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Application (pre-grant publication)

Systems and Methods for Delivery of Personalized Audio

Number
20170311108
Published
2017-10-26
Filed
2017-07-12
Assignee
DISNEY ENTERPRISES INC.
Inventors
Patel; Mehul
CPC
H04S7/303; H04R5/02; G10K11/175; H04R3/12; H04R5/04
Verdict
Medium Notable software
Source
Google Patents · FreePatentsOnline

The keeper's note

A media device that transmits audio calibration signals to multiple speakers to enable delivery of personalized directional audio (PGPUB duplicate).

Abstract

There is provided a media device for use in a system including a plurality of speakers. The media device includes a memory configured to store a software application, and a processor. The processor is configured to execute the software application to transmit one or more audio calibration signals to the plurality of speakers for emission of sounds by the plurality of speakers in an environment, receive, from a user device, information relating to a detection ofthe one or more audio calibration signals detected by the user device, and analyze the information received from the user device to determine how the sounds travel in the environment.

Background

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary system for delivery of personalized audio, according to one implementation of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 illustrates an exemplary environment utilizing the system of FIG. 1, according to one implementation of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 illustrates another exemplary environment utilizing the system of FIG. 1, accordingto one implementation of the present disclosure; and

FIG. 4 illustrates an exemplary flowchart of a method for delivery of personalized audio, according to one implementation of the present disclosure.DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The following description contains specific information pertaining to implementations in the present disclosure. The drawingsin the present application and their accompanying detailed description are directed to merely exemplary implementations. Unless noted otherwise, like or corresponding elements among the figures may be indicated by like or corresponding reference numerals. Moreover, thedrawings and illustrations in the present application are generally not to scale, and arenot intended to correspond to actual relative dimensions.

FIG. 1 shows exemplary system 100 for delivery of personalized audio, according to one implementation of the present disclosure. As shown, system 100 includes user device 105, audio contents 107, media device 110, and speakers 197a, 197b, . . . , 197n. Media device 110 includes processor 120 and memory

Claims

21: A media device for use in a system including a plurality of speakers, the media device comprising: a memory configured to store a software application; and a processor configured to execute the software application to: transmit one or more audio calibration signals to the plurality of speakers for emission of sounds by the plurality of speakers in an environment; receive, from a user device, information relating to a detectionof the one or more audio calibration signals detected by the user device; and analyze theinformation received from the user device to determine how the sounds travel in the environment. 31: A method for use by a media device in a system including a plurality of speakers, the media device having a memory storing a software application and a processor executing the software application to perform the method comprising: transmitting the one or more audio calibration signals to the plurality of speakers for emission of sounds by the plurality of speakers in an environment; receiving, from a user device, information relating to a detection of the one or more audio calibration signals detected by the user device; and analyzing the information received from the user device to determine how the sounds travel in the environment.