Systems and Methods for Delivery of Personalized Audio

Number: 20190222952
Published: 2019-07-18
Filed: 2019-03-28
Assignee: DISNEY ENTERPRISES INC.
Inventors: Patel; Mehul
CPC: H04R3/12; H04R5/04; G10K11/175; H04R5/02; H04S7/303
Verdict: Set aside delivery of personalized audio PGPUB dup
Source: Google Patents · FreePatentsOnline

Abstract

There is provided a device for use in a system to play a content having an audio content, where the system has a plurality of speakers. The device includes a memory configured to store a software application, and a processor configured to execute the software application to obtain a position of a user with respect to each of the plurality of speakers, to play the content, play, during the playing of the content, the audio content using the plurality of speakers based on the position of the user with respect to each of the plurality of speakers, track the position of the user while delivering the audio content to the user via the plurality of speakers, and adjust the delivery of first audio content to the user via the plurality of speakers based on the tracked position of the user and the positions of the plurality of speakers.

Background

BACKGROUND

The delivery of enhanced audio has improved significantly with the availability of sound bars, 5.1 surround sound, and 7.1 surround sound. These enhanced audio delivery systems have improved the quality of the audio delivery by separating the audio into audio channels that play through speakers placed at different locations surrounding the listener. The existing surround sound techniques enhance the perception of sound spatialization by exploiting sound localization, a listener's ability to identify the location or origin of a detected sound in direction and distance.SUMMARY

The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for delivery of a personalized audio, substantially as shown in and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims.

Claims

21. A device for use in a system including a plurality of speakers, the 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 information relating to a detection of the sounds emitted by the plurality of speakers; analyze the information to determine positions of the plurality of speakers in the environment; detect a position of a user in the environment; track the position of the user while delivering an audio signal to the user; and adjust the delivery of the audio signal to the user via the plurality of speakers based on the tracked position of the user and the positions of the plurality of speakers. | 31. A device for use in a system to play a content having an audio content, the system including a plurality of speakers, the device comprising: a memory configured to store a software application; a processor configured to execute the software application to: obtain a position of a user with respect to each of the plurality of speakers; play the content; play, during the playing of the content, the audio content using the plurality of speakers based on the position of the user with respect to each of the plurality of speakers; track the position of the user while delivering the audio content to the user via the plurality of speakers; and adjust the delivery of first audio content to the user via the plurality of speakers based on the tracked position of the user and the positions of the plurality of speakers. | 36. A method for use by a device in a system for playing a content having an audio content, the system including a plurality of speakers, the method comprising: obtaining a position of a user with respect to each of the plurality of speakers; playing the content; playing, during the playing of the content, the audio content using the plurality of speakers based on the position of the user with respect to each of the plurality of speakers; tracking the position of the user while delivering the audio content to the user via the plurality of speakers; and adjusting the delivery of first audio content to the user via the plurality of speakers based on the tracked position of the user and the positions of the plurality of speakers.