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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2023
Harman International Industries, Incorporated, Stamford, CT (US);
Alfredo Fernandez Franco, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Jason Riggs, Northridge, CA (US);
Christopher Michael Trestain, Livonia, MI (US);
Anton Matushkin, Budapest, HU;
Harman International Industries, Incorporated, Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
In various embodiments, a computer-implemented method comprises determining a loudspeaker position of a loudspeaker in a listening environment, tracking an object position of an object within the listening environment, retrieving an audio signal, computing a distance between the object position and the loudspeaker position, generating a modified audio signal, wherein an amplitude of the modified audio signal is based on (i) the audio signal, (ii) the distance, and (iii) a distance attenuation function, and transmitting the modified audio signal to the loudspeaker.