18896484. COORDINATED OUTPUT OF MULTIPLE SUBWOOFERS (Sonos, Inc.)

COORDINATED OUTPUT OF MULTIPLE SUBWOOFERS

Organization Name

Sonos, Inc.

Inventor(s)

Adib Mehrabi of London GB

Franck Zagala of London GB

COORDINATED OUTPUT OF MULTIPLE SUBWOOFERS

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18896484 titled 'COORDINATED OUTPUT OF MULTIPLE SUBWOOFERS

Original Abstract Submitted

There is provided a media playback system comprising: a first playback device, a second playback device positioned adjacent to a first wall, one or more sensors carried by at least one of the first or second playback device; one or more processors; and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the media playback system to: determine, via the one or more sensors, an acoustic path length of sound propagating from the first playback device that is reflected from the first wall toward the second playback device; determine, based on the acoustic path length, an adjustment for playback of second audio data via the second playback device with respect to playback of first audio data via the first playback device; play back the first audio data via the first playback device; and play back the second audio data via the second playback device according to the adjustment.