Dynamic Positional Audio

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016366533-A1
Application number	US-201615178131-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 9, 2016
Priority date	Aug 25, 2014
Publication date	Dec 15, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

System and methods for providing dynamic positional audio are disclosed. Methods can comprise determining availability of one or more devices to output audio and determining a location of the one or more available devices. Audio information can be received and at least a portion of the audio information can be configured to generate assigned audio information based on the determined location of the available devices. The assigned audio information can be transmitted to the available devices.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method comprising:
determining a plurality of available devices to output audio; determining a first location of a first device and a second location of a second device of the plurality of available devices; receiving audio information; generating a first assigned audio signal based on the received audio information and the first location; generating a second assigned audio signal based on the received audio information and the second location, wherein one or more of generating the first assigned audio signal and generating the second assigned audio signal comprises encoding a portion of the received audio information; transmitting the first assigned audio signal to the first device; and transmitting the second assigned audio signal to the second device.

Assignees

• Comcast Cable Comm Llc

Inventors

• Robinson Chris
• Kercher Shawn
• Johnson Derek

Classifications

• H04S7/303

  Tracking of listener position or orientation · CPC title

• H04R2400/03

  Transducers capable of generating both sound as well as tactile vibration, e.g. as used in cellular phones · CPC title

• G06F3/165

  Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path · CPC title

• H04R3/12

  for distributing signals to two or more loudspeakers {(specially adapted for hearing aids H04R25/407)} · CPC title

• H04R3/005

  for combining the signals of two or more microphones (specially adapted for hearing aids H04R25/407) · CPC title