Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Audio apparatus, audio distribution system and method of operation therefor
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Application No.: US17258822Application Date: 2019-07-02
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Publication No.: US11656839B2Publication Date: 2023-05-23
- Inventor: Christiaan Varekamp , Jeroen Gerardus Henricus Koppens , Bart Kroon , Nathan Souviraa-Labastie , Arnoldus Werner Johannes Oomen
- Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
- Applicant Address: NL Eindhoven
- Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
- Current Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
- Current Assignee Address: NL Eindhoven
- Priority: EP 182366 2018.07.09
- International Application: PCT/EP2019/067648 2019.07.02
- International Announcement: WO2020/011588A 2020.01.16
- Date entered country: 2021-01-08
- Main IPC: G06F3/16
- IPC: G06F3/16 ; H04L12/18 ; H04S7/00

Abstract:
A distribution system comprises an audio server (101) for receiving incoming audio from remote clients (103) and for transmitting audio derived from the incoming audio to the remote clients (103). An audio apparatus comprises an audio a receiver (401) which receives data comprising: audio data for a plurality of audio components representing audio from a remote client of the plurality of remote clients; and proximity data for at least one of the audio components. The proximity data is indicative of proximity between remote clients. A generator (403) of the apparatus generates an audio mix from the audio components in response to the proximity data. For example, an audio component indicated to be proximal to a remote client may be excluded from an audio mix for that remote client.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220137916A1 AUDIO APPARATUS, AUDIO DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREFOR Public/Granted day:2022-05-05
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