US 11,889,288 B2
Using entertainment system remote commander for audio system calibration
Gregory Carlsson, Santee, CA (US); James R. Milne, Ramona, CA (US); and Marvin DeMerchant, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to Sony Group Corporation, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by Sony Corporation, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Jul. 30, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/943,938.
Prior Publication US 2022/0038836 A1, Feb. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. H04S 7/00 (2006.01); H04R 5/04 (2006.01); H04R 3/00 (2006.01)
CPC H04S 7/301 (2013.01) [H04R 3/005 (2013.01); H04R 5/04 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
11. A method, comprising:
receiving from a remote commander (RC) configured to wirelessly control an entertainment device an identification (ID);
using the ID, identifying at least one characteristic of at least one microphone of the RC; and
using the at least one characteristic to calibrate an audio system at least in part by flattening a response curve of the microphone of the RC, wherein the at least one characteristic comprises an average characteristic derived from characteristics of plural microphones in respective RCs with outlier characteristics not being used in the average characteristic.