Patent ID: 8983640
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: G06F,G10L

Abstract:
1. A method performed by an audio environment manager executed by a processor, the method comprising: receiving audio input to a receiver that is coupled to an audio player; using triangulation to determine proximity of a source of the audio input to the audio player; comparing the proximity to a predetermined value; identifying an audio event as one of a plurality of pre-determined audio event types in response to comparing the proximity to a predetermined value; and causing the audio player to adjust an audio output in response to identifying the audio event; wherein (a) the identifying the audio event comprises at least one of recognizing a word as one of a plurality of pre-determined words and recognizing a voice as one of a plurality of pre-determined voices, and (b) the causing the audio player to adjust the audio output comprises lowering a volume of the audio output.