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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2013
Applicant:
University of Surrey, Guildford, GB;
Inventors:
David Nugent, Cambridgeshire, GB;
Banu Gunel, Ankara, TR;
Assignee:
University of Surrey, Guildford, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 3/00 (2006.01); H04R 1/08 (2006.01); H04R 1/40 (2006.01); H04R 25/00 (2006.01); H04R 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/08 (2013.01); H04R 1/406 (2013.01); H04R 3/005 (2013.01); H04R 1/04 (2013.01); H04R 25/405 (2013.01); H04R 2201/401 (2013.01); H04R 2201/405 (2013.01); H04R 2430/00 (2013.01); H04R 2430/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for directionally selective sound reception comprises an array of pressure sensors each arranged to output a pressure signal indicative of pressure, and processing means arranged to receive the pressure signals, identify a plurality of frequency components of the signals, identify at least one source direction, and identify at least one of the components as coming from the source direction. The sensor array comprises support means having two opposite sides and four sensors, at least one of the sensors being supported on each of the sides of the support means.