Proximity Based Noise and Chat

Abstract

Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for altering and combining real and simulated audio streams. For example, a system can determine a location of a first unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The system can then determine a location of an object and can receive an audio stream associated with the object. The system can then determine a distance between the location of the first UAV and the location of the object. The system can adjust the audio stream volume according to the distance. The system can then send the audio stream to a listener.

1 . A method for modifying audio streams, the method comprising:
 determining a physical location of a first unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) within an environment, wherein the physical location of the first UAV is determined by one or more sensors monitoring the environment;   receiving an audio stream associated with a simulated object in the environment;   identifying that an intermediary object is located between the physical location of the first UAV and a location of the simulated object within the environment; and   processing the audio stream before transmitting to an operator output device associated with the first UAV, wherein a volume of the audio stream is degraded based on the identified intermediary object.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the sensors comprise at least one of an inertial measurement unit, a GPS receiver, a magnetometer, a barometer, a land-speed sensor, an air-speed sensor, or a celestial navigation sensor. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein processing the audio stream includes applying a low pass filter to the audio stream based on frequency degrading properties of the identified intermediary object. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the simulated object is represented by a second UAV, and wherein the audio stream is received via a microphone associated with the second UAV. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising receiving the audio stream from a microphone attached to the first UAV, wherein processing the audio stream includes combining the audio stream associated with the simulated object with the audio stream from the microphone. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the simulated object is part of a grouping, and further comprising identifying the grouping of the simulated object, wherein processing the audio stream is further based on the identified grouping. 
     
     
         7 . A system for modifying audio streams, the system comprising:
 one or more sensors that monitor an environment and detect a physical location of a first unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in the environment;   an interface that receives an audio stream associated with a simulated object in the environment;   a processor that executes instructions stored in memory, wherein execution of the instructions by the processor:
 identifies that the intermediary object is located between the physical location of the first UAV and a location of the simulated object within the environment; and 
 processes the audio stream before transmitting to an operator output device associated with the first UAV, wherein a volume of the audio stream is degraded based on the identified intermediary object. 
   
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the sensors comprise at least one of an inertial measurement unit, a GPS receiver, a magnetometer, a barometer, a land-speed sensor, an air-speed sensor, or a celestial navigation sensor. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the processors processes the audio stream by applying a low pass filter to the audio stream based on frequency degrading properties of the identified intermediary object. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the simulated object is represented by a second UAV, and wherein the interface includes a microphone associated with the second UAV that receives the audio stream. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the interface further receives an audio stream from a microphone attached to the first UAV, wherein the processor processes the audio stream by combining the audio stream associated with the simulated object with the audio stream from the microphone. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the simulated object is part of a grouping, and wherein the processor further identifies the grouping of the simulated object and processes the audio stream based on the identified grouping. 
     
     
         13 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having embodied thereon instructions executable by a processor to perform a method for modifying audio streams, the method comprising:
 determining a physical location of a first unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) within an environment, wherein the physical location of the first UAV is detected by one or more sensors monitoring the environment;   receiving an audio stream associated with a simulated object;   identifying that an intermediary object is located between the physical location of the first UAV and a location of the simulated object within the environment; and   processing the audio stream before transmitting to an operator output device associated with the first UAV, wherein a volume of the audio stream is degraded based on the identified intermediary object.   
     
     
         14 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 13 , wherein the sensors comprise at least one of an inertial measurement unit, a GPS receiver, a magnetometer, a barometer, a land-speed sensor, an air-speed sensor, or a celestial navigation sensor. 
     
     
         15 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 13 , wherein processing the audio stream includes applying a low pass filter to the audio stream based on frequency degrading properties of the identified intermediary object. 
     
     
         16 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 13 , wherein the simulated object is represented by a second UAV, and wherein receiving the audio stream comprises capturing audio via a microphone associated with the second UAV. 
     
     
         17 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 13 , further comprising instructions executable to receive an audio stream from a microphone attached to the first UAV, wherein processing the audio stream includes combining the audio stream associated with the simulated object with the audio stream from the microphone. 
     
     
         18 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 13 , wherein the simulated object is part of a grouping, and further comprising instructions executable to identify the grouping of the simulated object, wherein processing the audio stream is further the identified grouping of the simulated object.