Context and environment aware volume control in telephonic conversation

摘要

Systems and methods for automatically adjusting telephonic conversation volume are provided. A computer-implemented method includes: detecting a telephone being used for a conversation and receiving data from at least one of a microphone, a camera, and a location system associated with the telephone. The method includes analyzing the data to determine at least one of: usage of sensitive or confidential words in the conversation; distance of the telephone to another person; level of annoyance of another person; conversation loudness relative to ambient loudness; location of the telephone relative to quiet areas. The method includes automatically adjusting a volume of a speaker of the telephone during the conversation based on the analyzing.

主权项

1. A computer implemented method, comprising:
displaying, by a telephone, a user interface (UI), wherein the telephone comprises a memory, a display, a processing unit running a volume control module, a primary microphone integrated with the telephone, an additional microphone integrated with the telephone, and a speaker integrated with the telephone; receiving, by the telephone, input from a user via the UI, wherein the input defines at least one user-configurable parameter of the volume control module; detecting, by the telephone, that the telephone is being used for a conversation; receiving, by the volume control module, data from the additional microphone; analyzing, by the volume control module, the data using natural language processing to determine usage of sensitive or confidential words in the conversation; and automatically adjusting a volume of the speaker of the telephone during the conversation based on the determining usage of sensitive or confidential words in the conversation, wherein the automatically adjusting comprises the volume control module causing the processing unit to reduce electrical power provided to the speaker to lower the volume of the speaker.