Location aware self-configuring loudspeaker

A location aware self-configuring loudspeaker, comprising:

• a plurality of ultrasonic receivers that each provide an associated ultrasonic receiver signals;
• an ultrasonic transmitter that transmits an ultrasonic signal associated with the loudspeaker;
• an RF transmitter that transmits an RF signal;
• an RF receiver that receives adjacent loudspeaker RF data and provides received RF data indicative thereof;
• a data receiver that receives audio data and provides received audio data indicative thereof;
• a processor that receives and processes the plurality of ultrasonic receiver signals and the received RF data to determine a location of detected adjacent loudspeakers and the location aware self-configuring loudspeaker, to provide speaker constellation map data indicative of the determined location of the detected adjacent loudspeakers and the location of the self-configuring loudspeaker, and that receives and processes the received audio data and provides a processed received audio signal indicative of presence and the location of the location self-configuring loudspeaker relative to detected adjacent loudspeakers;
• a memory device that includes a speaker constellation map and communicates with the processor;
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• a transducer that radiates an audio signal indicative of the processed received audio data signal.

A method performed in a processor of a self-configuring loudspeaker of determining presence and location of adjacent loudspeakers, the method comprising:

• receiving first, second and third received ultrasonic receiver signals associated with a first ultrasonic receiver, a second ultrasonic receiver and a third ultrasonic receiver respectively;
• transmitting an ultrasonic signal having an ID tone associated with the self-configuring loudspeaker;
• transmitting an RF signal that includes first data indicative of the ID tone and constellation map data indicative of the self-configuring loudspeaker;
• receiving RF data and providing received RF data indicative thereof;
• receiving audio data and providing received audio data indicative thereof;
• processing the first, second and third received ultrasonic receiver signals and the received RF data to determine a location of a detected adjacent loudspeaker and a location of the self-configuring loudspeaker relative to the detected adjacent loudspeaker, and processing the received audio data and providing a processed received audio signal indicative of presence and the location of detected adjacent loudspeakers relative to the self-configuring loudspeaker;
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• radiating an audio signal indicative of the processed received audio data signal.