Method for assigning a plurality of audio channels to a plurality of speakers, corresponding computer program product, storage means and manager node
First Claim
1. A method for assigning a plurality of audio channels of audio data content to a plurality of speakers, each of the speakers being associated with a different one of a plurality of N speaker nodes of a wireless network, the method being performed by a manager node of the wireless network, wherein the method comprises:
- for each given speaker node from among the N speaker nodes, obtaining a piece of orientation information for each of N−
1 other speaker nodes different from the given speaker node, regarding an orientation of a reception antenna of the given speaker node in a case that the reception antenna of the given speaker node is adapted to a reception of data sent by each of the N−
1 other speaker nodes through the wireless network; and
assigning a different one of the audio channels to a different one of the speaker nodes, as a function of N−
1 pieces of orientation information obtained for each of the N speaker nodes.
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Abstract
A method for assigning audio channels of audio data content to speakers, each of which is associated with a different one of N speaker nodes of a wireless network. The method is performed by a manager node of the wireless network. The method includes, for each of the N speaker nodes, obtaining a piece of orientation information for each of N−1 other speaker nodes different from the given speaker node, regarding an orientation of a reception antenna of the given speaker node when receiving data sent by each of the N−1 other speaker nodes through the wireless network. The method also includes assigning a different one of the audio channels to a different one of the speaker nodes, as a function of N−1 pieces of orientation information obtained for each of the N speaker nodes.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for assigning a plurality of audio channels of audio data content to a plurality of speakers, each of the speakers being associated with a different one of a plurality of N speaker nodes of a wireless network, the method being performed by a manager node of the wireless network, wherein the method comprises:
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for each given speaker node from among the N speaker nodes, obtaining a piece of orientation information for each of N−
1 other speaker nodes different from the given speaker node, regarding an orientation of a reception antenna of the given speaker node in a case that the reception antenna of the given speaker node is adapted to a reception of data sent by each of the N−
1 other speaker nodes through the wireless network; andassigning a different one of the audio channels to a different one of the speaker nodes, as a function of N−
1 pieces of orientation information obtained for each of the N speaker nodes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed a computer, cause the computer to perform a method for assigning a plurality of audio channels of audio data content to a plurality of speakers, each of the speakers being associated with a different one of a plurality of N speaker nodes of a wireless network the method being performed by a manager node of the wireless network, the method comprising:
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for each given speaker node from among the N speaker nodes, obtaining a piece of orientation information for each of N−
1 other speaker nodes different from the given speaker node, regarding an orientation of a reception antenna of the given speaker node, in a case that said antenna of the given speaker nodes is adapted to a reception of data sent by each of the N−
1 other speaker nodes through the wireless network; andassigning a different one of the audio channels to a different one of the speaker nodes, as a function of N−
1 pieces of orientation information obtained for each of the N speaker nodes.
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9. A manager node of a wireless network, the manager node assigning a plurality of audio channels of audio data content to a plurality of speakers, each of the speakers being associated with a different one of a plurality of N speaker nodes of the wireless network the manager node comprising:
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a wireless transceiver; a microcontroller; and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the microcontroller, cause the manager node to; for each given speaker node from among the N speaker nodes, obtaining a piece of orientation information for each of N−
1 other speaker nodes different from the given speaker node, regarding an orientation of a reception antenna of the given speaker node, in a case that the antenna is adapted to a reception of data sent by each of the N−
1 other speaker nodes through the wireless network; andassigning a different one of the audio channels to a different one of the speaker nodes, as a function of N−
1 pieces of orientation information obtained for each of the N speaker nodes. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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