Loudspeaker control
US12375867B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 27, 2023 |
| Grant date | Jul 29, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04S2420/01
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
There is provided a computer-implemented method of generating audio signals for an array of loudspeakers positioned in a listening environment, the method comprising: receiving at least one input audio signal; determining at least one of: a number of users in the listening environment, or a respective position of each of one or more users in the listening environment; based on the at least one of the number of users or the respective position of each of the one or more users in the listening environment, selecting a sound reproduction mode from a set of predetermined sound reproduction modes of the array of loudspeakers, wherein the set of predetermined sound reproduction modes comprises one or more user-position-independent modes and one or more user-position-dependent modes; and generating a respective output audio signal for each of the loudspeakers in the array of loudspeakers based on at least a portion of the at least one input audio signal, wherein the output audio signals are generated according to the selected sound reproduction mode.
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