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Adaptive beam forming devices, methods, and systems

  • US 9,451,362 B2
  • Filed: 06/11/2014
  • Issued: 09/20/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/11/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for adaptive beam forming, comprising:

  • receiving a voice command at a number of microphones;

    determining an instruction based on the received voice command;

    calculating a confidence level of the determined instruction;

    determining feedback based on the confidence level of the determined instruction, wherein determining feedback includes determining a location where the voice command originated;

    altering a beam of the number of microphones based on the feedback, wherein altering the beam of the number of microphones includes focusing a beam angle and a beam width on the location where the voice command originated; and

    determining to utilize the feedback for a different received voice command when the different received voice command has similar properties to the received voice command.

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