Method and system for providing ideal playback position for a robotic speaker in an environment

A system comprising:

• an electronic device configured to:
• receive sensor information from one or more sensors related to an environment;
• and
• obtain at least one of initiation gesture information, position information, or face direction information related to one or more users present in the environment, based on the sensor information;
• and
• a robotic device configured to:
• determine a listening zone surrounding the one or more users based on the position information and the face direction information;
• obtain a target position, among positions within the listening zone, at which a robotic speaker is to be positioned in the environment to provide audio output to the one or more users by performing a calibration process based on the at least one of the initiation gesture information, the position information, or the face direction information and one or more acoustic properties of the environment;
• and
• move the robotic speaker through the environment to the target position.

A non-transitory computer readable recording medium including a program for performing an operation for providing a target position at which a robotic speaker is to be positioned in an environment, the operation comprising:

• receiving sensor information from one or more sensors related to the environment;
• obtaining at least one of initiation gesture information, position information, and face direction information related to one or more users present in the environment, based on the sensor information;
• determining a listening zone surrounding the one or more users based on the position information and the face direction information;
• obtaining the target position, among positions within the listening zone, at which the robotic speaker is to be positioned in the environment to provide audio output to the one or more users by performing a calibration process based on the at least one of the initiation gesture information, the position information, or the face direction information and one or more acoustic properties of the environment;
• and
• moving, by a robotic device, the robotic speaker through the environment to the target position.