Patent ID: 11928390
Assignee: HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 8:
9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:
measuring a first audio signal strength corresponding to a first audio signal of the first microphone from a first voice command and a second audio signal strength corresponding to a second audio signal of the second microphone from the first voice command;
responsive to the first audio signal strength exceeding a threshold value and the second audio signal strength not exceeding the threshold value, assigning a first user to the first audio zone;
responsive to the first audio signal strength not exceeding the threshold value and the second audio signal strength exceeding the threshold value, assigning the first user to the second audio zone;
responsive to each of the first audio signal strength and the second audio signal strength exceeding the threshold value, combining the first audio zone with the second audio zone;
measuring a third audio signal strength corresponding to a third audio signal of the first microphone from a second voice command and a fourth audio signal strength corresponding to a fourth audio signal of the second microphone from the second voice command;
responsive to the third audio signal strength exceeding the threshold value and the fourth audio signal strength not exceeding the threshold value, assigning a second user to the first audio zone;
responsive to the third audio signal strength not exceeding the threshold value and the fourth audio signal strength exceeding the threshold value, assigning the second user to the second audio zone; and
responsive to each of the third audio signal strength and the fourth audio signal strength exceeding the threshold value, combing the first audio zone with the second audio zone.