Methods and apparatuses for providing tangible control of sound
First Claim
1. A method of controlling a sound field, the method comprising:
- displaying, on a physical space, a graphical representation of one or more sound projection patterns associated with a sound transducer array, wherein the sound transducer array is in communication with the physical space, and wherein the sound projection patterns comprise a physical wave field;
detecting at least one command directed at the graphical representation of the one or more sound projection patterns via the physical space;
modifying the one or more sound projection patterns of the sound transducer array based on the at least one command; and
updating the graphical representation of the one or more sound projection patterns displayed on the physical space based at least in part on the modified one or more sound projection patterns.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for providing tangible control of sound are provided and described as embodied in a system that includes a sound transducer array along with a touch surface-enabled display table. The array may include a group of transducers (multiple speakers and/or microphones) configured to perform spatial processing of signals for the group of transducers so that sound rendering (in configurations where the array includes multiple speakers), or sound pick-up (in configurations where the array includes multiple microphones), have spatial patterns (or sound projection patterns) that are focused in certain directions while reducing disturbances from other directions. Users may directly adjust parameters related to sound projection patterns by interacting with the touch surface while receiving visual feedback by exercising one or more commands on the touch surface. The commands may be adjusted according to visual feedback received from the change of the display on the touch surface.
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68 Claims
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1. A method of controlling a sound field, the method comprising:
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displaying, on a physical space, a graphical representation of one or more sound projection patterns associated with a sound transducer array, wherein the sound transducer array is in communication with the physical space, and wherein the sound projection patterns comprise a physical wave field; detecting at least one command directed at the graphical representation of the one or more sound projection patterns via the physical space; modifying the one or more sound projection patterns of the sound transducer array based on the at least one command; and updating the graphical representation of the one or more sound projection patterns displayed on the physical space based at least in part on the modified one or more sound projection patterns. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A sound transducer array in communication with a physical space, the sound transducer array comprising:
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a speaker array; a microphone array, in communication with the speaker array, for capturing sound; at least one processor in communication with the microphone array and configured to; display, on the physical space, a graphical representation of one or more sound projection patterns associated with a sound transducer array, wherein the sound transducer array is in communication with the physical space, and wherein the sound projection patterns comprise a physical wave field; detect at least one command directed at the graphical representation of the one or more sound projection patterns via the physical space; modify the one or more sound projection patterns of the sound transducer array based on the at least one command; and update the graphical representation of the one or more sound projection patterns displayed on the physical space based at least in part on the modified one or more sound projection patterns. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A sound transducer array in communication with a physical space, the sound transducer array comprising:
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means for displaying, on a physical space, a graphical representation of one or more sound projection patterns associated with a sound transducer array, wherein the sound transducer array is in communication with the physical space, and wherein the sound projection patterns comprise a physical wave field; means for detecting at least one command directed at the graphical representation of the one or more sound projection patterns via the physical space; means for modifying the one or more sound projection patterns of the sound transducer array based on the at least one command; and means for updating the graphical representation of the one or more sound projection patterns displayed on the physical space based at least in part on the modified one or more sound projection patterns. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 58)
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53. The sound transducer array of 47, wherein the means for detecting the at least one command comprises:
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means for detecting an interaction of a user with the physical space; and means for decoding the interaction to determine a desired operation by the user. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57)
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59. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising one or more instructions for controlling a sound field, which when executed by at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to:
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display, on a physical space, a graphical representation of one or more sound projection patterns associated with a sound transducer array, wherein the sound transducer array is in communication with the physical space, and wherein the sound projection patterns comprise a physical wave field; detect at least one command directed at the graphical representation of the one or more sound projection patterns via the physical space; modify the one or more sound projection patterns of the sound transducer array based on the at least one command; and update the graphical representation of the one or more sound projection patterns displayed on the physical space based at least in part on the modified one or more sound projection patterns. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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