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Systems and methods of sonic communication

  • US 8,204,238 B2
  • Filed: 06/09/2008
  • Issued: 06/19/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving a sonic signal at an electronic device using a microphone, the sonic signal including a sequence of sonic tones, the receiving resulting in a received sonic signal; and

    determining, by the electronic device, the sequence of sonic tones from the received sonic signal, thereby enabling wireless communication between the electronic device and another device, wherein each sonic tone in the sequence of sonic tones has a predefined duration, wherein the sequence of sonic tones includes a predefined silent interval between each successive sonic tone, and wherein the determining comprises analyzing the sequence of sonic tones at times that are based on the predefined durations and the predefined silent intervals.

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