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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2019
Patricia Williams Smith, Collierville, TN (US);
Neva Thompson, Charlotte, TN (US);
Carl Edward Williams, Collierville, TN (US);
Kelvin Dewayne King, Collierville, TN (US);
Patricia Williams Smith, Collierville, TN (US);
Neva Thompson, Charlotte, TN (US);
Carl Edward Williams, Collierville, TN (US);
Kelvin DeWayne King, Collierville, TN (US);
Other;
Abstract
A proximity detecting headphone device is provided, with a proximity sensor, plurality of output devices, data store having predetermined heat signatures, and a control circuit communicatively coupled to the proximity sensor, output device, and data store. The control circuit is configured to: capture, via the proximity sensor, proximity data within a threshold distance of the proximity detecting headphone device; determine, using the proximity data, a presence of a person within the threshold distance; generate an audio notification when the presence of the person within the threshold distance is determined; and transmit, via the plurality of output devices, the audio notification. The proximity detecting headphone device communicates with a computing device. The proximity sensor comprises a laser rangefinder that captures time-of-flight data. The predetermined heat signatures comprise the heat signatures of vehicles and persons. The proximity detecting headphone device includes a communications device used to communicate with the computing device.