US 12,014,109 B2
Adaptive audio output
Michael Giles, San Jose, CA (US); and Baptiste Paquier, Saratoga, CA (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 21, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/948,469.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/906,454, filed on Sep. 26, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0096811 A1, Apr. 1, 2021
Int. Cl. G06F 3/16 (2006.01); H04R 3/00 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/165 (2013.01) [H04R 3/00 (2013.01); H04R 2420/07 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
at a first device:
generating audio output;
receiving an indication that a second device is to emit a signal;
adjusting the audio output from a first state to a second state based at least on receiving the indication that the second device is to emit the signal and the type of audio output;
receiving the signal emitted by the second device;
generating further audio output based on the received signal, wherein the further audio output is configured to indicate a location of the second device;
identifying a predetermined condition; and
adjusting the audio output from the second state to the first state based on at least the predetermined condition.