Patent No.: US 10,909,847 B1

BUILDING URBAN AREA NOISE POLLUTION MAPS AND MITIGATING NOISE FROM EMERGENCY VEHICLES

Date of Patent: Feb. 2, 2021

Applicant: All Turtles Corporation, San Francisco, CA (US)

Inventor: Phil Libin, San Francisco, CA (US)

Assignee: All Turtles Corporation, San Francisco, CA (US)

Appl. No.: 16/546,389

Filed: Aug. 21, 2019

Related U.S. Application Data

Provisional application No. 62/733,477, filed on Sep. 19, 2018.

U.S. Classification

CPC: G08G 1 (2019.01); G10L 0965 (2013.01); G06N 20/00 25/51 (2013.01); G01C 21/26 (2013.01)
Field of Classification Search: CPC G08G 1/096; G06N 20/00; G10L 25/51; G01C 21/26 USPC: 340/902 See application file for complete search history.

References Cited

U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS

Patent Number Type Date Inventor Classification
8,918,343 B2* 12/2014 Mitchell G10L 25/48
9,961,435 B1* 5/2018 Goyal G10L 25/84
10,034,083 B2* 7/2018 Bostick H04R 1/406
2010/0088093 A1* 4/2010 Lee G10L 15/22
2013/0259250 A1* 10/2013 Nicholson G10K 11/17823
2014/0142958 A1* 5/2014 Sharma G10L 19/02
2015/0110276 A1* 4/2015 Gereb G01H 3/125
2015/0241871 A1* 8/2015 Yoshino G05B 19/4185
2017/0099556 A1* 4/2017 Cierna H04R 29/004

ABSTRACT

Constructing a noise pollution map for an area includes a first subset of users performing initial noise recordings in the area using audio devices, using machine learning to provide classification of noises in the initial noise recordings, a second subset of users, larger than the first subset of users capturing noise in the area using audio devices, creating summaries of noises using the classification to classify noises captured by the second subset of users, and aggregating the summaries to construct the noise pollution map of the area. The audio devices may include headsets, smart speakers, smart television sets, and/or computers. The summaries of noises may be created using software that is installed locally on devices of the second subset of users. The summaries may include source information, amplitude and frequency characteristics, duration, parameters of a corresponding one of the audio devices, user location surroundings, and/or user movement information.

Claims

25 Claims, 5 Drawing Sheets