Automatic call muting using sound localization

    公开(公告)号:GB2504934A

    公开(公告)日:2014-02-19

    申请号:GB201214369

    申请日:2012-08-13

    Abstract: A mobile telephone device comprises a microphone and one or more spaced audio sensors to sense the position and/or voice characteristics of one or more individual speaking parties (16, fig.1). A mute control means 14 takes the outputs 26 of the audio sensors and employs sound phase, and/or sound time of arrival, and/or sound loudness to create a map of the positions of individual speakers (16). The mute control means 14 identifies individual speaker 16 voice characteristics at the output 30 of the microphone using at least one of audio signal analysis of the sound of individual speaker's voices; and use of voice CODEC analysis results for each individual speaker. Switching control logic 38 takes the outputs from position calculator 32 and voice analysis module 36 and uses them to control muting/unmuting of the microphone output 30 via a switch 40 such that the microphone output is muted if a speaking individual is not an accepted individual speaker. A call may involve no sound muting, may involve sound muting except for one individual speaker 16, or sound muting except for any one of a plurality of accepted individual speakers. A default individual speaker position immediately before and closest the microphone is provided.

    Battery Management Apparatus and Method

    公开(公告)号:GB2498376A

    公开(公告)日:2013-07-17

    申请号:GB201200499

    申请日:2012-01-13

    Abstract: A battery management apparatus and method for use in an electrical vehicle has a plurality of individual batteries provided within a battery pack 10. The battery pack is coupled to power vehicle traction 12 and a plurality of individually connectable vehicle appliances 18-26. A monitor keeps track of charge state by means of a battery monitor on each battery relaying instant current to a processor 27. In a first embodiment, a charge allocation profile for the whole battery pack is used where different appliances have different amounts of charge capacity allocated to them and are disconnected when discharge exceeds their allocation and are reconnected during charging when sufficient charge is available. In a second embodiment, individual batteries and appliances are connected within a network configuration allowing any battery to be connected to any appliance. Battery segments can be created, each having one or more allocated individual batteries and each segment connected to selectable services within the electric vehicle. Segmentation patterns can be changed. A segment charge allocation profile can be used within each segment in much the same way that the charge allocation profile can be used and changed for the first embodiment.

    BATTERY MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD
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    发明申请
    BATTERY MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD 审中-公开
    电池管理装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:WO2013104910A3

    公开(公告)日:2014-02-27

    申请号:PCT/GB2013050045

    申请日:2013-01-11

    Abstract: A battery management apparatus and method for use in an electrical vehicle has a plurality of individual batteries 34 provided within a battery pack 10. The battery pack is coupled to power vehicle traction 12 and a plurality of individually connectable vehicle appliances 18-26. A monitor keeps track of charge state by means of a battery monitor 44 on each battery relaying instant current to a processor 27. In a first embodiment, a charge allocation profile for the whole battery pack 10 is used where different appliances 18-26 have different amounts of charge capacity allocated to them and are disconnected when discharge exceeds their allocation and are reconnected during charging when their charge is again found. In a second embodiment, individual batteries 34 and appliances 18-26 are connected within a network configuration allowing anything to be connected to anything else. Battery 10 segments can be created, each having one or more allocated individual batteries and each segment connected to selectable services 12 18-26 within the electric vehicle. Segmentation patterns can be changed. A segment charge allocation profile can be used within each segment in much the same way that the charge allocation profile can be used and changed for the first embodiment. Progressive charging and discharging of the battery is the end result.

    Abstract translation: 在电动车辆中使用的电池管理装置和方法具有设置在电池组10内的多个单独电池34.电池组联接到动力车辆牵引件12和多个可单独连接的车辆装置18-26。 监视器通过电池监视器44跟踪电池监视器44,每个电池将瞬时电流中继到处理器27.在第一实施例中,使用整个电池组10的电荷分配简档,其中不同的电器18-26具有不同的电 分配给他们的电量容量,当放电超过其分配时断开连接,并在充电期间重新连接充电时再次找到充电容量。 在第二实施例中,单个电池34和电器18-26在网络配置内连接,允许任何东西与任何其他连接。 可以创建电池10段,每个段具有一个或多个分配的单个电池,并且每个段连接到电动车辆内的可选服务12-18-26。 分割模式可以改变。 可以以与第一实施例可以使用和改变电荷分配简档相同的方式在每个段内使用段电荷分配简档。 电池的逐步充放电是最终的结果。

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