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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2023
Applicant:
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Inventors:
Miikka Tapani Vilermo, Siuro, FI;
Hannu Juhani Pulakka, Pirkkala, FI;
Assignee:
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 5/00 (2006.01); H04R 3/00 (2006.01); H04R 5/027 (2006.01); H04S 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04S 7/30 (2013.01); H04R 3/005 (2013.01); H04R 5/027 (2013.01); H04S 2400/11 (2013.01); H04S 2400/13 (2013.01); H04S 2400/15 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for assisting spatial audio signal processing, the apparatus including circuitry configured to: capture, at least using at least three microphones in the apparatus, sensor data including microphone audio signals; analyse the sensor data to determine at least one three-dimension direction of a sound source; and process the sensor data to map the at least one three-dimension direction of the sound source to at least one further direction, wherein the processing of the sensor data is configured to employ at least a parasagittal plane based mapping.