METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND MEDIA FOR PROVIDING SOUND LEVEL INFORMATION FOR A PARTICULAR LOCATION

• US 20160337774A1
• Filed: 05/12/2016
• Published: 11/17/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/13/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Soundprint LLC
• Original Assignee: Soundprint LLC
• Inventors: Farber, Gregory
• Granted Patent: US 10,462,591 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0201 Market modelling; Market analysis; Collecting market data
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 29/008 Visual indication of individual signal levels visual indication of stereophonic sound image H04S7/40

Abstract

Methods, systems, and media for providing sound level information for a particular location are provided. In some embodiments, the method comprises: receiving, from a user device, a request for sound level indications associated with a geographic region; in response to receiving the request, identifying a plurality of locations associated with the geographic region; identifying, for each location in the plurality of locations, at least one sound level reading corresponding to the location; generating, for each location in the plurality of locations, sound level indications based on the at least one sound level reading corresponding to the location; and transmitting at least one of the sound level indications and an identifier of at least one location in the plurality of locations corresponding to the at least one of the sound level indications to the user device.

Claims

1. A method for providing sound level information for a particular location, comprising:

receiving, from a user device, a request for sound level indications associated with a geographic region;

in response to receiving the request, identifying a plurality of locations associated with the geographic region;

identifying, for each location in the plurality of locations, at least one sound level reading corresponding to the location;

generating, for each location in the plurality of locations, sound level indications based on the at least one sound level reading corresponding to the location; and

transmitting at least one of the sound level indications and an identifier of at least one location in the plurality of locations corresponding to the at least one of the sound level indications to the user device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising calculating, for each location in the plurality of locations, a composite sound level reading based on a plurality of sound level readings corresponding to the location, wherein the plurality of sound level readings corresponding to the location includes the at least one sound level reading for the location, and wherein the at least one of the sound level indications generated for each location in the plurality of locations is generated based on the composite sound level reading for the location.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the at least one of the sound level indications and the identifier of the at least one location in the plurality of locations comprises transmitting instructions that cause the at least one of the sound level indications to be presented in a visual manner that indicates a safety range.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the at least one of the sound level indications and the identifier of the at least one location in the plurality of locations comprises transmitting instructions that cause the at least one of the sound level indications to be presented in a map.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the at least one of the sound level indications and the identifier of the at least one location in the plurality of locations comprises transmitting instructions that cause the at least one of the sound level indications to be presented in a list.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the instructions cause the at least one of the sound level indication and the identifier of the at least one location in the plurality of locations to be presented in connection with an indicator of a distance between the at least one location and the user device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one sound level reading for each location in the plurality of locations was recorded at a similar time of day as a time of day at which the request from the user device was received.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the at least one sound level reading for each location in the plurality of locations was recorded on a different day as a day on which the request from the user device was received.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, from a second user device, an additional sound level reading corresponding to an additional location;

storing the additional sound level reading in connection with an identifier of the additional location;

generating a noise complaint based on the additional sound level reading, wherein the noise complaint identifies the additional location; and

transmitting the noise complaint to the external database.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a plurality of sound level readings from a plurality of user devices at each of the plurality of locations.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein each of the plurality of sound level readings is received in response to a user of a corresponding user device initiating the sound level reading at a corresponding location.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of locations is associated with a category, and wherein the request received from the user device indicates the category.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising selecting a subset of the plurality of locations based on the at least one sound level reading identified for each location in the plurality of locations, wherein the identifier of the at least one location in the plurality of locations transmitted to the user device corresponds to a location in the subset of the plurality of locations.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the at least one sound level reading for each location in the subset of the plurality of locations is selected based on a comparison of the at least one sound level reading to a predetermined threshold.

15. A system for providing sound level information for a particular location, the system comprising:

a hardware processor that is programmed to;

receive, from a user device, a request for sound level indications associated with a geographic region;

in response to receiving the request, identify a plurality of locations associated with the geographic region;

identify, for each location in the plurality of locations, at least one sound level reading corresponding to the location;

generate, for each location in the plurality of locations, sound level indications based on the at least one sound level reading corresponding to the location; and

transmit at least one of the sound level indications and an identifier of at least one location in the plurality of locations corresponding to the at least one of the sound level indications to the user device.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the hardware processor is further programmed to calculate, for each location in the plurality of locations, a composite sound level reading based on a plurality of sound level readings corresponding to the location, wherein the plurality of sound level readings corresponding to the location includes the at least one sound level reading for the location, and wherein the at least one of the sound level indications generated for each location in the plurality of locations is generated based on the composite sound level reading for the location.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the hardware processor is further programmed to transmit instructions that cause the at least one of the sound level indications to be presented in a visual manner that indicates a safety range.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the hardware processor is further programmed to transmit instructions that cause the at least one of the sound level indications to be presented in a map.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the hardware processor is further programmed to transmit instructions that cause the at least one of the sound level indications to be presented in a list.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the instructions cause the at least one of the sound level indication and the identifier of the at least one location in the plurality of locations to be presented in connection with an indicator of a distance between the at least one location and the user device.

21. The system of claim 15, wherein the at least one sound level reading for each location in the plurality of locations was recorded at a similar time of day as a time of day at which the request from the user device was received.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein the at least one sound level reading for each location in the plurality of locations was recorded on a different day as a day on which the request from the user device was received.

23. The system of claim 15, wherein the hardware processor is further programmed to:

receive, from a second user device, an additional sound level reading corresponding to an additional location;

store the additional sound level reading in connection with an identifier of the additional location;

generate a noise complaint based on the additional sound level reading, wherein the noise complaint identifies the additional location; and

transmit the noise complaint to the external database.

24. The system of claim 15, wherein the hardware processor is further programmed to receive a plurality of sound level readings from a plurality of user devices at each of the plurality of locations.

25. The system of claim 24, wherein each of the plurality of sound level readings is received in response to a user of a corresponding user device initiating the sound level reading at a corresponding location.

26. The system of claim 15, wherein the plurality of locations is associated with a category, and wherein the request received from the user device indicates the category.

27. The system of claim 15, wherein the hardware processor is further programmed to select a subset of the plurality of locations based on the at least one sound level reading identified for each location in the plurality of locations, wherein the identifier of the at least one location in the plurality of locations transmitted to the user device corresponds to a location in the subset of the plurality of locations.

28. The system of claim 27, wherein the at least one sound level reading for each location in the subset of the plurality of locations is selected based on a comparison of the at least one sound level reading to a predetermined threshold.

29. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing computer executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method for providing sound level information for a particular location, the method comprising:

receiving, from a user device, a request for sound level indications associated with a geographic region;

in response to receiving the request, identifying a plurality of locations associated with the geographic region;

identifying, for each location in the plurality of locations, at least one sound level reading corresponding to the location;

generating, for each location in the plurality of locations, sound level indications based on the at least one sound level reading corresponding to the location; and

transmitting at least one of the sound level indications and an identifier of at least one location in the plurality of locations corresponding to the at least one of the sound level indications to the user device.

30. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 29, wherein the method further comprises calculating, for each location in the plurality of locations, a composite sound level reading based on a plurality of sound level readings corresponding to the location, wherein the plurality of sound level readings corresponding to the location includes the at least one sound level reading for the location, and wherein the at least one of the sound level indications generated for each location in the plurality of locations is generated based on the composite sound level reading for the location.

31. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 29, wherein transmitting the at least one of the sound level indications and the identifier of the at least one location in the plurality of locations comprises transmitting instructions that cause the at least one of the sound level indications to be presented in a visual manner that indicates a safety range.

32. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 29, wherein transmitting the at least one of the sound level indications and the identifier of the at least one location in the plurality of locations comprises transmitting instructions that cause the at least one of the sound level indications to be presented in a map.

33. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 29, wherein transmitting the at least one of the sound level indications and the identifier of the at least one location in the plurality of locations comprises transmitting instructions that cause the at least one of the sound level indications to be presented in a list.

34. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 33, wherein the instructions cause the at least one of the sound level indication and the identifier of the at least one location in the plurality of locations to be presented in connection with an indicator of a distance between the at least one location and the user device.

35. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 29, wherein the at least one sound level reading for each location in the plurality of locations was recorded at a similar time of day as a time of day at which the request from the user device was received.

36. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 35, wherein the at least one sound level reading for each location in the plurality of locations was recorded on a different day as a day on which the request from the user device was received.

37. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 29, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving, from a second user device, an additional sound level reading corresponding to an additional location;

storing the additional sound level reading in connection with an identifier of the additional location;

generating a noise complaint based on the additional sound level reading, wherein the noise complaint identifies the additional location; and

transmitting the noise complaint to the external database.

38. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 29, wherein the method further comprises receiving a plurality of sound level readings from a plurality of user devices at each of the plurality of locations.

39. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 38, wherein each of the plurality of sound level readings is received in response to a user of a corresponding user device initiating the sound level reading at a corresponding location.

40. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 29, wherein the plurality of locations is associated with a category, and wherein the request received from the user device indicates the category.

41. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 29, wherein the method further comprises selecting a subset of the plurality of locations based on the at least one sound level reading identified for each location in the plurality of locations, wherein the identifier of the at least one location in the plurality of locations transmitted to the user device corresponds to a location in the subset of the plurality of locations.

42. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 41, wherein the at least one sound level reading for each location in the subset of the plurality of locations is selected based on a comparison of the at least one sound level reading to a predetermined threshold.