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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2003
Applicants:
Peter L. Chu, Lexington, MA (US);
Michael Kenoyer, Austin, TX (US);
Richard Washington, Marble Falls, TX (US);
Inventors:
Peter L. Chu, Lexington, MA (US);
Michael Kenoyer, Austin, TX (US);
Richard Washington, Marble Falls, TX (US);
Assignee:
Polycom, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N007/14 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method for acoustic source location using a horizontal and vertical microphone array. Tilt sensors are provided within each array to allow full determination of the tilt of each array. Based on the acoustic source location results, an image capture device may be maneuvered to focus in the direction of the acoustic source location.