US 12,342,154 B2
Audio capture with multiple devices
Shai Messingher Lang, Santa Clara, CA (US); Jonathan D. Sheaffer, San Jose, CA (US); and Symeon Delikaris Manias, Playa Vista, CA (US)
Assigned to APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 21, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/212,488.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/356,624, filed on Jun. 29, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0007816 A1, Jan. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. H04S 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC H04S 7/302 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
at a first device at a first location, the first device having a microphone, one or more processors, and non-transitory memory;
obtaining, via the microphone, first audio of a sound source;
receiving, from one or more second devices, one or more second audio of the sound source;
determining one or more second locations of the one or more second devices; and
determining an audio emission pattern of the sound source based on the first audio, the one or more second audio, and the one or more second locations, wherein the audio emission pattern of the sound source indicates a sound level at various locations relative to the sound source.