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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2016
Video Gaming Technologies, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Dan Milligan, Franklin, TN (US);
Ben Lechlitner, Franklin, TN (US);
Chris Jarrell, Franklin, TN (US);
Chris Thacker, Franklin, TN (US);
Scott Winzeler, Franklin, TN (US);
VIDEO GAMING TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Franklin, TN (US);
Abstract
A mobile gaming device is configured for dynamic and location-specific noise suppression. The device samples ambient sounds via a sound receiver, and identifies a profile of ambient sounds and exception sound signatures for a current location. Resident sound emitters are directed to emit sound waves which locally suppress ambient sounds, but local suppression may be disabled for sounds associated with the exception sound signatures. The device may further locally amplify sounds associated the gaming application, and in some embodiments may locally amplify sounds associated with the exception sound signatures, such as for example location-specific alerts. In various embodiments, a plurality of mobile gaming devices in a common location may exchange ambient sound information. In various embodiments, the mobile gaming devices are coupled to a central server which generates a baseline profile for each gaming zone and directs local noise suppression.