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Method of synthesizing a three dimensional sound-field

US6577736B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJun 14, 1999
Grant dateJun 10, 2003
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Expiry dateJun 14, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04S2420/01
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of synthesizing a three dimensional sound-field using a pair of front and a pair of rear loudspeakers, including: a) determining the desired position of a sound source; b) providing a binaural pair of signals corresponding to the sound source using an HRTF filter; c) providing the left signal of said binaural pair of signals to both the left front and left rear loudspeakers through a front and a rear gain control means respectively; d) providing the right signal of said binaural pair of signals to both the right front and right rear loudspeakers through a front and a rear gain control means respectively; e) controlling the ratio of the front signal gains to the rear signal gains as a function of the azimuth angle of the sound source; and f) performing transaural crosstalk cancellation on the front and rear signal pairs through respective transaural crosstalk cancellation means.

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