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Spatial audio enhancement apparatus

US9769588B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY · FI

Inventors

Ravi Shenoy · Bengaluru, IN
Pushkar Prasad Patwardhan · Bengaluru, IN
Gururaj Gopal Putraya · Bengaluru, IN

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 18, 2013
Grant date	Sep 19, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 18, 2033

Classification

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

Abstract

An apparatus comprising: a depth map estimator configured to determine, associated with at least one visual image, a depth map comprising at least one distance value in a direction relative to an apparatus; a direction of arrival estimator configured to determine, using at least two microphones, at least one audio source signal with a direction; and an audio signal processor configured to process the at least one audio source signal based on the at least one distance value in the direction of the at least one audio source signal.

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