Method and apparatus for determining sound source

Details Method and apparatus for determining sound source Method and apparatus for determining sound source

2006-04-25

2006-04-25

Chawan, Vijay B. (Department: 2654)

Electrical audio signal processing systems and devices

Binaural and stereophonic

Stereo speaker arrangement

C381S119000, C381S092000, C381S017000, C704S278000, C704S224000, C704S225000, C348S014160, C348S014050, C348S169000, C382S115000

Reexamination Certificate

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07035418

ABSTRACT:
Provided in accordance with the invention are a sound source identifying apparatus and method whereby objects as sound sources can be determined as to their locations with higher accuracy by using sound information and image information thereof and are separated from mixed sounds with certainty by using position information thereof. The sound source identifying apparatus (10) is constructed to include a sound collecting part; an imaging part; a sensing part; an image processing part; a sound processing part; and a control part.

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