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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2019
Harman International Industries, Incorporated, Stamford, CT (US);
Jaime Elliot Nahman, Oakland, CA (US);
Stefan Marti, Oakland, CA (US);
Davide Di Censo, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Mirjana Spasojevic, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Joseph Verbeke, San Francisco, CA (US);
Harman International Industries, Incorporated, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
An audio sharing system is configured to operate in at least two modes of operation. In a private mode, the audio sharing system outputs sound only to a user and may isolate the user from the surrounding acoustic environment. In a public mode of operation, the audio sharing system broadcasts sound to the user and to any other listeners in proximity to the user, thereby sharing sound in a social manner. The audio sharing system may also operate in other modes of operation that allow the selective sharing of sounds.