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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2017
Ebay Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Nikhil Vijay Thaker, Round Rock, TX (US);
Kamal Zamer, Austin, TX (US);
Jeremiah Joseph Akin, Pleasant Hill, CA (US);
Joseph Vernon Paulson, IV, Austin, TX (US);
Praveen Nuthulapati, Austin, TX (US);
Jayasree Mekala, Austin, TX (US);
eBay Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Techniques for locating and identifying mobile devices are described. According to various embodiments, an ambient sound signal may be detected using a microphone of a mobile device. Thereafter, it may be determined that the ambient sound signal corresponds to a predefined user query for assistance in locating the mobile device. For the, a predefined response sound corresponding to the predefined user query may be emitted, using a speaker of the mobile device.