Systems and methods for fusion of audio components in a teleconference setting

• US 9,667,797 B2
• Filed: 04/15/2014
• Issued: 05/30/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/15/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Inventors: Peeler, Douglas Jarrett, Aurongzeb, Deeder M.
• Primary Examiner(s): SING, SIMON P
• Application Number:
  US14/253,100
• Publication Number:
  US 20150296085A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,141 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/509 Microphone arrays
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/568 audio processing specific to telephonic conferencing, e.g. spatial distribution, mixing of participants echo suppression in two-way loud-speaking telephone systems H04M9/02; sound field processing per se H04S7/30
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 27/00 Public address systems circuits for preventing acoustic reaction H04R3/02; circuits for distributing signals to loudspeakers H04R3/12; monitoring or testing arrangements for public address systems H04R29/007; amplifiers H03F

Abstract

In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a method may include determining capability of each particular information handling system of a plurality of information handling systems to support combination of functionality of audio components of the particular information handling system. The method may also include determining audio performance parameters of the audio components of the information handling systems of the plurality of information handling systems which are capable of supporting combination of functionality of audio components. The method may further include, based on the audio performance parameters, combining functionality of audio components of the plurality of information handling systems which are capable of supporting combination of functionality of audio components.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

determining, by a processor, capability of each particular information handling system of a plurality of information handling systems to support combination of functionality of audio components of the particular information handling system;

determining, by the processor, audio performance parameters of the audio components of the information handling systems of the plurality of information handling systems which are capable of supporting combination of functionality of audio components; and

based on the audio performance parameters, combining, by the processor, functionality of audio components of the plurality of information handling systems which are capable of supporting combination of functionality of audio components.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the audio components comprise speakers of the information handling systems which are capable of supporting combination of functionality of audio components.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the audio components comprise microphones of the information handling systems which are capable of supporting combination of functionality of audio components.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein determining audio performance parameters comprises utilizing test audio signals for characterizing the audio performance parameters of one or more of information handling systems of the plurality of information handling systems which are capable of supporting combination of functionality of audio components.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein determining audio performance parameters comprises receiving, via at least one of wired transmissions and wireless transmissions, audio performance parameters from at least one of the information handling systems of the plurality of information handling systems which are capable of supporting combination of functionality of audio components.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein combining functionality of audio components of the plurality of information handling systems which are capable of supporting combination of functionality of audio components comprises synchronizing audio signals associated with the audio components.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein synchronizing audio signals associated with the audio components comprises applying band limited interpolation and power spectrum spread to the audio signals.

8. An information handling system, comprising:

a processor;

a non-transitory computer readable medium coupled to the processor and having stored thereon a teleconference application, the teleconference application configured to, when executed;

determine capability of each particular information handling system of a plurality of information handling systems including the information handling system to support combination of functionality of audio components of the particular information handling system;

determine audio performance parameters of the audio components of the information handling systems of the plurality of information handling systems which are capable of supporting combination of functionality of audio components; and

based on the audio performance parameters, combine functionality of audio components of the plurality of information handling systems which are capable of supporting combination of functionality of audio components.

9. The information handling system of claim 8, wherein the audio components comprise speakers of the information handling systems which are capable of supporting combination of functionality of audio components.

10. The information handling system of claim 8, wherein the audio components comprise microphones of the information handling systems which are capable of supporting combination of functionality of audio components.

11. The information handling system of claim 8, the teleconference application further configured to determine audio performance parameters by utilizing test audio signals for characterizing the audio performance parameters of one or more of information handling systems of the plurality of information handling systems which are capable of supporting combination of functionality of audio components.

12. The information handling system of claim 8, the teleconference application further configured to determine audio performance parameters by receiving, via at least one of wired transmissions and wireless transmissions, audio performance parameters from at least one of the information handling systems of the plurality of information handling systems which are capable of supporting combination of functionality of audio components.

13. The information handling system of claim 8, the teleconference application further configured to combine functionality of audio components of the plurality of information handling systems which are capable of supporting combination of functionality of audio components by synchronizing audio signals associated with the audio components.

14. The information handling system of claim 13, the teleconference application further configured to synchronize audio signals associated with the audio components by applying band limited interpolation and power spectrum spread to the audio signals.

15. An article of manufacture comprising:

a non-transitory computer readable medium; and

computer-executable instructions carried on the non-transitory computer readable medium, the instructions readable by a processor, the instructions, when read and executed, for causing the processor to;

determine capability of each particular information handling system of a plurality of information handling systems including the information handling system to support combination of functionality of audio components of the particular information handling system;

determine audio performance parameters of the audio components of the information handling systems of the plurality of information handling systems which are capable of supporting combination of functionality of audio components; and

based on the audio performance parameters, combine functionality of audio components of the plurality of information handling systems which are capable of supporting combination of functionality of audio components.

16. The article of claim 15, wherein the audio components comprise speakers of the information handling systems which are capable of supporting combination of functionality of audio components.

17. The article of claim 15, wherein the audio components comprise microphones of the information handling systems which are capable of supporting combination of functionality of audio components.

18. The article of claim 15, the instructions for causing the processor to determine audio performance parameters by utilizing test audio signals for characterizing the audio performance parameters of one or more of information handling systems of the plurality of information handling systems which are capable of supporting combination of functionality of audio components.

19. The article of claim 15, the instructions for causing the processor to determine audio performance parameters by receiving, via at least one of wired transmissions and wireless transmissions, audio performance parameters from at least one of the information handling systems of the plurality of information handling systems which are capable of supporting combination of functionality of audio components.

20. The article of claim 15, the instructions for causing the processor to combine functionality of audio components of the plurality of information handling systems which are capable of supporting combination of functionality of audio components by synchronizing audio signals associated with the audio components.

21. The article of claim 20, the instructions for causing the processor to synchronize audio signals associated with the audio components by applying band limited interpolation and power spectrum spread to the audio signals.