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Audio processing method and sound field reproducing system

US7881479B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 17, 2006
Grant dateFeb 1, 2011
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Expiry dateDec 1, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04S2400/15
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An audio signal processing method comprises the steps of emitting a sound at a virtual sound image location in space on the outer side of a closed surface, generating measurement-based directional transfer functions corresponding to a plurality of positions on the closed surface based on a result of measuring the sound at the plurality of respective positions on the closed surface by using a directional microphone, generating composite transfer functions corresponding to the plurality of respective positions on the closed surface by respectively adding, at a specified ratio, the measurement-based directional transfer functions and auxiliary transfer functions and generating reproduction audio signals corresponding to the plurality of respective positions on the closed surface by performing a calculation process on an input audio signal in accordance with the set of composite functions.

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