Method, apparatus and computer program product for utilizing spatial information for audio signal enhancement in a distributed network environment

A computer program product comprising at least one computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:

• a first program code portion for receiving representations of a plurality of audio signals including at least a first audio signal received at a first device and at least a second audio signal received at a second device, the first and second devices being part of a common acoustic space network and being arbitrarily positioned with respect to each other;
• a second program code portion for combining the first and second audio signals to form a composite audio signal;
• and
• a third program code portion for providing for communication of the composite audio signal along with spatial information relating to a sound source of at least one of the plurality of audio signals to another device.

An apparatus comprising a processor configured to:

• receive representations of a plurality of audio signals including at least a first audio signal received at a first device and at least a second audio signal received at a second device, the first and second devices being part of a common acoustic space network and being arbitrarily positioned with respect to each other;
• combine the first and second audio signals to form a composite audio signal;
• and
• provide for communication of the composite audio signal along with spatial information relating to a sound source of at least one of the plurality of audio signals to another device.

A method comprising:

• receiving representations of a plurality of audio signals including at least a first audio signal received at a first device and at least a second audio signal received at a second device, the first and second devices being part of a common acoustic space network and being arbitrarily positioned with respect to each other;
• dividing the first and second audio signals into two or more frequency bands;
• and
• combining the first and second audio signals on each of the frequency bands separately to form a composite audio signal.

A computer program product comprising at least one computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:

• a first program code portion for receiving representations of a plurality of audio signals including at least one audio signal received at a first device and at least a second audio signal received at a second device, the first and second devices being part of a common acoustic space network and being arbitrarily positioned with respect to each other;
• a second program code portion for dividing the first and second audio signals into two or more frequency bands;
• and
• a third program code portion for combining the first and second audio signals on each of the frequency bands separately to form a composite audio signal.

An apparatus comprising a processor configured to:

• receive representations of a plurality of audio signals including at least one audio signal received at a first device and at least a second audio signal received at a second device, the first and second devices being part of a common acoustic space network and being arbitrarily positioned with respect to each other;
• divide the first and second audio signals into two or more frequency bands;
• and
• combine the first and second audio signals on each of the frequency bands separately to form a composite audio signal.

An apparatus comprising:

• means for receiving representations of a plurality of audio signals including at least one audio signal received at a first device and at least a second audio signal received at a second device, the first and second devices being part of a common acoustic space network and being arbitrarily positioned with respect to each other;
• means for combining the first and second audio signals to form a composite audio signal;
• and
• means for providing for communication of the composite audio signal along with spatial information relating to a sound source of at least one of the plurality of audio signals to another device.