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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 04, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard C. Waters, Concord, MA (US);
Franklin J. Russell, Jr., Grafton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories Inc, Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 9/47 ; G06F 1/700 ; H04R 5/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 9/47 ; G06F 1/700 ; H04R 5/02 ;
Abstract
A system for adjusting delivery of sound to loudspeakers in a home theater includes a plurality of loudspeakers located in an area. The loudspeakers are coupled to a sound generating source. A camera is oriented to acquire images of the area. An image processing system and controller is coupled to the camera and the sound generating source. Image processing system identifies the positions of the speakers and a position of the listener in the area from the images. The controller adjusts the deliver of the sound according to the relative positions of the loudspeakers and the listener.