Determining a virtual listening environment

• Main Authors: Dipanjan Sen, David E. Romblom, Alexander Singh Alvarado, Prateek Murgai, Joshua D. Atkins, John E. Arthur, Brandon J Rice, Jonathan D. Sheaffer, Juha O. Merimaa, Benjamin Bernard
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 26.04.2023
• Subjects: ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; STEREOPHONIC SYSTEMS; TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION

One or more acoustic parameters of a current acoustic environment of a user are determined based on sensor signals captured by one or more sensors of the device. One or more pre-set acoustic parameters are determined based on the one or more acoustic parameters of the current acoustic environment of the user and an acoustic environment of an audio file comprising audio signals that is determined based on the audio signals of the audio file or metadata of the audio file. The audio signals are spatially rendered by applying spatial filters that include the one or more pre-set acoustic parameters to the audio signals, resulting in binaural audio signals. The binaural audio signals may be used to drive speakers of a headset. In a preferred embodiment, the pre-set parameters increase resemblance to the acoustic environment of the audio file in response to the acoustic environment of the audio file being outside. I addition, the pre-set parameters increase resemblance to the current acoustic environment in response to the acoustic environment of the audio file being inside or non-existent.