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US 11,445,322 B1Granted
Method and apparatus to generate a six dimensional audio dataset
OwnerRobert Edwin Douglas, Kathleen Mary Douglas +1inventors
InventorsRobert Edwin Douglas, Kathleen Mary Douglas, David Byron Douglas
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Abstract
This patent includes a method to generate a six dimensional audio dataset. When listening to the six dimensional audio dataset with an advanced headset disclosed in this patent, a user will enable a user to have precision sound localization and maximize the listening experience. For example, when the audio file is registered to a living room, a user would be able to sit in the “middle of the band” and if desired, reposition the instruments to different locations within the living room to change the audio experience.
Claims20
A method of presenting sound on a headset comprising:
- for a first time epoch,
- assigning an (x,y,z) coordinate for an origin of a first sound;
- assigning an (x,y,z) coordinate to a user's right ear based on head tracking of said headset;
- and
- assigning an (x,y,z) coordinate to said user's left ear based on head tracking of said headset wherein said (x,y,z) coordinate to said user's right ear and said (x,y,z) coordinate to said user's left ear are different coordinates;
- determining a distance from said origin of said first sound to said user's right ear;
- determining an arrival time of said first sound to said user's right ear;
- playing said first sound on a speaker for said user's right ear at said arrival time of said first sound to said user's right ear;
- determining a distance from said origin of said first sound to said user's left ear;
- determining an arrival time of said first sound to said user's left ear wherein said arrival time of said first sound to said user's right ear is different from said arrival time of said first sound to said user's left ear;
- and
- playing said first sound on a speaker for said user's left ear at said arrival time of said first sound to the user's left ear.
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Headphones, comprising:
- a left ear speaker;
- a right ear speaker;
- a head tracking system;
- a non-transitory memory configurable to store computer executable instructions;
- and
- a communications interface in communication with the non-transitory memory and a processor, wherein the processor is configurable to execute the instructions to:
- for a first time epoch,
- assign an (x,y,z) coordinate for an origin of a first sound;
- assign an (x,y,z) coordinate to a user's right ear based on head tracking of said headphones;
- and
- assign an (x,y,z) coordinate to said user's left ear based on head tracking of said headphones wherein said (x,y,z) coordinate to said user's right ear and said (x,y,z) coordinate to said user's left ear are different coordinates;
- determine a distance from said origin of said first sound to said user's right ear;
- determine an arrival time of said first sound to said user's right ear;
- play said first sound on said right ear speaker at said arrival time of said first sound to the user's right ear;
- determine a distance from said origin of said first sound to said user's left ear;
- determine an arrival time of said first sound to said user's left ear wherein said arrival time of said first sound to said user's right ear is different from said arrival time of said first sound to said user's left ear;
- and
- play said first sound on said left ear speaker at said arrival time of said first sound to the user's left ear.
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A head display unit, comprising:
- a left ear speaker;
- a right ear speaker;
- a head tracking system;
- a non-transitory memory configurable to store computer executable instructions;
- and
- a communications interface in communication with the non-transitory memory and a processor, wherein the processor is configurable to execute the instructions to:
- for a first time epoch,
- assign an (x,y,z) coordinate for an origin of a first sound;
- assign an (x,y,z) coordinate to a user's right ear based on head tracking of said head display unit;
- and
- assign an (x,y,z) coordinate to said user's left ear based on head tracking of said head display unit wherein said (x,y,z) coordinate to said user's right ear and said (x,y,z) coordinate to said user's left ear are different coordinates;
- determine a distance from said origin of said first sound to said user's right ear;
- determine an arrival time of said first sound to said user's right ear;
- play said first sound on a speaker for said user's right ear at said arrival time of said first sound to the user's right ear;
- determine a distance from said origin of said first sound to said user's left ear;
- determine an arrival time of said first sound to said user's left ear wherein said arrival time of said first sound to said user's right ear is different from said arrival time of said first sound to said user's left ear;
- and
- play said first sound on a speaker for said user's left ear at said arrival time of said first sound to the user's left ear.
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