Technique for augmenting the acoustic output of a portable audio device
AssigneeLogitech Europe S.A.
InventorsJeff ANDERSON, Neil O'CONNELL, Stephen LEIGH
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Abstract
A portable audio device is configured to generate acoustic output in conjunction with an auxiliary audio device when the portable audio device and the auxiliary audio device both reside within a given boundary. When the portable audio device enters a region defined by the boundary, the portable audio device determines optimized device settings and/or parameters for the portable audio device and for the auxiliary audio device based on differences between the operational capabilities of those two audio devices. When the portable audio device exits the region defined by the boundary, the portable audio device returns to nominal operation.
Claims22
A computer-implemented method for causing a first audio device to generate acoustic output in conjunction with a second audio device, the method comprising:
- determining that the first audio device and the second audio device both reside within a boundary;
- retrieving device specifications associated with the second audio device that reflect the operational capabilities of the second audio device;
- generating a first acoustic output from the first audio device based on the device specifications associated with the second audio device;
- and
- generating a second acoustic output from the second audio device based on the device specifications associated with the second audio device, wherein the first acoustic output and the second acoustic output are both derived from audio data received by the first audio device and/or the second audio device, and wherein the first acoustic output includes one or more different frequencies not included within the second acoustic output or the second acoustic output includes one or more different frequencies not included within the first acoustic output.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing program instructions that, when executed by a processing unit, cause the processing unit to coordinate a first audio device in generating acoustic output in conjunction with a second audio device by performing the steps of:
- determining that the first audio device and the second audio device both reside within a boundary;
- retrieving device specifications associated with the second audio device that reflect the operational capabilities of the second audio device;
- generating a first acoustic output from the first audio device based on the device specifications associated with the second audio device;
- and
- generating a second acoustic output from the second audio device based on the device specifications associated with the second audio device, wherein the first acoustic output and the second acoustic output are both derived from audio data received by the first audio device and/or the second audio device, and wherein the first acoustic output includes one or more different frequencies not included within the second acoustic output or the second acoustic output includes one or more different frequencies not included within the first acoustic output.
An audio device configured to generate acoustic output in conjunction with an auxiliary audio device, comprising:
- a processing unit configured to:
- determine that the audio device and the auxiliary audio device both reside within a boundary;
- retrieve device specifications associated with the auxiliary audio device that reflect the operational capabilities of the auxiliary audio device;
- cause the audio device to generate a first acoustic output based on the device specifications associated with the auxiliary audio device;
- and
- cause the auxiliary audio device to generate a second acoustic output based on the device specifications associated with the auxiliary audio device, wherein the first acoustic output and the second acoustic output are both derived from audio data received by the audio device and/or the auxiliary audio device, and wherein the first acoustic output includes one or more different frequencies not included within the second acoustic output or the second acoustic output includes one or more different frequencies not included within the first acoustic output.
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