Appeal No. 2003-2116
Application No. 09/306,954
entered an answer (Paper No. 22), noted a reply brief (Paper No.
23) filed by the appellant and forwarded the application to this
Board for review of the current rejections of claims 1 through
26.
THE INVENTION
The invention relates to “audio systems with range finding
devices” (specification, page 1). Representative claims 1 and 14
read as follows:
1. An audio system comprising:
a plurality of speakers;
a first range device coupled to a first speaker and a second
range device coupled to a second speaker, the first range device
adapted to generate a first indication representing a first
distance to a listener, the second range device adapted to
generate a second indication representing a second distance to
the listener; and
a positioning routine executed by a processor unit and
operatively coupled to the plurality of speakers and to the first
and second range devices, the positioning routine adapted to
modify a timing of an audio signal transmitted to the plurality
of speakers based on the first and second indications.
14. A method to adjust an audio output signal, comprising:
obtaining a first distance from a first range device to a
listener;
obtaining a second distance from a second range device to
the listener; and
modifying an intensity and at least another component of the
audio output signal based on the first and second distances.
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