IP Library Patent Application 16009212
Patent Application
App. No. 16/009,212

AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, AUDIO POSITIONAL SYSTEM AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM

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16/009,212
Abstract

An audio signal processing method, audio positional system and non-transitory computer-readable medium are provided in this disclosure. The audio signal processing method includes steps of: determining, by a processor, whether a first head related transfer function (HRTF) is selected to be applied onto an audio positional model corresponding to a first target or not; loading, by the processor, a plurality of parameters of a second target if the first HRTF is not selected; modifying, by the processor, a second HRTF according to the parameters of the second target; and applying, by the processor, the second HRTF onto the audio positional model corresponding to the first target to generate an audio signal.

Claims (45)

1 . An audio signal processing method, comprising:

determining, by a processor, whether a first head related transfer function (HRTF) is selected to be applied onto an audio positional model corresponding to a first target or not;

loading, by the processor, a plurality of parameters of a second target if the first HRTF is not selected;

modifying, by the processor, a second HRTF according to the parameters of the second target; and

applying, by the processor, the second HRTF onto the audio positional model corresponding to the first target to generate an audio signal.

2 . The audio signal processing method of claim 1 , wherein the parameters of the second target comprise a sound loudness, a timbre, an energy difference of an audio source respectively emitted toward a right-side and a left-side of the second target, and/or a time configuration toward the right-side and the left-side.

3 . The audio signal processing method of claim 2 , wherein the time configuration comprises a time difference of the audio source respectively emitted toward the right-side and the left-side.

4 . The audio signal processing method of claim 3 , the step of modifying the parameters of the second HRTF according to the parameters of the second target, further comprises:

adjusting the sound loudness or the timbre, the time difference of, or the energy difference of the sound respectively emitted toward the right-side and the left-side according to size or shape of the second target.

5 . The audio signal processing method of claim 1 , further comprising:

adjusting the parameters of the second HRTF according to a transmission medium between the second target and an audio source.

6 . The audio signal processing method of claim 1 , wherein the parameter of the second target comprises a character simulating parameter set of an avatar.

7 . The audio signal processing method of claim 1 , further comprising:

detecting parameters of the first HRTF by a plurality of sensors of a head-mounted device.

8 . An audio positional system, comprising:

an audio outputting module;

a processor, connected to the audio outputting module; and

a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising one or more sequences of instructions to be executed by the processor for performing an audio signal processing method, comprising:

determining, by the processor, whether a first head related transfer function (HRTF) is selected to be applied onto an audio positional model corresponding to a first target or not;

loading, by the processor, a plurality of parameters of a second target if the first HRTF is not selected;

modifying, by the processor, a second HRTF according to the parameters of the second target; and

applying, by the processor, the second HRTF onto the audio positional model corresponding to the first target to generate an audio signal.

9 . The audio positional system of claim 8 , wherein the parameters of the second target comprise a sound loudness, a timbre, an energy difference of an audio source respectively emitted toward a right-side and a left-side of the second target, and/or a time configuration toward the right-side and the left-side.

10 . The audio positional system of claim 9 , wherein the time configuration comprises a time difference of the audio source respectively emitted toward the right-side and the left-side.

11 . The audio positional system of claim 10 , wherein the step of modifying the parameters of the second HRTF according to the parameters of the second target, further comprises:

adjusting the sound loudness or the timbre , the time difference of, or the energy difference of the sound respectively emitted toward the right-side and the left-side according to size or shape of the second target.

12 . The audio positional system of claim of claim 8 , further comprising:

adjusting the parameters of the second HRTF according to a transmission medium between the second target and an audio source.

13 . The audio positional system of claim 8 , wherein the parameter of the second target comprises a character simulating parameter set of an avatar.

14 . The audio positional system of claim 8 , further comprising:

detecting parameters of the first HRTF by a plurality of sensors of a head-mounted device.

15 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions to be executed by a processor of an electronic device for performing an audio signal processing method, wherein the audio signal processing method comprises:

determining, by a processor, whether a first head related transfer function (HRTF) is selected to be applied onto an audio positional model corresponding to a first target or not;

loading, by the processor, a plurality of parameters of a second target if the first HRTF is not selected;

modifying, by the processor, a second HRTF according to the parameters of the second target; and

applying, by the processor, the second HRTF onto the audio positional model corresponding to the first target to generate an audio signal.

16 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the parameters comprise of the second target a sound loudness, a timbre, an energy difference of an audio source respectively emitted toward a right-side and a left-side of the second target, and/or a time configuration toward the right-side and the left-side; and

wherein the time configuration comprises a time difference of the audio source respectively emitted toward the right-side and the left-side.

17 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , the step of modifying the parameters of the second HRTF according to the parameters of the second target, further comprises:

adjusting the sound loudness or the timbre, the time difference of, or the energy difference of the sound respectively emitted toward the right-side and the left-side according to size or shape of the second target.

18 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , further comprising:

adjusting the parameters of the second HRTF according to a transmission medium between the second target and an audio source.

19 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the parameter of the second target comprises a character simulating parameter set of an avatar.

20 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , further comprising:

detecting parameters of the first HRTF by a plurality of sensors of a head-mounted device.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 5, 2021
From: MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 054899/0569 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 18, 2018
From: LIAO, CHUN-MIN
To: HTC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 046123/0637 →