Audio apparatus adaptable to user position
US10499172B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 31, 2018 |
| Grant date | Dec 3, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04S2400/13
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An audio apparatus adaptable to a user position is provided. The audio apparatus may include a plurality of sub-modules placed at separate locations from one another, each sub-module of the plurality of sub-modules including a loudspeaker configured to generate sound and a communicator configured to perform communication. The first sub-module among the plurality of sub-modules may include a processor that processes an audio signal to be output as sound through the loudspeaker of the first sub-module, determines a user's position with respect to each of the plurality of sub-modules, and changes a state of the sound being output from the loudspeaker of the first sub-module in accordance with the determined position of the user.
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