Patent ID: 9258665
Filing Date: 2016-02-09
CPC Classification: H04H,H04R,H04S

Claim Text:
1. A method for synchronously presenting video and audio content to a plurality of users who are in a media room viewing the synchronously presented video and audio content, the method comprising: receiving a media content stream comprising a video content stream portion and an audio content stream portion, wherein the audio content stream portion comprises at least a first audio channel and a second audio channel associated with the video content; generating, from the video content stream portion, a video content stream comprising images for presentation on a display that is viewable by all of the plurality of users who are in the media room; communicating the video content stream to the display, wherein the video content is presented on the display that is visible to the plurality of users that includes at least a first user and a second user; processing the audio stream portion, wherein processing the audio stream portion comprises: communicating a first audio signal from the first audio sound region controller to a first group of sound reproducing elements, communicating a second audio signal from the second audio sound region controller to a second group of sound reproducing elements, receiving a first volume level specification from the first user that defines a first volume level; receiving a second volume level specification from the second user that defines a second volume level; uniquely controlling volume of the first audio signal in accordance with the first volume level so that only the first group of sound reproducing elements are controlled in accordance with the first volume level; uniquely controlling volume of the second audio signal in accordance with the second volume level so that only the second group of sound reproducing elements are controlled in accordance with the second volume level; emitting first sound at the first volume level from the first group of sound reproducing elements towards the first spot focused sound region in the media room where the first user is located, wherein the first sound is emitted based on the first audio signal received from the first audio sound region controller; and emitting second sound at the second volume level from the second group of sound reproducing elements towards the second spot focused sound region in the media room where the second user is located, wherein the second sound is emitted based on the second audio signal received from the second audio sound region controller, wherein the media room is presented with a plurality of sound reproducing elements arranged in a single straight line parallel to the display, wherein the first sound reproducing element and the second sound reproducing elements of the first group of the sound reproducing elements are selected from the plurality of sound reproducing elements in said straight line, wherein the first sound reproducing element and the second sound reproducing elements of the second group of the sound reproducing elements are selected from the plurality of sound reproducing elements in said straight line, wherein the first group of sound reproducing elements includes at least one sound reproducing element that is not in the second group of sound reproducing elements, and wherein the second group of sound reproducing elements includes at least one sound reproducing element that is not in the first group of sound reproducing elements.