US Patent Application 18338193. Spatial Audio Navigation simplified abstract
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Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Bruno M. Sommer of Cupertino CA (US)
Avi Bar-zeev of Oakland CA (US)
Frank Angermann of Munich (DE)
Stephen E. Pinto of Mountain View CA (US)
Lilli Ing-Marie Jonsson of Saratoga CA (US)
Rahul Nair of Daly City CA (US)
- This abstract for appeared for US patent application number 18338193 Titled 'Spatial Audio Navigation'
Simplified Explanation
This abstract describes a system for spatial audio navigation that can be used on mobile devices. The system uses audio cues to guide users to specific locations. By inputting the user's current location, target location, and map information, the system can determine the best path to take. It then uses directional audio played through a headset to guide the user along the path. The system offers different methods for spatial audio navigation to assist users in following the path.
Original Abstract Submitted
Methods and apparatus for spatial audio navigation that may, for example, be implemented by mobile multipurpose devices. A spatial audio navigation system provides navigational information in audio form to direct users to target locations. The system uses directionality of audio played through a binaural audio device to provide navigational cues to the user. A current location, target location, and map information may be input to pathfinding algorithms to determine a real world path between the user’s current location and the target location. The system may then use directional audio played through a headset to guide the user on the path from the current location to the target location. The system may implement one or more of several different spatial audio navigation methods to direct a user when following a path using spatial audio-based cues.
