Integrated loudspeaker and control device

1. A method comprising:

receiving audio data at one or more microphones disposed in a corresponding plurality of network devices;

identifying amplitude values of the audio data, wherein each of the amplitude values are different from each other;

determining at each of the plurality of network devices a location of the audio data based on a direction and amplitude of the received audio data;

modifying the audio data for output via a plurality of loudspeakers disposed in each of the plurality of network device; and

outputting, via the plurality of loudspeakers, the modified audio data, wherein each loudspeaker outputs different versions of the modified audio data,

wherein the plurality of loudspeakers comprise three or more loudspeakers and wherein a loudspeaker, of the plurality of loudspeakers, that is located nearest to the audio data location outputs a smaller amplitude of the modified audio data than a next nearest loudspeaker to the audio data location.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein a loudspeaker, of the plurality of loudspeakers, that is located a furthest distance from the audio data location outputs a larger amplitude of the modified audio data than other loudspeakers.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the loudspeaker that is located the nearest to the audio data location outputs no audio signal.

4. The method of claim 1 , comprising determining the different amplitudes of the modified audio data based on the location and the direction of the received audio data.

5. The method of claim 1 , comprising

receiving the audio data at a plurality of microphones in the plurality of network devices; and

creating a beamform of the audio data based on the received audio data at the plurality of microphones.

6. The method of claim 5 , comprising

determining the direction of the audio data based on the beamformed audio data.

7. A system comprising:

a receiver configured to receive audio data at one or more microphones disposed in a corresponding plurality of network devices;

a processor configured to

identify amplitude values of the audio data, wherein each of the amplitude values are different from each other;

determine at each of the plurality of network devices a location of the audio data based on a direction and amplitude of the received audio data;

modify the audio data for output via a plurality of loudspeakers disposed in each of the plurality of network device; and

output, via the plurality of loudspeakers, the modified audio data, wherein each loudspeaker outputs different versions of the modified audio data, wherein each of the different versions comprise different amplitudes

wherein the plurality of loudspeakers comprise three or more loudspeakers and wherein a loudspeaker, of the plurality of loudspeakers, that is located nearest to the audio data location outputs a smaller amplitude of the modified audio data than a next nearest loudspeaker to the audio data location.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein a loudspeaker, of the plurality of loudspeakers, that is located a furthest distance from the audio data location outputs a larger amplitude of the modified audio data than other loudspeakers.

9. The system of claim 7 , wherein the loudspeaker that is located the nearest to the audio data location outputs no audio signal.

10. The system of claim 7 , wherein the processor determines the different amplitudes of the modified audio data based on the location and the direction of the received audio data.

11. The system of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to receive the audio data at a plurality of microphones in the plurality of network devices; and

create a beamform of the audio data based on the received audio data at the plurality of microphones.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the processor is further configured to determine the direction of the audio data based on the beamformed audio data.

13. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium configured to store instructions that when executed cause a processor to perform:

receiving audio data at one or more microphones disposed in a corresponding plurality of network devices;

identifying amplitude values of the audio data, wherein each of the amplitude values are different from each other;

determining at each of the plurality of network devices a location of the audio data based on a direction and amplitude of the received audio data;

modifying the audio data for output via a plurality of loudspeakers disposed in each of the plurality of network device; and

outputting, via the plurality of loudspeakers, the modified audio data, wherein each loudspeaker outputs different versions of the modified audio data

wherein the plurality of loudspeakers comprise three or more loudspeakers and wherein a loudspeaker, of the plurality of loudspeakers, that is located nearest to the audio data location outputs a smaller amplitude of the modified audio data than a next nearest loudspeaker to the audio data location.

14. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the loudspeaker, of the plurality of loudspeakers, that is located a furthest distance from the audio data location outputs a larger amplitude of the modified audio data than other loudspeakers.

15. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the loudspeaker that is located the nearest to the audio data location outputs no audio signal.

16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform:

determining the different amplitudes of the modified audio data based on the location and the direction of the received audio data.

17. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform:

receiving the audio data at a plurality of microphones in the plurality of network devices; and

creating a beamform of the audio data based on the received audio data at the plurality of microphones.