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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2021
Nuro, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Joseph Daniel Penniman, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Peter Jon Kardassakis, Mountain View, CA (US);
Matthew Jeremy Sarett, San Francisco, CA (US);
Adithya C. Ganesh, Mountain View, CA (US);
Jia Pu, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Nuro, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
According to one aspect, a method for detecting a location from which at least one sound signal originates, includes obtaining, on a microphone array of a vehicle, the at least one sound signal from a sound source, the sound source being external to the vehicle, the vehicle having a plurality of sides. The method also includes identifying, based on at least one measure associated with the at least one sound signal as obtained on the microphone array, at least a first side of the plurality of sides as being closest to the sound source.