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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2021
Filed:
May. 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 multiple directional speakers located at different places, an information acquisition unit configured to acquire sensing information of a person to be provided with a reproduced sound, and a processor that determines a position of the person from the acquired sensing information and controls output levels of the multiple directional speakers. The method includes the steps of acquiring sensing information of a person to be provided with a reproduced sound, determining a position of the person from the acquired sensing information, and controlling output levels of the directional speakers. The output levels of the speakers are determined based on the distance from the person.