Directionally dependent acoustic structure for audio processing related to at least one microphone sensor

1 . An audio signal processing apparatus configured to process an audio signal originating from an audio environment, the audio signal processing apparatus comprising:

at least one microphone sensor;

a directionally dependent acoustic structure positioned proximate to the at least one microphone sensor and configured to augment an audio signal captured by the at least one microphone sensor to define an augmented audio signal; and

augmented audio signal processing circuitry comprising at least one processor and a memory storing instructions that are operable, when executed by the at least one processor, to cause the augmented audio signal processing circuitry to:

transform the augmented audio signal into at least one audio data object set;

input the at least one audio data object set to a model configured to generate at least one spatialization data structure indicative of spatialization information for at least one audio source located within the audio environment; and

generate audio processing data based at least in part on the at least one spatialization data structure.

2 . The audio signal processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are further operable to cause the augmented audio signal processing circuitry to:

generate an output audio signal for the augmented audio signal based on the at least one spatialization data structure.

3 . The audio signal processing apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the instructions are further operable to cause the augmented audio signal processing circuitry to:

configure the output audio signal in a three-dimensional audio format based on the at least one spatialization data structure.

4 . The audio signal processing apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the at least one spatialization data structure comprises localization data for at least one audio source in the audio environment, and wherein the instructions are further operable to cause the augmented audio signal processing circuitry to:

transmit the output audio signal based on the localization data.

5 . The audio signal processing apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the at least one spatialization data structure comprises isolated audio data for at least one audio source in the audio environment, and wherein the instructions are further operable to cause the augmented audio signal processing circuitry to:

configure the output audio signal based on the isolated audio data.

6 . The audio signal processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are further operable to cause the augmented audio signal processing circuitry to:

tune the at least one microphone sensor based on the at least one spatialization data structure.

7 . The audio signal processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are further operable to cause the augmented audio signal processing circuitry to:

dynamically configure the directionally dependent acoustic structure based on the at least one spatialization data structure.

8 . The audio signal processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the instructions are further operable to cause the augmented audio signal processing circuitry to:

remove transfer function data from the augmented audio signal to generate an output audio signal, wherein the transfer function data is associated with a transfer function of the directionally dependent acoustic structure.

9 . The audio signal processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a number of directionally dependent acoustic structures corresponds to a number of microphone sensors utilized by the audio signal processing apparatus.

10 . The audio signal processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a number of directionally dependent acoustic structures is less than a number of microphone sensors utilized by the audio signal processing apparatus.

11 . The audio signal processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a number of directionally dependent acoustic structures is greater than a number of microphone sensors utilized by the audio signal processing apparatus.

12 . The audio signal processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the directionally dependent acoustic structure is a three-dimensional structure configured to augment audio captured by the at least one microphone sensor with transfer function data associated with the three-dimensional structure in order to provide the augmented audio signal.

13 . A computer-implemented method performed by an audio signal processing apparatus, comprising:

transforming an augmented audio signal into at least one audio data object set, wherein the augmented audio signal is defined based at least in part on a directionally dependent acoustic structure positioned proximate to at least one microphone sensor;

inputting the at least one audio data object set to a model configured to generate at least one spatialization data structure indicative of spatialization information for at least one audio source located within an audio environment;

generating audio processing data based at least in part on the at least one spatialization data structure; and

outputting the audio processing data via at least one audio output device.

14 . The computer-implemented method of claim 13 , further comprising:

generating an output audio signal for the augmented audio signal based on the at least one spatialization data structure.

15 . The computer-implemented method of claim 14 , further comprising:

configuring the output audio signal in a three-dimensional audio format based on the at least one spatialization data structure.

16 . The computer-implemented method of claim 14 , wherein the at least one spatialization data structure comprises localization data for at least one audio source in the audio environment, and the computer-implemented method further comprising:

transmitting the output audio signal based on the localization data.

17 . The computer-implemented method of claim 14 , wherein the at least one spatialization data structure comprises isolated audio data for at least one audio source in the audio environment, and the computer-implemented method further comprising:

configuring the output audio signal based on the isolated audio data.

18 . The computer-implemented method of claim 13 , further comprising:

tuning the at least one microphone sensor based on the at least one spatialization data structure.

19 . The computer-implemented method of claim 13 , further comprising:

dynamically configuring the directionally dependent acoustic structure based on the at least one spatialization data structure.

20 . A computer program product, stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium, comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of an audio signal processing apparatus, cause the one or more processors to:

transform an augmented audio signal into at least one audio data object set, wherein the augmented audio signal is defined based at least in part on a directionally dependent acoustic structure positioned proximate to at least one microphone sensor;

input the at least one audio data object set to a model configured to generate at least one spatialization data structure indicative of spatialization information for at least one audio source located within an audio environment;

generate audio processing data based at least in part on the at least one spatialization data structure; and

output the audio processing data via at least one audio output device.