US 12,003,949 B2
Modifying audio data transmitted to a receiving device to account for acoustic parameters of a user of the receiving device
Andrew Lovitt, Redmond, WA (US); Nils Thomas Fritiof Lunner, Redmond, WA (US); Vladimir Tourbabin, Woodinville, WA (US); and Jacob Ryan Donley, Kirkland, WA (US)
Assigned to Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC, Menlo Park, CA (US)
Filed by META PLATFORMS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Menlo Park, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/578,852.
Prior Publication US 2023/0232178 A1, Jul. 20, 2023
Int. Cl. H04S 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC H04S 7/303 (2013.01) [H04S 7/307 (2013.01); H04S 2400/11 (2013.01); H04S 2420/01 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
obtaining, at a communication system, audio content captured by a sending client device;
receiving, at the communication system, a payload from a receiving client device, the payload including one or more acoustic parameters of the receiving client device;
generating, by the communication system, modified audio content by modifying the audio content based on the one or more acoustic parameters of the receiving client device,
wherein the generating of the modified audio content includes transforming the audio content based on acoustic properties, of a local area that includes the receiving client device, included in the payload and wherein the transforming includes:
generating a predicted position, of the receiving client device in the local area, from information included in the payload;
determining a degree of arrival of portions of audio data to the predicted position of the receiving client device; and
applying one or more transfer functions, to the audio content, based on the predicted position and the acoustic properties of the local area; and
transmitting the modified audio content from the communication system to the receiving client device, which is configured to play the modified audio content to receiving user.