Audio Processing Algorithms
    1.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210405963A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-30

    申请号:US17340353

    申请日:2021-06-07

    申请人: Sonos, Inc.

    发明人: Timothy W. Sheen

    IPC分类号: G06F3/16 H04S7/00 H04R27/00

    摘要: An example implementation involves a computing device transmitting, via a local area network, a command that instructs a playback device to play a particular audio signal. The example implementation also involves the computing device receiving data indicating a detected audio signal corresponding to playback of the particular audio signal by the playback device, where the detected audio signal includes a portion of the particular audio signal. The implementation further involves the computing device obtaining data indicating a predetermined audio characteristic and determining an audio processing algorithm based on the detected audio signal and the predetermined audio characteristic. The example implementation involves causing the playback device to apply the determined audio processing algorithm when playing audio via at least one speaker.

    Facilitating calibration of an audio playback device

    公开(公告)号:US10585639B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-10

    申请号:US16182886

    申请日:2018-11-07

    申请人: Sonos, Inc.

    发明人: Timothy W. Sheen

    摘要: Example techniques facilitate calibration of a playback device. An example implementation involves a computing device capturing, via a microphone, data representing multiple iterations of a calibration sound as played by a playback device. The computing device identifies multiple sections within the captured data. Two or more sections represent respective iterations of the calibration sound as played by the playback device. Based on the multiple identified sections, the computing device determines a frequency response of the playback device, the frequency response of the playback device representing audio output by the playback device and acoustic characteristics of an environment around the playback device. Based on the frequency response of the playback device and a target frequency response, the computing device determines one or more parameters of an audio processing algorithm and sends, to the playback device, the one or more parameters of the audio processing algorithm.

    Signal detecting and emitting device

    公开(公告)号:US10114530B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-30

    申请号:US15081621

    申请日:2016-03-25

    申请人: SONOS, INC.

    发明人: Timothy W. Sheen

    摘要: An example playback device includes a signal detector, a signal emitter, and a communication interface. Audio content corresponding to video content being displayed on a display device is received via the communication interface device. The audio content is played. While playing the audio content, a first signal is received via the signal detector from a control device configured to control the display device. A second signal is generated based on the first signal and the second signal is emitted via the signal emitter. The display device receives at a signal receiver of the display device the first signal from the control device and the second signal at substantially the same time.

    Compensation for speaker nonlinearities

    公开(公告)号:US10097939B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-09

    申请号:US15438741

    申请日:2017-02-21

    申请人: Sonos, Inc.

    IPC分类号: H04R29/00 H04R3/04

    摘要: A first signal may be received indicative of audio to be played by a speaker. A second signal may be received which comprises (i) a voice input received by a microphone and (ii) at least a portion of the audio played by the speaker at a same time that the microphone receives the voice input. Based on the first signal, nonlinearities output by the speaker which played the audio may be determined. At least the nonlinearities from the second signal may be removed to output a third signal comprising substantially the voice input received at the microphone.

    Playback Device Calibration
    5.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180020306A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-01-18

    申请号:US15716313

    申请日:2017-09-26

    申请人: Sonos, Inc.

    发明人: Timothy W. Sheen

    IPC分类号: H04R29/00 H04R27/00 H04S7/00

    摘要: Examples described herein involve calibrating a playback device. An example implementation receives, from a network microphone device (NMD), data indicating second audio signal detected by the NMD at multiple locations between a first physical location and a second physical location within a given environment while the network microphone device is moving from the first physical location to the second physical location, the second audio signal representing acoustic echo of a first audio signal played by a playback device. Based on the detected second audio signal, the implementation determines an audio characteristic of the given environment. Based on the determined audio characteristic, the implementation determines an audio processing algorithm to adjust audio output of the playback device in the given environment to have a pre-determined audio characteristic that is representative of desired audio playback qualities. The implementation causes the playback device to apply the determined audio processing algorithm.

    Signal Detecting and Emitting Device
    7.
    发明申请
    Signal Detecting and Emitting Device 审中-公开
    信号检测和发射装置

    公开(公告)号:US20160210009A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-07-21

    申请号:US15081621

    申请日:2016-03-25

    申请人: SONOS, INC.

    发明人: Timothy W. Sheen

    IPC分类号: G06F3/0484 G06F3/16

    摘要: An example playback device includes a signal detector, a signal emitter, and a communication interface. Audio content corresponding to video content being displayed on a display device is received via the communication interface device. The audio content is played. While playing the audio content, a first signal is received via the signal detector from a control device configured to control the display device. A second signal is generated based on the first signal and the second signal is emitted via the signal emitter. The display device receives at a signal receiver of the display device the first signal from the control device and the second signal at substantially the same time.

    摘要翻译: 示例性回放设备包括信号检测器,信号发射器和通信接口。 经由通信接口装置接收与在显示装置上显示的视频内容对应的音频内容。 播放音频内容。 在播放音频内容时,通过信号检测器从配置成控制显示装置的控制装置接收第一信号。 基于第一信号产生第二信号,并且经由信号发射器发射第二信号。 显示装置在显示装置的信号接收器处接收来自控制装置的第一信号和基本上同时的第二信号。

    Audio Synchronization Among Playback Devices Using Offset Information
    8.
    发明申请
    Audio Synchronization Among Playback Devices Using Offset Information 有权
    使用偏移信息的播放设备之间的音频同步

    公开(公告)号:US20160165371A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-06-09

    申请号:US15041101

    申请日:2016-02-11

    申请人: Sonos, Inc.

    发明人: Timothy W. Sheen

    IPC分类号: H04R27/00

    摘要: Embodiments are provided for audio synchronization of one or more playback devices using offset information. In an example embodiment, a first device receives, from a second device, data representing a first time, the first time corresponding to first audio data to be played by the first playback device as part of a synchrony group with the second device. The first device determines a second time based on (i) the first time and (ii) a first offset between a clock of the first device and a clock of the second device. The first device plays the first audio data at the second time according to the clock of the first device. After playing the first audio data, the first device determines a second offset between the clock of the first device and the clock of the second device and replaces data representing the first offset with data representing the second offset.

    摘要翻译: 提供实施例用于使用偏移信息的一个或多个回放装置的音频同步。 在示例实施例中,第一设备从第二设备接收表示第一时间的数据,第一时间对应于要由第一播放设备播放的第一音频数据作为与第二设备的同步组的一部分。 第一设备基于(i)第一时间和(ii)第一设备的时钟与第二设备的时钟之间的第一偏移来确定第二时间。 第一设备根据第一设备的时钟在第二时间播放第一音频数据。 在播放第一音频数据之后,第一设备确定第一设备的时钟和第二设备的时钟之间的第二偏移量,并用表示第二偏移量的数据替换表示第一偏移量的数据。

    Audio Processing Algorithms
    9.
    发明申请
    Audio Processing Algorithms 有权
    音频处理算法

    公开(公告)号:US20160070530A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-03-10

    申请号:US14940779

    申请日:2015-11-13

    申请人: Sonos, Inc.

    发明人: Timothy W. Sheen

    IPC分类号: G06F3/16 H04R27/00

    摘要: An example implementation involves a computing device transmitting, via a local area network, a command that instructs a playback device to play a particular audio signal. The example implementation also involves the computing device receiving data indicating a detected audio signal corresponding to playback of the particular audio signal by the playback device, where the detected audio signal includes a portion of the particular audio signal. The implementation further involves the computing device obtaining data indicating a predetermined audio characteristic and determining an audio processing algorithm based on the detected audio signal and the predetermined audio characteristic. The example implementation involves causing the playback device to apply the determined audio processing algorithm when playing audio via at least one speaker.

    摘要翻译: 示例性实现涉及计算设备经由局域网发送指示播放设备播放特定音频信号的命令。 示例实现还涉及计算设备接收指示与重放设备对特定音频信号的重放相对应的检测到的音频信号的数据,其中所检测的音频信号包括特定音频信号的一部分。 该实现还涉及计算设备获得指示预定音频特性的数据,并且基于检测到的音频信号和预定音频特性来确定音频处理算法。 示例实现涉及使播放设备在经由至少一个扬声器播放音频时应用所确定的音频处理算法。

    Audio Output Balancing
    10.
    发明申请
    Audio Output Balancing 有权
    音频输出平衡

    公开(公告)号:US20160066094A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-03-03

    申请号:US14937523

    申请日:2015-11-10

    申请人: Sonos, Inc.

    IPC分类号: H04R3/14 H04R3/04 H03G3/20

    摘要: An example implementation involves a first playback device receiving audio content to be played by the first playback device and a second playback device. The first playback device may be configured to play respective portions of the audio that are respectively below and above a first crossover frequency. The playback device determines a first limiting result that represents playback of the second portion of the audio content by applying, to the second portion of the audio content, a pre-determined volume-limiting function that is associated with the second playback device, where the first limiting result indicates frequencies at which a playback volume of the second playback device is limited. The playback device determines a second crossover frequency based on the indicated frequencies at which the playback volume of the second playback device is limited and plays a third portion of the audio content that is below the second crossover frequency.

    摘要翻译: 示例性实现包括接收要由第一播放设备播放的音频内容的第一播放设备和第二播放设备。 第一播放设备可以被配置为播放分别在第一交越频率之下和之上的音频的相应部分。 回放装置通过将音频内容的第二部分应用与第二播放装置相关联的预定音量限制功能来确定表示音频内容的第二部分的重放的第一限制结果,其中 第一限制结果表示限制第二播放装置的播放音量的频率。 播放装置基于所指示的第二播放装置的播放音量被限制的频率确定第二交越频率,并且播放低于第二交越频率的音频内容的第三部分。