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US 2020/0267494 A1Published application
Loudspeaker assembly and control
AssigneeHarman International Industries, Incorporated
InventorsJason WALKER, Emil BADAL, Charles HILL, Ulrich HORBACH
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Abstract
A speaker assembly is provided having a plurality of transducers disposed on a speaker body and configured to produce an audio beam being steerable based on at least one audio beam parameter. A light assembly is arranged on the speaker body and configured to produce a light output that varies based at least one audio beam parameter. The light output varies to provide a visual reference as the audio beam is steered.
Claims20
A speaker assembly comprising:
- a plurality of transducers disposed on a speaker body configured to produce an audio beam being steerable based on at least one audio beam parameter;
- and
- a light assembly arranged on the speaker body configured to produce a light output that varies based at least one audio beam parameter,
- wherein the light output varies to provide a visual reference as the audio beam is steered.
1 more element
An audio system comprising:
- a speaker configured to produce a steerable audio beam;
- and
- a light assembly arranged on the speaker configured to produce a variable light output;
- a controller in communication with the speaker and programmed to:
- receive a speaker input signal indicating at least one audio beam parameter;
- and
- provide a signal to the light assembly to adjust the variable light output based on the at least one audio beam parameter.
4 more elements
A speaker assembly comprising:
- a speaker body;
- and
- a light ring positioned on the speaker body and configured to provide a light output that varies at least one of a light width and an angular light position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.