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Acoustic position measurement

US9794720B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateSep 22, 2016
Grant dateOct 17, 2017
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Expiry dateSep 22, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04S2400/13
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed herein are example techniques for acoustic position measurement in an example listening environment. One example includes determining a requirement for position information of a speaker-equipped device within a room in which a media playback system is located, and in response to determining the requirement for position information of the speaker-equipped device, determining a position of the speaker-equipped device relative to a microphone-equipped device of the media playback system based at least in part on a test sound emitted from the speaker-equipped device. After determining the position of the speaker-equipped device relative to the microphone-equipped device, some examples further include configuring one or more audio configuration parameters of the media playback system based on the position of the speaker-equipped device relative to the microphone-equipped device.

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