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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2013
Applicant:
Google Technology Holdings Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventors:
Robert A Zurek, Antioch, IL (US);
Joseph C Dwyer, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Assignee:
Google Technology Holdings LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/00 (2006.01); H04R 3/00 (2006.01); H04W 4/04 (2009.01); H04R 1/32 (2006.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 3/00 (2013.01); H04R 1/32 (2013.01); H04W 4/046 (2013.01); G01C 21/3608 (2013.01); H04R 3/005 (2013.01); H04R 2499/13 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method is performed in an electronic device for orienting an audio beam generated by the device. The method includes: detecting that the device is coupled to a docking station; and determining a geographic location of the device. The method further includes determining, based on the geographic location of the device, an orientation for an audio beam relative from the docking station; and generating the audio beam by the device.