IP Library Granted Patent US 12,445,798
Granted Patent B2
US 12,445,798 · App. 18/038,768 · Granted Oct 14, 2025

Audio signal processing method and electronic device

Inventors: Tong Wei (Shenzhen, CN); Qinglin Zeng (Shenzhen, CN); Haihong Zhang (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: HONOR DEVICE CO., LTD.
H04S7/304H04S2420/01
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Patent No.
US 12,445,798
App. No.
18/038,768
Granted
Oct 14, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

This application relates to the audio field, and discloses an audio signal processing method and an electronic device, to resolve a problem that a stereo audio signal is directly input to a user through a headset and original expressive and immersive feelings of audio content cannot be accurately restored. A specific solution is as follows: A direct part and a diffusion part are separated from an audio signal. A corresponding room impulse response is obtained from a preset room impulse response database based on a current scene. Synthesis is performed based on a head-related transfer function and the room impulse response to obtain a binaural room impulse response for sense-of-orientation rendering and a binaural room impulse response for sense-of-space rendering.

Claims (45)

1. An audio signal processing method, applied to an electronic device in an audio system, wherein the audio system comprises an electronic device and a headset that are communicatively connected, and the method comprises:

splitting an audio signal into a direct part and a diffusion part;

obtaining a corresponding room impulse response from a preset room impulse response database based on a current scene, wherein the room impulse response database comprises room impulse responses corresponding to scenes, and the current scene is a scene in which the electronic device is currently located;

performing synthesis based on the room impulse response and a head-related transfer function to obtain a first binaural room impulse response for sense-of-orientation rendering and a second binaural room impulse response for sense-of-space rendering;

rendering the direct part of the audio signal and the diffusion part of the audio signal based on the first binaural room impulse response to obtain a sense-of-orientation rendered audio signal;

rendering the diffusion part of the audio signal based on the second binaural room impulse response to obtain a sense-of-space rendered audio signal; and

synthesizing the sense-of-orientation rendered audio signal and the sense-of-space rendered audio signal, and inputting a synthesized signal to the headset.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the performing synthesis based on the room impulse response and a head-related transfer function to obtain a first binaural room impulse response for sense-of-orientation rendering and a second binaural room impulse response for sense-of-space rendering comprises:

decomposing the room impulse response into a direct part of the room impulse response, an early reflection part of the room impulse response, and a later reverberation part of the room impulse response;

performing synthesis based on the direct part of the room impulse response, the early reflection part of the room impulse response, and a head-related transfer function to obtain the first binaural room impulse response for sense-of-orientation rendering; and

performing synthesis based on the early reflection part of the room impulse response, the later reverberation part of the room impulse response, and a head-related transfer function in a preset orientation to obtain the second binaural room impulse response for sense-of-space rendering.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the head-related transfer function is a head-related transfer function obtained through matching and adjustment based on head tracking information sent by the headset.

4. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the head-related transfer function in the preset orientation comprises: a head-related transfer function directly in front of a user's head, a head-related transfer function directly behind the user's head, a head-related transfer function on the left of the user's head, a head-related transfer function on the right of the user's head, a head-related transfer function above the user's head, and a head-related transfer function below the user's head.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the diffusion part of the audio signal comprises a left-channel diffusion part and a right-channel diffusion part.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the current scene is a scene selected by the user.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the current scene is a scene recognized by the electronic device.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the current scene comprises any one of a shopping mall, a cinema, a conference room, a concert hall, an office, a kitchen, and a living room.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the preset room impulse response database comprises a room impulse response autonomously measured by the user.

10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the preset room impulse response database is stored in a cloud server.

11. An electronic device, comprising:

a processor, and a memory configured to store executable instructions of the processor, wherein when the processor is configured to execute the instructions, the electronic device is enabled to perform a method in an audio system, wherein the audio system comprises the electronic device and a headset that are communicatively connected, the method comprising:

splitting an audio signal into a direct part and a diffusion part;

obtaining a corresponding room impulse response from a preset room impulse response database based on a current scene, wherein the room impulse response database comprises room impulse responses corresponding to scenes, and the current scene is a scene in which the electronic device is currently located;

performing synthesis based on the room impulse response and a head-related transfer function to obtain a first binaural room impulse response for sense-of-orientation rendering and a second binaural room impulse response for sense-of-space rendering:

rendering the direct part of the audio signal and the diffusion part of the audio signal based on the first binaural room impulse response to obtain a sense-of-orientation rendered audio signal;

rendering the diffusion part of the audio signal based on the second binaural room impulse response to obtain a sense-of-space rendered audio signal; and

synthesizing the sense-of-orientation rendered audio signal and the sense-of-space rendered audio signal, and inputting a synthesized signal to the headset.

12. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, storing computer program instructions, wherein when the computer program instructions are executed by an electronic device, the electronic device is enabled to perform a method applied to an electronic device in an audio system, wherein the audio system comprises the electronic device and a headset that are communicatively connected, the method comprising:

splitting an audio signal into a direct part and a diffusion part;

obtaining a corresponding room impulse response from a preset room impulse response database based on a current scene, wherein the room impulse response database comprises room impulse responses corresponding to scenes, and the current scene is a scene in which the electronic device is currently located;

performing synthesis based on the room impulse response and a head-related transfer function to obtain a first binaural room impulse response for sense-of-orientation rendering and a second binaural room impulse response for sense-of-space rendering;

rendering the direct part of the audio signal and the diffusion part of the audio signal based on the first binaural room impulse response to obtain a sense-of-orientation rendered audio signal;

rendering the diffusion part of the audio signal based on the second binaural room impulse response to obtain a sense-of-space rendered audio signal; and

synthesizing the sense-of-orientation rendered audio signal and the sense-of-space rendered audio signal, and inputting a synthesized signal to the headset.

13. The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the performing synthesis based on the room impulse response and a head-related transfer function to obtain a first binaural room impulse response for sense-of-orientation rendering and a second binaural room impulse response for sense-of-space rendering comprises:

decomposing the room impulse response into a direct part of the room impulse response, an early reflection part of the room impulse response, and a later reverberation part of the room impulse response;

performing synthesis based on the direct part of the room impulse response, the early reflection part of the room impulse response, and a head-related transfer function to obtain the first binaural room impulse response for sense-of-orientation rendering; and

performing synthesis based on the early reflection part of the room impulse response, the later reverberation part of the room impulse response, and a head-related transfer function in a preset orientation to obtain the second binaural room impulse response for sense-of-space rendering.

14. The electronic device according to claim 13 , wherein the head-related transfer function is a head-related transfer function obtained through matching and adjustment based on head tracking information sent by the headset.

15. The electronic device according to claim 13 , wherein the head-related transfer function in the preset orientation comprises: a head-related transfer function directly in front of a user's head, a head-related transfer function directly behind the user's head, a head-related transfer function on the left of the user's head, a head-related transfer function on the right of the user's head, a head-related transfer function above the user's head, and a head-related transfer function below the user's head.

16. The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the diffusion part of the audio signal comprises a left-channel diffusion part and a right-channel diffusion part.

17. The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the current scene is a scene selected by the user.

18. The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the current scene is a scene recognized by the electronic device.

19. The electronic device according claim 11 , wherein the current scene comprises any one of a shopping mall, a cinema, a conference room, a concert hall, an office, a kitchen, and a living room.

20. The electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the preset room impulse response database comprises a room impulse response autonomously measured by the user.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 18, 2024
From: WEI, TONG; ZENG, QINGLIN; ZHANG, HAIHONG
To: HONOR DEVICE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 066168/0816 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202210380751.5 · Apr 12, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
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