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App. No. 13/193,461

DEVICES WITH ENHANCED AUDIO

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App. No.
13/193,461
Abstract

A system for enhancing audio including a computer and an output device. The computer includes a sensor configured to determine a user location relative to the computer. The sensor is also configured to gather environment data corresponding to an environment of the computer. The computer also includes a processor in communication with the sensor and configured to process the user location and the environment data and adjust at least one of an audio output or a video output. The output device is in communication with the processor and is configured to output at least one of the audio output or the video output.

Claims (37)

1 . A method for output audio from a computing device comprising:

detecting by a sensor a user;

determining by a processor whether the user is an optimum range for a current audio output of an audio output device;

if the user is not within the optimum range, modifying the audio output;

determining by the sensor whether the user is orientated towards the computing device; and

adjusting an audio device based on the orientation of the user.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein a first sensor determines a presence of the user and a second sensor determines the orientation of the user.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the first sensor is a motion sensor and the second sensor is a camera.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the audio output device includes a first speaker and a second speaker.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein adjusting the audio device includes at least one of adjusting a volume, adjusting a sound location, activating or deactivating an output device, or filtering a frequency.

6 . A method for enhancing audio for a computer comprising:

launching an application on the computer;

determining by a sensor a user location relative to the computer;

gathering by sensor environment data corresponding to an environment of the computer; and

adjusting by a processor an audiovisual setting in view of the environment data and the user location.

7 . The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

determining if the audiovisual setting is optimum for the user location; and

if the audiovisual setting is not optimum, adjusting the audiovisual setting to be optimum based on the user location.

8 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the sensor includes a first sensor and a second sensor.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the first sensor detects a user location and the second sensor gathers the environment data.

10 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the environment data includes at least one of an estimated size of a location of the computer, a global positioning data, temperature, humidity, reverberant qualities of the location of the computer, or a distance from the computer to a large object.

11 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the audiovisual setting includes at least one of an audio output and a video output.

12 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the audiovisual setting includes only one of an audio output or a video output.

13 . The method of claim 6 , further comprising determining via a motion sensor whether the user has moved.

14 . A system for enhancing audio comprising:

a computer including:

a sensor configured to determine a user location relative to the computer and gather environment data corresponding to an environment of the computer;

a processor in communication with the sensor and configured to process the user location and the environment data and adjust at least one of an audio output or a video output; and

an output device in communication with the processor and configured to output at least one of the audio output or the video output.

15 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the environment data includes at least one of a reverberant quality, or an approximate dimension of the environment.

16 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the environment data includes both a reverberant quality and an approximate dimension.

17 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the output device is external to the computer.

18 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

determine if an audiovisual setting is optimum for the user location; and

if the audiovisual setting is not optimum, adjusting the audiovisual setting to be optimum based on the user location.

19 . The system of claim 18 , wherein the audiovisual setting includes at least one of an audio setting and a video setting.

20 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the output device is a speaker.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 1, 2011
From: PANCE, ALEKSANDAR; BILBREY, BRETT; HADLEY, DARBY E.; JOHNSON, MARTIN E.; ISAAC, RONALD NADIM
To: APPLE INC.
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