EP4243450A3 - Method of calibrating a playback device, corresponding playback device, system and computer readable storage medium - Google Patents

Method of calibrating a playback device, corresponding playback device, system and computer readable storage medium Download PDF

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EP4243450A3
EP4243450A3 EP23178432.3A EP23178432A EP4243450A3 EP 4243450 A3 EP4243450 A3 EP 4243450A3 EP 23178432 A EP23178432 A EP 23178432A EP 4243450 A3 EP4243450 A3 EP 4243450A3
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Timothy Sheen
Simon JARVIS
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    • H04S7/301—Automatic calibration of stereophonic sound system, e.g. with test microphone
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    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R2227/00—Details of public address [PA] systems covered by H04R27/00 but not provided for in any of its subgroups
    • H04R2227/005—Audio distribution systems for home, i.e. multi-room use
    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H04S—STEREOPHONIC SYSTEMS 
    • H04S2400/00—Details of stereophonic systems covered by H04S but not provided for in its groups
    • H04S2400/09—Electronic reduction of distortion of stereophonic sound systems
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    • H04S—STEREOPHONIC SYSTEMS 
    • H04S2400/00—Details of stereophonic systems covered by H04S but not provided for in its groups
    • H04S2400/13—Aspects of volume control, not necessarily automatic, in stereophonic sound systems
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    • H04S—STEREOPHONIC SYSTEMS 
    • H04S2400/00—Details of stereophonic systems covered by H04S but not provided for in its groups
    • H04S2400/15—Aspects of sound capture and related signal processing for recording or reproduction
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    • H04S7/305—Electronic adaptation of stereophonic audio signals to reverberation of the listening space

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Examples described herein involve determining an audio processing algorithm for a playback device to apply when playing audio content in a playback zone. Determining the audio processing algorithm may involve causing the playback device to play a first audio signal in the playback zone, receiving data indicating a second audio signal detected by a microphone of the playback device. Based on the second audio signal and a characteristic of the playback device, an audio processing algorithm may be determined. The audio processing algorithm may be calculated, or identified in a database based on an acoustic characteristic of the playback zone. The acoustic characteristic of the playback zone may be determined based on the second audio signal and the characteristic of the playback device. The audio processing algorithm may then be applied by the playback device.
EP23178432.3A 2014-09-09 2015-09-08 Method of calibrating a playback device, corresponding playback device, system and computer readable storage medium Pending EP4243450A3 (en)

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US14/481,505 US9952825B2 (en) 2014-09-09 2014-09-09 Audio processing algorithms
US14/481,514 US9891881B2 (en) 2014-09-09 2014-09-09 Audio processing algorithm database
PCT/US2015/048942 WO2016040324A1 (en) 2014-09-09 2015-09-08 Audio processing algorithms and databases
EP15778787.0A EP3111678B1 (en) 2014-09-09 2015-09-08 Method of calibrating a playback device, corresponding playback device, system and computer readable storage medium

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