Patent ID: 9363602
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: H04R,H04S

Claim Text:
1. A method of providing a virtualized audio file to a user, comprising: transmitting a virtualized audio file to a transducer apparatus worn by a user, wherein the transducer apparatus comprises: capturing information regarding one or more of the following: processing the virtualized audio file based on the captured information to produce a processed virtualized audio file, such that when the virtualized left channel signal and the virtualized right channel signal based on the processed virtualized audio file are converted to sound and the user listens to the sound from the at least one left transducer via the left ear of the user, and listens to the sound from the at least one right transducer via the right ear of the user, the localization of the certain sounds experienced by the user remains in a fixed location, wherein capturing information comprises capturing information regarding the position of the transducer apparatus and information regarding the angular direction of the transducer apparatus, wherein capturing information comprises capturing information regarding movement acceleration of the transducer apparatus and information regarding rotational acceleration of the transducer apparatus, wherein processing the virtualized audio file based on the captured information comprises: a. inputting captured information regarding the position of the transducer apparatus and captured information regarding the angular direction of the transducer apparatus; b. inputting captured information regarding movement acceleration of the transducer apparatus and captured information regarding rotational acceleration of the transducer apparatus; c. calculating a new position and a new angular direction based on the captured information regarding the position of the transducer apparatus, the captured information regarding the angular direction, the captured information regarding movement acceleration of the transducer apparatus, and the captured information regarding rotational acceleration of the transducer apparatus; and d. processing the virtualized audio file using the new position and the new angular direction to produce the processed virtualized audio file, such that when the virtualized left channel signal and the virtualized right channel signal based on the processed virtualized audio file are converted to sound and the user listens to the sound from the at least one left transducer via the left ear of the user, and listens to the sound from the at least one right transducer via the right ear of the user, the localization of the certain sounds experienced by the user remains in a fixed location.