Method for outputting a modified audio signal and graphical user interfaces produced by an application program

1. A method for outputting a modified audio signal, the method comprising:

receiving from a user an input indicating an angle using a graphical user interface;

determining a parameter for a head-related transfer function based on the received input indicating the angle;

modifying an audio signal in accordance with the head-related transfer function based on the determined parameter; and

outputting the modified audio signal;

wherein the input indicating the angle is a graphical input indicating the angle by adjusting a position of a calibration marker of the graphical user interface;

wherein the calibration marker of the graphical user interface is associated to an immovable virtual speaker location of the graphical user interface;

wherein the calibration marker of the graphical user interface and the immovable virtual speaker location of the graphical user interface lie on a geometric shape;

wherein the position of the calibration marker of the graphical user interface corresponds to a perceived audio origination point;

wherein the immovable virtual speaker location of the graphical user interface represents a predetermined position of a surround sound system; and

receiving from the user a further input indicating a head shape of the user;

wherein the parameter for the head-related transfer function is determined further based on the received further input indicating the head shape of the user.

2. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the input indicating the angle is a graphical input indicating the angle by a direction from a center of a geometric shape.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving from the user an input indicating an ear shape of the user.

4. The method of claim 3 ,

wherein the parameter for the head-related transfer function is determined further based on the received input indicating the ear shape of the user.

5. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the receiving and the determining are performed for a plurality of immovable virtual speaker locations.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

sending the determined parameter to a server in a cloud.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a parameter for the head-related transfer function from a server in a cloud;

modifying the audio signal in accordance with the head-related transfer function based on the received parameter; and

outputting the modified audio signal.

8. A computing device comprising a processor configured to present a graphical user interface, the graphical user interface comprising:

an application program window generated by an application program, wherein the application program window comprises:

a visual representation of the user;

an immovable visual representation of a speaker on a geometric shape around the user;

a visual representation of a calibration marker on the geometric shape around the user;

wherein the visual representation of the calibration marker is associated to the immovable visual representation of the speaker; and

an input for inputting an indication of an angle by adjusting a position of the visual representation of the calibration marker with respect to the immovable visual representation of the speaker;

wherein the position of the visual representation of the calibration marker corresponds to a perceived audio origination point;

wherein the immovable visual representation of the speaker represents a predetermined position of a surround sound system;

wherein the application program window is configured to receive from the user a further input indicating a head shape of the user;

wherein the application program is configured to determine a parameter for a head-related transfer function based on the received further input indicating the head shape of the user.

9. The computing device of claim 8 ,

wherein the input comprises the visual representation of the calibration marker configured to be moved on the geometric shape.

10. The computing device of claim 8 ,

wherein the graphical user interface is configured to send the input indication of the angle to the application program.

11. The computing device of claim 8 ,

wherein the application program is configured to:

determine a parameter for a head-related transfer function based on the received input indicating the angle,

modify an audio signal in accordance with the head-related transfer function based on the determined parameter; and

output the modified audio signal.

12. The computing device of claim 8 ,

wherein the application program window further is configured to receive from the user an input indicating an ear shape of the user.

13. The computing device of claim 12 ,

wherein the application program is further configured to determine the parameter for the head-related transfer function further based on the received input indicating the ear shape of the user.

14. The computing device of claim 8 ,

wherein the application program window comprises immovable visual representations of a plurality of speakers and wherein the input is for inputting an angle for each of the immovable visual representation of each speaker.

15. The computing device of claim 8 ,

wherein the application program window further comprises a sender input for receiving an input for instructing the application program to send a parameter determined based on the input angle to a server in a cloud.

16. The computing device of claim 8 ,

wherein the application program window further comprises a receiver for receiving a parameter for a head-related transfer function from a server in a cloud;

wherein the application program is configured to modify the audio signal in accordance with the head-related transfer function based on the received parameter and to output the modified audio signal.