Patent ID: 9615190
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: G10L,H04M,H04R,H04S

Claim:
1. A method executed by one or more electronic devices in an electronic system that adjusts, during an electronic call between a first individual and a second individual, a voice of the second individual with head related transfer functions (HRTFs) during the electronic call, the method comprising: determining, by the one or more electronic devices in the electronic system during the electronic call, a head orientation of the first individual with respect to a sound localization point (SLP) in empty space that is away from a location of the first individual; adjusting, by the one or more electronic devices in the electronic system during the electronic call, the voice of the second individual with HRTFs so the voice of the second individual originates from the SLP in empty space that is away from the location of the first individual such that the SLP in empty space simulates an origin of the voice of the second individual that the first individual hears; adjusting, by the one or more electronic devices in the electronic system during the electronic call and in response to movement of the head orientation of the first individual with respect to the SLP in empty space, the voice of the second individual with HRTFs so the voice of the second individual continues to originate from the SLP in empty space as the head orientation of the first individual moves with respect to the SLP in empty space; and adjusting, by the one or more electronic devices in the electronic system during the electronic call and in response to a command from the first individual to move a location of the voice of the second individual, the voice of the second individual with HRTFs so the voice of the second individual moves from the SLP in empty space to another SLP in empty space that is away from the location of the first individual such that the another SLP in empty space simulates the origin of the voice of the second individual that the first individual hears.