Patent ID: 9736613
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: G06F,G06T,H04S

Claim:
1. A method for simulating a source of sound, the method comprising: determining, by a computer, a location in physical space of a head of a user, wherein the location is determined by capturing images by a camera of the physical space in which a user is located and identifying light from at least one light emitting diode (LED) disposed on the head of the user; determining, by the computer, a sound for delivery to two speakers worn by the user; determining, by the computer, an emanating location in the physical space for the sound; establishing, by the computer, acoustic signals for each speaker based on the location in the physical space of the head, the sound, the emanating location in the physical space, and auditory characteristics of the user, wherein the auditory characteristics of the user are identified based on a calibration process, the calibration process is configured to generate one or more sounds in the physical space and a user is requested to respond by moving a controller having a light proximate to where the user perceives the sound to be emanating, the camera identifying positions of the controller when moved by the user, the response of moving the controller and the generated one more sounds used to identify the auditory characteristics of the user, and wherein the acoustic signals are established to simulate for the user that the sound originates at the emanating location in the physical space when the acoustic signals are played by the two speakers; and transmitting, by the computer, the acoustic signals to the two speakers.