Shoulder-mounted robotic speakers
AssigneeHarman International Industries, Incorporated
InventorsDavide Di Censo, Stefan Marti
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Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for transmitting an audio event to an ear of a user. The technique includes acquiring sensor data associated with the ear of the user and analyzing the sensor data to determine a position of the ear. The technique further includes determining a speaker orientation based on the position of the ear and a location of a shoulder-mounted speaker. The technique further includes causing the shoulder-mounted speaker to transmit the audio event to the ear of the user based on the speaker orientation.
Claims20
A system for transmitting an audio event to an ear of a user, the system comprising:
- at least one sensor configured to acquire sensor data associated with the ear of the user;
- a processor coupled to the at least one sensor and configured to:
- analyze the sensor data to determine a position of the ear,
- determine a speaker orientation based on the position of the ear and a location of a shoulder-mounted speaker that includes a plurality of drivers with different orientations, and
- select a first driver included in the plurality of drivers based on the speaker orientation;
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- the shoulder-mounted speaker configured to transmit, via the first driver, the audio event to the ear of the user based on the speaker orientation.
A method for transmitting an audio event to an ear of a user, the method comprising:
- acquiring sensor data associated with the ear of the user;
- analyzing the sensor data to determine a position of the ear;
- determining a speaker orientation based on the position of the ear and a location of a shoulder-mounted speaker that includes a plurality of drivers with different orientations;
- selecting a first driver included in the plurality of drivers based on the speaker orientation;
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- causing the shoulder-mounted speaker to transmit, via the first driver, the audio event to the ear of the user based on the speaker orientation.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to transmit an audio event to an ear of a user, by performing the steps of:
- acquiring sensor data associated with the ear of the user;
- analyzing the sensor data to determine a position of the ear;
- determining a speaker orientation based on the position of the ear and a location of a shoulder-mounted speaker that includes a plurality of drivers with different orientations;
- selecting a first driver included in the plurality of drivers based on the speaker orientation;
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- causing the shoulder-mounted speaker to transmit, via the first driver, the audio event via an ultrasound carrier wave to the ear of the user based on the speaker orientation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.