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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2017

Filed:

Jul. 30, 2015
Applicant:

Sonos, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US);

Inventors:

Christopher Kallai, Santa Barbara, CA (US);

Michael Darrell Andrew Ericson, Santa Barbara, CA (US);

Jonathan P. Lang, Santa Barbara, CA (US);

Craig Wisneski, Cambridge, MA (US);

Jonathon Reilly, Cambridge, MA (US);

Seamus Daly, Marblehead, MA (US);

Todd Mansfield, Arlington, MA (US);

Assignee:

Sonos, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 5/02 (2006.01); H01Q 3/24 (2006.01); H04S 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); H04R 3/12 (2006.01); H03G 5/16 (2006.01); H04B 7/08 (2006.01); H04R 3/04 (2006.01); H04R 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 3/24 (2013.01); G06F 3/162 (2013.01); G06F 3/165 (2013.01); H03G 5/165 (2013.01); H04B 7/0834 (2013.01); H04R 3/04 (2013.01); H04R 3/12 (2013.01); H04R 29/007 (2013.01); H04S 7/302 (2013.01); H04S 7/303 (2013.01); H04R 2227/003 (2013.01); H04R 2227/005 (2013.01); H04S 7/307 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems, methods, and apparatus for frequency routing based on orientation are disclosed. An example method includes receiving, by a playback device, an audio data stream. The example method includes determining, by the playback device, an orientation of the playback device. The example method includes routing, by the playback device, a first set of frequencies in the audio data stream to at least one of a plurality of speaker drivers based on the first orientation. The example method includes routing, by the playback device, a second set of frequencies in the audio data stream to the at least one of the plurality of speaker drivers based on the second orientation, wherein the first set of frequencies is different than the second set of frequencies.


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