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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2024
Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Victoria Dorn, San Mateo, CA (US);
Andres Aceves, Harvey, IL (US);
David Henshaw, San Mateo, CA (US);
SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method for identifying a location of a sound source is described. The method includes determining whether a predetermined condition regarding the sound source in a game is achieved during a play of the game and modifying first audio data generated based on a first sound received from a player in response to determining that the predetermined condition is achieved. The first audio data is modified in a three-dimensional audio space to output first modified audio data. The player controls the sound source in the game. The method includes providing the first modified audio data via a computer network to a client device to output a first modified sound.