IP Library Granted Patent US 7,994,412
Granted Patent B2
US 7,994,412 · App. 11/131,275 · Granted Aug 9, 2011

Sound system and method for creating a sound event based on a modeled sound field

Assignee: Verax Technologies Inc.
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Patent No.
US 7,994,412
App. No.
11/131,275
Granted
Aug 9, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A sound system and method for modeling a sound field generated by a sound source and creating a sound event based on the modeled sound field is disclosed. The system and method captures a sound field over an enclosing surface, models the sound field and enables reproduction of the modeled sound field. Explosion type acoustical radiation may be used. Further, the reproduced sound field may be modeled and compared to the original sound field model.

Claims (4)

1. An audio reproduction system, comprising:

a computer controlled sound reproduction system receiving sound information, including electronic storage that stores information indicative of sonic characteristics of attached sound reproduction equipment, and a processor determining which sound reproduction equipment reproduces which sounds associated with said sound information based on individual characteristics of said sound reproduction equipment, wherein the electronic storage further stores information indicative of positions and/or orientation of attached sound reproduction equipment, and where the processor operates to determine which of said other sound reproduction equipment should reproduce different sounds associated with the sound information based on individual sonic characteristics of each of said sound reproduction equipment, and on the position and/or orientation of each of said sound reproduction equipment.

2. An audio reproduction system, comprising:

a sound reproduction part including an audio controller, and a processor, associated with said audio controller, said processor determining information indicative of sonic characteristics of a plurality of separate other sound reproduction equipment, said sound reproduction part having an audio input adapted to receive sound information, and said processor operating to determine, which of said other sound reproduction equipment should reproduce different sounds associated with the sound information based on individual sonic characteristics of each of said sound reproduction equipment, wherein the processor further determines information indicative of positions and/or orientation of a plurality of separate other sound reproduction equipment, and wherein the processor operates to determine which of said other sound reproduction equipment should reproduce different sounds associated with the sound information based on individual sonic characteristics of each of said sound reproduction equipment, and on the position and/or orientation of each of said sound reproduction equipment.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jan 21, 2011
From: VERAX TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: REGIONS BANK
Reel/Frame 025674/0796 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 12, 2006
From: METCALF, RANDALL B.
To: VERAX TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Reel/Frame 017610/0399 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation 10705861 · Nov 13, 2003
Continuation 10230989 · Aug 30, 2003
Continuation 09864294 · May 25, 2001
Continuation 09393324 · Sep 10, 1999
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