System and method of utilizing audio orientations
View Patent ↗In one or more embodiments, one or more systems, methods, and/or processes may receive, via multiple microphones, a first audio signal from a first sound producing source; may convert, via at least one analog to digital converter, the first audio signal to first multiple audio data; may determine a first angle, with respect to a reference, of the first sound producing source based at least on the first multiple of audio data; may determine a sound pressure level based at least on a distance to the first sound source and a type of the multiple speakers; may produce second multiple audio data based at least on the sound pressure level and the first angle; may convert, via at least one digital to analog converter, the second multiple audio data to multiple analog audio signals; and may provide, via the multiple speakers, output audio in a direction of the first angle.
1. An information handling system, comprising:
at least one processor; and
a memory medium, coupled to the at least one processor, that stores instructions executable by the at least one processor, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the information handling system to:
receive, via a plurality of microphones, a first audio signal from a first sound producing source;
convert, via at least one analog to digital converter, the first audio signal to a first plurality of audio data;
determine a first angle, with respect to a reference, of the first sound producing source based at least on the first plurality of audio data;
determine, via a proximity sensor, a distance to the first sound producing source;
determine a type of a plurality of speakers;
determine a sound pressure level based at least on the distance to the first sound producing source and the type of the plurality of speakers;
produce a second plurality of audio data based at least on the sound pressure level and the first angle of the first sound producing source;
convert, via at least one digital to analog converter, the second plurality of audio data to a plurality of analog audio signals;
provide the plurality of analog signals to the plurality of speakers; and
provide, via the plurality of speakers, output audio in a direction of the first angle of the first sound producing source.
2. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the information handling system to:
provide first rotation data, associated with the first angle of the first sound producing source, to a camera rotator.
3. The information handling system of claim 2 , wherein the instructions further cause the information handling system to:
rotate, based at least on the first rotation data, a camera to a direction of the first sound producing source.
4. The information handling system of claim 2 , wherein the instructions further cause the information handling system to:
receive, via the plurality of microphones, a second audio signal from a second sound producing source, different from the first sound producing source;
convert, via the at least one analog to digital converter, the second audio signal to a second plurality of audio data;
determine a second angle, with respect to the reference, of the second sound producing source based at least on the second plurality of audio data; and
provide second rotation data, associated with the second angle of the second sound producing source, to the camera rotator.
5. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein, to determine the sound pressure level based at least on the distance to the first sound producing source and the type of the plurality of speakers, the instructions further cause the information handling system to:
access a lookup table based at least on the type of the plurality of speakers; and
retrieve a number associated with the type of the plurality of speakers.
6. The information handling system of claim 1 ,
wherein, to produce the second plurality of audio data based at least on the sound pressure level and the first angle of the first sound producing source, the instructions further cause the information handling system to produce first audio data of the second plurality of audio data with a phase difference with respect to second audio data of the second plurality of audio data; and
wherein, to provide the plurality of analog signals to the plurality of speakers, the instructions further cause the information handling system to:
provide a first analog signal, with the phase difference, of the plurality of analog signals to a first speaker of the plurality of speakers; and
provide a second analog signal of the plurality of analog signals to a second speaker of the plurality of speakers.
7. The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein, to determine the first angle, with respect to the reference, of the first sound producing source based at least on the first plurality of audio data, the instructions further cause the information handling system to determine a phase difference between first audio data, associated with a first microphone of the plurality of microphones, of the first plurality of audio data and second audio data, associated with a second microphone of the plurality of microphones, of the first plurality of audio data.
8. A method, comprising:
receiving, via a plurality of microphones, a first audio signal from a first sound producing source;
converting, via at least one analog to digital converter, the first audio signal to a first plurality of audio data;
determining a first angle, with respect to a reference, of the first sound producing source based at least on the first plurality of audio data;
determining, via a proximity sensor, a distance to the first sound producing source;
determining a type of a plurality of speakers;
determining a sound pressure level based at least on the distance to the first sound producing source and the type of the plurality of speakers;
producing a second plurality of audio data based at least on the sound pressure level and the first angle of the first sound producing source;
converting, via at least one digital to analog converter, the second plurality of audio data to a plurality of analog audio signals;
providing the plurality of analog signals to the plurality of speakers; and
providing, via the plurality of speakers, output audio in a direction of the first angle of the first sound producing source.
9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
providing first rotation data, associated with the first angle of the first sound producing source, to a camera rotator.
10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
rotating, based at least on the first rotation data, a camera to a direction of the first sound producing source.
11. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
receiving, via the plurality of microphones, a second audio signal from a second sound producing source, different from the first sound producing source;
converting, via the at least one analog to digital converter, the second audio signal to a second plurality of audio data;
determining a second angle, with respect to the reference, of the second sound producing source based at least on the second plurality of audio data; and
providing second rotation data, associated with the second angle of the second sound producing source, to the camera rotator.
12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the determining the sound pressure level based at least on the distance to the first sound producing source and the type of the plurality of speakers includes:
accessing a lookup table based at least on the type of the plurality of speakers; and
retrieving a number associated with the type of the plurality of speakers.
13. The method of claim 8 ,
wherein the producing the second plurality of audio data based at least on the sound pressure level and the first angle of the first sound producing source includes producing first audio data of the second plurality of audio data with a phase difference with respect to second audio data of the second plurality of audio data; and
wherein the providing the plurality of analog signals to the plurality of speakers includes:
providing a first analog signal, with the phase difference, of the plurality of analog signals to a first speaker of the plurality of speakers; and
providing a second analog signal of the plurality of analog signals to a second speaker of the plurality of speakers.
14. The method of claim 8 , wherein the determining the first angle, with respect to the reference, of the first sound producing source based at least on the first plurality of audio data includes determining a phase difference between first audio data, associated with a first microphone of the plurality of microphones, of the first plurality of audio data and second audio data, associated with a second microphone of the plurality of microphones, of the first plurality of audio data.
15. A computer-readable non-transitory memory medium that includes instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of an information handling system, cause the information handling system to:
receive, via a plurality of microphones, a first audio signal from a first sound producing source;
convert, via at least one analog to digital converter, the first audio signal to a first plurality of audio data;
determine a first angle, with respect to a reference, of the first sound producing source based at least on the first plurality of audio data;
determine, via a proximity sensor, a distance to the first sound producing source;
determine a type of a plurality of speakers;
determine a sound pressure level based at least on the distance to the first sound producing source and the type of the plurality of speakers;
produce a second plurality of audio data based at least on the sound pressure level and the first angle of the first sound producing source;
convert, via at least one digital to analog converter, the second plurality of audio data to a plurality of analog audio signals;
provide the plurality of analog signals to the plurality of speakers; and
provide, via the plurality of speakers, output audio in a direction of the first angle of the first sound producing source.
16. The computer-readable non-transitory memory medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions further cause the information handling system to:
provide first rotation data, associated with the first angle of the first sound producing source, to a camera rotator.
17. The computer-readable non-transitory memory medium of claim 16 , wherein the instructions further cause the information handling system to:
receive, via the plurality of microphones, a second audio signal from a second sound producing source, different from the first sound producing source;
convert, via the at least one analog to digital converter, the second audio signal to a second plurality of audio data;
determine a second angle, with respect to the reference, of the second sound producing source based at least on the second plurality of audio data; and
provide second rotation data, associated with the second angle of the second sound producing source, to the camera rotator.
18. The computer-readable non-transitory memory medium of claim 15 , wherein, to determine the sound pressure level based at least on the distance to the first sound producing source and the type of the plurality of speakers, the instructions further cause the information handling system to:
access a lookup table based at least on the type of the plurality of speakers; and
retrieve a number associated with the type of the plurality of speakers.
19. The computer-readable non-transitory memory medium of claim 15 ,
wherein, to produce the second plurality of audio data based at least on the sound pressure level and the first angle of the first sound producing source, the instructions further cause the information handling system to produce first audio data of the second plurality of audio data with a phase difference with respect to second audio data of the second plurality of audio data; and
wherein, to provide the plurality of analog signals to the plurality of speakers, the instructions further cause the information handling system to:
provide a first analog signal, with the phase difference, of the plurality of analog signals to a first speaker of the plurality of speakers; and
provide a second analog signal of the plurality of analog signals to a second speaker of the plurality of speakers.
20. The computer-readable non-transitory memory medium of claim 15 , wherein, to determine the first angle, with respect to the reference, of the first sound producing source based at least on the first plurality of audio data, the instructions further cause the information handling system to determine a phase difference between first audio data, associated with a first microphone of the plurality of microphones, of the first plurality of audio data and second audio data, associated with a second microphone of the plurality of microphones, of the first plurality of audio data.