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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Carlo Tomasi, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Fahri Sürücü, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Canesta, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 3/80 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 3/80 ;
Abstract
A plurality of sound-detecting devices are configured to detect sound from an event of interest. Information about the sound is recorded that is dependent on a distance between the source position and the location of the sound-detection devices. The source position is approximated using the recorded information and the relative position of individual sound-detection devices to one another. The approximated source position is used as input for operating a electronic device.