SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SIMULATED SPATIAL SOUND IN GROUP VOICE COMMUNICATION SESSIONS ON A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE
First Claim
1. A system for providing simulated spatial sound on a wireless communication device, the wireless communication device being one of two or more wireless communication devices operatively connected to a wireless communications network and engaged in a group voice communication session, the wireless communication device comprising:
- a processor for controlling the operation of the wireless communication device;
a communications subsystem operatively connected to the processor for communicating with the wireless communications network;
a memory operatively connected to the processor;
an audio input device operatively connected to the processor;
a stereo audio output device operatively connected to the processor;
a control module stored in the memory for execution by the processor to facilitate spatial sound simulation, the control module configuring the wireless communication device to;
receive an audio input from a user of the wireless communication device;
generate audio data packets from the audio input received from the user and transmit the audio data packets over the wireless communications network;
receive spatial audio data packets; and
reproduce the spatial audio data contained in the spatial audio data packets using the stereo audio output device.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing simulated spatial sound in group voice communication sessions on a wireless communication device is provided. The wireless communication device is one of two or more in the system which are operatively connected to a wireless communications network. The wireless communication device comprises: a processor for controlling the operation of the wireless communication device; a communications subsystem operatively connected to the processor for communicating with the wireless communications network; a memory operatively connected to the processor; an audio input device operatively connected to the processor; a stereo audio output device operatively connected to the processor; a control module stored in the memory for execution by the processor to perform spatial sound simulation, the control module configuring the wireless communication device to: receive an audio input from a user of the wireless communication device; generate audio data packets from the audio input received from the user and transmit the audio data packets over the wireless communications network; receive spatial audio data packets; and reproduce the spatial audio data contained in the spatial audio data packets using the stereo audio output device.
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33 Claims
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1. A system for providing simulated spatial sound on a wireless communication device, the wireless communication device being one of two or more wireless communication devices operatively connected to a wireless communications network and engaged in a group voice communication session, the wireless communication device comprising:
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a processor for controlling the operation of the wireless communication device; a communications subsystem operatively connected to the processor for communicating with the wireless communications network; a memory operatively connected to the processor; an audio input device operatively connected to the processor; a stereo audio output device operatively connected to the processor; a control module stored in the memory for execution by the processor to facilitate spatial sound simulation, the control module configuring the wireless communication device to; receive an audio input from a user of the wireless communication device; generate audio data packets from the audio input received from the user and transmit the audio data packets over the wireless communications network; receive spatial audio data packets; and reproduce the spatial audio data contained in the spatial audio data packets using the stereo audio output device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for providing simulated spatial sound on a wireless communication device, the wireless communication device being one of two or more wireless communication devices operatively connected to a wireless communications network and engaged in a group voice communication session, the method comprising the steps of:
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determining a number of participants in the group voice communication session; for each of the participants, determining a virtual spatial position for each of the other participants in the group voice communication session; for each of the participants, generating simulated spatial audio data from source audio data of the other participants in the group voice communication session and the virtual spatial position determined for the respective participant using a spatial sound simulating algorithm; and reproducing the simulated spatial audio data using a stereo audio output device of the wireless communication device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A system for providing simulated spatial sound on a wireless communication device, the wireless communication device being one of two or more wireless communication devices engaged in a group voice communication session, the wireless communication device comprising:
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a microprocessor for controlling the operation of the wireless communication device; an audio input device coupled to the microprocessor for accepting an input from a user of the wireless communication device; a stereo audio output device coupled to the microprocessor for communicating an output to the user; a communications subsystem coupled to the microprocessor for communicating with the other wireless communication devices engaged in the group voice communication; a memory coupled to the microprocessor; and a control module stored in the memory for execution by the processor to facilitate spatial sound simulation, the control module configuring the wireless communication device to; receive an audio input from a user of the wireless communication device; generate audio data packets from the audio input received from the user and transmit the audio data packets to the other wireless communication devices engaged in the group voice communication system; receive spatial audio data packets; and reproduce the spatial audio data contained in the spatial audio data packets using the stereo audio output device. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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30. A method for providing simulated spatial sound on a wireless communication device, the wireless communication device being one of two or more wireless communication devices engaged in a group voice communication session, the method comprising the steps of:
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determining a number of participants in the group voice communication session; for each of the participants, determining a virtual spatial position for each of the other participants in the group voice communication session; for each of the participants, generating simulated spatial audio data from source audio data of the other participants in the group voice communication session and the virtual spatial position determined for the respective participant using a spatial sound simulating algorithm; and reproducing the simulated spatial audio data using a stereo audio output device of the wireless communication device. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33)
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