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 1):
A system comprising:\n a first audio transducer configured to generate an audio output directed at an operator location; a visual privacy status display comprising display states including a privacy state and an interaction state; a ranging sensor circuit configured to determine position information for an operator when within the operator location; and privacy status circuitry in communication with the first audio transducer, the visual privacy status display, and the ranging sensor circuit, the privacy status circuitry configured to:\n obtain the position information from the ranging sensor circuit; \n responsive to the position information, select among at least the privacy state and the interaction state; \n when the privacy state is selected:\n cause the first audio transducer to generate the audio output; and \n cause the visual privacy status display to enter the privacy state to indicate that the operator is engaged with the audio output; and \n \n when the interaction state is selected:\n cause the first audio transducer to interrupt the audio output; and \n cause 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): 0.6437746726492574
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.4540017099591779
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.6247973763802493
- Mean Citation Score: 87.9382348
- Max Citation Score: 90.42377
- Similarity Product: 65.556847349149

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