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Information processing method, information processing device, and recording medium

US10834501B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 15, 2019
Grant dateNov 10, 2020
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Expiry dateAug 15, 2039

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04R2430/01
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An information processing method includes obtaining an audio signal that represents sound collected by a sound collecting device; calculating, using the audio signal obtained, a volume of the sound collected by the sound collecting device; identifying, using the audio signal obtained, a type of a sound source of the sound collected by the sound collecting device; estimating a distance between the sound collecting device and the sound source of the sound collected by the sound collecting device based on a standard volume and the volume calculated, the standard volume being (i) stored in a database in which the type of the sound source and the standard volume are preassociated with each other, (ii) the volume of the sound from the sound source at a predetermined distance, and (iii) associated with the type of the sound source identified; and outputting an estimation result.

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