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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2008
David Frohlich, Elstead, GB;
Lorna Brown, Cambridge, GB;
Abigail Durrant, London, GB;
Sian Lindley, Cambridge, GB;
Gerard Oleksik, Bradwell, GB;
Dominic Robson, London, GB;
Francis Rumsey, Guildford, GB;
Abigail Sellen, Cambridge, GB;
John Williamson, Glasgow, GB;
David Frohlich, Elstead, GB;
Lorna Brown, Cambridge, GB;
Abigail Durrant, London, GB;
Sian Lindley, Cambridge, GB;
Gerard Oleksik, Bradwell, GB;
Dominic Robson, London, GB;
Francis Rumsey, Guildford, GB;
Abigail Sellen, Cambridge, GB;
John Williamson, Glasgow, GB;
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
The disclosure relates to communication devices which monitor an audio environment at a remote location and convey to a user a representation of that audio environment. The 'representation' may be an abstraction of the audio environment at the remote location or may be a measure of decibels or some other quality or parameter of the audio environment. In some embodiments, the communication devices are two-way devices which allow users at remote locations to share an audio environment. In some embodiments, the communication devices are one way devices. In some embodiments, the communication devices may have the form of a window and be arranged to present sound in a manner that mimics sound received through a window. In such embodiments, the more open the window is, the more sound is relayed by the communication device.