Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Shemwell Gregory & Gregory
  • Method and apparatus for approximating a source position of a sound-causing event for determining an input used in operating an electronic device
    Patent number: 6690618
    Abstract: A plurality of sound-detecting devices are configured to detect sound from an event of interest. Information about the sound is recorded that is dependent on a distance between the source position and the location of the sound-detection devices. The source position is approximated using the recorded information and the relative position of individual sound-detection devices to one another. The approximated source position is used as input for operating a electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignee: Canesta, Inc.
    Inventors: Carlo Tomasi, Fahri Sürücü