Systems, Methods, and Apparatus for Assigning Three-Dimensional Spatial Data to Sounds and Audio Files

• US 20140180684A1
• Filed: 12/20/2013
• Published: 06/26/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Strubwerks LLC
• Original Assignee: Strubwerks LLC
• Inventors: Strub, Tyner Brentz
• Granted Patent: US 10,725,726 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/211
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0334 Foot operated pointing devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/165 Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 19/008 Multichannel audio signal coding or decoding using interchannel correlation to reduce redundancy, e.g. joint-stereo, intensity-coding or matrixing
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/10527 Audio or video recording; Data buffering arrangements G11B20/12 - G11B20/18 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2020/10546 specifically adapted for audio data
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 5/027 Spatial or constructional arrangements of microphones, e.g. in dummy heads
• CPC Class Codes: H04S 1/002 Non-adaptive circuits, e.g. manually adjustable or static, for enhancing the sound image or the spatial distribution control circuits for electronic adaptation of the sound field H04S7/30
• CPC Class Codes: H04S 2400/11 Positioning of individual sound objects, e.g. moving airplane, within a sound field H04S2420/13 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04S 3/002 Non-adaptive circuits, e.g. manually adjustable or static, for enhancing the sound image or the spatial distribution control circuits for electronic adaptation of the sound field H04S7/30
• CPC Class Codes: H04S 5/00 Pseudo-stereo systems, e.g. in which additional channel signals are derived from monophonic signals by means of phase shifting, time delay or reverberation

Abstract

Embodiments of the disclosure can include systems, methods, and apparatus for assigning three-dimensional spatial data to sounds and audio files. In one embodiment, a method can include receiving at least one audio signal, receiving sonic spatial data, associating the sonic spatial data with the at least one audio signal, associating the at least one audio signal and sonic spatial data with a time code, and storing the sonic spatial data, the at least one audio signal, and time code in an encoded sound file.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving at least one audio signal;

receiving sonic spatial data;

associating the sonic spatial data with the at least one audio signal;

associating the at least one audio signal and sonic spatial data with a time code; and

storing the sonic spatial data, the at least one audio signal, and time code in an encoded sound file.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein associating the sonic spatial data with the at least one audio signal further comprises:

decoding X, Y, or Z-axis data from the sonic spatial data; and

based at least in part on the decoded X, Y, or Z-axis data, determining an adjustment to delay or volume in the at least one audio signal.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the sonic spatial data comprises X, Y, or Z-axis data, and associating the sonic spatial data with the at least one audio signal further comprises:

based at least in part on the decoded X, Y, or Z-axis data, determining an adjustment to delay or volume in the at least one audio signal.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one audio signal comprises a plurality of audio signals or channels, and the sonic spatial data comprises X, Y, and Z-axis data for determining an adjustment to delay and volume in the plurality of audio signals or channels.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the adjustment is based at least in part on a delay or volume adjustment stored in a predefined sonic spatial map.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein the adjustment is based at least in part on a delay or volume adjustment stored in a predefined sonic spatial map.

7. A system comprising:

a memory operable to store computer-executable instructions; and

a processor operable to execute computer-executable instructions operable to;

receive an audio signal;

receive sonic spatial data;

associate the sonic spatial data with the audio signal;

associate the audio signal and sonic spatial data with a time code; and

store the sonic spatial data, audio signal, and time code in an encoded sound file.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the processor is further operable to execute computer-executable instructions operable to:

decode X, Y, or Z-axis data from the sonic spatial data; and

based at least in part on the decoded X, Y, or Z-axis data, determine an adjustment to delay or volume in the at least one audio signal.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the sonic spatial data comprises X, Y, or Z-axis data, and the processor is further operable to execute computer-executable instructions operable to:

based at least in part on the decoded X, Y, or Z-axis data, determine an adjustment to delay or volume in the at least one audio signal.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein the at least one audio signal comprises a plurality of audio signals or channels, and the sonic spatial data comprises X, Y, and Z-axis data for determining an adjustment to delay and volume in the plurality of audio signals or channels.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the adjustment is based at least in part on a delay or volume adjustment stored in a predefined sonic spatial map.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the adjustment is based at least in part on a delay or volume adjustment stored in a predefined sonic spatial map.

13. One or more computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, configure the at least one processor to:

receive at least one audio signal;

receive sonic spatial data;

associate the sonic spatial data with the at least one audio signal;

associate the at least one audio signal and sonic spatial data with a time code; and

store the sonic spatial data, the at least one audio signal, and time code in an encoded sound file.

14. The computer-readable media of claim 13, wherein computer-executable instructions further configure the at least one processor to:

decode X, Y, or Z-axis data from the sonic spatial data; and

based at least in part on the decoded X, Y, or Z-axis data, determine an adjustment to delay or volume in the at least one audio signal.

15. The computer-readable media of claim 13, wherein the sonic spatial data comprises X, Y, or Z-axis data, and wherein the computer-executable instructions further configure the at least one processor to:

based at least in part on the decoded X, Y, or Z-axis data, determine an adjustment to delay or volume in the at least one audio signal.

16. The computer-readable media of claim 13, wherein the at least one audio signal comprises a plurality of audio signals or channels, and the sonic spatial data comprises X, Y, and Z-axis data for determining an adjustment to delay and volume in the plurality of audio signals or channels.

17. The computer-readable media of claim 14, wherein the adjustment is based at least in part on a delay or volume adjustment stored in a predefined sonic spatial map.

18. The computer-readable media of claim 15, wherein the adjustment is based at least in part on a delay or volume adjustment stored in a predefined sonic spatial map.