A system includes a plurality of acoustic sensor elements co-located with one another, each acoustic sensor element of the plurality of acoustic sensor elements being configured to generate a signal representative of sound incident upon the plurality of acoustic sensor elements, and a processor configured to determine data indicative of a location of a source of the sound based on the signals representative of the incident sound. The plurality of acoustic sensor elements include a directional acoustic sensor element configured to generate a signal representative of a directional component of the sound.

An acquisition equipment, a sound acquisition method, a sound source tracking system and a sound source tracking method are provided. The acquisition equipment includes an audio acquisition device, an image acquisition device, an information processing device and an angle control device. The audio acquisition device is configured to acquire the sound of a target object; the image acquisition device is configured to acquire an optical image including an acquisition object; the information processing device is configured to process the optical image to determine position information of the target object; and the angle control device is configured to receive the position information of the target object sent by the information processing device, and control the sound pick-up angle of the audio acquisition device according to the position information of the target object.

An acquisition equipment, a sound acquisition method, a sound source tracking system and a sound source tracking method are provided. The acquisition equipment includes an audio acquisition device, an image acquisition device, an information processing device and an angle control device. The audio acquisition device is configured to acquire the sound of a target object; the image acquisition device is configured to acquire an optical image including an acquisition object; the information processing device is configured to process the optical image to determine position information of the target object; and the angle control device is configured to receive the position information of the target object sent by the information processing device, and control the sound pick-up angle of the audio acquisition device according to the position information of the target object.

Geolocated information is communicated to a user based upon a position of smart device in a building as determined by optical recognition of a first visual identifier, a second visual identifier and a third visual identifier. A distance determined from each of the visual identifiers, as well as a direction of interest indicated by a user. A user interface is generated for display on a Smart Device based upon the position of the Smart Device and direction of interest.

Methods and Apparatus relating to environmental monitoring and control systems are discussed. More specifically, the present invention relates to methods and systems for monitoring temperature and other environmental conditions in a cold storage facility and tracking the locations and environmental conditions of a product throughout its cold storage life cycle using the environmental control system and smart devices in logical communication therewith. Tracked interactions with personnel in relationship to products in cold storage are also discussed.

An optical fiber sensing system according to the present disclosure includes: an optical fiber (10) disposed to lie in a plurality of directions and configured to sense sound generated in a monitored area; a reception unit (20) configured to receive, from the optical fiber (10), an optical signal on which the sound is superimposed; and an identification unit (30) configured to analyze distribution of the sound sensed by the optical fiber (10) based on the optical signal and identify a generation position of the sound based on the analyzed distribution of the sound.

An optical fiber sensing system according to the present disclosure includes: an optical fiber (10) disposed to lie in a plurality of directions and configured to sense sound generated in a monitored area; a reception unit (20) configured to receive, from the optical fiber (10), an optical signal on which the sound is superimposed; and an identification unit (30) configured to analyze distribution of the sound sensed by the optical fiber (10) based on the optical signal and identify a generation position of the sound based on the analyzed distribution of the sound.

A method for controlling a robot is provided. The method includes the steps of: acquiring information on a sound associated with a robot call in a serving place; determining a call target robot associated with the sound, among a plurality of robots in the serving place, on the basis of the acquired information; and providing feedback associated with the sound by the call target robot.

A method and associated system for estimating a quantity representative of the sound energy at at least one point of a three-dimensional space where a plurality of antennas are situated, each including at least K acoustic sensors, K being higher than or equal to 2, includes for each antenna of the plurality of antennas, production of a plurality of signals representative of the sound field at the antenna in question, for each antenna of the plurality of antennas, determination of a raw value of the quantity at the point based on at least K+1 elements of a matrix that are based respectively on pairwise combinations of representative signals produced by the antenna in question, and determination of an estimated value of the quantity at the point by combining the raw values of the quantity at the point determined respectively for the various antennas of the plurality of antennas.

A method and associated system for estimating a quantity representative of the sound energy at at least one point of a three-dimensional space where a plurality of antennas are situated, each including at least K acoustic sensors, K being higher than or equal to 2, includes for each antenna of the plurality of antennas, production of a plurality of signals representative of the sound field at the antenna in question, for each antenna of the plurality of antennas, determination of a raw value of the quantity at the point based on at least K+1 elements of a matrix that are based respectively on pairwise combinations of representative signals produced by the antenna in question, and determination of an estimated value of the quantity at the point by combining the raw values of the quantity at the point determined respectively for the various antennas of the plurality of antennas.