AUDIO OUTPUT DEVICE
FIG15 is a table showing example outputs of the audio output device of FIG14
FIG15 is a table, indicated generally by the reference numeral 150, showing example outputs of the audio output device of FIG14. Outputs in five different loudspeaker directions are provided (namely, 135 degrees, 90 degrees, 45 degrees, 0 degrees and 315 degrees). As a result of the first user input 144, the 45 direction is indicated as the reference direction. The audio output (a song in the example of FIG15) that is output in each direction is dependent on the second input 145 provided by the user 142. Thus, in the event of a loudspeaker rotation of θ1 being indicated, the songs are allocated to the loudspeakers as indicated in the first column of the table 150. In the event of a loudspeaker rotation of θ2 being indicated, the songs are allocated to the loudspeakers as indicated in the second column of the table 150. Similarly, in the event of a loudspeaker rotation of θ3 being indicated, the songs are allocated to the loudspeakers as indicated in the third column of the table 150.
table
150
table
164
operation operations
160
algorithm algorithms
2
loudspeakers loudspeaker
45
at
90
reference numerals
162
operation operations
0
is at
315
is output at
135
is output at
['1. An apparatus comprising: means for controlling a plurality of audio outputs of a multi-directional audio output device; means for receiving a first user input for indicating a first direction, wherein based, at least in part, on the first user input, a first one of the plurality of audio outputs is configured to be output in the first direction and is defined as a first audio output; and means for receiving a second user input for indicating a change in an audio setup of the multi-directional audio output device.', '10. An apparatus as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the audio output device comprises a loudspeaker or a plurality of loudspeakers.']