Patent · US Expired

System for determining the position of a sound source

US7386133B2 · kind B2 · utility

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22Claims

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Assignee

Harman International Industries, Incorporated · US

Inventors

Wolfgang Hess · Waldbronn, DE
Hans-Jurgen Nitzpon · Ettlingen, DE
Michael Zeller · Glen Burnie, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 9, 2004
Grant date	Jun 10, 2008
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 9, 2024

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04S7/301
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method and system for determining the position of a sound source in relation to a reference position, comprising the steps of generating a sound signal emitted from the sound source, detecting the emitted sound signal, processing the sound signal by the use of a physiological model of the ear, deducing at least one of lateral deviation in relation to the reference position, time delay of the sound signal from the sound source to the reference position, and the sound level of the detected sound signal.

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