AUTOMATED USER/SENSOR LOCATION RECOGNITION TO CUSTOMIZE AUDIO PERFORMANCE IN A DISTRIBUTED MULTI-SENSOR ENVIRONMENT

摘要

A wireless device is provided that makes use of other nearby audio transducer devices to generate a surround sound effect for a targeted user. To do this, the wireless device first ascertains whether there are any nearby external microphones and/or loudspeaker devices. An internal microphone for the wireless device and any other nearby external microphones may be used to ascertain a location of the desired/targeted user as well as the nearby loudspeaker devices. This information is then used to generate a surround sound effect for the desired/targeted user by having the wireless device steer audio signals to its internal loudspeakers and/or the nearby external loudspeaker devices.