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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2023
Applicant:
Sonos, Inc., Goleta, CA (US);
Inventor:
Christopher Pike, Manchester, GB;
Assignee:
Sonos, Inc., Goleta, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 25/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); H04R 1/02 (2006.01); H04R 1/26 (2006.01); H04S 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/26 (2013.01); G06F 3/165 (2013.01); H04R 1/02 (2013.01); H04S 7/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
Example techniques relate to stereo imaging with audio playback devices. Example playback devices described herein may include multiple speakers, such as a forward-firing audio transducer and side-firing audio transducers. Using example techniques, such playback devices may play stereo content partially directly and partially as a dipole, which may enhance (e.g., widen) a stereo image formed by the transducers. Yet further, such techniques may be combined with steering techniques to direct output of the transducers away from obstructions that may be present in proximity to the audio playback devices.