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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2018
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
David Thall, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Christopher A. Wolfe, San Jose, CA (US);
James E. McCartney, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04S 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04S 7/303 (2013.01); H04S 2420/01 (2013.01);
Abstract
An audio engine is provided for acoustically rendering a three-dimensional virtual environment. The audio engine uses geometric volumes to represent sound sources and any sound occluders. A volumetric response is generated based on sound projected from a volumetric sound source to a listener, taking into consideration any volumetric occluders in-between. The audio engine also provides for modification of a level of detail of sound over time based on distance between a listener and a sound source. Other aspects are also described and claimed.