US 11,968,519 B2
Directional audio provision system
Gary D Cudak, Raleigh, NC (US); CheKim Chhuor, Shanghai (CN); Nathan Peterson, Oxford, NC (US); and John M Petersen, Wake Forest, NC (US)
Assigned to LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD, Singapore (SG)
Filed by Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore (SG)
Filed on May 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/743,021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0370802 A1, Nov. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. H04R 25/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G10K 11/26 (2006.01); H04R 3/12 (2006.01); H04S 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC H04S 7/303 (2013.01) [G06F 3/012 (2013.01); G10K 11/26 (2013.01); H04R 3/12 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, the method comprising:
detecting, at an audio provision system comprising at least one audio output device, an initiation of audio being provided via the at least one audio output device to a user;
identifying and tracking, using at least one sensor of the audio provision system, a location of the user with respect to the at least one audio output device; and
directing, using the audio provision system, audio provided by the at least one audio output device to the user, wherein the directing comprises adjusting, based upon the location of the user, at least one attribute of the at least one audio output device, wherein the adjusting comprises iteratively adjusting the at least one attribute as the location of the user changes.