Patent ID: 9544706
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: H04S

Claim:
1. A method for generating a head related transfer function that is customized for a user for use in an interactive gaming environment, the method comprising: receiving a plurality of digital images of a human pinna and a reference object using a camera; generating a 3D (three-dimensional) digital model of the human pinna using the plurality of images, the 3D digital model representing the three-dimensional (3D) structure of the human pinna; deriving a head related transfer function (HRTF) that is customized for the human pinna using the 3D digital model; associating the HRTF with a user profile, the user profile comprising settings customized to at least one user sound output preference and a driver identifier for headphones capable of producing virtual surround sound; generating an audio signal that has been modified using the HRTF, a driver associated with the driver identifier, and at least one user sound output preference to provide virtual surround sound; and streaming the audio signal that was customized to headphones.