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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2023
Bose Corporation, Framingham, MA (US);
Eric Freeman, Sutton, MA (US);
John Rule, Berlin, MA (US);
Bose Corporation, Framingham, MA (US);
Abstract
A method for personalized sound virtualization is provided. The method includes measuring environmental sound using a first microphone of a wearable audio device. The first microphone is in or proximate to a right ear of a user. The method further includes measuring the environmental sound using a second microphone of the wearable audio device. The second microphone is in or proximate to a left ear of the user. The method further includes using acoustic data obtained from the measuring of the environmental sound via the first and second microphones, calculating individualized parameters, such as interaural time delay, relating to individualized HRTFs for the user. The method further includes using the individualized parameters to adjust audio playback by the wearable audio device. The audio playback may be adjusted at least partially based on an individualized HRTF generated by adjusting a generic HRTF according to the individualized parameters.