Shure Acquisition Holdings, Inc.

Kenneth James Platz

Brent Robert Shumard

David Grant Cason

Matthew David Koschak

Embodiments include an audio system comprising a speaker array comprising a plurality of drivers arranged in a first planar configuration; a microphone array comprising a plurality of transducers arranged in a second planar configuration; and a beamformer communicatively coupled to the speaker array and the microphone array, the beamformer configured to: generate an individual speaker output signal for each of the drivers in the speaker array based on one or more input audio signals received from an audio source, and generate a microphone output signal for the microphone array based on one or more microphone signals captured by one or more of the transducers. Embodiments also include a method performed by one or more processors coupled to a microphone array having a plurality of transducers and a speaker array having a plurality of drivers.

Steerable speaker array, system and method for the same

A steerable speaker array is provided, comprising a plurality of drivers arranged in a concentric, nested configuration formed by arranging the drivers in a plurality of concentric groups and placing the groups at different radial distances from a central point of the configuration. Each group is formed by a subset of the plurality of drivers being positioned at predetermined intervals from each other along a perimeter of the group. Also, the concentric groups are harmonically nested and rotationally offset from each other. An audio system is also provided comprising at least one steerable speaker array and a beamforming system configured to receive one or more input audio signals from an audio source, generate a separate audio output signal for each driver of the speaker array based on at least one of the input signals, and provide the audio output signals to the corresponding drivers to produce a beamformed audio output.

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Kenneth James Platz