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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2019
Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Shiro Kobayashi, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Masaya Yamashita, Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Ishii, Tokyo, JP;
Soichi Mejima, New York, NY (US);
ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sound reproducing apparatus and a sound reproducing method are provided. The apparatus includes a noise assessment unit configured to assess an intensity of ambient sound, a processor that determines an omnidirectional audio output level based on the intensity of ambient sound, an omnidirectional speaker configured to reproduce a desired sound at the omnidirectional audio output level, and a directional speaker configured to reproduce the desired sound simultaneously with the omnidirectional speaker. The method includes the steps of assessing an intensity of ambient sound, determining an omnidirectional audio output level based on the intensity of ambient sound, and reproducing a desired sound simultaneously from an omnidirectional speaker and a directional speaker. The omnidirectional speaker is controlled to reproduce the desired sound at the omnidirectional audio output level.