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Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2022

Filed:

May. 15, 2020
Applicant:

Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Fabio Cappello, London, GB;

Marina Villanueva-Barreiro, Acoruña, ES;

Oliver Hume, London, GB;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04S 7/00 (2006.01); G06T 17/00 (2006.01); G06V 40/16 (2022.01); H04R 1/40 (2006.01); G01S 5/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04S 7/303 (2013.01); G06T 17/00 (2013.01); G06V 40/171 (2022.01); H04R 1/406 (2013.01); H04R 2499/11 (2013.01); H04S 2420/01 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of obtaining a head-related transfer function for a user is provided. The method comprises generating an audio signal for output by a handheld device and outputting the generated audio signal at a plurality of locations by moving the handheld device to those locations. The audio output by the handheld device is detected at left-ear and right-ear microphones. A pose of the handheld device relative to the user's head is determined for at least some of the locations. One or more personalised HRTF features are then determined based on the detected audio and corresponding determined poses of the handheld device. The one or more personalised HRTF features are then mapped to a higher-quality HRTF for the user, wherein the higher-quality HRTF corresponds to an HRTF measured in an anechoic environment. This mapping may be learned using machine learning, for example. A corresponding system is also provided.


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