Methods and apparatuses for user controlled beamforming
OwnerAki P. Happoneninventor
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Abstract
A method for controlling beamforming in a device by a user of the device is provided. The method includes presenting current beam directional information via a user interface and receiving updated beam directional information in response to user input. The method also includes altering beamforming direction based upon the received updated beam directional information.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- presenting current beam directional information via a user interface;
- receiving updated beam directional information in response to user input;
- and
- altering beamforming direction based upon the received updated beam directional information.
An apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of microphones;
- a user input interface to facilitate user control of a direction of a beam of the plurality of microphones;
- a presentation module configured to present current and designated beam directional information of the plurality of microphones;
- and
- a beamformer configured to change the direction of a beam of the plurality of microphones in response to input received from the user input interface.
An apparatus comprising:
- means for presenting current beam directional information via a user interface;
- means for receiving updated beam directional information in response to user input;
- and
- means for altering beamforming direction based upon the received updated beam directional information.
A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon which are executable by a processing system for controlling beamforming by performing steps comprising:
- presenting current beam directional information via a user interface;
- receiving updated beam directional information in response to user input;
- and
- altering beamforming direction based upon the received updated beam directional information.
The computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein altering beamforming direction includes adjusting filter coefficients of a beamformer.
A system comprising:
- one or more audio sources;
- and
- a device comprising:
- a multiple microphone array;
- a user input interface to facilitate user control of a direction of a beam of the multiple microphone array relative to one or more of the audio sources;
- a presentation module configured to present current and designated beam directional information of the multiple microphone array;
- and
- a beamformer configured to change the direction of a beam of the multiple microphone array in response to input received from the user input interface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.