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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2012
Filed:
May. 27, 2009
Applicant:
Tadashi Amada, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Tadashi Amada, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 3/80 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An acoustic treatment apparatus obtains a first output signal by performing filtering for forming a directivity in a first direction for received sound signals of sound receivers, obtains a second output signal by performing filtering for forming a directivity in a second direction different from the first direction for received sound signals of sound receivers, obtains a strength ratio between a strength of the first output signal and a strength of the second output signal, and estimates a sound source direction on the basis of the strength ratio.