Sensory Enhancement Systems and Methods in Personal Electronic Devices
First Claim
1. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer program code instructions for a personal electronic device (PED) that can be transported with a user, the PED having a computer based architecture with a processor designed to execute the computer program code instructions, the PED designed to perform a first electronic based intelligence function, the computer program code instructions designed to enable the PED to perform a second electronic based intelligence function that is different than the first electronic based intelligence function, the second electronic based intelligence function involving detection of an event in an environment associated with the PED, the PED further comprising a transducer designed to sense an environmental condition, the computer program code instructions comprising instructions designed to detect the event in the environment associated with the PED by comparing sensed data from the transducer with reference data and determining detection of the event based upon the sensed data and the reference data, the computer program code instructions further comprising instructions for initiating a notification upon detection of the event.
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Abstract
Disclosed are personal electronic devices (PEDs) having a sensory enhancement (SE) system for monitoring environmental conditions and detecting environmental events, for example but not limited to, changes in acoustic, thermal, optical, electromagnetic, chemical, dynamic, wireless, atmospheric, or biometric conditions. The detection of such events can be used to invoke a notification, an alert, a corrective action, or some other action, depending upon the implementation to the PED user or another party.
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- 1. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer program code instructions for a personal electronic device (PED) that can be transported with a user, the PED having a computer based architecture with a processor designed to execute the computer program code instructions, the PED designed to perform a first electronic based intelligence function, the computer program code instructions designed to enable the PED to perform a second electronic based intelligence function that is different than the first electronic based intelligence function, the second electronic based intelligence function involving detection of an event in an environment associated with the PED, the PED further comprising a transducer designed to sense an environmental condition, the computer program code instructions comprising instructions designed to detect the event in the environment associated with the PED by comparing sensed data from the transducer with reference data and determining detection of the event based upon the sensed data and the reference data, the computer program code instructions further comprising instructions for initiating a notification upon detection of the event.
- 20. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer program code instructions for a personal electronic device (PED) that can be transported with a user, the PED having a computer based architecture with a processor designed to execute the computer program code instructions, the PED having a user interface comprising a keyboard and a display, the PED designed to be operable in a plurality of modes of operation that can be selected by a user via the user interface, the PED designed to perform a first electronic based intelligence function during a first mode of operation, the computer program code instructions designed to enable the PED to perform a second electronic based intelligence function that is different than the first electronic based intelligence function during a second mode of operation, the second electronic based intelligence function involving detection of an event in an environment associated with the PED, the PED further comprising a plurality of transducers designed to sense environmental conditions, at least one of the plurality of transducers being operable during each mode of operation, the computer program code instructions comprising instructions designed to detect the event in the environment associated with the PED by comparing sensed data from the transducer with reference data and determining detection of the event based upon the sensed data and the reference data, the computer program code instructions further comprising instructions for initiating a notification upon detection of the event.
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