Patent ID: 11968517
Assignee: BOSE CORPORATION
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 8:
9. A method for providing augmented audio to users in a vehicle, comprising the steps of:
receiving a first content signal and a second content signal;
driving a plurality of speakers disposed in a perimeter of a cabin of the vehicle with a first array configuration, the first array configuration constructively and destructively combining outputs of at least a subset of the plurality of speakers such that a first bass content of the first content signal is produced in a first listening zone within the cabin;
driving the plurality of speakers in accordance with a second array configuration, the second array configuration constructively and destructively combining outputs of at least a subset of the plurality of speakers such that a second bass content of the second content signal is produced in a second listening zone within the cabin, wherein in the first listening zone a magnitude of the first bass content is greater than a magnitude of the second bass content and in the second listening zone the magnitude of the second bass content is greater than the magnitude of the first bass content; and
outputting to a first binaural device a first upper range content of the first content signal and to a second binaural device a second upper range content of the second content signal.