DEVICES WITH ENHANCED AUDIO
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.
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.