AUDIO AND LOCATION ARRANGEMENTS

摘要

In one arrangement, a person's position in a movie auditorium is discerned by detection of audio signals from two or more speakers, and the person is then assigned a role or task in a game based on this discerned location. In another arrangement, a person's current position in a home listening environment is similarly discerned; this position information is used to control the balance of complementary audio channels of a home audio system, so that the audio “sweet spot” is located at the person's current position. A great number of other features and arrangements are also detailed.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
using a microphone-equipped portable device to sense signals emitted from first and second audio transducers, said transducers being at first and second different locations in a listening environment; processing the signals to produce position data indicative of a position of the device within said listening environment; and providing said position data to entertainment software executing on the device, enabling the software to present information to a user of the device that depends, in part on said position of the device.