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Shaping sound responsive to speaker orientation

US9042556B2 · kind B2 · utility

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35Claims

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Assignee

SONOS, INC. · US

Inventors

Christopher Kallai · Lompoc, US
Michael Darrell Andrew Ericson · Lompoc, US
Jonathan P. Lang · Lompoc, US
Craig Wisneski · Cambridge, US
Jonathon Reilly · Cambridge, US
Seamus Daly · Marblehead, US
Todd Mansfield · Arlington, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 19, 2011
Grant date	May 26, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 20, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04S7/307
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Techniques for shaping sound based on a speaker orientation are disclosed. In an embodiment, an audio data stream is obtained by a zone player having one or more speaker drivers, an orientation of the zone player is determined, and sound is reproduced by the zone player based on the orientation. The sound may be further shaped based on other states of the zone player in addition to orientation. The overall sound may be shaped from one zone player or from a collection of zone players.

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