Inventors:
Michael D. Hudson - Portland OR, US
Kelly M. McArthur - Hillsboro OR, US
Richard S. Liebelt - Beaverton OR, US
John W. Klinker - Portland OR, US
Assignee:
Summit Semiconductor LLC - San Jose CA
International Classification:
H04R 5/02, H04R 29/00
US Classification:
381303, 381 58, 381 59, 381 27
Abstract:
With an array of speakers including a center speaker provided with left and right ultrasonic electro-acoustic transducers and left and right speakers provided with respective ultrasonic electro-acoustic transducers, it is possible to identify the left and right speakers. One approach includes energizing the left transducer of the center speaker to emit an acoustic ping signal, utilizing the transducers of the left and right speakers to detect the ping signal, measuring lapse of time between emission of the ping signal by said the left transducer and detection of the ping signal by the transducers of the left and right speakers. Then, the right transducer of the center speaker is energized to emit an acoustic ping signal, the transducers of the left and right speakers are utilized to detect the ping signal, and lapse of time between emission of the ping signal by the right transducer and detection of the ping signal by the transducers of the left and right speakers is measured.