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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2021
Applicant:
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Inventors:
Assignee:
NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY, Espoo, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 3/00 (2006.01); G01S 5/20 (2006.01); G10K 11/178 (2006.01); H04R 1/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 3/005 (2013.01); G01S 5/20 (2013.01); G10K 11/17823 (2018.01); H04R 1/406 (2013.01); G10K 2210/3044 (2013.01); H04R 2430/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
Examples of the disclosure relate to an apparatus comprising means for: using a radiofrequency beam having a wavelength below approximately 10 mm to interrogate one or more acoustic reporters in an audio environment; analysing one or more sound signals reported by the one or more acoustic reporters to determine positions of one or more sound sources providing the one or more sound signals; and using the positions of the one or more sound sources to determine one or more sound propagation paths within the audio environment.