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US 12,323,745 B2Granted
Robotically controlled speakers
OwnerAndrew Flessasinventor
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Abstract
A robotic mount is configured to move an entertainment element such as a sound-generating speaker. The robotic mount is moveable in multiple degrees of freedom, whereby the associated entertainment element is moveable in three-dimensional space. In one embodiment, a system of entertainment elements are made to move and operate synchronously with each other, such via multiple robotic mounts.
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A robotically controlled speaker comprising:
- a robotic speaker mount comprising:
- a base configured to be supported by a support surface;
- a speaker support movably connected to said base;
- and
- at least one motor configured to move said speaker support relative to said base;
- a sound-generating speaker capable of generating an audio output in response to an input, said sound generating speaker mounted to said speaker support for movement by said speaker support;
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- an electronic controller configured to control said at least one motor to move said speaker support relative to said base;
- said robotic speaker mount configured to rotate said sound-generating speaker in three dimensional space about each of said x axis, y axis and z axis and move said sound-generating speaker along each of said x axis, y axis and z axis or combinations thereof.
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A method of moving a sound-generating speaker comprising the steps of:
- providing a robotic speaker mount having a speaker support and at least one drive mechanism configured to move said speaker support;
- providing the sound-generating speaker mounted to the robotic speaker mount, the sound-generating speaker capable of displaying generating an audio output in response to an input;
- controlling said at least one drive mechanism with an electronic controller in order to move said robotic speaker mount;
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- rotating said sound-generating speaker with said robotic speaker mount in three dimensional space about each of an x axis, a y axis and a z axis and moving said sound-generating speaker along each of said x axis, y axis and z axis or combinations thereof.
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A method of moving a first sound-generating speaker and a second sound-generating speaker comprising the steps of:
- providing a first robotic speaker comprising a first speaker mount having a first speaker support, at least one drive mechanism configured to move at least said first speaker support and having said first sound-generating speaker mounted to said first speaker support;
- providing a second robotic speaker comprising a second speaker mount having a second speaker support, at least one drive mechanism configured to move at least said second speaker support and having said second sound-generating speaker mounted to said second speaker support;
- locating said first and second robotic speakers proximate to one another;
- providing an audio feed to each of said first and second sound-generating speakers to cause said first and second sound-generating speakers to generate audio outputs;
- transmitting, from an electronic controller, first instructions to control said at least one drive mechanism of said first robotic speaker to move said first speaker support to cause said first sound-generating speaker to move to multiple designated positions in three dimensional space about each of an x axis, a y axis and a z axis and along each of said x axis, y axis and z axis or combinations thereof;
- transmitting, from said electronic controller, second instructions to control said at least one drive mechanism of said second robotic speaker to move said second speaker support to cause said second sound-generating speaker to move to multiple designated positions in three dimensional space about each of said x axis, y axis and z axis and along each of said x axis, y axis and z axis or combinations thereof.
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