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.
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A computer-implemented method for causing a first audio device to generate acoustic output in conjunction with a second audio device, the method comprising:
- forming a communication link between the first audio device and the second audio device;
- 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, 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 has a different output power level from the second acoustic output at one or more frequencies.
A computer-implemented method for causing a first audio device to generate acoustic output in conjunction with a second audio device, the method comprising:
- forming a communication link between the first audio device and the second audio device;
- retrieving device specifications associated with the first audio device that reflect the operational capabilities of the first audio device;
- generating a first acoustic output from the first audio device;
- and
- generating a second acoustic output from the second audio device based on the device specifications associated with the first 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 has a different output power level from the second acoustic output at one or more frequencies.
A computer-implemented method for causing a first audio device to generate acoustic output in conjunction with a second audio device, the method comprising:
- forming a communication link between the first audio device and the second audio device;
- 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, wherein the first acoustic output is derived from audio data received by the first audio device;
- altering the received audio data based on the retrieved device specifications associated with second audio device;
- transfer the altered audio data to the second audio device from the first audio device;
- and
- generating a second acoustic output from the second audio device based on the altered audio data, wherein the first acoustic output and the second acoustic output are different.
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