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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2013
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Paul J. Costa, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
David R. Cox, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Benjamin A. Bard, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10K 11/16 (2006.01); G06F 1/20 (2006.01); H05K 7/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G10K 11/16 (2013.01); G06F 1/20 (2013.01); H05K 7/20209 (2013.01);
Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that manages the acoustic noise produced by a device. During operation, the system receives a set of acoustic characteristics for the device. The system then uses these acoustic characteristics to estimate the acoustic noise being generated by the device. Next, the system uses the estimated acoustic noise to adjust a setting in the device to manage the acoustic noise produced by the device.