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Distributed wireless speaker system with automatic configuration determination when new speakers are added

  • US 9,288,597 B2
  • Filed: 01/20/2014
  • Issued: 03/15/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/20/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device comprising:

  • at least one computer memory that is not a transitory signal and that comprises instructions which when executed by at least one processor result in;

    determining that one or more audio speakers are present on a network of audio speakers in a speaker arrangement, each speaker being associated with a respective network address so that each speaker may be addressed by a computer accessing the network;

    receiving dimensions of at least one enclosure in which the network at least partially is disposed;

    receiving at least a desired listening position and/or a number of listeners;

    determining whether the speaker arrangement meets at least one acoustic requirement;

    responsive to a determination that the speaker arrangement does not meet the acoustic requirement, indicating on a computerized display device that the speaker arrangement does not meet the acoustic requirement and prompting the user to adjust one or more of speaker location, orientation, frequency assignation, speaker parameters, or automatically adjusting one or more of frequency assignation, speaker parameters; and

    determining whether a basic setup is complete, and responsive to a determination that the basic setup is complete, launching a speaker control user interface on the display device.

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