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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2011
Andy Nguyen, San Diego, CA (US);
Ted Dunn, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Lobrenzo Wingo, San Diego, CA (US);
Djung Nguyen, San Diego, CA (US);
Nobukazu Sugiyama, San Diego, CA (US);
Andy Nguyen, San Diego, CA (US);
Ted Dunn, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Lobrenzo Wingo, San Diego, CA (US);
Djung Nguyen, San Diego, CA (US);
Nobukazu Sugiyama, San Diego, CA (US);
SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method consistent with certain implementations involves in an audio system having an array of a plurality of loudspeakers and a stored speaker map identifying the geometric relationship between the plurality of loudspeakers and a listening position, identifying a location on the speaker map of a Source Origin of a sound; selecting a method of localizing the Source Origin from a plurality of methods of localizing the Source Origin utilizing the array of loudspeakers; and reproducing the sound emanating from the Source Origin using the selected method. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.