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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2012
Applicants:
John Adcock, San Francisco, CA (US);
Donald Kimber, Foster City, CA (US);
Ish Rishabh, Pasadena, CA (US);
Inventors:
John Adcock, San Francisco, CA (US);
Donald Kimber, Foster City, CA (US);
Ish Rishabh, Pasadena, CA (US);
Assignee:
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 5/26 (2006.01); G01S 5/18 (2006.01); G01S 5/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 5/26 (2013.01); G01S 5/18 (2013.01); G01S 5/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for determining the location of a microphone by using sounds played from loudspeakers at known locations. Systems and methods may thereby require a minimal level of infrastructure, using sounds that would naturally be played in the environment. Systems and methods may thereby allow devices such as smart-phones, tablets, laptops or portable microphones to determine their location in indoor settings, where Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) systems may not work reliably.