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Methods and apparatuses for providing tangible control of sound

A sound field, sound transducer technology, used in speech analysis, electroacoustic musical instruments, stereo systems, etc.

Inactive Publication Date: 2015-09-16
QUALCOMM INC
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More intuitive and simpler controls may be possible in the software user interface space, but the controls are rarely located in the same space where sound occurs

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[0062] In the following description, specific details are given in order to provide a thorough understanding of various aspects of the invention. However, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the described aspects may be practiced without these specific details. For example, circuits may be shown in block diagrams in order to avoid obscuring aspects in unnecessary detail. In other instances, well-known circuits, structures and techniques may not have been shown in detail in order not to obscure aspects of the invention.

[0063] figure 1 An example of a typical system using an array of sound transducers is illustrated. As shown, the system includes an array of sound transducers 100 located on a conference table 101 . The sound transducer array 100 comprises several microphones / speakers arranged in such a way as to capture sound (or audio) from different directions. As an example, four individuals 104-110 may be positioned around a conference table. An i...

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Methods and apparatuses for providing tangible control of sound are provided and described as embodied in a system that includes a sound transducer array along with a touch surface-enabled display table. The array may include a group of transducers (multiple speakers and / or microphones) configured to perform spatial processing of signals for the group of transducers so that sound rendering (in configurations where the array includes multiple speakers), or sound pick-up (in configurations where the array includes multiple microphones), have spatial patterns (or sound projection patterns) that are focused in certain directions while reducing disturbances from other directions. Users may directly adjust parameters related to sound projection patterns by interacting with the touch surface while receiving visual feedback by exercising one or more commands on the touch surface. The commands may be adjusted according to visual feedback received from the change of the display on the touch surface.

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[0001] Claim Priority Under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) [0002] This patent application claims No. 61 / 726,451 filed on November 14, 2012, entitled "Device and System for Refreshing a Sound Field in a Physical Space" U.S. Provisional Application, U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 726,456, filed November 14, 2012, entitled "Method and Apparatus for Providing Tangible Control of Sound" , U.S. provisional patent application No. 61 / 726,441, filed on November 14, 2012, entitled "Device and System Having Smart Directional Conferencing (Device and System Having Smart Directional Conferencing)" and filed on November 14, 2012 Priority and benefit to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61 / 726,461, entitled "Collaborative Document Review and Editing." technical field [0003] Various features relate to methods, devices, and systems for providing tangible control over sound. Background technique [0004] Current methods of controlling sound use a combination of audio algorithms and stand...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): H04S7/00G06F3/048G06F3/0481G06F3/0484
CPCH04R3/005G10H2210/301G10L17/00G10H2220/096G06F3/167H04R29/002H04S7/40H04S7/303G10H2220/355G06F3/0485
Inventor 向佩刘可喜
Owner QUALCOMM INC