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Apparatus and method for audio rendering employing a geometric distance definition

US10587977B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. · DE

Inventors

Simone NEUKAM · Kalchreuth, DE
Jan Plogsties · Ergolding, DE
Max Neuendorf · Nuremberg, DE
Juergen Herre · Erlangen, DE
Bernhard Grill · Lautenbächle, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 23, 2016
Grant date	Mar 10, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 23, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04S2420/03
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for playing back an audio object associated with a position includes a distance calculator for calculating distances of the position to speakers or for reading the distances of the position to the speakers. The distance calculator is configured to take a solution with a smallest distance. The apparatus is configured to play back the audio object using the speaker corresponding to the solution.

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