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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 16, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thomas J. Padula, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Silicon Graphics, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/700 ;
Abstract
A system and method for correcting discrepancies in the apparent location of audio sources in a computer representation of a three-dimensional environment is provided. The system and method compensate for distortions created by disparities between the virtual camera field of view and the observer's field of view. The system and method further provide for appropriate adjustments to audio sources outside of the observer's field of view.