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SEMI-PRIVATE COMMUNICATION IN OPEN ENVIRONMENTS

  • US 20120120218A1
  • Filed: 11/15/2010
  • Published: 05/17/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of providing a semi-private conversation between a local user and a remote user, comprising:

  • receiving voice input from at least a first user of at least two users in a first physical environment via an area microphone;

    localizing a voice in the first physical environment;

    associating a voice with the first user;

    isolating utterances of the first user in the first environment; and

    directing the isolated utterances of the first user in the first environment to a second user in a second physical environment.

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