Electrical audio signal processing systems and devices – Binaural and stereophonic – Pseudo stereophonic
Reexamination Certificate
2007-01-23
2007-01-23
Chin, Vivian (Department: 2615)
Electrical audio signal processing systems and devices
Binaural and stereophonic
Pseudo stereophonic
C381S018000, C381S001000, C381S303000, C381S310000
Reexamination Certificate
active
09367153
ABSTRACT:
A method of processing a single channel audio signal to provide an audio source signal having left and right channels corresponding to a sound source at a given direction in space, includes performing a binaural synthesis introducing a time delay between the channels corresponding to the inter-aural time difference for a signal coming from said given direction, and controlling the left ear signal magnitude and the right ear signal magnitude to be at respective values. These values are determined by choosing a position for the sound source relative to the position of the head of a listener in use, calculating the distance from the chosen position of the sound source to respective ears of the listener, and determining the corresponding left ear signal magnitude and right ear signal magnitude using the inverse square law dependence of sound intensity with distance to provide cues for perception of the distance of said sound source in use.
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Clemow Richard David
Nackvi Fawad
Sibbald Alastair
Chin Vivian
Creative Technology Ltd
Faulk Devona E.
Swerdon Russell N.
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