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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2014
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Michinori Kishimoto, Fukuoka, JP;
Yoshiyuki Watanabe, Fukuoka, JP;
Makoto Takakuwa, Fukuoka, JP;
Manabu Nakamura, Fukuoka, JP;
Hideki Shuto, Fukuoka, JP;
Kenji Tamura, Fukuoka, JP;
Ryuji Yamazaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Norio Saitou, Fukuoka, JP;
Akihiro Akiyama, Fukuoka, JP;
Abstract
A sound processing apparatus includes a processor to obtain sound data and image data, wherein the sound data is collected from a sound source in a given area by a sound collection unit including a plurality of microphones and the image data is captured by an imaging unit which captures an image at least partially in the given area, to designate a direction defined relative to the sound collection unit, wherein the designated direction corresponds to a designation part on an image displayed based on the image data, to designate an arbitrary range in the given area, wherein the designated arbitrary range corresponds to a designation part on the image displayed based on the image data, and to emphasize a sound component in the sound data in the direction designated by the first designation unit within the arbitrary range designated by the second designation unit.