US 2022/0103964 A1 · Disabling/Re-Enabling Head Tracking for Distracted User of Spatial Audio Application

Abstract

Embodiments are disclosed for disabling/re-enabling head tracking for spatial audio applications. In an embodiment, a method comprises: obtaining, using one or more processors of an auxiliary device worn by a user, motion data; tracking, using the one or more processors, the user's head based at least in part on the motion data; determining, using the one or more processors, whether or not the user is walking based at least in part on the motion data; in accordance with determining that the user is walking, determining if a source device configured to deliver spatial audio to the auxiliary device is static for a specified period of time; and in accordance with determining that the user is walking and the source device is static for the specified period of time, disabling the head tracking.

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Dependent claims

A method comprising:

obtaining, using one or more processors of an auxiliary device worn by a user, motion data;
tracking, using the one or more processors, the user's head based at least in part on the motion data;
determining, using the one or more processors, whether or not the user is walking based at least in part on the motion data;
in accordance with determining that the user is walking, determining if a source device configured to deliver spatial audio to the auxiliary device is static for a specified period of time;
and
in accordance with determining that the user is walking and the source device is static for the specified period of time, disabling the tracking of the user's head.

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A system comprising:

one or more processors;
memory storing instructions that when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
obtaining motion data from an auxiliary device worn by a user;
tracking a user's head based at least in part on the motion data;
determining whether or not the user is walking based at least in part on the motion data;
in accordance with determining that the user is walking, determining if a source device configured to deliver spatial audio to the auxiliary device is static for a specified period of time;
and
in accordance with determining that the user is walking and the source device is static for the specified period of time, disabling the tracking of the user's head.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Disabling/Re-Enabling Head Tracking for Distracted User of Spatial Audio Application

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Disabling/Re-Enabling Head Tracking for Distracted User of Spatial Audio Application

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Abstract

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