Position-based playback of multichannel audio
US12176626B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 19, 2024 |
| Grant date | Dec 24, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 19, 2044 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04S7/307
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed embodiments include systems and methods for position-based playback of multichannel audio. Some embodiments include (i) receiving, via a network interface of a first playback device, an indication of a position of a second playback device, (ii) determining, based on the received indication of the position of the second playback device, an audio characteristic of the first playback device, and (iii) playing back, via one or more transducers associated with the first playback device, a first portion of media content according to the determined audio characteristic in substantial synchrony with playback, via the second playback device, of a second portion of the media content.
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