Modifying audio data transmitted to a receiving device to account for acoustic parameters of a user of the receiving device

A sending client device comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• one or more memories storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing system to perform a process comprising:
• capturing audio content at the sending client device;
• receiving, at the sending client device, a payload from a receiving client device, the payload including one or more acoustic parameters of the receiving client device;
• generating, by the sending client device, modified audio content by modifying the audio content based on the one or more acoustic parameters of the receiving client device,
• wherein the generating of the modified audio content includes transforming the audio content based on acoustic properties, of a local area that includes the receiving client device, included in the payload and
• wherein the transforming includes:
• generating a predicted position, of the receiving client device in the local area, from information included in the payload;
• determining a degree of arrival of portions of audio data to the predicted position of the receiving client device;
• and
• applying one or more transfer functions, to the audio content, based on the predicted position and the acoustic properties of the local area;
• and
• transmitting the modified audio content from the communication system to the receiving client device, which is configured to play the modified audio content to receiving user.

A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions encoded thereon that, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to:

• obtain, at a communication system, audio content captured by a sending client device;
• receive, at the communication system, a payload from a receiving client device, the payload including one or more acoustic parameters of the receiving client device;
• generate, by the communication system, modified audio content by modifying the audio content based on the one or more acoustic parameters of the receiving client device,
• wherein the generating of the modified audio content includes transforming the audio content based on acoustic properties, of a local area that includes the receiving client device, included in the payload and wherein the transforming includes:
• generating a predicted position, of the receiving client device in the local area, from information included in the payload;
• determining a degree of arrival of portions of audio data to the predicted position of the receiving client device;
• and
• applying one or more transfer functions, to the audio content, based on the predicted position and the acoustic properties of the local area;
• and
• transmitting the modified audio content from the communication system to the receiving client device, which is configured to play the modified audio content to a receiving user.