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US 9,426,551 B2Granted
Distributed wireless speaker system with light show
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorsGregory Peter Carlsson, James R. Milne, Steven Martin Richman, Frederick J. Zustak
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Abstract
In an audio speaker network, the individual speakers of the network have lamps on them that are controlled to present a light show in synchrony with the audio being played by the system.
Claims20
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:
- sending lamp control signals to at least a first lamp on a housing of a first speaker in a network of speakers according to a first light show configuration;
- sending lamp control signals to at least a second lamp on a housing of a second speaker in the network of speakers according to the first light show configuration;
- determining whether any new lamps are detected in the network of speakers and/or determining whether a location of the first lamp or second lamp has changed;
- and
- responsive to determining that at least one new lamp is detected in the network of speakers and/or determining that a location of the first lamp or second lamp has changed, establishing a new light show configuration.
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Method comprising:
- establishing a lamp energization program for plural audio speakers in a network of speakers;
- sending respective lamp control signals to respective lamps on respective speakers in the network of speakers according to the lamp energization program;
- and
- presenting on a display at least one user interface (UI) comprising:
- at least a first element selectable for indicating that new lamps have been added to the network of speakers;
- and/or
- at least a second element selectable to indicate a change in location of at least one of the lamps in the network of speakers;
- and
- at least a third element presenting a list of at least one lamp energization program and operable to permit a user to select a lamp energization program from the third element according to which the lamp control signals are established.
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System comprising:
- at least one computer memory that is not a transitory signal and that comprises instructions executable by at least one processor for:
- controlling respective lamps on respective audio speakers in an audio speaker network to present a light show in synchrony with audio being played by the audio speaker network;
- and
- presenting on a display at least one user interface (UI) comprising:
- information indicating the UI pertains to the tune currently playing in the audio speaker network;
- at least a first element operable to permit a user to select a particular color from a list of colors to be illuminated when a certain type of sound is played in the audio speaker network
- at least a second element operable to permit a user to select the certain type of sound with which the particular color to be illuminated is associated.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.