US 12,267,663 B2
Method and system for surround sound processing in an audio device
Richard Kulavik, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc., White Plains, NY (US)
Filed by Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc., White Plains, NY (US)
Filed on Sep. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/957,441.
Application 17/957,441 is a continuation of application No. 17/123,755, filed on Dec. 16, 2020, granted, now 11,503,420.
Application 17/123,755 is a continuation of application No. 16/871,463, filed on May 11, 2020, granted, now 10,880,665, issued on Dec. 29, 2020.
Application 16/871,463 is a continuation of application No. 16/353,565, filed on Mar. 14, 2019, granted, now 10,652,682, issued on May 12, 2020.
Application 16/353,565 is a continuation of application No. 15/659,161, filed on Jul. 25, 2017, granted, now 10,237,672, issued on Mar. 19, 2019.
Application 15/659,161 is a continuation of application No. 14/449,236, filed on Aug. 1, 2014, granted, now 9,716,958, issued on Jul. 25, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/888,586, filed on Oct. 9, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2023/0033891 A1, Feb. 2, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04S 3/00 (2006.01); H04R 5/033 (2006.01); H04S 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC H04S 3/004 (2013.01) [H04R 5/033 (2013.01); H04S 5/005 (2013.01); H04S 2400/01 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
in an audio device:
receiving a plurality of audio channels;
determining an acoustic environment according to a type of audio carried by the audio channels;
simulating the acoustic environment via one or more virtual channels; and
generating stereo signals according to the one or more virtual channels.