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Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2013

Filed:

Apr. 20, 2009
Applicants:

Ashish Dharmpal Aggarwal, Santa Clarita, CA (US);

Subramanyam Kasibhat, Bangalore, IN;

Inventors:

Ashish Dharmpal Aggarwal, Santa Clarita, CA (US);

Subramanyam Kasibhat, Bangalore, IN;

Assignee:

Snap Networks, Inc., Bangalore, IN;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 29/00 (2006.01); H04R 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An electrical apparatus includes a frame, a speaker connected to the frame, a digital signal processor in communication with the speaker to receive audio data and control data to control the speaker, the digital signal processor connected to the frame, and a lamp base coupler electrically connected to the speaker and receiver, the lamp base coupler detachably connectable to a power source, when the power source is present. A method of steering the diffused sound field includes, broadcasting at least one calibration audio signal through a plurality of speakers (M) in an audio system, receiving the calibration audio signal in a plurality of microphones spaced apart and positioned about at a listening position, and calculating respective relative speaker placement angles relative to the listening position between each of the plurality of speakers in response to receipt of the calibration audio signal in the plurality of microphones.


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