LOCATING WIRELESS DEVICES

Abstract: systems, methods, devices and non-transitory, computer-readable storage mediums are disclosed for location-tracking wireless devices. in an embodiment, a method performed by an electronic device comprises: playing, or initiating the playing of, a sound through a loudspeaker of an accessory device via a communication link. the sound is played at a specified frequency that utilizes a frequency response of the loudspeaker (or loudspeaker plus speaker enclosure). the sound is received through two or more microphones of the electronic device and filtered by one or more filters. the one or more filters are configured to pass the sound at or around the specified frequency and to reduce masking of the sound by ambient noise. the filtered sound is associated with direction data generated from sensor data provided by one or more inertial sensors of the electronic device. in another embodiment, the specified frequency is higher than the maximum human hearing range.

Inventor(s): Sorin V. Dusan, Raghunandan K. Pai, Scott Lopatin, Tommy Rochette, Navin Bindiganavile Suparna, Emmanuel Lalande, Siva Ganesh Movva, Robert Watson, Scott Grinker

CPC Classification: H04R5/0335 ({Earpiece support, e.g. headbands or neckrests (for monophonic headphones )})

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