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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2018

Filed:

Mar. 29, 2013
Applicant:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;

Inventors:

Sang-bae Chon, Suwon-si, KR;

Sun-min Kim, Suwon-si, KR;

Jeong-su Kim, Yongin-si, KR;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04S 3/00 (2006.01); H04S 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04S 3/00 (2013.01); H04S 3/002 (2013.01); H04S 7/302 (2013.01); H04S 2400/11 (2013.01);
Abstract

An audio apparatus and a method of converting an audio signal are provided. The method includes: receiving a first audio signal including a plurality of channels; comparing audio signals of the plurality of channels to estimate a source position of the first audio signal; localizing a source of the first audio signal toward a three-dimensional (3D) position having an elevation component based on the estimated source position; converting the first audio signal into a second audio signal including the plurality of channels and at least one channel having, based on the localized source, a different elevation from the plurality of channels; and outputting the second audio signal.


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