System and method for performing acoustic analysis of devices
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- at least one device operable to perform a function, wherein said at least one device generates sound incident to performing said function;
said at least one device including at least one sensor operable to capture said sound of said device;
processor operable to process said sound captured by said at least one sensor to analyze operation of said at least one device;
data storage device communicatively coupled to said processor, said data storage device storing empirical sound data, wherein said processor is operable to execute comparison of said sound captured by said at least one sensor with said emperical sound data to analyze the function of said at least one device.
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Abstract
A system and method are disclosed which utilize robotic analysis of acoustic data captured during operation of a device to evaluate the operation of such device. An acoustic capture sensor is implemented within a device, such as a paper handling device, automobile, or any other device that generates detectable sound as a by-product of its operation. The acoustic capture sensor captures sound produced by the operation of the device and converts the captured sound from analog to digital. The captured sound is communicated to a processor-based device that is operable to process the sound to evaluate the operation of the device. The processor-based device may be communicatively coupled to a data storage device that has empirical sound data stored therein. In this manner, the processor-based device may compare sound captured by acoustic capture sensor(s) within a device with the stored empirical sound data to analyze the device'"'"'s operation.
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19 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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at least one device operable to perform a function, wherein said at least one device generates sound incident to performing said function;
said at least one device including at least one sensor operable to capture said sound of said device;
processor operable to process said sound captured by said at least one sensor to analyze operation of said at least one device;
data storage device communicatively coupled to said processor, said data storage device storing empirical sound data, wherein said processor is operable to execute comparison of said sound captured by said at least one sensor with said emperical sound data to analyze the function of said at least one device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system comprising:
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at least one device operable to perform a function, wherein said at least one device generates sound incident to performing said function;
said least one device including at least one sensor operable to capture said sound of said device;
processor operable to process said sound captured by said at least one sensor to analyze the function of said at least one device; and
data storage device communicatively coupled to said processor, said data storage device storing empirical sound data, wherein said empirical sound data includes known sound data identifying a particular functional problem.
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10. A system comprising:
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at least one device operable to perform a function, wherein said at least one device generates sound incident to performing said function;
said at least one device including at least one sensor operable to capture said sound of said device;
processor operable to process said sound captured by said at least one sensor to analyze the function of said at least one device; and
data storage device communicatively coupled to said processor, said data storage device storing empirical sound data, wherein said empirical sound data includes sound data for previous functioning of said at least one device.
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11. A method for performing acoustical analysis of the operation of a device, wherein said device is a paper handling device, said method comprising:
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captured sound generated as a by-product of a primary function of said device, wherein said primary function is some function other than generating said sound; and
robotically processing the captured sound to analyze said primary function of said device to determine whether said device is functioning properly. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A system for performing acoustical analysis of the operation of a paper handling device, said system comprising:
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a paper handling device operable to perform a function other than generating sound;
at least one sound capture means for capturing sound generated by said paper handling device; and
means for analyzing the sound captured by said at least one sound capture means to determine whether said paper handling device functioning properly in performing said function. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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