Patent ID: 9743213
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: G10L,H04M,H04R,H04S

Claim:
1. A method for enhancing an auditory experience in a shared acoustic space comprising a plurality of zones, the method comprising: receiving, at a plurality of microphones distributed throughout the shared acoustic space, sound signals substantially originating from the plurality of zones; filtering, at a plurality of adaptable sound filters, audio data corresponding to the sound signals received at the plurality of microphones to cancel at least one of an echo signal or a feedback signal to generate filtered audio data; and providing a conference call facility configured to generate, based on the filtered audio data, output data associated with a multi-dimensional acoustic effect to simulate, at a remote device positioned external to the shared acoustic space, a virtual positioning of one or more occupants of the shared acoustic space, wherein the output data indicates a virtual position of an occupant of the one or more occupants, the virtual position determined based on an identity of the occupant.