WO2022261084A1 - Détection d'appui sur dispositif pour connexion sans fil - Google Patents

Détection d'appui sur dispositif pour connexion sans fil Download PDF

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WO2022261084A1
WO2022261084A1 PCT/US2022/032489 US2022032489W WO2022261084A1 WO 2022261084 A1 WO2022261084 A1 WO 2022261084A1 US 2022032489 W US2022032489 W US 2022032489W WO 2022261084 A1 WO2022261084 A1 WO 2022261084A1
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peripheral device
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Benjamin N. DAVIES
Thomas D. CHAMBERS
Jonathan GROVESTEEN
Alvaro ALCOCER-QUIROZ
Pramodh ALATHUR
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/72—Mobile telephones; Cordless telephones, i.e. devices for establishing wireless links to base stations without route selection
    • H04M1/724—User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
    • H04M1/72403—User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
    • H04M1/72409—User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality by interfacing with external accessories
    • H04M1/72412—User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality by interfacing with external accessories using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R1/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
    • H04R1/02—Casings; Cabinets ; Supports therefor; Mountings therein
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/72—Mobile telephones; Cordless telephones, i.e. devices for establishing wireless links to base stations without route selection
    • H04M1/724—User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
    • H04M1/72403—User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
    • H04M1/72442—User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality for playing music files
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M2250/00—Details of telephonic subscriber devices
    • H04M2250/02—Details of telephonic subscriber devices including a Bluetooth interface
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R2201/00—Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones covered by H04R1/00 but not provided for in any of its subgroups
    • H04R2201/02—Details casings, cabinets or mounting therein for transducers covered by H04R1/02 but not provided for in any of its subgroups
    • H04R2201/028—Structural combinations of loudspeakers with built-in power amplifiers, e.g. in the same acoustic enclosure
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R2420/00—Details of connection covered by H04R, not provided for in its groups
    • H04R2420/07—Applications of wireless loudspeakers or wireless microphones
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W4/00—Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
    • H04W4/80—Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

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  • an audio speaker may couple to a smart phone or other wireless device to provide an audio output capability.
  • Such an audio speaker may include one or more microphones to enable audio input for various applications, such as speakerphone capability or audio input to a virtual personal assistant, and the like.
  • the audio speaker may typically couple to the smart phone via a wireless connection, such as a Bluetooth connection.
  • a wireless connection such as a Bluetooth connection.
  • Systems and methods disclosed herein are directed to wireless peripherals and methods that establish wireless connections in response to detecting contact with the peripheral, such as one or more taps (touches) of the peripheral.
  • a device to which the user wants the peripheral to connect is physically tapped against the peripheral.
  • the peripheral is configured to detect a double-tap and in response thereto the peripheral connects to the closest wireless device.
  • the peripheral may detect the one or more taps via a microphone, an accelerometer, a force sensor, or other means.
  • the peripheral may detect the closest wireless device by looking for a strong radio signal from the wireless device.
  • the peripheral may monitor for radio signals from a list of wireless devices with which the peripheral has been previously paired and connect to the strongest one.
  • the peripheral may select a wireless device with which to connect based upon a received signal strength indicator (RSSI), e.g., upon the expectation that the highest RSSI (or strongest radio signal) is likely to be from the nearest wireless device.
  • RSSI received signal strength indicator
  • FIG. l is a schematic perspective view of an example device.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic view of an example use of the device of FIG. 1.
  • a wireless peripheral detects being tapped (physical contact) and in response thereto attempts to wireless connect with a nearby wireless device.
  • the user may double-tap the wireless peripheral with the wireless device to which the user wants the peripheral to connect.
  • the wireless peripheral may detect the one or more taps via one or more microphone signals, one or more accelerometer signals, one or more force sensor(s) signals, or any combination of these or other sensor signals.
  • one or more sensor signals are provided to a processor that is configured to monitor for peaks (such as amplitude) in the one or more sensor signals, and if the peak exceeds a threshold (such as a sensor signal voltage going above a threshold) the processor may interpret such as a tap, or as an indication of a tap, on the enclosure of the peripheral.
  • a threshold such as a sensor signal voltage going above a threshold
  • the processor may interpret such as a tap, or as an indication of a tap, on the enclosure of the peripheral.
  • the processor may be configured to monitor for a second sensor signal peak, above the threshold, within a certain time limit, and may interpret such as a double tap. Any number of additional taps may be detected in a similar manner, e.g., a triple tap or higher.
  • Detecting two or more taps (sensor signal peaks) in a row (within a time limit) may reduce false positives, e.g., if the time limit expires without a second sensor signal peak, then the first sensor signal peak may have simply been incidental, such as the peripheral being bumped by accident. Similarly, a serious of very irregular sensor signal peaks may be indicative of rough handling and not an intentional double tap.
  • one or more sensor signals are provided to a neural network process (incorporated with the wireless peripheral) that has been a priori trained to detect microphone signals that indicate a physical tap on the wireless peripheral, such as on the enclosure or housing of the wireless peripheral.
  • the wireless peripheral may select a wireless device with which to connect based upon a received signal strength indicator (RSSI), such as is described in greater detail in U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 17/314,270, titled PROXIMITY-BASED CONNECTION FOR BLUETOOTH DEVICES and filed on May 7, 2021, the content of which is incorporated herein in its entirety for all purposes.
  • RSSI received signal strength indicator
  • the peripheral device may be an audio device having one or more acoustic transducers for outputting audio (e.g., a loudspeaker).
  • the peripheral may also have one or more acoustic transducers for detecting audio input (e.g., microphone).
  • the peripheral device may have various user interface controls, buttons, sensors, displays, etc., and may have various processors for performing various functions, receiving and processing audio signals and sensor signals, and may include various interfaces, such as for wireless communication (e.g., radio, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, etc.).
  • Various processors may include (or be coupled with) memory for the storage of data, executable instructions, and the like, and may include or be coupled to power sources (e.g., battery or wired power).
  • FIG. 1 illustrates an example peripheral device 100 having a loudspeaker output 110, a user control interface 120, and at least one microphone 130.
  • a loudspeaker is included inside the enclosure of the peripheral device 100.
  • One or more processors is also included inside the enclosure of the peripheral device 100.
  • Various sensors may also be included, such as one or more accelerometers and/or force sensors.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates an example use scenario of the example peripheral device 100.
  • a smart phone 200 is quickly brought into contact 210 with the peripheral device 100 and removed, thus defining a “tap” of the smart phone 200 on the peripheral device 100.
  • the peripheral device 100 detects the tap.
  • a processor within the peripheral device 100 is configured, e.g., by executable instructions, to receive various sensor signals, such as one or more microphone signals, accelerometer signals, and/or force sensor signals, and determine from the signals that a tap has occurred.
  • the processor may be configured with instructions that monitor the one or more sensor signals for a peak that exceeds a threshold and to interpret such as an indication that a tap has or may have occurred.
  • the processor may be configured to monitor for one or more additional sensor signal peaks within a time frame and to interpret such as a series of taps, such as a double tap, triple tap, etc.
  • the processor may be configured with a neural network process that has been a priori trained to distinguish between sensor signals that include a tap and sensor signals that do not include a tap.
  • the processor is configured to detect the tap based upon one or more microphone signals.
  • the processor is configured to connect to a “nearby” wireless device, such as the smart phone 200.
  • the processor may be configured to select a wireless device with which to connect based upon a radio signal strength.
  • the processor may be configured to select the wireless device with which to connect from among a list of previously connected or paired devices.
  • the peripheral device 100 is configured to respond to a double tap, defined by the contact 210 occurring twice in relatively quick succession. In other examples, the peripheral device 100 may be configured to respond to any number of taps, one, two, three, or more.
  • references to “or” may be construed as inclusive so that any terms described using “or” may indicate any of a single, more than one, and all of the described terms. Any references to front and back, left and right, top and bottom, upper and lower, and vertical and horizontal are intended for convenience of description, not to limit the present systems and methods or their components to any one positional or spatial orientation, unless the context reasonably implies otherwise.

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L'invention concerne des systèmes et des procédés de connexion sans fil de dispositifs qui comprennent la détection d'un contact physique avec un périphérique, par exemple par un contact par appui double avec le périphérique, en réponse à quoi le périphérique se connecte sans fil à un dispositif proche.
PCT/US2022/032489 2021-06-07 2022-06-07 Détection d'appui sur dispositif pour connexion sans fil WO2022261084A1 (fr)

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