CPC H04R 1/406 (2013.01) [B64D 11/0015 (2013.01); H04R 1/403 (2013.01); G10L 2021/02166 (2013.01); H04R 3/005 (2013.01); H04R 2201/401 (2013.01); H04R 2499/13 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method of controllably directing audio content to or from an aircraft occupant comprising:
receiving sounds within the aircraft using a microphone array of at least two transducers;
processing the received sounds to extract a human utterance;
performing direction of arrival analysis of the extracted human utterance to determine an utterance originating direction;
using the utterance originating direction to electronically steer a transducer array towards the utterance originating direction;
using the transducer array to direct audio content to or from the aircraft occupant from whom the extracted human utterance originated.
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