US 12,273,695 B2
Methods, apparatus and systems for audio reproduction
Christophe Chabanne, Carpentras (FR); Nicolas R. Tsingos, San Francisco, CA (US); and Charles Q. Robinson, Piedmont, CA (US)
Assigned to DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION, San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed by DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION, San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on May 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/742,400.
Application 17/183,360 is a division of application No. 16/688,713, filed on Nov. 19, 2019, granted, now 10,939,219, issued on Mar. 2, 2021.
Application 16/688,713 is a division of application No. 16/210,935, filed on Dec. 5, 2018, granted, now 10,499,175, issued on Dec. 3, 2019.
Application 16/210,935 is a division of application No. 15/297,918, filed on Oct. 19, 2016, granted, now 10,158,958, issued on Dec. 18, 2018.
Application 17/742,400 is a continuation of application No. 17/183,360, filed on Feb. 24, 2021, granted, now 11,350,231.
Application 15/297,918 is a continuation of application No. 14/271,576, filed on May 7, 2014, granted, now 9,544,527, issued on Jan. 10, 2017.
Application 14/271,576 is a continuation of application No. 13/892,507, filed on May 13, 2013, granted, now 8,755,543, issued on Jun. 17, 2014.
Application 13/892,507 is a continuation of application No. 13/425,249, filed on Mar. 20, 2012, granted, now 9,172,901, issued on Oct. 27, 2015.
Application 13/425,249 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2011/028783, filed on Mar. 17, 2011.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/316,579, filed on Mar. 23, 2010.
Prior Publication US 2022/0272472 A1, Aug. 25, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04S 3/00 (2006.01); H04R 1/40 (2006.01); H04R 5/02 (2006.01); H04S 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC H04S 3/002 (2013.01) [H04R 1/403 (2013.01); H04R 5/02 (2013.01); H04S 7/30 (2013.01); H04R 2499/15 (2013.01); H04S 2400/05 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
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1. A method for audio reproduction of an audio object using a playback device, the method comprising:
receiving the audio object and audio metadata, wherein the audio metadata uniquely corresponds to the audio object, and wherein the audio metadata indicates an audio reproduction location of the audio object relative to a reference screen, and wherein the audio metadata further includes angle information of the audio object relative to the reference screen;
receiving display screen metadata, wherein the display screen metadata indicates information of a display screen of the playback device, wherein the information comprises a dimension of the display screen, wherein the angle information comprises an angle relative to a reference point of the display screen, wherein a size of the audio reproduction is associated with a size of a visual cue to be displayed on the display screen;
determining a reproduction location for the audio reproduction of the audio object relative to the display screen, wherein the reproduction location is determined based on the audio metadata and the display screen metadata; and
rendering, using the playback device, the audio object at the reproduction location.