ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,367,871, issued on July 22, was assigned to MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC. (Chicago).
"Automated detection and tracking of conversations of interest in crowded areas" was invented by Melanie King (Wesley Chapel, Fla.), Joseph Namm (Plantation, Fla.) and Jeet K. Pawani (Sunrise, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for detecting and tracking conversations of interest in crowded areas. The system includes a plurality of body worn portable public safety communication devices, each including a plurality of microphones and an electronic processor. The electronic processor is configured to generate, using the plurality of microphon...