LOCATION DETECTION USING SURROUND SOUND SETUP

• US 20130022204A1
• Filed: 07/21/2011
• Published: 01/24/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/21/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Adhikari, Suranjit, Hsiao, Eric
• Application Number:
  US13/187,923
• Publication Number:
  US 20130022204A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 381/17
• CPC Class Codes: H04S 7/302 Electronic adaptation of stereophonic sound system to listener position or orientation H04S7/301 takes precedence

Abstract

Methods and device are provided for calibrating one or more components of a home theater system. In one embodiment a method includes detecting a command to calibrate a home theater system, providing a prompt based on the command to request a voiced response, and receiving a sound signal associated with a user in response to the prompt, the sound signal detected by at least one speaker of the home theater system. The method may further include determining a position of the user based on the sound signal, and calibrating at least one component of the home theater system based on the position.

Claims

1. A method for calibrating one or more components of a home theater system, the method comprising the acts of:

detecting a command to calibrate a home theater system;

providing, by a control device, a prompt based on the command to request a voiced response;

receiving, by the control device, a sound signal associated with a user in response to the prompt, the sound signal detected by at least one speaker of the home theater system;

determining a position of the user based on the sound signal; and

calibrating at least one component of the home theater system based on the position.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the command is detected based on one or more of a user input to the control device and remote control command received by the control device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the command relates to one or more of a menu selection of a user interface provided by the control unit and a command to generated by the control unit for calibration of the home theater system.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the prompt is one or more of a visual display, sound output, recorded voice and displayed message generated by the control device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving a sound signal relates to receiving a plurality of sounds signals form a plurality of speakers of the home theater system.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the position is determined based on one or more of the time delay the sound signal relative to the a time period associated with the prompt.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the position relates to one or more of a position of the user and a region associated with the position of the user.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein calibrating at least one component includes calibrating one or more of an output level and delay of a speaker.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein calibrating at least one component includes adjusting an angular orientation one or more speakers of the home theater system.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein calibrating at least one component includes calibrating the angular position of a display device.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein calibrating at least one component includes calibrating display for presentation of three-dimensional media.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising detecting a media type for output by the control device, wherein calibrating the at least one component is further based on the media type.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising storing a calibration setting of the control device.

14. A computer program product stored on computer readable medium including computer executable code for calibrating one or more components of a home theater system, the computer program product comprising:

computer readable code to detect a command to calibrate a home theater system;

computer readable code to providing a prompt based on the command to request a voiced response;

computer readable code to receive a sound signal associated with a user in response to the prompt, the sound signal detected by at least one speaker of the home theater system;

computer readable code to determine a position of the user based on the sound signal; and

computer readable code to calibrate at least one component of the home theater system based on the position.

15. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the command is detected based on one or more of a user input to the control device and remote control command received by the control device.

16. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the command relates to one or more of a menu selection of a user interface provided by the control unit and a command to generated by the control unit for calibration of the home theater system.

17. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the prompt is one or more of a visual display, sound output, recorded voice and displayed message generated by the control device.

18. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein receiving a sound signal relates to receiving a plurality of sounds signals form a plurality of speakers of the home theater system.

19. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the position is determined based on one or more of the time delay the sound signal relative to the a time period associated with the prompt.

20. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the position relates to one or more of a position of the user and a region associated with the position of the user.

21. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein calibrating at least one component includes calibrating one or more of an output level and delay of a speaker.

22. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein calibrating at least one component includes adjusting an angular orientation one or more speakers of the home theater system.

23. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein calibrating at least one component includes calibrating the angular position of a display device.

24. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein calibrating at least one component includes calibrating display for presentation of three-dimensional media.

25. The computer program product of claim 14, further comprising computer readable code to detect a media type for output by the control device, wherein computer readable code to calibrate the at least one component is further based on the media type.

26. The computer program product of claim 14, further comprising computer readable code to store a calibration setting of the control device.

27. A control device comprising:

an interface to output and receive sound data to a plurality of speakers; and

a processor coupled to the interface, the processor configured to

detect a command to calibrate a home theater system;

provide a prompt based on the command to request a voiced response;

receive a sound signal associated with a user in response to the prompt, the sound signal detected by at least one speaker of the home theater system;

determine a position of the user based on the sound signal; and

calibrate at least one component of the home theater system based on the position.

28. The device of claim 27, wherein the device relates to one or more of a set-top box, display device, receiver, media player, gaming console, computing device, or electronic device in general.