Patent ID: 11863927
Assignee: BOSE CORPORATION
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 14:
15. A computer-implemented method of controlling a set of audio devices, each comprising an electrode for detecting an electrical waveform and a controller coupled to the electrode, wherein the electrode comprises at least one of a capacitive electrode or an inductive electrode, the method comprising:
at the controller in a first one of the audio devices: instructing the electrode to transmit an electrical waveform that is detectable by the electrode in a second one of the audio devices for indicating physical proximity of the first audio device to the second audio device; and
at the controller in the second audio device: initiating a proximity-based action in response to detecting the electrical waveform,
wherein the first audio device and the second audio device each comprise distinct speakers, and
wherein the proximity-based action comprises assigning channel outputs for the distinct speaker systems to configure audio playback at the distinct speakers as a stereo coupled unit.