Patent ID: 11968520
Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A method for rendering a spatially-heterogeneous audio element for a user, the method comprising:
obtaining two or more audio signals representing the spatially-heterogeneous audio element, wherein a combination of the audio signals provides a spatial image of the spatially-heterogeneous audio element;
obtaining spatial extent information indicating a spatial extent of the spatially-heterogeneous audio element;
obtaining audio element position information indicating a position of the spatially-heterogeneous audio element in a virtual space;
obtaining listening position information indicating a listening position in the virtual space; and
rendering the spatially-heterogeneous audio element using: i) the spatial extent information or derived spatial extent information derived using the obtained spatial extent information, ii) the audio element position information indicating the position of the spatially-heterogeneous audio element in the virtual space, and iii) the listening position information indicating the listening position in the virtual space.