IP Library Granted Patent US 12,542,995
Granted Patent B2
US 12,542,995 · App. 18/366,058 · Granted Feb 3, 2026

Sound collection setting method and sound collection apparatus

Inventor: Koichiro Sato (Hamamatsu, JP)
Assignee: YAMAHA CORPORATION
H04R1/326G06T7/70G06T2207/20081
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Patent No.
US 12,542,995
App. No.
18/366,058
Granted
Feb 3, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A sound collection setting method detects a specific object from an image captured by a camera, obtains position information of the specific object in the image, and sets a sound collection target range of a microphone by changing directivity of the microphone, based on the position information.

Claims (50)

1 . A sound collection setting method comprising:

detecting a specific object from an image captured by a camera;

obtaining position information of the specific object in the image;

setting a sound collection target range of a microphone by changing directivity of the microphone, based on the position information;

storing at least one predetermined size of the specific object in a memory; and

obtaining a distance to the specific object as the position information by comparing a size of the specific object included in the image with the at least one predetermined size.

2 . The sound collection setting method according to claim 1 , wherein:

the specific object is an object including a specific image; and

the detecting detects the specific object by detecting the specific image.

3 . The sound collection setting method according to claim 1 , wherein the detecting detects the specific object from the image based on a trained model that has been trained with a relationship between the specific object and the image captured by the camera.

4 . A sound collection setting method comprising:

detecting a specific object from an image captured by a camera;

obtaining position information of the specific object in the image based on a trained model that has been trained with a relationship between the specific object and a position of the specific object; and

setting a sound collection target range of a microphone by changing directivity of the microphone, based on the obtained position information.

5 . The sound collection setting method according to claim 1 , wherein the sound collection target range is fan-shaped or triangular in a plan view, or is conical.

6 . The sound collection setting method according to claim 1 , further comprising setting a non-sound collection target range in part of the set sound collection target range.

7 . The sound collection setting method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

setting a range other than the set sound collection range; and

displaying, distinguishably on a display, the set sound collection target range and the set range other than the sound collection target range.

8 . The sound collection setting method according to claim 1 , wherein the setting sets the sound collection target range according to instructions to set the sound collection target range received from a user.

9 . A sound collection apparatus comprising:

a camera;

a microphone configured so that directivity thereof is changeable; and

a controller configured to:

detect a specific object from an image captured by the camera;

obtain position information of the specific object in the image;

set a sound collection target range of the microphone by changing the directivity of the microphone, based on the position information;

store at least one predetermined size of the specific object in a memory; and

obtain a distance to the specific object as the position information by comparing a size of the specific object included in the image with the at least one predetermined size.

10 . The sound collection apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein:

the specific object is an object including a specific image; and

the controller detects the specific object by detecting the specific image.

11 . The sound collection apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the controller detects the specific object from the image based on a trained model that has been trained with a relationship between the specific object and the image captured by the camera.

12 . A sound collection apparatus comprising:

a camera;

a microphone configured so that directivity thereof is changeable; and

a controller configured to:

detect a specific object from an image captured by the camera;

obtain position information of the specific object in the image based on a trained model that has been trained with a relationship between the specific object and a position of the specific object; and

set a sound collection target range of the microphone by changing the directivity of the microphone, based on the obtained position information.

13 . The sound collection apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the sound collection target range is fan-shaped or triangular in a plan view, or is conical.

14 . The sound collection apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the controller sets a non-sound collection target range in part of the set sound collection target range.

15 . The sound collection apparatus according to claim 9 , further comprising:

a display,

wherein the controller:

sets a range other than the set sound collection range; and

displays, distinguishably on the display, the set sound collection target range and the set range other than the sound collection target range.

16 . The sound collection apparatus according to claim 9 , further comprising:

a communication interface,

wherein the controller sets the sound collection target range according to instructions to set the sound collection target range received from a user via the communication interface.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 7, 2023
From: SATO, KOICHIRO
To: YAMAHA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 064507/0573 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-134669 · Aug 26, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240073593A1 · Feb 29, 2024
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