US 12,238,507 B2
Assigning room impulse responses (RIRs) to zones around a user
Philip Scott Lyren, Rincon, PR (US); and Glen A. Norris, Lakewood, OH (US)
Filed by Philip Scott Lyren, Rincon, PR (US); and Glen A. Norris, Lakewood, OH (US)
Filed on Nov. 17, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/988,808.
Application 17/988,808 is a continuation of application No. 17/169,481, filed on Feb. 7, 2021, granted, now 11,510,022.
Application 17/169,481 is a continuation of application No. 16/558,088, filed on Aug. 31, 2019, granted, now 10,917,737, issued on Feb. 9, 2021.
Application 16/558,088 is a continuation of application No. 16/401,251, filed on May 2, 2019, granted, now 10,750,308, issued on Aug. 18, 2020.
Application 16/401,251 is a continuation of application No. 15/635,166, filed on Jun. 27, 2017, granted, now 10,587,981, issued on Mar. 10, 2020.
Application 15/635,166 is a continuation of application No. 15/429,131, filed on Feb. 9, 2017, granted, now 9,699,583, issued on Jul. 4, 2017.
Application 15/429,131 is a continuation of application No. 15/365,880, filed on Nov. 30, 2016, granted, now 9,800,990, issued on Oct. 24, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/348,164, filed on Jun. 10, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2023/0072131 A1, Mar. 9, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04S 7/00 (2006.01); H04R 5/033 (2006.01); H04S 3/00 (2006.01)
CPC H04S 7/304 (2013.01) [H04R 5/033 (2013.01); H04S 3/008 (2013.01); H04S 7/303 (2013.01); H04S 2400/01 (2013.01); H04S 2400/11 (2013.01); H04S 2420/01 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
dividing a space around a user wearing a head mounted display (HMD) into three-dimensional (3D) zones that include zones of physical objects where the user is located and zones of empty space where the user is located;
determining different room impulse responses (RIRs) for the 3D zones;
displaying, with a display of the HMD worn on a head of the user, a virtual image on one of the physical objects where the user is located; and
processing, by a processor in the HMD worn on the head of the user, sound with the RIRs such that the sound originates as binaural sound with a sound localization point (SLP) at the virtual image located on the one of the physical objects where the user is located.