MOBILE PHONE TO APPLIANCE COMMUNICATION VIA AUDIO SAMPLING

摘要

The present subject matter relates to systems and methodologies for communicating between an appliance and a mobile device using audio signaling. An appliance is provided with an audio generating device controlled by a processor to cause the audio device to produce encoded sounds. The sounds may correspond to a series of tones. The tones are sampled using the microphone in a smartphone or other mobile computing device and decoded by an application running on the smartphone or device to provide information and/or instructions to the appliance user.

主权项

1. An appliance communications system, comprising:
an appliance comprising a sound generating device and a processor; and a mobile device comprising a microphone, a processor , and an output device, wherein said appliance is configured to cause said sound generator to produce an audible signal and wherein said mobile device is configured to sample said audible signal and deliver a message from said output device.