US 11,457,327 B2Granted

Playback device calibration

AssigneeSonos, Inc.

InventorsNeil Griffiths, Mike Chamness

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Abstract

A first subwoofer may be configured to output multimedia content in synchrony with at least one other playback device and a second subwoofer. The first subwoofer may, based on a received indication of an acoustic characteristic of the at least one other playback device, determine a crossover frequency of (i) the first subwoofer and the second subwoofer and (ii) the at least one other playback device. After determining the crossover frequency, the first subwoofer may output a first tone set and a second tone set in synchrony with the second subwoofer and the at least one other playback device, and after outputting the first tone set and the second tone set, receive, from a controller device, an indication of a selected one of the first tone set or the second tone set. Based on the selected tone set, the first subwoofer may adjust a phase setting of the first subwoofer.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A system comprising:

a first subwoofer;
at least one playback device;
at least one processor;
at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium;
and
program instructions stored on the at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium that are executable by the at least one processor such that the system is configured to:
determine a respective first crossover frequency of each of the first subwoofer and the at least one playback device that are part of a synchrony group and configured to output multimedia content in synchrony;
receive an instruction for a second subwoofer to join the synchrony group such that the second subwoofer is configured to output multimedia content in synchrony with the first subwoofer and the at least one playback device;
based on the instruction, cause the second subwoofer to join the synchrony group that includes the at least one playback device and the first subwoofer such that the second subwoofer is configured to output multimedia content in synchrony with the first subwoofer and the at least one playback device;
based on causing the second subwoofer to join the synchrony group:
determine (i) a second crossover frequency of the at least one playback device and (ii) a first crossover frequency of the second subwoofer;
and
cause one or more configuration settings of at least the first subwoofer to be updated, wherein the one or more configuration settings includes a gain scale setting;
and
cause a computing device to display a visualization of the synchrony group that includes the first subwoofer, the at least one playback device, and the second subwoofer.

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At least one non-transitory computer-readable medium, wherein the at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium is provisioned with program instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause a system to:

determine a respective first crossover frequency of each of a first subwoofer and at least one playback device that are part of a synchrony group and configured to output multimedia content in synchrony;
receive an instruction for a second subwoofer to join the synchrony group such that the second subwoofer is configured to output multimedia content in synchrony with the first subwoofer and the at least one playback device;
based on the instruction, cause the second subwoofer to join the synchrony group that includes the at least one playback device and the first subwoofer such that the second subwoofer is configured to output multimedia content in synchrony with the first subwoofer and the at least one playback device;
based on causing the second subwoofer to join the synchrony group:
determine (i) a second crossover frequency of the at least one playback device and (ii) a first crossover frequency of the second subwoofer;
and
cause one or more configuration settings of at least the first subwoofer to be updated, wherein the one or more configuration settings includes a gain scale setting;
and
cause a computing device to display a visualization of the synchrony group that includes the first subwoofer, the at least one playback device, and the second subwoofer.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 17/005,026Filed 27 Aug 2020 · continuation
Priority: 8 May 2012
Published: US 2021/0051431 A118 Feb 2021
Granted: 27 Sep 2022
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification13 codes

H04S 7/301
Control circuits for electronic adaptation of the sound field: automatic calibration of stereophonic sound system, e.g. with test microphone
G06F 3/04847
For the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a…:…
G06F 3/04883
Using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures: for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
G06F 3/165
Sound input; Sound output: management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path

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