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Sound source tracking system and method thereof

US12046255B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 10, 2022
Grant dateJul 23, 2024
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Expiry dateJun 13, 2042

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10L2025/783
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A sound source tracking method adapted to an ongoing video conference comprising: obtaining a streaming signal of the video conference from an internet; performing a video conference procedure to obtain an audio signal from the streaming signal and send the audio signal to a speaker; performing an audio tracking procedure to obtain the audio signal outputted from the video conference procedure to the communication device and send the audio signal to a sound source tracking camera; playing the audio signal to generate a far-end sound; recording a field sound comprising at least one of the far-end sound and a local-end sound; and performing a comparing procedure to determine a shooting direction of the sound source tracking camera, wherein the shooting direction is adjusted so as not to shoot the speaker when a similarity of the far-end sound and the audio signal is greater than a threshold.

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