Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Handsfree beam pattern configuration
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Application No.: US15037302Application Date: 2014-09-25
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Publication No.: US10251008B2Publication Date: 2019-04-02
- Inventor: John J. Baker , Martin E. Johnson , Afrooz Family , Michael B. Howes , Craig M. Stanley , Brad G. Boozer
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
- International Application: PCT/US2014/057547 WO 20140925
- International Announcement: WO2015/076930 WO 20150528
- Main IPC: H04S7/00
- IPC: H04S7/00 ; G10L17/04 ; G10L17/06 ; H04R1/08 ; H04R1/40

Abstract:
An audio system that adjusts one or more beam patterns emitted by one or more loudspeaker arrays based on the preferences of users/listeners is described. The audio system includes an audio receiver that contains a listener location estimator, a listener identifier, and a voice command processor. Inputs from the listener location estimator, the listener identifier, and the voice command processor are fed into an array processor. The array processor drives the one or more loudspeaker arrays to emit beam patterns into the listening area based on inputs from each of these devices. By examining the location, preferred usage settings, and voice commands from listeners, the generated beam patterns are customized to the explicit and implicit preferences of the listeners with minimal direct input. Other embodiments are also described.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160295340A1 HANDSFREE BEAM PATTERN CONFIGURATION Public/Granted day:2016-10-06
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