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US 2016/0105754 A1Published application
Networked speaker system with follow me
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorsGregory Peter Carlsson, Keith Resch, Oscar Manuel Vega
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Abstract
In a multi-speaker audio system for, e.g., a home entertainment system or other entertainment system, each networked-speaker (wired or wireless) is activated or deactivated as appropriate such that audio play follows a user as the user moves around the home.
Claims16
A system comprising:
- at least one computer memory that is not a transitory signal and that comprises instructions executable by at least one processor for:
- receiving, at least at a first locator distanced from and outside of respective housings of at least first and second speakers located in respective first and second rooms of the building, predetermined wireless signals from an electronic device associated with a user;
- determining, based on the wireless signals, which speaker(s) are closest to the electronics device;
- and
- based at least in part on the determining, activating or not activating the speakers.
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Device comprising:
- at least one computer memory that is not a transitory signal and that comprises instructions executable by at least one processor for:
- presenting on a display a user interface (UI) including:
- a first selector selectable to enable logic to activate and deactivate speakers in a building,
- a second selector selectable to disable the logic to activate and deactivate speakers;
- a third selector selectable to direct the logic to activate speakers only within a room in which the user is located, maintaining all other speakers in the building deactivated;
- and
- a fourth selector selectable to direct the logic to activate at least a first speaker within threshold distance of a location regardless of whether the first speaker is in the same room as the location, and not to activate a second speaker not within the threshold distance of the location.
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A device comprising:
- at least one computer memory that is not a transitory signal and that comprises instructions executable by at least one processor for:
- receiving, at least at a first locator outside of respective housings of at least first and second speakers, predetermined wireless signals from an electronic device associated with a user;
- determining, based on the wireless signals which of the speaker are closest to the electronics device;
- and
- based at least in part on the determining, activating or not activating one or more of the speakers.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.