US 2020/0402490 A1 · AUDIO PERFORMANCE WITH FAR FIELD MICROPHONE

Abstract

Various aspects include systems and approaches for providing audio performance capabilities with one or more far field microphones. One aspect includes a method of controlling a speaker system with at least one far field microphone that is coupled with a separate display device. The method can include: receiving a user command to initiate an audio performance mode; initiating audio playback of an audio performance file at a transducer at the speaker system; initiating video playback including musical performance guidance associated with the audio performance file at the display device; receiving a user generated acoustic signal at the at least one far field microphone after initiating the audio playback and the video playback; comparing the user generated acoustic signal with a reference acoustic signal; and providing feedback about the comparison to the user.

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Dependent claims

A speaker system comprising:

an acoustic transducer;
a set of microphones comprising at least one far field microphone;
a communications module for communicating with a display device that is distinct from the speaker system;
and
a control system coupled with the acoustic transducer, the set of microphones and the communications module, the control system configured to:
receive a user command to initiate an audio performance mode;
initiate audio playback of an audio performance file at the transducer;
initiate video playback comprising musical performance guidance associated with the audio performance file at the display device;
receive a user generated acoustic signal at the at least one far field microphone after initiating the audio playback and the video playback;
compare the user generated acoustic signal with a reference audio signal;
and
provide feedback about the comparison to the user.

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A computer-implemented method of controlling a speaker system, the speaker system comprising at least one far field microphone and being coupled with a display device that is distinct from the speaker system, the method comprising:

receiving a user command to initiate an audio performance mode;
initiating audio playback of an audio performance file at a transducer at the speaker system;
initiating video playback including musical performance guidance associated with the audio performance file at the display device;
receiving a user generated acoustic signal at the at least one far field microphone after initiating the audio playback and the video playback;
comparing the user generated acoustic signal with a reference acoustic signal;
and
providing feedback about the comparison to the user.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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