MULTICHANNEL PLAYBACK DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS

Multichannel audio playback devices and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. In some examples, a first playback device is configured to receive a source stream of audio content comprising left, right and center input channels. In a first mode, the first playback device is configured...

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Main Authors Jackson, Richard, Davies, Chris, Lehnert, Hilmar, MacLean, Paul, Dizon, Roberto Maria
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 18.07.2024
Subjects
ACOUSTICS
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRICITY
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
PHYSICS
SPEECH ANALYSIS OR SYNTHESIS
SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING
SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING
SPEECH RECOGNITION
STEREOPHONIC SYSTEMS
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Summary:Multichannel audio playback devices and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. In some examples, a first playback device is configured to receive a source stream of audio content comprising left, right and center input channels. In a first mode, the first playback device is configured to play back audio via a plurality of transducers based on the left, right, and center input channels. In a second mode, in which the first playback device is bonded to second and third playback devices, the first playback device is configured to (i) play back audio via the plurality of transducers based on at least the center input channel, (ii) cause audio to be played via the second playback device based on at least the right input channel, and (iii) cause audio to be played via the third playback device based on at least the left input channel.
Bibliography:Application Number: US202418425864