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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2014
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Martin E. Johnson, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Ruchi Goel, San Jose, CA (US);
Darby E. Hadley, Los Gatos, CA (US);
John Raff, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 3/12 (2006.01); H04R 5/04 (2006.01); H04S 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 3/12 (2013.01); H04R 5/04 (2013.01); H04S 1/00 (2013.01); H04R 2430/01 (2013.01); H04R 2499/11 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for outputting audio based on an orientation of an electronic device, or video shown by the electronic device. The audio may be mapped to a set of speakers using either or both of the device and video orientation to determine which speakers receive certain audio channels.