Patent ID: 9357309
Filing Date: 2016-05-31
CPC Classification: G06F,H04R

Claim Text:
1. A method for controlling audio output characteristics of a device, the device including a plurality of speakers configured to output audio as a function of audio channels received from an audio driver, the method comprising: controlling the output characteristics of the device according to a first characteristic when a first orientation is determined, the first characteristic dividing audio channels between at least a first speaker and a second speaker of the plurality of speakers; controlling output characteristics of the device according to a second characteristic when a second orientation is determined, the second characteristic dividing the audio channels between the first and second speakers differently than the first characteristic; and when the audio channels include a left front channel, a left rear channel, a right front channel and a right rear channel and the device includes a third speaker and a fourth speaker and each speaker receives no more than one of the left front, left rear, right front and right rear channels, controlling the output characteristics such that: i) the first characteristic corresponds with: ii) the second characteristic corresponds with: