Binaural recording system and earpiece set
AssigneeEears LLC
InventorAnthony Mattana
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and sets for capturing and reproducing a binaural recording are provided. In one embodiment, the binaural recording is captured using an earpiece set that includes a pair of earpieces each including a frame, a microphone, and a transducer. The frame is adapted to be worn on an ear, and defines an ear-insertion end and a posterior end opposite the ear-insertion end. The ear-insertion end is adapted to be positioned within an ear canal. The microphone is coupled to the frame for capturing ambient sound, and adapted to be positioned outside the ear canal and substantially coplanar with a tragus of the ear.
Claims20
A binaural recording system for recording a sound from an impulsive source comprising:
- a right earpiece, the right earpiece including:
- a right frame, the right frame adapted to be worn on a right ear, the right frame defining a right ear-insertion end and a right posterior end opposite the right ear-insertion end, the right ear-insertion end adapted to be positioned within a right ear canal,
- a right microphone, the right microphone coupled to the right frame and the right microphone adapted to be positioned outside the right ear canal and substantially coplanar with a right tragus of the right ear, wherein the right microphone captures a right side frequency from the impulsive sound source, and
- a right transducer, the right transducer coupled to the right ear-insertion end of the right frame, and the right transducer configured to reproduce a right sound;
- a left earpiece, the left earpiece including:
- a left frame, the left frame adapted to be worn on a left ear, the left frame defining a left ear-insertion end and a left posterior end opposite the left ear-insertion end, the left ear-insertion end adapted to be positioned within a left ear canal,
- a left microphone, the left microphone coupled to the left frame and the left microphone adapted to be positioned outside the left ear canal and substantially coplanar with a left tragus of the left ear, wherein the left microphone captures a left side frequency from the impulsive sound source, and
- a left transducer, the left transducer coupled to the left ear-insertion end of the left frame, and the left transducer configured to reproduce a left sound;
- a non-transitory device operatively coupled to the right earpiece and the left earpiece and having instructions thereon that are configured when executed to determine a source localization of the sound from the impulsive source responsive to the right side frequency and the left side frequency, the source localization including an azimuth component and an elevation component, p2 wherein the azimuth component and the elevation component are representative of a three-dimensional impression of the sound, and
- wherein both the right transducer produces the right sound and left transducer reproduces the left sound responsive to the source localization;
- a wireless transmitter, the wireless transmitter coupled to at least one of the right earpiece and the left earpiece, the wireless transmitter configured to transmit data representative of the source localization and the sound from the impulsive source and receive incoming data representative of the right sound and the left sound;
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- a power supply, the power supply coupled to at least one of the right earpiece and the left earpiece and the power supply coupled to the right microphone, the left microphone, the right transducer, left transducer, and the wireless transmitter.
A audio cable for connecting a binaural recording system, for recording a sound from an impulsive source, to a first and second audio device, the audio cable comprising:
- a first end, the first end including:
- a first plug, the first plug configured to operably connect to the binaural recording system;
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- a first wire, the first wire connected to the first plug and a housing;
- a second end, the second end including:
- a second plug, the second plug configured to operably connect to the first audio device;
- a second wire, the second wire connected to the second plug and a housing;
- a third plug, the third plug configured to the second audio device;
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- a third wire, the third wire connected to the third plug and a housing, wherein the third wire is orientated in the same direction as the second wire;
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- the housing, the housing configured to include the necessary circuitry for the connections of the second plug to the first audio device and the third plug to the second audio device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.