US 12,267,652 B2
Audio settings based on environment
William H. Bush, Santa Clarita, CA (US)
Assigned to Sonos, Inc., Goleta, CA (US)
Filed by Sonos, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US)
Filed on May 24, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/323,039.
Application 18/323,039 is a continuation of application No. 17/113,799, filed on Dec. 7, 2020, granted, now 11,696,081.
Application 17/113,799 is a continuation of application No. 16/564,684, filed on Sep. 9, 2019, granted, now 10,863,295, issued on Dec. 8, 2020.
Application 16/564,684 is a continuation of application No. 16/181,213, filed on Nov. 5, 2018, granted, now 10,412,517, issued on Sep. 10, 2019.
Application 16/181,213 is a continuation of application No. 15/872,979, filed on Jan. 16, 2018, granted, now 10,129,675, issued on Nov. 13, 2018.
Application 15/872,979 is a continuation of application No. 15/207,682, filed on Jul. 12, 2016, granted, now 9,872,119, issued on Jan. 16, 2018.
Application 15/207,682 is a continuation of application No. 14/681,465, filed on Apr. 8, 2015, granted, now 9,419,575, issued on Aug. 16, 2016.
Application 14/681,465 is a continuation of application No. 14/216,306, filed on Mar. 17, 2014, granted, now 9,219,460, issued on Dec. 22, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2023/0300550 A1, Sep. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. H04R 29/00 (2006.01); H03G 3/32 (2006.01); H03G 5/16 (2006.01); H04R 3/00 (2006.01); H04R 3/04 (2006.01); H04S 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC H04R 29/002 (2013.01) [H03G 3/32 (2013.01); H03G 5/165 (2013.01); H04R 3/00 (2013.01); H04R 3/04 (2013.01); H04R 29/00 (2013.01); H04S 7/301 (2013.01); H04S 7/305 (2013.01); H04R 2430/01 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A playback device comprising:
a network interface;
at least one microphone within a housing of the playback device;
an audio transducer within the housing;
at least one processor; and
at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that are executable by the at least one processor such that the playback device is configured to:
play back first audio content via the audio transducer;
during playback of at least a portion of the first audio content in a particular environment, detect, via the at least one microphone, a first audio signal, wherein at least a portion of the detected first audio signal comprises a reflection of the first audio content played back by the playback device;
determine one or more first reflection characteristics based on at least the detected first audio signal, wherein the one or more first reflection characteristics comprise a response representing acoustic characteristics of the particular environment;
determine an equalization setting that at least partially offsets the acoustic characteristics of the particular environment when applied to playback by the playback device;
apply the determined equalization setting during playback of second audio content via the audio transducer;
during playback of at least a first portion of the second audio content, detect, via the at least one microphone, a second audio signal, wherein at least a portion of the detected second audio signal comprises a reflection of the second audio content played back by the playback device;
determine one or more second reflection characteristics based on at least the detected second audio signal, wherein the one or more second reflection characteristics comprise noise in the particular environment;
adjust the equalization setting to boost one or more frequency ranges that include the noise in the particular environment; and
apply the adjusted equalization setting during playback of at least a second portion of the second audio content via the audio transducer.