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Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2021

Filed:

Feb. 06, 2020
Applicant:

Facebook Technologies, Llc, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Inventors:

Andrew Lovitt, Redmond, WA (US);

Scott Phillip Selfon, Kirkland, WA (US);

Antonio John Miller, Woodinville, WA (US);

Assignee:

Facebook Technologies, LLC, Menlo Park, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04S 7/00 (2006.01); H04S 3/00 (2006.01); G10K 11/178 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04S 7/304 (2013.01); G10K 11/17823 (2018.01); H04S 3/008 (2013.01); G10K 2210/1081 (2013.01); H04S 2400/01 (2013.01); H04S 2400/11 (2013.01);
Abstract

The disclosed computer-implemented method for performing directional beamforming according to an anticipated position may include accessing environment data indicating a sound source within an environment. The device may include various audio hardware components configured to generate steerable audio beams. The method may also include identifying the location of the sound source within the environment based on the accessed environment data, and then steering the audio beams of the device to the identified location of the sound source within the environment. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Lovitt, Andrew. (2021). Audio augmentation using environmental data (U.S. Patent No. 10979845). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10979845

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