Spatial Audio Capture And Analysis With Depth

    公开(公告)号:US20240276142A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-15

    申请号:US18643040

    申请日:2024-04-23

    申请人: DTS, Inc.

    发明人: Edward Stein

    摘要: Spatial audio signals can include audio objects that can be respectively encoded and rendered at each of multiple different depths. In an example, a method for encoding a spatial audio signal can include receiving audio scene information from an audio capture source in an environment, and receiving a depth characteristic of a first object in the environment. The depth characteristic can be determined using information from a depth sensor. A correlation can be identified between at least a portion of the audio scene information and the first object. The spatial audio signal can be encoded using the portion of the audio scene and the depth characteristic of the first object.

    Spatial audio capture and analysis with depth

    公开(公告)号:US11997456B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-28

    申请号:US17754334

    申请日:2019-10-10

    申请人: DTS, Inc.

    发明人: Edward Stein

    摘要: Spatial audio signals can include audio objects that can be respectively encoded and rendered at each of multiple different depths. In an example, a method for encoding a spatial audio signal can include receiving audio scene information from an audio capture source in an environment, and receiving a depth characteristic of a first object in the environment. The depth characteristic can be determined using information from a depth sensor. A correlation can be identified between at least a portion of the audio scene information and the first object. The spatial audio signal can be encoded using the portion of the audio scene and the depth characteristic of the first object.

    SPATIAL AUDIO CAPTURE AND ANALYSIS WITH DEPTH

    公开(公告)号:US20220345813A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-27

    申请号:US17754334

    申请日:2019-10-10

    申请人: DTS, Inc.

    发明人: Edward Stein

    摘要: Spatial audio signals can include audio objects that can be respectively encoded and rendered at each of multiple different depths. In an example, a method for encoding a spatial audio signal can include receiving audio scene information from an audio capture source in an environment, and receiving a depth characteristic of a first object in the environment. The depth characteristic can be determined using information from a depth sensor. A correlation can be identified between at least a portion of the audio scene information and the first object. The spatial audio signal can be encoded using the portion of the audio scene and the depth characteristic of the first object.

    Method and Apparatus for Dialogue Understandability Assessment

    公开(公告)号:US20220328062A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-13

    申请号:US17846864

    申请日:2022-06-22

    申请人: DTS, Inc.

    IPC分类号: G10L25/60 G10L15/26

    摘要: A method comprises: obtaining a mixed soundtrack that includes dialogue mixed with non-dialogue sound; converting the mixed soundtrack to comparison text; obtaining reference text for the dialogue as a reference for intelligibility of the dialogue; determining a measure of intelligibility of the dialogue of the mixed soundtrack to a listener based on a comparison of the comparison text against the reference text; and reporting the measure of intelligibility of the dialogue.

    Immersive audio reproduction systems

    公开(公告)号:US11304020B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-12

    申请号:US16813973

    申请日:2020-03-10

    申请人: DTS, Inc.

    摘要: Systems and methods can provide an elevated, virtual loudspeaker source in a three-dimensional soundfield using loudspeakers in a horizontal plane. In an example, a processor circuit can receive at least one height audio signal that includes information intended for reproduction using a loudspeaker that is elevated relative to a listener, and optionally offset from the listener's facing direction by a specified azimuth angle. A first virtual height filter can be selected for use based on the specified azimuth angle. A virtualized audio signal can be generated by applying the first virtual height filter to the at least one height audio signal. When the virtualized audio signal is reproduced using one or more loudspeakers in the horizontal plane, the virtualized audio signal can be perceived by the listener as originating from an elevated loudspeaker source that corresponds to the azimuth angle.

    Adjusting volume levels of speakers

    公开(公告)号:US11163524B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-02

    申请号:US17024345

    申请日:2020-09-17

    申请人: DTS, Inc.

    发明人: Dannie Lau

    IPC分类号: H03G3/00 G06F3/16 H04R3/12

    摘要: When the volume is adjusted in a multi-speaker system, it is desirable that one speaker does not change volume disproportionately with respect to another speaker. A method is presented for adjusting a volume level of one or more speakers. Each speaker can have a non-standardized relationship between logical volume level that is input to the speaker and sound pressure level that is produced by the speaker. A selected volume level, corresponding to a sound pressure level, can be received via a user interface. A stored lookup table can be accessed to convert the sound pressure level to a first product-specific logical volume level for each speaker. The stored lookup table can tabulate the non-standardized relationship between logical volume level and sound pressure level for each speaker. Data corresponding to the first product-specific logical volume level can be transmitted to each speaker.

    REFLECTING SOUND FROM ACOUSTICALLY REFLECTIVE VIDEO SCREEN

    公开(公告)号:US20210021929A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-21

    申请号:US17063958

    申请日:2020-10-06

    申请人: DTS, Inc.

    发明人: Brian Slack

    摘要: In an audiovisual system, in which video is displayed on a screen that does not permit sound to pass through the screen, such as a light emitting diode panel, a high-frequency speaker positioned above an audience seating area can direct sound toward the screen, so that the screen can reflect the sound toward the audience seating area. The high-frequency speaker can be used with one or more low-frequency speakers positioned at or near the height of the audience seating area. The low-frequency and high-frequency sounds can appear to originate from close to the same height, thereby creating a realistic audio image at the audience seating area. A spectral filter can negate the spectral effects of propagation to and reflection from the screen. Suitable time delays can synchronize the high-frequency sound with the low-frequency sound and with video displayed on the screen.

    ADJUSTING VOLUME LEVELS OF SPEAKERS

    公开(公告)号:US20210004202A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-07

    申请号:US17024345

    申请日:2020-09-17

    申请人: DTS, Inc.

    发明人: Dannie Lau

    IPC分类号: G06F3/16 H04R3/12

    摘要: When the volume is adjusted in a multi-speaker system, it is desirable that one speaker does not change volume disproportionately with respect to another speaker. A method is presented for adjusting a volume level of one or more speakers. Each speaker can have a non-standardized relationship between logical volume level that is input to the speaker and sound pressure level that is produced by the speaker. A selected volume level, corresponding to a sound pressure level, can be received via a user interface. A stored lookup table can be accessed to convert the sound pressure level to a first product-specific logical volume level for each speaker. The stored lookup table can tabulate the non-standardized relationship between logical volume level and sound pressure level for each speaker. Data corresponding to the first product-specific logical volume level can be transmitted to each speaker.

    System and method for generating multimedia accompaniments to broadcast data

    公开(公告)号:US10819298B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-27

    申请号:US15446374

    申请日:2017-03-01

    申请人: DTS, Inc.

    摘要: A method and system is presented for coordinating the transmission of supplemental digital data to accompany broadcast data, and in particular, analog radio broadcasts, among a plurality of broadcasters. The supplemental digital data may provide information about the particular broadcast data being transmitted (i.e. cut data) or may be supplemental to such data (i.e. news, weather and traffic data). The supplemental digital data to be presented is sorted based on particular algorithms which may take into account broadcaster-specified criteria such as target audience, time of day, type of broadcast data presented, and the like. The supplemental digital data may be audio data, visual data, or audio-visual data for presentation with the broadcast data. The supplemental digital data may further be advertisement data. The advertisement data may be sold by the broadcasters or the party coordinating the IBOC transmission of the supplemental digital data. The supplemental digital data may play simultaneously with muted broadcast data or at a user-specified time.