US 11,854,569 B2
Data communication system
Daniel John Jones, London (GB); and James Andrew Nesfield, Edinburgh (GB)
Assigned to Sonos Experience Limited, Hayes (GB)
Filed by SONOS EXPERIENCE LIMITED, Hayes (GB)
Filed on Aug. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/883,020.
Application 17/883,020 is a continuation of application No. 16/342,060, granted, now 11,410,670, previously published as PCT/GB2017/053112, filed on Oct. 13, 2017.
Claims priority of application No. 1617409 (GB), filed on Oct. 13, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2023/0178092 A1, Jun. 8, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G10L 21/0232 (2013.01); H04B 11/00 (2006.01); G10L 21/0316 (2013.01); H04R 3/04 (2006.01); G10L 21/0208 (2013.01); G10L 21/0216 (2013.01)
CPC G10L 21/0232 (2013.01) [G10L 21/0316 (2013.01); H04B 11/00 (2013.01); H04R 3/04 (2013.01); G10L 2021/02082 (2013.01); G10L 2021/02163 (2013.01); H04R 2420/07 (2013.01)] 30 Claims
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1. A method for encoding data for acoustic transmission, including:
encoding the data into an audio signal comprising a sequence of tones, wherein tone lengths of the sequence of tones are proportional to a reverberation time of a room where the audio signal is to be transmitted to minimize environmental interference.