IP Library Granted Patent US 10,946,293
Granted Patent B2
US 10,946,293 · App. 16/444,914 · Granted Mar 16, 2021

Configuring headset voice morph based on player assignment

Inventor: Richard Kulavik (San Jose, CA)
Assignee: VOYETRA TURTLE BEACH, INC.
A63F13/87A63F13/54A63F13/215A63F13/77
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,946,293
App. No.
16/444,914
Granted
Mar 16, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods and systems are provided for adaptively modifying audio during online multiplayer games. In an audio system that outputs audio to a use, one or more audio control settings, for adjusting audio generated or handled in the system, may be determined based on a reference audio, with at least one of the one or more audio control settings being configured to adjust a voice associated with a user of the system. Audio handled in the system during the operation of the system by the user may then be processed, with the processing including applying the one or more audio control settings, and modifying, based on applying the one or more audio control settings, at least audio corresponding to a voice associated with the user. The reference audio may be processed, and the at least one audio control setting may be determined based on the processing of the reference audio.

Claims (29)

1. A system comprising:

one or more processing circuits configured to:

determine based on a reference audio, one or more audio control settings for adjusting audio generated or handled in the system, wherein at least one of the one or more audio control settings is configured to adjust a voice associated with a user of the system; and

process audio handled in the system during the operation of the system by the user, wherein:

the processing comprises applying the one or more audio control settings, and

the processing comprises modifying, based on applying the one or more audio control settings, at least audio corresponding to a voice associated with the user.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more audio control settings comprise parameters relating to one or more of audio pitch, audio intensity, and audio tone.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processing circuits are configured to determine the at least one of the one or more audio control settings based on the reference audio and an operation criterion associated with the operation of the system by the user.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processing circuits are configured to adaptively select the one or more audio control settings based on information associated with the operation of the system by the user.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processing circuits are configured to determine at least one of the one or more audio control settings based on information obtained from a database associated with the operation of the system by the user.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processing circuits are configured to process the reference audio, and determine the at least one of the one or more audio control settings based on the processing of the reference audio.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processing circuits are configured to obtain the reference audio from a database associated with the operation of the system by the user.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processing circuits are configured to determine, based on the one or more audio control settings, one or more sound effect adjustments.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the one or more processing circuits are configured to modify, based on the one or more one or more sound effect adjustments, at least an output audio provided to the user during the operation of the system by the user.

10. A method comprising:

in an audio system configured to output audio to a user:

determining based on a reference audio, one or more audio control settings for adjusting audio generated or handled in the audio system, wherein at least one of the one or more audio control settings is configured to adjust a voice associated with the user; and

processing audio handled in the system during the operation of the system by the user, wherein:

the processing comprises applying the one or more audio control settings, and

the processing comprises modifying, based on applying the one or more audio control settings, at least audio corresponding to a voice associated with the user.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the one or more audio control settings comprise parameters relating to one or more of audio pitch, audio intensity, and audio tone.

12. The method of claim 10 , comprising determining the at least one of the one or more audio control settings based on the reference audio and an operation criterion associated with the operation of the system by the user.

13. The method of claim 10 , comprising adaptively selecting the one or more audio control settings based on information associated with the operation of the system by the user.

14. The method of claim 10 , comprising determining at least one of the one or more audio control settings based on information obtained from a database associated with the operation of the system by the user.

15. The method of claim 10 , comprising processing the reference audio, and determining the at least one of the one or more audio control settings based on the processing of the reference audio.

16. The method of claim 10 , comprising obtaining the reference audio from a database associated with the operation of the system by the user.

17. The method of claim 10 , wherein the reference audio comprises a recording of a voice having audio characteristics desirable for the role.

18. The method of claim 10 , comprising determining, based on the one or more audio control settings, one or more sound effect adjustments.

19. The method of claim 10 , comprising modifying, based on the one or more one or more sound effect adjustments, at least an output audio provided to the user during the operation of the system by the user.

Assignments (6)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 1, 2026
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
To: TURTLE BEACH CORPORATION; VOYETRA TURTLE BEACH, INC.; PERFORMANCE DESIGNED PRODUCTS LLC
Reel/Frame 075315/0067 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 30, 2026
From: VOYETRA TURTLE BEACH INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 075311/0625 →
ASSIGNMENT OF SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 4, 2025
From: TURTLE BEACH CORPORATION; VOYETRA TURTLE BEACH, INC.; PERFORMANCE DESIGNED PRODUCTS LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 072338/0059 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 1, 2025
From: BLUE TORCH FINANCE LLC, AS THE COLLATERAL AGENT
To: TURTLE BEACH CORPORATION; VOYETRA TURTLE BEACH, INC.; PERFORMANCE DESIGNED PRODUCTS LLC
Reel/Frame 072337/0391 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 14, 2024
From: VOYETRA TURTLE BEACH, INC.; TURTLE BEACH CORPORATION; PERFORMANCE DESIGNED PRODUCTS LLC
To: BLUE TORCH FINANCE LLC, AS THE COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 066797/0517 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 19, 2019
From: KULAVIK, RICHARD
To: VOYETRA TURTLE BEACH, INC.
Reel/Frame 049518/0059 →