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Method and apparatus for audio processing

US8929560B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 17, 2013
Grant dateJan 6, 2015
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Expiry dateDec 17, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04R25/50
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for introducing a time-varying time delay randomly into the individual reproduction channels of a sound recording, two in the case of binaural presentation. This emulates the temporal aspect of microphone and/or listener motion. The present invention may be applied as a unidirectional process. No preparation of the source material is required. It can be applied to any multichannel audio signal set. It can process analog or digital signals. The process may be used with headphones, loudspeakers, hearing aids or similar assistive hearing devices.

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