US 12,455,719 B1
Speaker control based on proximity
Devin Walker, Somerville, MA (US); and Rodrigo Alexei Vasquez, Medford, MA (US)
Assigned to SimpliSafe, Inc., Boston, MA (US)
Filed by SimpliSafe, Inc., Boston, MA (US)
Filed on Apr. 18, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/638,882.
Int. Cl. G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G06V 10/25 (2022.01); G06V 10/74 (2022.01); G06V 10/82 (2022.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); H04R 29/00 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/165 (2013.01) [G06V 10/25 (2022.01); G06V 10/761 (2022.01); G06V 10/82 (2022.01); G06V 40/103 (2022.01); H04N 7/188 (2013.01); H04R 29/004 (2013.01); H04R 2430/01 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
processing, by a device that includes a camera, an image to generate a bounding box that surrounds a portion of content of the image, the portion of content of the image including at least a portion of a person shown in the image;
determining a proximity of the person to the device based on a size of the bounding box; and
adjusting a profile for a speaker of the device based on the proximity of the person to modify one or more characteristics of sound output by the speaker based on the proximity of the person to the device, the one or more characteristics including a volume of the sound and a frequency response of the sound.