PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15867973
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-01
Publication Date: 2018-07
Patent Classification: ["381", "111000"]

Abstract:
A system includes an audio transducer. The audio output of the transducer may be directed at an operator. The directionality of the audio output may ensure privacy in audio delivery. Further, the directionality of the audio output may reduce the potential for other nearby individuals to be disturbed by the audio output. A directed audio system may control the content of the audio output. The content of the audio output may be configured for applications in individual operator workspaces, multiple-operator common spaces, shared-use spaces or a combination thereof. The directed audio system may customize the audio output in accord with a stored audio profile for the operator.

Claim (Index 19):
A method comprising:\n obtaining, from proximity sensor circuitry, position information for an operator within a workspace; responsive to the position information, selecting among at least a privacy state for the workspace and an interaction state for the workspace; when the privacy state is selected:\n causing an audio transducer to generate an audio output directed at the operator within the workspace; and \n causing a visual privacy status display disposed within the workspace to enter the privacy state to indicate that the operator is engaged with the audio output; and \n when the interaction state is selected:\n causing the audio transducer to interrupt the audio output; and \n causing the visual privacy status display to enter the interaction state to indicate that the operator is disengaged with the audio output.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 5.0
- Percentile: 86.0
- Lexical Diversity: 2.29412
- Patent Class: 381.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['10719116', '14822565', '15260070', '14361516', '14864344']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.6390427362241455
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4722938052017299
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.622367843121904
- Mean Citation Score: 87.9382348
- Max Citation Score: 90.42377
- Similarity Product: 57.951188918882025

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 1
- Claim Label 103: 1
- Claim Label 112: 1
- Combined Label: 1
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

Dataset: test