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US 8,942,395 B2Granted
Pointing element enhanced speaker system
AssigneeHarman International Industries, Incorporated
InventorsGeoff Lissaman, Robin M. Urry, James D. Pennock
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Abstract
A pointing element enhanced speaker system addresses the need for consistent sound. Despite wide variations in the design and architecture of different venues, the system helps performers ensure that they deliver the desired sound for their audiences. Performers and their technicians, though faced with grueling schedules that impose severe time constraints on equipment setup and tuning as the performers move between venues, may turn to the system to provide the sound desired at each new venue.
Claims26
A method for adjusting a speaker system within a venue comprising:
- providing a pointing element associated with a speaker, the pointing element includes an illumination source for being positioned at the speaker such that the illumination source transmits light to a location within the venue to identify the location within the venue at which the speaker directs sound, the pointing element with the illumination source provides an indication that a measurement device is positioned at the location when the measurement device is placed at the location;
- identifying the location as a measurement location within the venue at which to obtain location characteristic information;
- receiving location characteristic information for the measurement location, the location characteristic information including distance information indicative of a distance between the speaker and the measurement location;
- determining an at least one adjustment parameter based on the distance information of the location characteristic information;
- and
- executing a speaker system adjustment to angularly displace the speaker based on the at least one adjustment parameter.
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A speaker system comprising:
- a pointing element for being positioned with a speaker, the pointing element includes an illumination source positioned at the speaker such that the illumination source transmits light to a location within a venue to identify the location within the venue at which the speaker directs sound, and the pointing element with the illumination source provides an indication that a measurement device is positioned at the location when the measurement device is placed at the location;
- a processor;
- a memory coupled to the processor and storing an adjustment control program operable to cause the processor to:
- activate the pointing element to identify the location as a measurement location at which to obtain location characteristic information;
- receive location characteristic information for the measurement location indicated by the pointing element, the location characteristic information including distance information indicative of a distance between the speaker and the measurement location;
- determine at least one adjustment parameter based on the distance information of the location characteristic information;
- and
- cause the processor to execute a speaker system adjustment to angularly displace the speaker based on the at least one adjustment parameter.
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A product comprising:
- a machine readable medium;
- and
- instructions stored on the machine readable medium for execution by a processor and that cause the processor to:
- receive location characteristic information for a location at which a speaker directs sound in response to an illumination source of a pointing element positioned with the speaker transmitting light to the location to identify the location as a measurement location, and the pointing element with the illumination source provides an indication that a measurement device is positioned at the location when the measurement device is placed at the location;
- determine at least one adjustment parameter based on distance information of the location characteristic information, the distance information being indicative of a distance between the speaker and the location;
- and
- execute a speaker system adjustment to angularly displace the speaker based on the at least one adjustment parameter.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.