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US 8,861,739 B2Granted
Apparatus and method for generating a multichannel signal
AssigneeNokia Corporation
InventorJuha P. Ojanpera
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Abstract
An apparatus comprises a processor configured to receive a first audio signal and first location data, the first location data relating to a location of a source of the first audio signal; receive a second audio signal and second location data, the second location data relating to a location of a source of the second audio signal; receive selected location data relating to a selected location; and generate a multichannel signal in dependence on the first and second audio signals, the first and second location data and the selected location data.
Claims24
An apparatus, comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and at least one non-transitory memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to
- receive a first signal provided by a first mobile user terminal, wherein the first signal comprises first audio data and first location data, wherein the first audio data is based on sound detected at the location of the first mobile user terminal and the first location data is determined at the location of the first mobile user terminal;
- receive a second signal provided by a second mobile user terminal, wherein the second signal comprises second audio data and second location data, wherein the second audio data is based on sound detected at the location of the second mobile user terminal and the second location data is determined at the location of the second mobile user terminal;
- receive from a user terminal user selected location data relating to a selected location at which a representation of an audio experience is to be created based on the first audio data and the second audio data, wherein said first and second locations are within an area comprising an event location, and said user selected location is also within said area;
- generate a multichannel signal in dependence on the first and second audio data, the first and second location data and the user selected location data;
- and
- provide the generated multichannel signal to the user terminal, the multichannel signal being configured to create the representation of the audio experience as if from the selected location within the area comprising the event location.
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A method comprising:
- receiving a first signal provided by a first user mobile terminal, wherein the first signal comprises first audio data and first location data, wherein the first audio data is representative of sound detected at the location of the first mobile user terminal and the first location data is determined at the location of the first mobile user terminal;
- receiving a second signal provided by a second mobile user terminal, wherein the second signal comprises second audio data and second location data, wherein the second location data relates to a location of the second mobile terminal audio data is representative of sound detected at the location of the second mobile user terminal and the second location data is determined at the location of the second mobile user terminal;
- receiving from a user terminal user selected location data relating to a selected location at which a representation of an audio experience is to be created based on the first audio data and the second audio data, wherein said first and second locations are within an area comprising an event location, and said user selected location is also within said area;
- generating a multichannel signal in dependence on the first and second audio data, the first and second location data and the user selected location data;
- and
- providing the generated multichannel signal to the user terminal, the multichannel signal being configured to create the representation of the audio experience as if from the selected location within the area comprising the event location.
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A system comprising:
- a server;
- and
- a terminal;
- wherein the terminal is configured to transmit user selected location data to said server;
- and
- wherein the server comprises a processor configured to:
- receive a first signal provided by a first mobile user terminal, wherein the first signal comprises first audio data and first location data, wherein the first audio data is representative of sound detected at the location of the first mobile user terminal and the first location data is determined at the location of the first mobile user terminal;
- receive a second signal provided by a second mobile user terminal, wherein the second signal comprises second audio data and second location data, wherein the second audio data is representative of sound detected at the location of the second mobile user terminal and the second location data is determined at the location of the second mobile user terminal;
- receive the user selected location data from the terminal, the user selected location data relating to a selected location at which a representation of an audio experience is to be created based on the first audio data and the second audio data, wherein the location of the first mobile user terminal and the location of the second mobile user terminal are within an area comprising an event location, and the user selected location is also within said area;
- generate a multichannel signal in dependence on the first and second audio data, the first and second location data and the user selected location data;
- and
- transmit the generated multichannel signal to the terminal, the multichannel signal being configured to create the representation of the audio experience as if from the selected location within the area comprising the event location.
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A method comprising:
- transmitting from a terminal to a server user selected location data;
- and
- at the server, receiving a first signal provided by a first mobile user terminal, wherein the first signal comprises first audio data and first location data, wherein the first audio data is representative of sound detected at the location of the first mobile user terminal and the first location data is determined at the location of the first mobile user terminal;
- at the server, receiving a second signal provided by a second mobile user terminal, wherein the second signal comprises second audio data and second location data, wherein the second audio data is based on sound detected at the location of the second mobile user terminal and the second location data is determined at the location of the second mobile user terminal;
- at the server, receiving the user selected location data from the terminal, the user selected location data relating to a selected location at which a representation of an audio experience is to be created based on the first audio data and the second audio data, wherein the location of the first mobile user terminal and the location of the second mobile user terminal are within an area comprising an event location, and the user selected location is also within said area;
- at the server, generating a multichannel signal in dependence on the first and second signals, the first and second location data and the user selected location data;
- and
- transmitting the generated multichannel signal from the server to the terminal,
- the multichannel signal being configured to create the representation of the audio experience as if from the selected location within the area comprising the event location.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.