Ultrasonic speaker assembly for audio spatial effect
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- plural ultrasonic speakers arranged on a Bucky ball and configured to emit sound along respective sonic axes;
a mount configured to hold the speakers; and
at least one computer memory that is not a transitory signal and that comprises instructions executable by at least one processor to;
receive a control signal representing a demanded sonic axis; and
responsive to the control signal, actuate a speaker among the plural ultrasonic speakers whose sonic axis most closely aligns with the demanded sonic axis.
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Abstract
Audio spatial effects are provided using a spherical array of ultrasonic speakers, with the azimuth angle and, if desired, elevation angle demanded by a control signal from, for example, a game console being matched to the sonic axis of one of the speakers in the array to activate the matching speaker.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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plural ultrasonic speakers arranged on a Bucky ball and configured to emit sound along respective sonic axes; a mount configured to hold the speakers; and at least one computer memory that is not a transitory signal and that comprises instructions executable by at least one processor to; receive a control signal representing a demanded sonic axis; and responsive to the control signal, actuate a speaker among the plural ultrasonic speakers whose sonic axis most closely aligns with the demanded sonic axis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method comprising:
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receiving at least one control signal representing an audio effect; and actuating an ultrasonic speaker in a Bucky ball array of ultrasonic speakers at least in part based on the control signal. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A device comprising:
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at least one computer memory that is not a transitory signal and that comprises instructions executable by at least one processor to; receive a control signal; determine a location associated with a listener based on identifying a location of headphones associated with a game console; and responsive to the control signal, actuate at least one speaker in an array of ultrasonic speakers based at least in part on a sonic axis defined by the at least one speaker intersecting the location of the listener without moving any of the speakers in the array. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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