Wireless multi-channel headphone systems and methods
AssigneeSonos, Inc.
InventorSteven Beckhardt
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Abstract
Some disclosed systems and methods include a media playback system that includes a network device and a wearable playback device. The media playback system receives, via a hardware interface of the network device, multichannel audio. The media playback system determines a first position of the wearable playback device. The media playback system generates, based on the received multichannel audio and the determined first position, first audio. The media playback system causes, via the wearable playback device, playback of the generated first audio.
Claims20
A media playback system, comprising:
- a network device that comprises a hardware interface, wherein the hardware interface facilitates operably coupling the network device to a display device, wherein the network device is separate from and moveable in relation to a position of the display device;
- a wearable playback device;
- one or more processors;
- and
- memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the media playback system to perform operations comprising:
- receiving, via the hardware interface of the network device, multichannel audio;
- determining a first position of the wearable playback device, wherein determining the first position comprises:
- determining a position of the wearable playback device with respect to a position of the network device;
- approximating, based on the position of the network device, the position of the display device;
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- approximating, based on the position of the display device, a position of the wearable playback device with respect to the position of the display device, wherein the first position of the wearable playback device comprises the position of the wearable playback device with respect to the position of the display device;
- generating, based on the received multichannel audio and the determined first position, first audio;
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- causing, via the wearable playback device, playback of the generated first audio.
Non-transitory computer-readable media having stored thereon instruction code executable by one or more processors of a media playback system for causing the media playback system to perform operations comprising:
- receiving, via a hardware interface of a network device of the media playback system, multichannel audio, wherein the network device is separate from and moveable in relation to a position of a display device;
- determining a first position of a wearable playback device of the media playback system, wherein determining the first position comprises:
- determining a position of the wearable playback device with respect to a position of the network device;
- approximating, based on the position of the network device, the position of the display device;
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- approximating, based on the position of the display device, a position of the wearable playback device with respect to the position of the display device, wherein the first position of the wearable playback device comprises the position of the wearable playback device with respect to the position of the display device;
- generating, based on the received multichannel audio and the determined first position, first audio;
- and
- causing the wearable playback device to playback the generated first audio.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.