Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Multi-channel speaker output orientation detection
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Application No.: US14701136Application Date: 2015-04-30
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Publication No.: US09794692B2Publication Date: 2017-10-17
- Inventor: Kulvir S. Bhogal , Jonathan F. Brunn , Jeffrey R. Hoy , Asima Silva
- Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: DeLizio Law, PLLC
- Main IPC: H04R29/00
- IPC: H04R29/00 ; H04R5/04 ; H04S7/00 ; G06F1/16 ; H04R3/00

Abstract:
A method is disclosed for determining a relative orientation of speakers that receive audio signals from a portable audio source device. In an embodiment, a microphone coupled with the portable audio source device receives a first sound from a first speaker and a second sound from a second speaker. An orientation detector determines a volume of at least one of the first and second sounds and the portable audio source device detects a movement of the portable audio source device. The orientation detector detects a variation in the determined volume and determines a relative orientation of the first and second speakers based, at least in part, on the detected movement and the detected variation in the determined volume.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160323672A1 MULTI-CHANNEL SPEAKER OUTPUT ORIENTATION DETECTION Public/Granted day:2016-11-03
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