Techniques for acoustic management of entertainment devices and systems
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1. A method, comprising:
- providing, from an entertainment system, one or more acoustic signals to two or more spatially distinct acoustic reproduction devices;
receiving acoustic relay information from a remote control device operative to receive one or more acoustic sound waves produced from the one or more acoustic signals by the two or more spatially distinct acoustic reproduction devices;
determining a distance between the remote control device and each of the two or more spatially distinct acoustic reproduction devices based on the acoustic relay information;
determining a location of the remote control relative to a display of the entertainment system based on the determined distances and the acoustic relay information; and
providing a control directive to the display operative to adjust one or more entertainment parameters of a graphical user interface (GUI) element to be presented on the display based on the determined location, the one or more entertainment parameters comprising size or orientation of the GUI element;
the method further comprising;
correlating the one or more acoustic signals, the one or more acoustic sound waves and the acoustic relay information;
determining a transmission time for the one or more acoustic sound waves from each of the two or more spatially distinct acoustic reproduction devices to the remote control device;
determining the distance between the remote control device and each of the two or more spatially distinct acoustic reproduction devices based on the determined transmission time; and
triangulating a location of the remote control device based on the determined distances to determine the location of the remote control relative to the display;
the method further comprising;
calculating a first delay associated with the one or more acoustic signals or the one or more acoustic sound waves;
calculating a second delay associated with the acoustic relay information; and
accounting for the delays when correlating the one or more acoustic signals and the acoustic relay information, wherein accounting for the delays includes adjusting the determined transmission time or the determined distance between the remote control device and each of the two or more spatially distinct acoustic reproduction devices.
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Abstract
Techniques for acoustic management of entertainment devices and systems are described. Various embodiments may include techniques for acoustically determining a location of a remote control or other entertainment device. Some embodiments may include techniques for controlling one or more entertainment components using voice commands or other acoustic information. Other embodiments may include techniques for establishing a voice connection using a remote control device. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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1. A method, comprising:
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providing, from an entertainment system, one or more acoustic signals to two or more spatially distinct acoustic reproduction devices; receiving acoustic relay information from a remote control device operative to receive one or more acoustic sound waves produced from the one or more acoustic signals by the two or more spatially distinct acoustic reproduction devices; determining a distance between the remote control device and each of the two or more spatially distinct acoustic reproduction devices based on the acoustic relay information; determining a location of the remote control relative to a display of the entertainment system based on the determined distances and the acoustic relay information; and providing a control directive to the display operative to adjust one or more entertainment parameters of a graphical user interface (GUI) element to be presented on the display based on the determined location, the one or more entertainment parameters comprising size or orientation of the GUI element; the method further comprising; correlating the one or more acoustic signals, the one or more acoustic sound waves and the acoustic relay information; determining a transmission time for the one or more acoustic sound waves from each of the two or more spatially distinct acoustic reproduction devices to the remote control device; determining the distance between the remote control device and each of the two or more spatially distinct acoustic reproduction devices based on the determined transmission time; and triangulating a location of the remote control device based on the determined distances to determine the location of the remote control relative to the display; the method further comprising; calculating a first delay associated with the one or more acoustic signals or the one or more acoustic sound waves; calculating a second delay associated with the acoustic relay information; and accounting for the delays when correlating the one or more acoustic signals and the acoustic relay information, wherein accounting for the delays includes adjusting the determined transmission time or the determined distance between the remote control device and each of the two or more spatially distinct acoustic reproduction devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus, comprising:
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a media management module operative to send a control directive to an entertainment system operative to provide one or more acoustic signals to two or more spatially distinct acoustic reproduction devices; and a transceiver operative to receive acoustic relay information from a remote control device operative to receive one or more acoustic sound waves produced from the one or more acoustic signals by the two or more spatially distinct acoustic reproduction devices; the media management module operative to; determine a distance between the remote control device and each of the two or more spatially distinct acoustic reproduction devices based on the acoustic relay information; determine a location of the remote control relative to a display of the entertainment system based on the determined distances and the acoustic relay information; and send a control directive to the display operative to adjust one or more entertainment parameters of a graphical user interface (GUI) element to be presented on the display based on the determined location, the one or more entertainment parameters comprising size or orientation of the GUI element; the media management module further operative to; correlate the one or more acoustic signals, the one or more acoustic sound waves and the acoustic relay information to determine a transmission time for the one or more acoustic sound waves from each of the two or more spatially distinct acoustic reproduction devices to the remote control device, determine the distance between the remote control device and each of the two or more spatially distinct acoustic reproduction devices based on the determined transmission time, and triangulate a location of the remote control device based on the determined distances to determine the location of the remote control relative to the display; the media management module further operative to; calculate a first delay associated with the one or more acoustic signals or one or more acoustic sound waves and a second delay associated with the acoustic relay information and to account for the delays when correlating the one or more acoustic signals and the acoustic relay information, wherein accounting for the delays includes adjusting the transmission time or the determined distance between the remote control device and each of the two or more spatially distinct acoustic reproduction devices. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An article comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing instructions that when executed by a processor enable an entertainment system to:
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provide a control directive to an entertainment device operative to provide one or more acoustic signals to two or more spatially distinct acoustic reproduction devices; receive acoustic relay information from a remote control device operative to receive one or more acoustic sound waves produced from the one or more acoustic signals by the two or more spatially distinct acoustic reproduction devices; receive acoustic relay information from a remote control device operative to receive one or more acoustic sound waves produced from the one or more acoustic signals by the two or more spatially distinct acoustic reproduction devices; determine a distance between the remote control device and each of the two or more spatially distinct acoustic reproduction devices based on the acoustic relay information; determine a location of the remote control device relative to a display of the entertainment system based on the determined distances and the acoustic relay information; and provide a control directive to the display operative to adjust one or more entertainment parameters of a graphical user interface (GUI) element to be presented on the display based on the determined location, the one or more entertainment parameters comprising size or orientation of the GUI element; the instructions that when executed further enable the system to; correlate the one or more acoustic signals, the one or more acoustic sound waves and the acoustic relay information; determine a transmission time for the one or more acoustic sound waves from each of the two or more spatially distinct acoustic reproduction devices to the remote control device; determine the distance between the remote control device and each of the two or more spatially distinct acoustic reproduction devices based on the determined transmission times; and triangulate a location of the remote control device based on the determined distances to determine the location of the remote control relative to the display; the instructions that when executed further enable the system to; calculate a first delay associated with the one or more acoustic signals or one or more acoustic sound waves; calculate a second delay associated with the acoustic relay information; and account for the delays when correlating the one or more acoustic signals and the acoustic relay information. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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