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Do-not-disturb system and apparatus

A do not disturb, detector technology, applied in branch equipment, stereo systems, character and pattern recognition, etc., can solve problems such as being unable to prevent disturbing users

Active Publication Date: 2016-01-06
HARMAN INT IND INC
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[0004] While noise cancellation or noise attenuation devices, such as those described above, can remove distracting noise or conversation from the user's surroundings, such devices do not prevent others from disturbing the user, e.g., approaching the user to engage in a conversation

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[0024] Figure 1A , 1B , 1C and 5 illustrate embodiments of noise attenuating and / or noise canceling headphones 100 incorporating systems for detecting a person 510 approaching the wearer 502 and attempting to hinder the person 510 from disturbing the wearer 502 of the headset 100. The earphone 100 may include a housing 102 and ear tips 104 . Housing 102 may also include components for detecting approaching persons 510 and attempting to hinder persons 510 from disturbing wearer 502 . The system may include a processor module 106 including a processor 132, a memory module 120, and a power source 124 (eg, a battery). Processor module 106 may communicate with light emitting diodes (LEDs) 108 and 110 , microphone 112 , camera 114 , speaker 116 , and / or user controls 118 . In operation, the camera 114 and the microphone 112 may detect the image and sound of an approaching person 510 . For example, in various embodiments, the camera 114 may face rearwardly such that it may captur...

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A product for detecting people approaching an isolated user, discouraging the detected people from disturbing the user, and for taking messages from the approaching people. The product may be embodied in noise-canceling headphones that the user is wearing, for example. The product can include a camera and a microphone that can detect approaching people. The product can also include an externally-facing speaker that can play an audio message to the approaching person to attempt to discourage the person from disturbing the user. The product can also prompt the person to leave a message for the user and then record the subsequent message. The user can review the message at a later time.

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technical field [0001] The present disclosure relates to Do Not Disturb systems and devices. Background technique [0002] Typically, people wear noise-cancelling or noise-attenuating headphones in busy and / or noisy environments such as offices, coffee shops, and libraries so that they are not distracted while working. For example, the earphones may be earphones (eg, earbuds), headphones, or earphones. In many cases, headphones provide a degree of passive noise attenuation by covering the wearer's ear canal. Additionally, some headphones can provide active noise cancellation by generating sound waves that are opposite to those detected as incident on the headphones. [0003] In some cases, people don't need noise-canceling headphones so they can work without distractions. For example, some people have private office spaces with doors that can be closed to block or attenuate outside noise. [0004] While noise cancellation or noise attenuation devices, such as those descr...

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IPC IPC(8): H04R1/10H04R1/08H04R3/00H04M1/725
CPCG06F3/013H04R5/033H04S7/304H04R2201/34H04R2400/01G06F3/017G06V40/19G08B13/2491
Inventor S.马蒂D.迪森索A.琼贾
Owner HARMAN INT IND INC
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