Orientation-Responsive Acoustic Driver Selection
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1. An audio device comprising:
- a casing rotatable about an axis between a first orientation and a second orientation different from the first orientation;
an orientation input device disposed on the casing to enable determination of an orientation of the casing relative to the direction of the force of gravity;
a first acoustic driver disposed on the casing and having a first direction of maximum acoustic radiation;
a second acoustic driver disposed on the casing and having a second direction of maximum acoustic radiation; and
wherein;
the first direction of maximum acoustic radiation is not parallel to the second direction of maximum acoustic radiation;
a sound is acoustically output by the first acoustic driver in response to the casing being in the first orientation; and
the sound is acoustically output by the second acoustic driver in response to the casing being in the second orientation.
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Abstract
An audio device incorporates a first acoustic driver having a first direction of maximum acoustic radiation and a second acoustic driver having a second direction of maximum acoustic radiation, where the first and second directions of maximum acoustic radiation are not in parallel, and where the audio device employs the first acoustic driver or the second acoustic driver in acoustically outputting a sound of a predetermined range of frequencies in response to the orientation of the casing of the audio device relative to the direction of the force of gravity.
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1. An audio device comprising:
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a casing rotatable about an axis between a first orientation and a second orientation different from the first orientation; an orientation input device disposed on the casing to enable determination of an orientation of the casing relative to the direction of the force of gravity; a first acoustic driver disposed on the casing and having a first direction of maximum acoustic radiation; a second acoustic driver disposed on the casing and having a second direction of maximum acoustic radiation; and wherein; the first direction of maximum acoustic radiation is not parallel to the second direction of maximum acoustic radiation; a sound is acoustically output by the first acoustic driver in response to the casing being in the first orientation; and the sound is acoustically output by the second acoustic driver in response to the casing being in the second orientation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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determining an orientation of a casing of an audio device about an axis relative to a direction of the force of gravity; acoustically outputting a sound through a first acoustic driver disposed on the casing and having a first direction of maximum acoustic radiation in response to the casing being in a first orientation about the axis; and acoustically outputting the sound through a second acoustic driver disposed on the casing and having a second direction of maximum acoustic radiation in response to the casing being in a second orientation about the axis, wherein the first and second directions of maximum acoustic radiation are not parallel. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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