Patent ID: 8401210

Claim:
A computer system with a multichannel audio system that dynamically adjusts audio playback based on a changeable position of a listener, the system comprising: an input device operable to receive initial set up data from the listener that comprises a definition of a listening area within a room, an imaging module operable to capture images of at least a portion of the listener as the listener moves about the room; a processing module, coupled to the imaging module and the input device, operable to: determine automatically an original optimal listening position based on the definition of the listening area; receive the images and determine whether the listener has a position different from a previous position the original optimal listening position; and generate an adjustment signal when the position of the listener is different from the previous position original optimal listening position; and an audio processing module, coupled to the processing module, operable to receive the adjustment signal and responsively adjust one or more audio parameters for one or more channels and produce an audio signal for each channel in the multichannel audio system such that the original optimal listening position is repositioned to the position of the listener.