Method for adjusting listener location and head orientation within a physical or virtual space
US11159883B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 5, 2019 |
| Grant date | Oct 26, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 5, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04S2420/01
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention is a system that detects the location and head orientation of a live performer on stage in front of an audience and adjusts the individual elements of the mix either by changing them at the listener's position or by feeding the location and orientation information back to the monitor mixer or a combination of both. The adjustments would include left/right panning, relative levels, equalization, transient response, reverberation levels, panning, and time delay, as well as other possible modifications to the signal so that the performer senses that he/she is actually listening to the various instruments, vocals, acoustic space and audience, in their real or virtual locations.
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