Directional microphone or microphones for position determination
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a plurality of directional microphones for receiving an acoustic wave from an acoustic wave generator within an environment defined by respective, predetermined locations of the plurality of directional microphones around the acoustic wave generator movable within the environment; and
a processing module for determining a position of the acoustic wave generator with respect to the respective, predetermined locations of the plurality of directional microphones around the acoustic wave generator based on a plurality of directional vectors that corresponds to receiving a relative maximum amplitude of the acoustic wave by the plurality of directional microphones.
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Abstract
Directional microphone or microphones for position determination. One or multiple directional microphones are implemented in various locations to perform acoustic wave capture of acoustic waves associated with object (e.g., a player, a gaming object, a game controller, etc.). The generator of such acoustic waves may be co-located with the object (e.g., integrated into the object if the object is a device such as a gaming object, a game controller, etc., or integrated into clothing worn by a player such as on a hat, a jacket, etc.). The acoustic waves described herein may be generated by any number of means/devices including audio output devices, speakers, pulse wave generators, audio oscillators, etc. Moreover, such acoustic waves may be ultrasonic. A game module and/or processing module processes directional vectors associated with positions of the directional microphones when detecting relative maximum amplitude of an acoustic wave emits by an acoustic wave generator.
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27 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a plurality of directional microphones for receiving an acoustic wave from an acoustic wave generator within an environment defined by respective, predetermined locations of the plurality of directional microphones around the acoustic wave generator movable within the environment; and a processing module for determining a position of the acoustic wave generator with respect to the respective, predetermined locations of the plurality of directional microphones around the acoustic wave generator based on a plurality of directional vectors that corresponds to receiving a relative maximum amplitude of the acoustic wave by the plurality of directional microphones. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus, comprising:
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a gaming object, for movable use within a gaming environment, for emitting an acoustic wave; a plurality of directional microphones for receiving the acoustic wave, the gaming environment defined by respective, predetermined locations of the plurality of directional microphones around the gaming object within the gaming environment; and a game console for determining position of the gaming object with respect to the respective, predetermined locations of the plurality of directional microphones around the gaming object based on a plurality of directional vectors that corresponds to receiving a relative maximum amplitude of the acoustic wave by the plurality of directional microphones. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method, comprising:
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operating a plurality of directional microphones for receiving an acoustic wave from an acoustic wave generator within an environment defined by respective, predetermined locations of the plurality of directional microphones around the acoustic wave generator movable within the environment; and determining a position of the acoustic wave generator with respect to the respective, predetermined locations of the plurality of directional microphones around the acoustic wave generator based on a plurality of directional vectors that corresponds to receiving a relative maximum amplitude of the acoustic wave by the plurality of directional microphones. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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