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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2024
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
David E. Romblom, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Tomlinson Holman, Palm Springs, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04S 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04S 7/304 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method includes determining a measure of a user's attention to a sound source in a spatial audio environment. Based on the measure of the user's attention to the sound source, one or more filters for decorrelating the sound source are determined. The sound source is spatially rendered, including applying the one or more filters to the sound source.