Audio configuration
AssigneeSky CP Limited
InventorAlec Cook
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Abstract
A TV audio system comprises a TV (10), at least one wireless surround sound speaker (20), and at least one a wireless network node (16, 22). The relative position of the speaker (20) to the TV (10), or to one or more viewers of the TV (10), is detecting from a state of a physical wireless channel by means of the wireless network node(s). Based on the detected relative position, at least one corresponding surround sound channel is selected for wireless output to the speaker (20).
Claims13
A method of configuring a TV audio system comprising a TV apparatus including a TV display, at least one discrete wireless speaker, and at least one node of a wireless network, the method comprising:
- a. detecting a position of the speaker relative to the TV apparatus, or to one or more viewers of the TV apparatus, from a physical layer wireless channel state of the wireless network by means of the at least one wireless network node, and
- b. selecting, according to said detected position, at least one surround sound channel for output by the speaker,
- wherein a distance of the speaker from the TV apparatus or from one or more viewers of the TV apparatus is detected from the physical layer wireless channel state by means of the wireless network node or nodes, and a gain of the channel or channels output by the speaker is selected according to the detected distance.
A method of configuring a TV audio system comprising a TV apparatus including a TV display, at least one discrete wireless speaker, and at least one node of a wireless network, the method comprising:
- a. detecting a position of the speaker relative to the TV apparatus, or to one or more viewers of the TV apparatus, from a physical layer wireless channel state of the wireless network by means of the at least one wireless network node;
- b. detecting an orientation of the speaker;
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- c. selecting, according to said detected position and orientation, at least one surround sound channel for output by the speaker.
A TV audio system comprising a TV apparatus including a TV display, at least one discrete wireless speaker, and at least one node of a wireless network, wherein the system includes at least one processor arranged to:
- detect a position of the speaker relative to the TV apparatus, or to one or more viewers of the TV apparatus, from a state of a physical layer wireless channel of the wireless network by means of the at least one wireless network node, and
- select, according to said detected position, at least one surround sound channel for output by the speaker,
- wherein a distance of the speaker from the TV apparatus or from one or more viewers of the TV apparatus is detected from the physical layer wireless channel state by means of the wireless network node or nodes, and a gain of the channel or channels output by the speaker is selected according to the detected distance.
A non-transitory computer program product comprising program code executed by a processor to perform the following steps in a system comprising a TV apparatus including a TV display, at least one discrete wireless speaker, and at least one node of a wireless network:
- detect a position of the speaker relative to the TV apparatus, or to one or more viewers of the TV apparatus, from a state of a physical layer wireless channel of the wireless network by means of the at least one wireless network node, and
- select, according to said detected position, at least one surround sound channel for output by the speaker,
- wherein a distance of the speaker from the TV apparatus or from one or more viewers of the TV apparatus is detected from the physical layer wireless channel state by means of the wireless network node or nodes, and a gain of the channel or channels output by the speaker is selected according to the detected distance.
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