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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2025
Filed:
May. 08, 2023
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Antti Eronen, Tampere, FI;
Arto Lehtiniemi, Lempäälä, FI;
Tapani Pihlajakuja, Vantaa, FI;
Jussi Leppänen, Tampere, FI;
NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY, Espoo, FI;
Abstract
An apparatus for generating at least one distance estimate to at least one sound source within a sound scene comprising the least one sound source, the apparatus configured to: receive at least two audio signals from a microphone array located within the sound scene; receive at least one further audio signal associated with the at least one sound source; determine at least one portion of the at least two audio signals from a microphone array corresponding to the at least one further audio signal associated with the at least one sound source; determine a distance estimate to the at least one sound source based on the at least one portion of the at least two audio signals from a microphone array corresponding to the at least one further audio signal associated with the at least one sound source.