Patent ID: 8462959
Filing Date: 2013-06-11
Classification: G06F,G10K,H05K

Abstract:
1. A method for managing acoustic noise produced by a device, comprising: receiving a first acoustic transfer function for a first component of the device, wherein the first acoustic transfer function comprises an expression that returns an estimate of sound pressure value in decibels produced by the first component based on an operating state of the first component, and wherein the expression characterizes how the estimate changes over various operating states for the first component; detecting a current operating state of the first component; determining an estimated amount of acoustic noise in decibels for the device during operation using the received first acoustic transfer function and the detected current operating state of the first component; and adjusting a setting for at least one component within the device based on the estimated amount of acoustic noise generated by the device to manage the acoustic noise that is produced by the device.