Audio settings of multiple speakers in a playback device
First Claim
1. A playback device comprising:
- a housing;
a transducer in the housing;
a microphone in the housing;
a processor; and
memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the playback device to perform functions for dynamically adjusting audio played back via the playback device in an operating environment, the functions comprising;
recording, via the microphone, audio data, wherein the recording the audio data comprises recording (i) data indicative of sound emitted via the transducer and (ii) data indicative of a reflection of the emitted sound;
determining, in the recorded audio data, a feature of the operating environment based on the recorded audio data;
identifying a first audio setting corresponding to the determined feature of the operating environment; and
applying the first audio setting to playback of media content via the transducer.
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Abstract
Techniques described herein may involve dynamically adjusting the equalization of multiple speakers in a playback device. An example implementation involves a playback device emitting, via a first speaker, a first audio signal and emitting, via a second speaker, a second audio signal. The playback device may detect, via a microphone, an audio signal representing (i) at least a portion of the first audio signal and (ii) at least a portion of the second audio signal. The implementation may further involve the playback device determining one or more reflection characteristics based on the detected audio signal. The example implementation may also involve identifying a first audio setting and a second audio setting based on one or more reflection characteristics and applying (i) the first audio setting to playback of media content via the first speaker and (ii) the second audio setting to playback of media content via the second speaker.
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20 Claims
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1. A playback device comprising:
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a housing; a transducer in the housing; a microphone in the housing; a processor; and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the playback device to perform functions for dynamically adjusting audio played back via the playback device in an operating environment, the functions comprising; recording, via the microphone, audio data, wherein the recording the audio data comprises recording (i) data indicative of sound emitted via the transducer and (ii) data indicative of a reflection of the emitted sound; determining, in the recorded audio data, a feature of the operating environment based on the recorded audio data; identifying a first audio setting corresponding to the determined feature of the operating environment; and applying the first audio setting to playback of media content via the transducer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of adjusting audio played back via a playback device in an operating environment, the method comprising:
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recording, via a microphone in a housing of the playback device, audio data, wherein recording the audio data comprises (i) recording data indicative of sound emitted via a transducer in the housing and (ii) data indicative of a reflection of the emitted sound; determining a feature of the operating environment based on the recorded audio data; identifying a first audio setting corresponding to the determined feature of the operating environment; and applying the first audio setting to playback of media content via the transducer. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions executable by a processor to cause a playback device to perform operations for dynamically adjusting audio played back via the playback device in an operating environment, the operations comprising:
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recording, via a microphone of the playback device, audio data, wherein recording the audio data comprises (i) recording data indicative of sound emitted via a transducer in a housing of the playback device and (ii) data indicative of a reflection of the emitted sound; determining a feature of the operating environment based on the recorded audio data; identifying a first audio setting corresponding to the determined feature of the operating environment; and applying the first audio setting to playback of media content via the transducer. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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