Voice controlled assistant with stereo sound from two speakers
First Claim
1. A device comprising:
- a housing comprising a first end and a second end disposed opposite the first end;
a plurality of microphones arranged near the first end of the housing;
a first speaker and a second speaker disposed in a coaxial arrangement along a center axis of the housing;
a sound distribution cone disposed near the second end of the housing and configured to direct soundwaves produced by the second speaker in a direction substantially orthogonal to the center axis; and
one or more computing components disposed near the first end of the housing.
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Abstract
A voice controlled assistant has two speakers and stereo component configured to produce high quality stereo sound. The stereo component generates a first channel signal and a second channel signal used to produce stereo sound. The first channel signal is filtered to remove a range of frequencies, such as the low frequency range. The filtered first channel signal is passed to a first transducer associated with a first speaker to output a first part of the stereo sound. The second channel signal, together with the frequency portion removed from the first channel signal, are provided to a second transducer associated with a second speaker to output a second part of the stereo sound. In this manner, the two speaker arrangement plays stereo, without distortion, while preserving all frequencies in the signals.
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20 Claims
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1. A device comprising:
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a housing comprising a first end and a second end disposed opposite the first end; a plurality of microphones arranged near the first end of the housing; a first speaker and a second speaker disposed in a coaxial arrangement along a center axis of the housing; a sound distribution cone disposed near the second end of the housing and configured to direct soundwaves produced by the second speaker in a direction substantially orthogonal to the center axis; and one or more computing components disposed near the first end of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A device comprising:
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a housing comprising a top end and a lower end disposed opposite the top end; a plurality of orifices disposed near the top end of the housing, the plurality of orifices configured to house a plurality of microphones; a plurality of speakers disposed in a coaxial arrangement along a center axis of the housing; and a sound distribution cone disposed in a coaxial arrangement along the center axis of the housing, wherein the sound distribution cone is configured to direct sound waves emitted from a subset of the plurality of speakers to an environment surrounding the device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A device comprising:
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a housing comprising a first support member and a second support member; a first speaker supported by the first support member and a second speaker supported by the second support member, the first speaker and the second speaker disposed in a coaxial arrangement along a center axis of the housing; a plurality of openings disposed near the second support member; and a sound distribution cone disposed near the second support member and configured to direct soundwaves produced by the second speaker towards the plurality of openings. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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Specification