Patent ID: 9686626
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: H04S

Claim:
1. An audio system, comprising: at least one processor configured to receive multi-channel audio data including a plurality of channels from an audio source, the at least one processor comprising a plurality of output channels, each output channel being configured to connect to a respective speaker, wherein the at least one processor is coupled to a memory and is further configured to receive, from the memory, position information indicating preset positions of the plurality of speakers and virtual positions associated with the plurality of channels of the multi-channel audio data, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to establish control instructions based on the preset positions and the virtual positions, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to route the channels of the multi-channel audio data to the output channels based on the control instructions, wherein the audio system further comprises a human machine interface configured to receive a user input from a user of the audio system, wherein the at least one processor is configured to determine and write to the memory at least one of the preset positions and/or at least one of the virtual positions based on the user input, and wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute a positioning routine, the positioning routine comprising: