US 12,277,365 B2
Audio arrangement as well as a method for capturing and/or creating a system configuration of the audio arrangement
Tobias Kieser, Straubing (DE); Bastian Huber, Stephansposching (DE); and Thomas Koppera, Zachenberg (DE)
Assigned to Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart (DE)
Filed by Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart (DE)
Filed on Oct. 3, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/958,589.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2021 211 097.5 (DE), filed on Oct. 1, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0105747 A1, Apr. 6, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 3/16 (2006.01); H04R 3/12 (2006.01); H04R 29/00 (2006.01); H04S 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/165 (2013.01) [G06F 3/167 (2013.01); H04R 3/12 (2013.01); H04R 29/007 (2013.01); H04S 7/30 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An audio arrangement (1) comprising:
a plurality of audio devices (3), and
a central device (2) for controlling the audio devices (3), wherein the audio devices (3) of a basic set are configured to connect by means of data technology to the central device (2) in a data environment (4),
wherein the central device (2) comprises a data-technology selection area (6) for a selected set of audio devices (3) from the basic set,
wherein the central device (2) comprises a communication module (8) for activating a notification mode of the audio devices (3) of the selected set,
wherein the audio devices (3) each comprise a human-machine interface (9), and wherein each audio device (3) is configured to send a notification message to the central device (2) based on an actuation of each audio device (3) and that each audio device (3) is in the notification mode,
wherein the central device (2) comprises a list area (7), wherein the central device (2) is designed to list the audio devices (3) of the selected set in the list area (7) in an order in which the notification message is received at the central device (2),
wherein the central device (2) comprises a model module (11) including a model (12) of a planned system configuration indicating positions of physical representatives in the planned system configuration, wherein the audio devices (3) are distributed to positions in the planned system configuration.