Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Head-related transfer function convolution method and head-related transfer function convolution device
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Application No.: US13927983Application Date: 2013-06-26
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Publication No.: US09432793B2Publication Date: 2016-08-30
- Inventor: Takao Fukui , Ayataka Nishio
- Applicant: Sony Corporation
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Sony Corporation
- Current Assignee: Sony Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Chip Law Group
- Priority: JP2008-045597 20080227
- Main IPC: H04R5/02
- IPC: H04R5/02 ; H04S7/00 ; H04S1/00 ; H04S3/00

Abstract:
A head-related transfer function (HRTF) convolution method arranged, when an audio signal is reproduced acoustically by an electro-acoustic conversion unit disposed in a nearby position of both ears of a listener, to convolute an HRTF into the audio signal, which allows the listener to listen to the audio signal such that a sound image is localized in a perceived virtual sound image localization position, the method including the steps of: measuring, when a sound source is disposed in the virtual sound image localization position, and a sound-collecting unit is disposed in the position of the electro-acoustic conversion unit, a direct-wave direction HRTF regarding the direction of a direct wave, and reflected-wave direction HRTFs regarding the directions of selected one or more reflected waves, from the sound source to the sound-collecting unit, separately beforehand; and convoluting the obtained direct-wave direction HRTF, and the reflected-wave direction HRTFs into the audio signal.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130287235A1 HEAD-RELATED TRANSFER FUNCTION CONVOLUTION METHOD AND HEAD-RELATED TRANSFER FUNCTION CONVOLUTION DEVICE Public/Granted day:2013-10-31
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