Patent ID: 9042556
Filing Date: 2015-05-26
Classification: G06F,H01Q,H03G,H04B,H04R,H04S

Abstract:
1. A method for shaping sound, the method comprising: receiving an audio data stream by a playback device; determining an orientation and a configuration state of the playback device; shaping sound output from a speaker transducer of the playback device using the audio data stream to reproduce at least one of (a) a first set of one or more channels or (b) a first range of frequencies based on a first orientation and the configuration state; and shaping sound output from the speaker transducer of the playback device using the audio data stream to reproduce at least one of (a) a second set of one or more channels or (b) a second range of frequencies based on a second orientation and the configuration state, wherein the configuration state comprises any of: not paired, not grouped, not consolidated, a pairing between the playback device and an additional playback device, a grouping of the playback device with an additional playback device, and a consolidation of the playback device with an additional playback device.