Distributed Audio Microphone Array and Locator Configuration
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1. Apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of microphones arranged in a geometry around a first axis such that the apparatus is configured to capture sound from pre-determined directions around the formed geometry;
a locator configured to receive at least one remote location signal such that the apparatus may locate an audio source associated with a tag generating the remote location signal, the locator comprising an array of antenna elements, the antenna elements being arranged around the first axis; and
a mount configured to mechanically couple the plurality of microphones and the locator.
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Abstract
Apparatus including: a plurality of microphones arranged in a geometry around a first axis such that the apparatus is configured to capture sound from predetermined directions around the formed geometry; a locator configured to receive at least one remote location signal such that the apparatus may locate an audio source associated with a tag generating the remote location signal, the locator including an array of antenna elements, the antenna elements being arranged around the first axis; and a mount configured to mechanically couple the plurality of microphones and the locator.
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1. Apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of microphones arranged in a geometry around a first axis such that the apparatus is configured to capture sound from pre-determined directions around the formed geometry; a locator configured to receive at least one remote location signal such that the apparatus may locate an audio source associated with a tag generating the remote location signal, the locator comprising an array of antenna elements, the antenna elements being arranged around the first axis; and a mount configured to mechanically couple the plurality of microphones and the locator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 26)
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14. A method comprising:
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providing a plurality of microphones arranged in a geometry around a first axis such that the microphones are configured to capture sound from predetermined directions around the formed geometry; providing a locator for receiving at least one remote location signal, and locating an audio source associated with a tag generating the remote location signal, the locator comprising an array of antenna elements, the antenna elements being arranged around the first axis; and providing a mount configured to mechanically couple the plurality of microphones and the locator. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 23, 24, 27)
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