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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2023
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Frank Baumgarte, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Dipanjan Sen, Dublin, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A method that includes receiving a bitstream that comprises: an encoded version of an audio signal that is associated with a sound source that is within a first 3D scene, a scene tree structure that includes an origin of the first scene relative to an origin of a second scene, and a position of the sound source within the first scene relative to the origin of the first scene, wherein the position references the origin of the first scene using an identifier, wherein the scene tree structure defines an initial configuration of the sound source with respect to the first and second scenes; determining a position of a listener; producing a set of spatially rendered audio signals by spatially rendering the audio signal according to the position of the sound source with respect to the position of the listener; and using the spatially rendered audio signals to drive speakers.