Abstract: A system that allows a vehicle operator to record and send a voice message without ever releasing their hands from the wheel and taking their eyes off the road is disclosed. This system also allows incoming notification of messages to be read out loud to the user if they choose. The recipient, if not driving, can choose to see a transcription of the voice message, otherwise the recorded message is played back as recorded by a sending user.

Abstract: Audio beamforming is a technique in which sounds received from two or more microphones are combined to isolate a sound from background noise. A variety of audio beamforming spatial patterns exist. The patterns can be fixed or adapted over time, and can even vary by frequency. The different patterns can achieve varying levels of success for different types of sounds. To improve the performance of audio beamforming, a system can select a mode beam pattern based on a detected running application and/or device settings. The system can use the mode beam pattern to configure an audio beamforming algorithm. The configured audio beamforming algorithm can be used to generate processed the audio data from multiple audio signals. The system can then send processed audio data to the running application.

Abstract: A stoma measuring device is provided comprising a valve housing containing a valve, a lumen with a port located near its distal end, with the lumen having its proximal end secured to the valve housing, and an inflatable component member, with this member located near the distal end of the lumen, the member having a first end secured to the lumen intermediary the port and the valve housing. The lumen is relatively flexible and may be fabricated with a radiopaque filler. The method for using the device of this invention permits the measuring of the depth of a stoma by inserting the distal end of a lumen through the opening in the stomach, the lumen having a port near the distal end, the lumen also secured to the first end of an inflatable component member, the port being intermediary the first end and the distal end, the lumen also having indicia thereon, inflating the member and ascertaining the relative distance between the first end in the stomach and the outer layer of skin through the use of the indicia.