Sound collection and playback apparatus, and recording medium
US11245981B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 15, 2017 |
| Grant date | Feb 8, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 15, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04S2420/11
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A microphone array includes first and second microphones (Ma, Mb) placed on a first axis (f), a third microphone (Mc) placed on a plane (fg) formed by the first axis and a second axis (g) and at a position other than on the first axis, and a fourth microphone (Md) placed on a third axis (h), and at a position other than on the plane formed by the first and the second axes, and a processing circuit generates signals (Cx, Cy, Cz) having bidirectionality in first, second and third mutually perpendicular directions (x, y, z), and an omnidirectional signal (Cw), based on signals (Ba to Bd) obtained by sound collection by means of the first to fourth microphones. It is possible to generate signals having bidirectionality in mutually perpendicular directions, and an omnidirectional signal, without using special microphones, and without excessive restrictions with regard to the placement of the microphones.
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