Archiving of environmental sounds using visualization components
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1. An environmental sound recognition system, comprising:
- a sound input device;
a processing device operatively connected to said sound input device; and
a display operatively connected to said processing device;
wherein;
said processing device executes computer readable code to create a first visual representation of a first sound sensed by the sound input device for output on the display;
wherein;
said first visual representation is evaluated to determine the identity of a wildlife species; and
wherein;
said first visual representation is generated according to a method comprising the steps of;
(a) placing twelve labels in a pattern of a circle, said twelve labels corresponding to twelve respective notes in an octave, such that moving clockwise or counter-clockwise between adjacent ones of said labels represents a first frequency interval;
(b) identifying an occurrence of a first frequency within the first sound;
(c) identifying an occurrence of a second frequency within the first sound;
(d) identifying a first label corresponding to the first frequency;
(e) identifying a second label corresponding to the second frequency;
(f) creating a first line connecting the first label and the second label, wherein;
(1) the first line is a first color if the first frequency and the second frequency are separated by the first frequency interval;
(2) the first line is a second color if the first frequency and the second frequency are separated by a first multiple of the first frequency interval;
(3) the first line is a third color if the first frequency and the second frequency are separated by a second multiple of the first frequency interval;
(4) the first line is a fourth color if the first frequency and the second frequency are separated by a third multiple of the first frequency interval;
(5) the first line is a fifth color if the first frequency and the second frequency are separated by a fourth multiple of the first frequency interval; and
(6) the first line is a sixth color if the first frequency and the second frequency are separated by a fifth multiple of the first frequency interval.
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to sound recognition devices and methods. A system is provided that utilizes a system of tonal and rhythmic visualization methods to recognize different environmental sounds so as to accurately identify certain species of wildlife and other elements of nature.
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1. An environmental sound recognition system, comprising:
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a sound input device; a processing device operatively connected to said sound input device; and a display operatively connected to said processing device; wherein; said processing device executes computer readable code to create a first visual representation of a first sound sensed by the sound input device for output on the display; wherein; said first visual representation is evaluated to determine the identity of a wildlife species; and wherein; said first visual representation is generated according to a method comprising the steps of; (a) placing twelve labels in a pattern of a circle, said twelve labels corresponding to twelve respective notes in an octave, such that moving clockwise or counter-clockwise between adjacent ones of said labels represents a first frequency interval; (b) identifying an occurrence of a first frequency within the first sound; (c) identifying an occurrence of a second frequency within the first sound; (d) identifying a first label corresponding to the first frequency; (e) identifying a second label corresponding to the second frequency; (f) creating a first line connecting the first label and the second label, wherein; (1) the first line is a first color if the first frequency and the second frequency are separated by the first frequency interval; (2) the first line is a second color if the first frequency and the second frequency are separated by a first multiple of the first frequency interval; (3) the first line is a third color if the first frequency and the second frequency are separated by a second multiple of the first frequency interval; (4) the first line is a fourth color if the first frequency and the second frequency are separated by a third multiple of the first frequency interval; (5) the first line is a fifth color if the first frequency and the second frequency are separated by a fourth multiple of the first frequency interval; and (6) the first line is a sixth color if the first frequency and the second frequency are separated by a fifth multiple of the first frequency interval. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An environmental sound recognition system, comprising:
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a sound input device; a processing device operatively connected to said sound input device; and a display operatively connected to said processing device; wherein; said processing device executes computer readable code to create a first visual representation of a first sound sensed by the sound input device for output on the display; wherein; said first visual representation is evaluated to determine the identity of a wildlife species; and wherein; said first visual representation is generated according to a method comprising the steps of; (a) placing twelve labels in a pattern of a circle, said twelve labels corresponding to twelve respective frequencies, such that moving clockwise or counter-clockwise between adjacent ones of said labels represents a first frequency interval; (b) identifying an occurrence of a first frequency within the first sound; (c) identifying an occurrence of a second frequency within the first sound; (d) identifying a first point on the circle, said first point corresponding to the first frequency; (e) identifying a second point on the circle, said second point corresponding to the second frequency; (f) creating a first line connecting the first point and the second point, wherein; (1) the first line is a mixture of a first color and a second color if the first frequency and the second frequency are separated by more than the first frequency interval and less than a first multiple of the first frequency interval; (2) the first line is a mixture of a second color and a third color if the first frequency and the second frequency are separated by more than the first multiple of the first frequency interval and less than a second multiple of the first frequency interval; (3) the first line is a mixture of a third color and a fourth color if the first frequency and the second frequency are separated by more than the second multiple of the first frequency interval and less than a third multiple of the first frequency interval; (4) the first line is a mixture of a fourth color and a fifth color if the first frequency and the second frequency are separated by more than the third multiple of the first frequency interval and less than a fourth multiple of the first frequency interval; (5) the first line is a mixture of a fifth color and a sixth color if the first frequency and the second frequency are separated by more than the fourth multiple of the first frequency interval and less than a fifth multiple of the first frequency interval. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An environmental sound recognition system, comprising:
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a sound input device; a processing device operatively connected to said sound device; and a display operatively connected to said processing device; wherein; said processing device executes computer readable code to create a first visual representation of a first sound sensed by the sound input device for output on the display; wherein; said first visual representation is evaluated to determine the identity of a wildlife species; and wherein; said first visual representation is generated according to a method comprising the steps of; (a) providing a plurality of labels in a pattern of a helix, wherein; (1) each turn of the helix has a group of twelve labels corresponding to twelve respective notes in a respective octave; and (2) moving clockwise or counter-clockwise on the helix between any one of said labels represents a musical half-step; (b) identifying an occurrence of a first frequency within the first sound; (c) identifying an occurrence of a second frequency within the first sound; (d) identifying a first point on the helix, said first point corresponding to the first frequency; (e) identifying a second point on the helix, said second point corresponding to the second frequency; (f) creating a first line connecting the first point and the second point, wherein; (1) the color of the first line is a mixture of a first color and a second color if the first frequency and the second frequency are separated by more than a musical half step and less than a musical whole step; (2) the color of the first line is a mixture of the second color and a third color if the first frequency and the second frequency are separated by more than a musical whole step and less than a musical minor third; (3) the color of the first line is a mixture of the third color and a fourth color if the first frequency and the second frequency are separated by more than a musical minor third and less than a musical major third; (4) the color of the first line is a mixture of the fourth color and a fifth color if the first frequency and the second frequency are separated by more than a musical major third and less than a musical perfect fourth; and (5) the color of the first line is a mixture of the fifth color and a sixth color if the first frequency and the second frequency are separated by more than a musical perfect fourth and less than a musical tri-tone. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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