Playback device speaker configuration based on proximity detection
First Claim
1. A playback device comprising:
- a first speaker arranged to output in a first direction;
a second speaker arranged to output in a second direction that is different from the first direction;
one or more processors; 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 comprisingcausing the playback device to play an audio content, wherein the first speaker is configured to play a component of the audio content;
receiving proximity data that includes an indication of a barrier that is proximate to the playback device;
detecting that the barrier is within a threshold proximity to the first speaker of the playback device based on the indication of the barrier that is proximate to the playback device;
based on the detecting, causing the first speaker to be deactivated; and
after the first speaker is deactivated, causing the second speaker of the playback device to play at least the component of the audio content.
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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 causing the playback device to play an audio content, where a first speaker of the playback device is arranged to output in a first direction and configured to play a component of the audio content; receiving proximity data that includes an indication of a barrier that is proximate to the playback device; detecting that the barrier is within a threshold proximity to the first speaker of the playback device; based on the detecting, causing the first speaker to be deactivated; and causing a second speaker of the playback device to play at least the component of the audio content, where the second speaker arranged to output in a second direction that is different from the first direction.
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23 Claims
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1. A playback device comprising:
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a first speaker arranged to output in a first direction; a second speaker arranged to output in a second direction that is different from the first direction; one or more processors; 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 causing the playback device to play an audio content, wherein the first speaker is configured to play a component of the audio content; receiving proximity data that includes an indication of a barrier that is proximate to the playback device; detecting that the barrier is within a threshold proximity to the first speaker of the playback device based on the indication of the barrier that is proximate to the playback device; based on the detecting, causing the first speaker to be deactivated; and after the first speaker is deactivated, causing the second speaker of the playback device to play at least the component of the audio content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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causing a playback device to play an audio content, wherein a first speaker of the playback device is arranged to output in a first direction and configured to play a component of the audio content; receiving proximity data that includes an indication of a barrier that is proximate to the playback device; detecting that the barrier is within a threshold proximity to the first speaker of the playback device based on the indication of the barrier that is proximate to the playback device; based on the detecting, causing the first speaker to be deactivated; and after the first speaker is deactivated, causing a second speaker of the playback device to play at least the component of the audio content, wherein the second speaker arranged to output in a second direction that is different from the first direction. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer-readable 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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causing the playback device to play an audio content, wherein a first speaker of the playback device is arranged to output in a first direction and configured to play a component of the audio content; receiving proximity data that includes an indication of a barrier that is proximate to the playback device; detecting that the barrier is within a threshold proximity to the first speaker of the playback device based on the indication of the barrier that is proximate to the playback device; based on the detecting, causing the first speaker to be deactivated; and after the first speaker is deactivated, causing a second speaker of the playback device to play at least the component of the audio content, wherein the second speaker arranged to output in a second direction that is different from the first direction. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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