ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,706,580, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Bose Corp. (Framingham, Mass.).

"Audio system equalizing" was invented by Wontak Kim (Watertown, Mass.), Michael J. Daley (Shrewsbury, Mass.), Laszlo Drimusz (Framingham, Mass.) and Matthew S. Walsh (Mansfield, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Processes and devices for equalizing an audio system that is adapted to use a loudspeaker to transduce test audio signals into test sounds. The processes and devices can involve the use of infrared signals to convey information in one or both directions between the audio system and a portable computer device that captures test sounds, calculates audio...