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Listening with multiple computing devices

  • US 8,174,933 B1
  • Filed: 08/06/2010
  • Issued: 05/08/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/06/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method performed by a first computing device, comprising:

  • receiving first sound information from one or more second computing devices within a communication range of the first computing device;

    accessing one or more rules;

    determining, based on application of at least one of the one or more rules to the first sound information, a characterization of the first sound information;

    receiving information indicative of a characterization of second sound information transmitted from a third computing device, wherein the third computing device differs from the one or more second computing devices;

    generating a combination of the characterization of the first sound information and the characterization of the second sound information;

    anddetermining, based on application of at least one of the one or more rules to the combination, an attribute of the first computing device.

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