Audio visualization in telecommunications applications

An audio system for generating enhancing audio quality in telecommunications applications, the audio system comprising:

• a first and second microphone arranged to receive an audio signal from within the environment;
• a camera arranged to capture a first image of the environment including a first talker;
• and,
• a display screen arranged to display the first image to a first observer;
• at least one audio output device arranged to generate a first audio output corresponding with the audio signal;
• wherein the display screen is arranged to display a first visual overlay of a first pickup zone over the first image, wherein the first pickup zone corresponds with a first location of the first talker within the environment and is based on the audio signal received by the first and second microphone.

A computer program product stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium which includes a set of non-transitory computer-readable instructions for generating enhancing audio quality in telecommunications applications, that when executed on a processor is arranged to:

• capture a first image, via a camera, of an environment including a first talker;
• display the first image via a display screen;
• and
• generate a first visual overlay of a first pickup zone on the display screen over the first image, wherein the first pickup zone corresponds with a first location of the first talker within the environment and is based on the audio signal received by a first and second microphone within the environment.