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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2023
Applicant:
Google Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventors:
Clayton Woodward Bavor, Jr., Mountain View, CA (US);
Alex Olwal, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Assignee:
Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/08 (2006.01); G06V 10/24 (2022.01); H04R 3/00 (2006.01); H04S 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/08 (2013.01); G06V 10/245 (2022.01); H04R 3/005 (2013.01); H04S 7/40 (2013.01); G06V 2201/07 (2022.01); H04R 2201/401 (2013.01); H04R 2203/12 (2013.01); H04R 2499/10 (2013.01); H04S 2400/11 (2013.01); H04S 2400/15 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of generating a virtual microphone array according including identifying a plurality of microphones, identifying a relative position in space of each of the plurality of microphones, generating a virtual microphone array based on the plurality of microphones and the relative position in space of each of the plurality of microphones, sensing audio at each of the plurality of microphones, and generating an audio signal of the virtual microphone array based on the sensed audio.