Patent ID: 8411598

Claim:
A method comprising: providing sound to a user, the sound originating at a sound source associated with a conference call, wherein the user is a participant in the conference call; receiving through a telephony user interface from the user at the telephony user interface an indication of a first direction of the sound source along a first axis with respect to the user and a second direction of the sound source along a second axis with respect to the user, the first axis being substantially perpendicular to the second axis, wherein receiving through the telephony user interface from the user at the telephony user interface further includes obtaining a distance perception indication; and communicating the indication of the first direction and the second direction as well as the distance perception indication to enable audio communication of sound originating at the sound source to the user as if coming from the first direction and the second direction, and as if having a distance associated with the distance perception indication, with respect to the user; providing a perception that the sound is coming from the first direction, the second direction, and the distance with respect to the user; and changing the perception, wherein changing the perception includes modifying a latency associated with the perception.