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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2019

Filed:

May. 11, 2017
Applicant:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Inventors:

Aleksandar Pance, Saratoga, CA (US);

Brett Bilbrey, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Darbey E. Hadley, Los Gatos, CA (US);

Martin E. Johnson, Los Gatos, CA (US);

Ronald Nadim Isaac, San Jose, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04S 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); H04N 21/422 (2011.01); H04N 21/4143 (2011.01); H04N 21/4223 (2011.01); H04N 21/439 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 7/15 (2006.01); H04R 3/04 (2006.01); H04R 29/00 (2006.01); H04N 7/14 (2006.01); H04N 5/60 (2006.01); H04N 5/44 (2011.01); H04N 21/45 (2011.01); H04N 21/485 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/165 (2013.01); G06F 3/167 (2013.01); H04N 7/15 (2013.01); H04N 21/4143 (2013.01); H04N 21/4223 (2013.01); H04N 21/42201 (2013.01); H04N 21/42202 (2013.01); H04N 21/42203 (2013.01); H04N 21/439 (2013.01); H04N 21/44218 (2013.01); H04R 3/04 (2013.01); H04R 29/001 (2013.01); H04S 7/303 (2013.01); H04S 7/305 (2013.01); H04N 5/60 (2013.01); H04N 7/142 (2013.01); H04N 21/4532 (2013.01); H04N 21/4852 (2013.01); H04N 2005/4428 (2013.01); H04R 2430/01 (2013.01); H04S 2400/13 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system for enhancing audio including a computer and an output device. The computer includes a sensor configured to determine a user location relative to the computer. The sensor is also configured to gather environment data corresponding to an environment of the computer. The computer also includes a processor in communication with the sensor and configured to process the user location and the environment data and adjust at least one of an audio output or a video output. The output device is in communication with the processor and is configured to output at least one of the audio output or the video output.


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