DISTRIBUTED SIGNAL PROCESSING OF IMMERSIVE THREE-DIMENSIONAL SOUND FOR AUDIO CONFERENCES
First Claim
1. An audio-communication system comprising:
- at least one communications server;
a plurality of stereo sound generating devices, each stereo sound generating device electronically coupled to the at least one communications server anda plurality of microphones electronically coupled to the at least one communications servers, each microphone detecting different sounds that are sent to the at least one communications server as corresponding sound signals, wherein the at least one communications server converts the sound signals into corresponding stereo signals that when combined and played over each of stereo sound generating devices creates an impression for a person listing to any one of the stereo sound generating devices that each of the sounds emanates from a different virtual location in three-dimensional space.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to audio-conference communication systems that enable audio-conference participants to identify which of the participants are speaking. In one embodiment, an audio-communication system comprises at least one communications server, a plurality of stereo sound generating devices, and a plurality of microphones. Each stereo sound generating device is electronically coupled to the at least one communications server, and each microphone is electronically coupled to the at least one communications server. Each microphone detects different sounds that are sent to the at least one communications server as corresponding sound signals. The at least one communications server converts the sound signals into corresponding stereo signals that when combined and played over each of stereo sound generating devices creates an impression for a person listing to any one of the stereo sound generating devices that each of the sounds emanates from a different virtual location in three-dimensional space.
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19 Claims
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1. An audio-communication system comprising:
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at least one communications server; a plurality of stereo sound generating devices, each stereo sound generating device electronically coupled to the at least one communications server and a plurality of microphones electronically coupled to the at least one communications servers, each microphone detecting different sounds that are sent to the at least one communications server as corresponding sound signals, wherein the at least one communications server converts the sound signals into corresponding stereo signals that when combined and played over each of stereo sound generating devices creates an impression for a person listing to any one of the stereo sound generating devices that each of the sounds emanates from a different virtual location in three-dimensional space. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An audio-communication system comprising:
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at least one communications server; a plurality of stereo sound generating devices; a plurality of computing devices, each computing device electronically coupled to one of the stereo sound generating devices and the at least one communications server; and a plurality of microphones electronically coupled to the at least one communications server, each microphone detecting different sounds that are sent to the at least one communications server as corresponding sound signals, wherein the at least one communications server combines the sound signals and sends the combined sound signals to each of the computational devices, wherein each computing device converts the sound signals into corresponding stereo signals that when combined and played over each of stereo sound generating devices creates an impression for a person listing to any one of the stereo sound generating devices that each of the sounds emanates from a different virtual location in three-dimensional space. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An audio-communication system comprising:
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at least one communications server; a plurality of computing devices electronically coupled to the at least one communications server; a plurality of stereo sound generating devices, each stereo sound generating device electronically coupled to one of the computing devices; and a plurality of microphones, each microphone electronically coupled to one of the computing devices, wherein each microphone detects sounds that are sent to the electronically coupled computing device as sound signals, wherein each electronically coupled computing converts sound signals into corresponding stereo signals that are sent to the at least one communications server, which combines the stereo signals, such that when the combined stereo signals are played over each of the stereo sound generating devices creates an impression for a person listing to any one of the stereo sound generating devices that each of the sounds emanates from a different virtual location in three-dimensional space. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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