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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2017
Applicant:
Harman International Industries, Incorporated, Stamford, CT (US);
Inventors:
Jason Walker, Studio City, CA (US);
Emil Badal, Tujunga, CA (US);
Charles Hill, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Ulrich Horbach, Canyon County, CA (US);
Assignee:
HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 3/12 (2006.01); H04S 7/00 (2006.01); H04R 5/02 (2006.01); H04S 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); H04R 3/00 (2006.01); H04R 5/04 (2006.01); H04R 29/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); H04R 1/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04S 7/303 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G06F 3/04817 (2013.01); G06F 3/04847 (2013.01); H04R 3/00 (2013.01); H04R 5/02 (2013.01); H04R 5/04 (2013.01); H04R 29/008 (2013.01); H04S 3/008 (2013.01); H04S 7/40 (2013.01); G06F 3/04845 (2013.01); G06F 3/165 (2013.01); H04R 1/403 (2013.01); H04R 2420/05 (2013.01); H04R 2430/20 (2013.01); H04S 2400/01 (2013.01); H04S 2400/13 (2013.01);
Abstract
A speaker assembly is provided having a plurality of transducers disposed on a speaker body and configured to produce an audio beam being steerable based on at least one audio beam parameter. A light assembly is arranged on the speaker body and configured to produce a light output that varies based at least one audio beam parameter. The light output varies to provide a visual reference as the audio beam is steered.