Proximity detection using audio pulse
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1. A playback device comprising:
- one or more processors;
one or more speakers;
one or more microphones; and
tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable media having instructions encoded therein, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the playback device to perform a method comprisingoutputting, via at least one of the one or more speakers, an audio pulse;
receiving proximity data that includes an indication of a barrier that is proximate to the playback device, wherein receiving the proximity data comprises;
receiving data indicative of a reflected audio pulse via at least one of the one or more microphones, and wherein the reflected audio pulse corresponds to the outputted audio pulse;
detecting that the barrier is within a threshold proximity to a first speaker of the playback device based on the indication of the barrier that is proximate to the playback device;
based on the detecting, setting a playback configuration of the playback device; and
causing the playback device to play an audio content according to the playback configuration.
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Abstract
Embodiments described herein involve configuring a playback device based on the detection of a barrier in proximity to the playback device. One embodiment may involve receiving proximity data that includes an indication of a barrier that is proximate to a playback device; detecting that the barrier is within a threshold proximity to a first speaker of the playback device based on the indication of the barrier that is proximate to the playback device; in response to the detecting, setting a playback configuration of the playback device; and causing the playback device to play an audio content according to the playback configuration.
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24 Claims
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1. A playback device comprising:
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one or more processors; one or more speakers; one or more microphones; and tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable media having instructions encoded therein, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the playback device to perform a method comprising outputting, via at least one of the one or more speakers, an audio pulse; receiving proximity data that includes an indication of a barrier that is proximate to the playback device, wherein receiving the proximity data comprises;
receiving data indicative of a reflected audio pulse via at least one of the one or more microphones, and wherein the reflected audio pulse corresponds to the outputted audio pulse;detecting that the barrier is within a threshold proximity to a first speaker of the playback device based on the indication of the barrier that is proximate to the playback device; based on the detecting, setting a playback configuration of the playback device; and causing the playback device to play an audio content according to the playback configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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outputting, via at least one speaker of a playback device, an audio pulse; receiving proximity data that includes an indication of a barrier that is proximate to the playback device, wherein receiving the proximity data comprises;
receiving data indicative of a reflected audio pulse via at least one microphone, and wherein the reflected audio pulse corresponds to the outputted audio pulse;detecting that the barrier is within a threshold proximity to a first speaker of the playback device based on the indication of the barrier that is proximate to the playback device, wherein the first speaker is configured to play a component of an audio content; and based on the detecting, (i) causing the first speaker to be deactivated and (ii) causing a second speaker of the playback device to play the component of the audio content. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including a set of instructions for execution by a processor, the set of instructions, when executed, cause a playback device to perform operations comprising:
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outputting, via at least one of speaker, an audio pulse; receiving proximity data that includes an indication of a barrier that is proximate to the playback device, wherein receiving the proximity data comprises;
receiving data indicative of a reflected audio pulse via at least one microphone, and wherein the reflected audio pulse corresponds to the outputted audio pulse;detecting that the barrier is within a threshold proximity to a first speaker of the playback device based on the indication of the barrier that is proximate to the playback device; based on the detecting, setting a playback configuration of the playback device; and causing the playback device to play an audio content according to the playback configuration. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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