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DEVICE AND SYSTEM HAVING SMART DIRECTIONAL CONFERENCING

  • US 20140136203A1
  • Filed: 12/21/2012
  • Published: 05/15/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for identifying a speaker, the apparatus comprising:

  • a first device for capturing a position and an orientation of a second device, the second device comprising a plurality of microphones for capturing sound, wherein the second device has a movable position and a movable orientation; and

    at least one processor configured to;

    determine the position and orientation of the second device based on data from the first device;

    assign an object as a representation of a known user, the object having a moveable position;

    receive a position of the object, the position of the object corresponding to a position of the known user;

    process the captured sound to identify sound originating from the direction of the object, wherein the direction of the object is relative to the position and the orientation of the second device; and

    identify the sound originating from the direction of the object as belonging to the known user.

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