According to an embodiment, an electronic device may comprise: a flexible display, at least one microphone, a sensor, a communication module comprising communication circuitry, and at least one processor operatively connected with the flexible display, the at least one microphone, the sensor, and the communication module. The at least one processor may be configured to: based on receiving a call signal from an external electronic device through the communication module, identify whether the call signal is a video call signal, based on the call signal being the video call signal, identify a folding state of the electronic device through the sensor, adjust a sound signal received through the at least one microphone based on the folding state, and control the communication module to transmit the adjusted sound signal to the external electronic device.

A method, computer program product, and computing system for proactive encounter scanning is executed on a computing device and includes obtaining encounter information of a patient encounter. The encounter information is proactively processed to determine if the encounter information is indicative of one or more medical conditions and to generate one or more result set. The one or more result sets are provided to the user.

Systems and methods for distinguishing valid voice commands from false voice commands in an interactive media guidance application. In some aspects, the interactive media guidance application receives, at a user device, a signature sound sequence. The interactive media guidance application determines, using control circuitry, based on the signature sound sequence, a threshold gain for the current location of the user device. The interactive media guidance application receives, at the user device, a voice command. The interactive media guidance application determines, using the control circuitry, based on the voice command, a gain for the voice command. The interactive media guidance application determines, using the control circuitry, whether the gain for the voice command is different from the threshold gain. Based on determining that the gain for the voice command is different from the threshold gain, the interactive media guidance application executes, using the control circuitry, the voice command.

A recording device provides bystander-centric privacy controls for authorizing the storage of a bystander's identifying information (e.g., video or audio recordings of the bystander). Before a recording device can store identifying information of bystanders, the bystanders may indicate to the recording device whether they authorize the storage. If the bystanders do not authorize the storage, the recording device may modify the identifying information captured by sensors, such as a video camera or a microphone, such that the identity of the non-authorizing bystander is not identifiable through the modified identifying information. Thus, bystanders are given increased agency over whether they want to be recorded. Further, if the bystanders do not want to be recorded, sensor data that may identify them is modified by the recording device to prevent unwanted exposure of their identity in recorded content.

This specification describes a method comprising determining whether an estimated position of an audio capture device which captures audio data is within boundaries of a predetermined area, and in response to a determination that the estimated position is not within the boundaries of the predetermined area, associating the captured audio data with an adjusted position.

The present disclosure relates to a headset which is configured to receive a detachable arm, wherein the detachable arm comprises an arm input transducer. The headset may be configured to be operated in different modes depending on the arm being attached or not. The headset may be configured to detect if the arm is attached or not. A set of magnets may be used to keep the arm attached to the earcup while allowing a user to detach the arm from the earcup.

A voice controlled assistant has a housing to hold one or more microphones, one or more speakers, and various computing components. The housing has an elongated cylindrical body extending along a center axis between a base end and a top end. The microphone(s) are mounted in the top end and the speaker(s) are mounted proximal to the base end. The microphone(s) and speaker(s) are coaxially aligned along the center axis. The speaker(s) are oriented to output sound directionally toward the base end and opposite to the microphone(s) in the top end. The sound may then be redirected in a radial outward direction from the center axis at the base end so that the sound is output symmetric to, and equidistance from, the microphone(s).

Processing sound signals acquired by a microphone, for example an ambisonic type, to locate a sound source in a space including at least one wall. A time-frequency transform is applied to the acquired signals, and, from the acquired signals, a velocity vector, complex with real and imaginary parts, is expressed in the frequency domain, wherein the velocity vector characterizes a composition between: a first acoustic path, direct between the source and the microphone, represented by a first vector; and a second acoustic path resulting from a reflection on the wall and represented by a second vector. The second path has a first delay with respect to the direct path. Depending on the first delay and the first and second vectors, a parameter is determined from among a direction of the direct path, a distance from the source to the microphone, and a distance from the source to said wall.

A hearing protection device is presented. The hearing protection device includes a first and second earmuffs (202, 260, 310) connected by a connector (270, 320). The first and second earmuffs are configured to provide level dependent hearing protection. The first earmuff includes a microphone element (204, 330) having a microphone entry (264), positioned on an exterior of a housing of the first earmuff (260), the microphone element (204, 330) being configured to receive an ambient sound. The first earmuff also includes a processor configured to process the ambient sound using a level dependent function. The first earmuff also includes a speaker configured to broadcast the processed ambient sound in an interior of the first earmuff. The first earmuff also includes an asymmetrical windscreen (262) configured to enclose the microphone element. The windscreen is coupled to the housing of the first earmuff.

Transducer steering and configuration systems and methods using a local positioning system are provided. The position and/or orientation of transducers, devices, and/or objects within a physical environment may be utilized to enable steering of lobes and nulls of the transducers, to create self-assembling arrays of the transducers, and to enable monitoring and configuration of the transducers, devices, and objects through an augmented reality interface. The transducers and devices may be more optimally configured which can result in better capture of sound, better reproduction of sound, improved system performance, and increased user satisfaction.