Presence-based volume control system

A presence-based volume control system for mixed reality, virtual reality or augmented reality, the system comprising:

• a surround sound receiver having multiple audio channels;
• and
• a plurality of volume control units, wherein each volume control unit coupled in-line between a speaker associated with one audio channel of the multiple audio channels and the surround sound receiver, each volume control unit comprising:
• a microprocessor;
• a position sensor coupled to the microprocessor;
• an audio input coupled to the surround sound receiver;
• an audio output coupled to the speaker;
• and
• an audio amplifier coupled to and controlled by the microprocessor and coupled to the audio input and the audio output, wherein the position sensor determines a position of a user of a virtual reality device, an augmented reality device or a mixed reality device and the microprocessor automatically adjusts a volume of the speaker associated with the one audio channel coupled to the surround sound receiver in response to the proximity of the user to the speaker.

A presence-based volume control system for mixed reality, the system comprising:

• a surround sound receiver having multiple audio channels;
• a mixed reality (MR) device paired with the surround sound receiver;
• and
• a plurality of volume control units, wherein each volume control unit coupled in-line between a speaker associated with one audio channel of the multiple audio channels and the surround sound receiver, each volume control unit comprising:
• a microprocessor;
• a position sensor coupled to the microprocessor;
• an audio input coupled to the surround sound receiver;
• an audio output coupled to the speaker;
• and
• an audio amplifier coupled to and controlled by the microprocessor and coupled to the audio input and the audio output, wherein:
• each volume control unit of the plurality of volume control units operates independently from the other volume control units;
• and
• the position sensor of each volume control unit determines a position of a user of a virtual reality device, an augmented reality device or a mixed reality device and the microprocessor automatically adjusts a volume of the speaker coupled to the volume control unit coupled to the speaker in response to the proximity of the user to the speaker in order to adjust the volume of all of the speakers of the system.