Methods and apparatuses for representing a sound field in a physical space
First Claim
1. A method of representing a sound field on a physical space, the method comprising:
- capturing sound from with a sound transducer array in communication with the physical space;
calculating a sound projection pattern of the captured sound, wherein the sound projection pattern comprises a representation of a sound field of the captured sound; and
displaying the sound projection pattern on the physical space, the sound projection pattern extending between the sound transducer array and a location of an intended user in proximity to the physical space.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for representing a sound field in a physical space 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). The array may be 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), may have spatial patterns (or sound projection patterns) that are focused in certain directions while reducing disturbances from other directions.
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61 Claims
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1. A method of representing a sound field on a physical space, the method comprising:
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capturing sound from with a sound transducer array in communication with the physical space; calculating a sound projection pattern of the captured sound, wherein the sound projection pattern comprises a representation of a sound field of the captured sound; and displaying the sound projection pattern on the physical space, the sound projection pattern extending between the sound transducer array and a location of an intended user in proximity to the physical space. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. 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; capture the sound; calculate a sound projection pattern of the captured sound, wherein the sound projection pattern comprises a representation of a sound field of the captured sound; and display the sound projection pattern on the physical space, the sound projection pattern extending between the sound transducer array and an intended user in proximity to the physical space. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A sound transducer array in communication with a physical space, the sound transducer array comprising:
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means for capturing sound; means for calculating a sound projection pattern of the captured sound, wherein the sound projection pattern comprises a representation of a sound field of the captured sound; and means for displaying the sound projection pattern on the physical space, the sound projection pattern extending between the sound transducer array and a location of an intended user in proximity to the physical space. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising one or more instructions for representing a sound field on a physical space, which when executed by at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to:
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capture sound with a sound transducer array in communication with the physical space; calculate a sound projection pattern of the captured sound, wherein the sound projection pattern comprises a representation of a sound field of the captured sound; and display the sound projection pattern on the physical space, the sound projection pattern extending between the sound transducer array and a location of an intended user in proximity to the physical space. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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