IP Library Granted Patent US 11,800,313
Granted Patent B2
US 11,800,313 · App. 18/146,284 · Granted Oct 24, 2023

Immersive audio platform

Inventors: Jean-Marc Jot (Aptos, CA); Michael Minnick (Fort Lauderdale, FL); Dmitry Pastouchenko (Folsom, CA); Michael Aaron Simon (Fort Lauderdale, CA); John Emmitt Scott (Plantation, FL); Richard St. Clair Bailey (Plantation, FL); Shivakumar Balasubramanyam (San Diego, CA); Harsharaj Agadi (Plantation, FL)
Assignee: Magic Leap, Inc.
H04S7/304G02B27/017H04S2400/01H04S2400/11H04S2420/01
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Patent No.
US 11,800,313
App. No.
18/146,284
Granted
Oct 24, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed herein are systems and methods for presenting audio content in mixed reality environments. A method may include receiving a first input from an application program; in response to receiving the first input, receiving, via a first service, an encoded audio stream; generating, via the first service, a decoded audio stream based on the encoded audio stream; receiving, via a second service, the decoded audio stream; receiving a second input from one or more sensors of a wearable head device; receiving, via the second service, a third input from the application program, wherein the third input corresponds to a position of one or more virtual speakers; generating, via the second service, a spatialized audio stream based on the decoded audio stream, the second input, and the third input; presenting, via one or more speakers of the wearable head device, the spatialized audio stream.

Claims (44)

1. A system comprising:

a wearable head device comprising one or more sensors and one or more speakers; and

one or more processors configured to perform a method comprising:

receiving a first input from the one or more sensors of the wearable head device, wherein the first input indicates a movement of the wearable head device from a first position to a second position;

receiving a second input, wherein the second input indicates a position of one or more virtual speakers;

receiving a spatialized audio signal, wherein the spatialized audio signal is generated based on the first input and the second input, wherein the spatialized audio signal is associated with one of a static mode and dynamic mode; and

in accordance with a determination that the spatialized audio signal is associated with a per-screen spatialized audio and in response to receiving the first input:

in accordance with a determination that the spatialized audio stream is associated with the static mode, presenting, via the one or more speakers of the wearable head device, the spatialized audio signal based on a distance from the first position to the position of the one or more virtual speakers; and

in accordance with a determination that the spatialized audio stream is associated with the dynamic mode, presenting, via the one or more speakers of the wearable head device, the spatialized audio signal based on a distance from the second position to the position of the one or more virtual speakers.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first input represents the first position of the wearable head device.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first input represents the second position of the wearable head device.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the second input is associated with a position of the wearable head device.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more sensors comprises an inertial measurement unit, a camera, a microphone, an electromagnetic receiver, or any combination thereof.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the second input is associated with a position of a physical object in an environment of the wearable head device.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the position of the one or more virtual speakers is determined based on a position of a physical object in an environment of the wearable head device.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises receiving an audio stream, wherein the spatialized audio signal is generated based on the audio stream.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein:

the spatialized audio signal comprises one or more audio channels, and

the one or more audio channels comprises a subwoofer channel.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein:

the wearable head device further comprises a display, and

the position of the one or more virtual speakers is determined based on a content presented via the display.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the content comprises a virtual screen.

12. A method comprising:

receiving a first input from one or more sensors of a wearable head device, wherein the first input indicates a movement of the wearable head device from a first position to a second position;

receiving a second input, wherein the second input indicates a position of one or more virtual speakers;

receiving a spatialized audio signal, wherein the spatialized audio signal is generated based on the first input and the second input, wherein the spatialized audio signal is associated with one of a static mode and dynamic mode; and

in accordance with a determination that the spatialized audio signal is associated with a per-screen spatialized audio and in response to receiving the first input:

in accordance with a determination that the spatialized audio stream is associated with the static mode, presenting, via one or more speakers of the wearable head device, the spatialized audio signal based on a distance from the first position to the position of the one or more virtual speakers; and

in accordance with a determination that the spatialized audio stream is associated with the dynamic mode, presenting, via the one or more speakers of the wearable head device, the spatialized audio signal based on a distance from the second position to the position of the one or more virtual speakers.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the first input represents the first position of the wearable head device.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the first input represents the second position of the wearable head device.

15. The method of claim 12 , wherein the second input is associated with a position of the wearable head device.

16. The method of claim 12 , wherein the one or more sensors comprises an inertial measurement unit, a camera, a microphone, an electromagnetic receiver, or any combination thereof.

17. The method of claim 12 , wherein the position of the one or more virtual speakers is determined based on a position of a physical object in an environment of the wearable head device.

18. The method of claim 12 , further comprising receiving an audio stream, wherein the spatialized audio signal is generated based on the audio stream.

19. The method of claim 12 , further comprising presenting, via a display of the wearable head device, a content, wherein the position of the one or more virtual speakers is determined based on the content.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform a method comprising:

receiving a first input from one or more sensors of a wearable head device, wherein the first input indicates a movement of the wearable head device from a first position to a second position;

receiving a second input, wherein the second input indicates a position of one or more virtual speakers;

receiving a spatialized audio signal, wherein the spatialized audio signal is generated based on the first input and the second input, wherein the spatialized audio signal is associated with one of a static mode and dynamic mode; and

in accordance with a determination that the spatialized audio signal is associated with a per-screen spatialized audio and in response to receiving the first input:

in accordance with a determination that the spatialized audio stream is associated with the static mode, presenting, via one or more speakers of the wearable head device, the spatialized audio signal based on a distance from the first position to the position of the one or more virtual speakers; and

in accordance with a determination that the spatialized audio stream is associated with the dynamic mode, presenting, via the one or more speakers of the wearable head device, the spatialized audio signal based on a distance from the second position to the position of the one or more virtual speakers.

Assignments (4)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 20, 2025
From: MAGIC LEAP, INC.; MENTOR ACQUISITION ONE, LLC; MOLECULAR IMPRINTS, INC.
To: CITIBANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 073031/0206 →
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 20, 2023
From: BALASUBRAMANYAM, SHIVAKUMAR
To: MAGIC LEAP, INC.
Reel/Frame 064963/0053 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 20, 2023
From: JOT, JEAN-MARC; MINNICK, MICHAEL; PASTOUCHENKO, DMITRY; SIMON, MICHAEL AARON; SCOTT III, JOHN EMMITT; BAILEY, RICHARD ST. CLAIR; AGADI, HARSHARAJ
To: MAGIC LEAP, INC.
Reel/Frame 064973/0945 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 7, 2023
From: MAGIC LEAP, INC.; MENTOR ACQUISITION ONE, LLC; MOLECULAR IMPRINTS, INC.
To: CITIBANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 062681/0065 →