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Patent No.:

US 9544706 B1

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Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017

Filed:

Mar. 23, 2015
Applicant:

Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);

Inventor:

Alistair Robert Hirst, Redmond, WA (US);

Assignee:

Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 5/00 (2006.01); H04S 7/00 (2006.01); H04S 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04S 7/302 (2013.01); H04S 1/00 (2013.01); H04S 2420/01 (2013.01);
Abstract

A technology for creating head-related transfer functions that are customized for a pinna of a human is described. The method may include capturing a plurality of digital images of a human pinna using a camera. The method may also include generating a 3D (three-dimensional) digital model of the human pinna using the digital images. In addition, the method may also include determining a head related transfer function (HRTF) that is customized for the human pinna using the 3D digital model. The HRTF can be associated with a user profile and the user profile may include sound output customization information for a speaker arrangement capable of producing virtual surround sound. The customized HRTF may then be used by an application in association with a specific user profile to produce a virtual surround sound experience through headphones.


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Hirst, Alistair. (2017). Customized head-related transfer functions (U.S. Patent No. 9544706). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9544706

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