Patent ID: 9715367
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04R,H04S

Claim:
1. A tangible non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions executable by a computing device to perform functions comprising: transmitting, via a local area network, a command that instructs a group of two or more playback devices to play a particular audio signal in a playback environment, wherein the group of two or more playback devices excludes the computing device; receiving data representing an audio signal detected via one or more microphones, wherein the detected audio signal comprises a portion of the particular audio signal played via the group of two or more playback devices; determining an acoustic characteristic of the playback environment based on the detected audio signal and respective acoustic characteristics of the two or more playback devices; determining an audio processing algorithm based on the determined acoustic characteristic of the playback environment and a predetermined audio characteristic; and causing at least one playback device of the group of two or more playback devices to apply the determined audio processing algorithm when playing audio as part of the group of two or more playback devices.