Granted Patent: US 9,612,793 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/16 Sound input; Sound output speech processing G10L
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/12 Hotels or restaurants
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 7/068 calling personnel in a restaurant, e.g. waiter call
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/06 Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

Sound generation and transmission systems and methods using a radio transmitter are provided. A first electronic device receives specific data via a network connecting unit, generates a specific sound according to the specific data, and outputs the specific sound via a sound output unit. A radio transmitter receives the specific sound via a sound input unit, and broadcasts the specific sound in a specific frequency range via a radio transmission module.

Claims

1. A sound generation and transmission system using a radio transmitter, comprising:

a first electronic device, comprising;

a network connecting unit;

a sound output unit; and

a processing unit receiving specific data via the network connecting unit, generating a specific sound according to the specific data, and outputting the specific sound via the sound output unit; and

a radio transmitter, comprising;

a sound input unit;

a radio transmission module; and

a controller receiving the specific sound via the sound input unit, and broadcasting the specific sound in a specific frequency range via the radio transmission module.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the sound input unit of the radio transmitter is connected to the sound output unit of the first electronic device via an audio connectivity cable, such that the specific sound is received from the sound output unit of the first electronic device.

3. The system of claim 1, further comprising a specific electronic device for generating the specific data, wherein the specific electronic device comprises at least one sensor for detecting a motion or posture corresponding to the specific electronic device, and the specific electronic device generates the specific data according to the detected motion or posture corresponding to the specific electronic device.

4. The system of claim 1, further comprising a specific electronic device for generating the specific data, wherein the specific electronic device comprises at least one physical key, and when the physical key is pressed, the specific electronic device generates the specific data.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising a specific electronic device for generating the specific data, wherein the specific electronic device determines whether a specific condition is met, and generates the specific data when the specific condition is met.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the first electronic device further comprises a storage unit for storing a plurality of candidate sounds, and the processing unit selects one of the candidate sounds as the specific sound according to the specific data.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the processing unit obtains a plurality of texts or numbers according to the specific data, and transforms the texts or numbers into the specific sound according to a text to sound algorithm.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the specific data comprises identification data corresponding to the specific electronic device, and processing unit of the first electronic device further generates a sound fragment according to the identification data, wherein the specific sound comprises the sound fragment.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the radio transmitter has voice operated transmission (VOX) capabilities, and the specific sound is automatically broadcasted in the specific frequency range via the radio transmission module when the specific sound is detected by the controller of the radio transmitter, wherein the specific frequency range comprises VHF (Very High Frequency) or UHF (Ultra High Frequency).

10. The system of claim 3, wherein a network connecting unit of the specific electronic device is in a peripheral mode, and the network connecting unit of the first electronic device is in a central mode, in which in the peripheral mode, the network connecting unit has data broadcasting capabilities, and the network connecting unit cannot actively connect to other electronic devices, and in the central mode, the network connecting unit has data receiving capabilities, and the network connecting unit can actively connect to other electronic devices.

11. A sound generation and transmission system using a radio transmitter, comprising:

a network connecting unit receiving specific data;

a radio transmission module; and

a controller generating a specific sound according to the specific data, and broadcasting the specific sound in a specific frequency range via the radio transmission module.

12. A sound generation and transmission method using a radio transmitter, comprising:

receiving specific data by a network connecting unit;

generating a specific sound according to the specific data; and

broadcasting the specific sound in a specific frequency range via a radio transmission module.