Directivity control apparatus, directivity control method, storage medium and directivity control system
    13.
    发明授权
    Directivity control apparatus, directivity control method, storage medium and directivity control system 有权
    指向性控制装置,方向性控制方法,存储介质和方向性控制系统

    公开(公告)号:US09414153B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-08-09

    申请号:US14272695

    申请日:2014-05-08

    Abstract: A directivity control apparatus controls a directivity of a sound collected by a first sound collecting unit including a plurality of microphones. The directivity control apparatus includes a directivity forming unit, configured to form a directivity of the sound in a direction toward a monitoring target corresponding to a first designated position in an image displayed on a display unit, and an information obtaining unit, configured to obtain information on a second designated position in the image displayed on the display unit, designated in accordance with a movement of the monitoring target. The directivity forming unit is configured to change the directivity of the sound toward the monitoring target corresponding to the second designated position by referring to the information on the second designated position obtained by the information obtaining unit.

    Abstract translation: 指向性控制装置控制由包括多个麦克风的第一收集单元收集的声音的方向性。 指向性控制装置包括指向性形成单元,被配置为在显示在显示单元上的图像中形成朝向对应于第一指定位置的监视目标的方向的声音的方向性,以及信息获取单元, 在显示单元上显示的图像中的第二指定位置上,根据监视目标的移动来指定。 指向性形成单元被配置为通过参考由信息获取单元获得的关于第二指定位置的信息来改变声音朝向与第二指定位置相对应的监视目标的方向性。

    Monitoring system and monitoring method

    公开(公告)号:US10909384B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-02

    申请号:US15182488

    申请日:2016-06-14

    Abstract: In a sound source display system, an omnidirectional camera captures an image of a monitoring area. A microphone array collects a voice in the monitoring area. A monitoring monitor displays the image of an imaging area captured by the omnidirectional camera. A sound pressure calculator in a directivity control device calculates a sound pressure indicating a source of a sound in the image of the imaging area using voice data of the voice collected by the microphone array. An output controller in the directivity control device compares the sound pressure and threshold values (first threshold value, second threshold value), and causes sound image information in which the sound pressure is converted into visual information according to the result of comparison, to be displayed on the monitoring monitor so as to be superimposed on the image of the imaging area.

    Failure detection system and failure detection method

    公开(公告)号:US09635481B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-04-25

    申请号:US14809354

    申请日:2015-07-27

    CPC classification number: H04R29/004

    Abstract: A failure detection system includes an omnidirectional microphone array device having a plurality of microphone elements and a directivity control device that calculates a delay time of a voice propagated from a sound source to each microphone element and forms a directivity of the voice using the delay time and the voice collected by the omnidirectional microphone array device, and detects a failure of the microphone element. A smoothing unit calculates an average power of one microphone element. An average calculator calculates a total average power of a plurality of usable microphone elements included in the omnidirectional microphone array device. A comparison unit compares whether or not a difference between the average power and the total average power exceeds a range of ±6 dB, and determines whether the microphone element is in failure based on the comparison result.

    Audio processing system and audio processing method
    18.
    发明授权
    Audio processing system and audio processing method 有权
    音频处理系统和音频处理方法

    公开(公告)号:US09578413B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-02-21

    申请号:US14809618

    申请日:2015-07-27

    Abstract: An audio processing system, includes: an audio collector that collects audio in a non-directivity state using audio collection elements; an operator receives an input of one or more designation directions for audio emphasis for switching from the non-directivity state to a directivity state; an emphasis processor that generates audio data in the directivity state obtained by performing an emphasis process on the audio data in the designation direction from the audio collector using audio data collected by the audio collector according to the input of the designation direction; a volume adjustor that adjusts volume of the audio data in a directivity state; and an audio output that outputs the audio in a non-directivity state collected by the audio collector or the audio in a directivity state after the volume has been adjusted by the volume adjustor.

    Abstract translation: 一种音频处理系统,包括:使用音频收集元件以非方向性状态收集音频的音频收集器; 操作者接收用于音频强调的一个或多个指定方向的输入,用于从非方向性状态切换到方向性状态; 根据指定方向的输入,利用由音频收集器收集的音频数据,从音频收集器对指定方向上的音频数据进行强调处理,生成指向性状态的音频数据; 音量调节器,其以指向性状态调节音频数据的音量; 以及音频输出,其在通过音量调节器调节音量之后,以指向性状态输出由音频收集器或音频收集的非指向性状态的音频。

    MONITORING SYSTEM AND MONITORING METHOD
    19.
    发明申请
    MONITORING SYSTEM AND MONITORING METHOD 审中-公开
    监测系统和监测方法

    公开(公告)号:US20170019744A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-01-19

    申请号:US15182488

    申请日:2016-06-14

    Abstract: In a sound source display system, an omnidirectional camera captures an image of a monitoring area. A microphone array collects a voice in the monitoring area. A monitoring monitor displays the image of an imaging area captured by the omnidirectional camera. A sound pressure calculator in a directivity control device calculates a sound pressure indicating a source of a sound in the image of the imaging area using voice data of the voice collected by the microphone array. An output controller in the directivity control device compares the sound pressure and threshold values (first threshold value, second threshold value), and causes sound image information in which the sound pressure is converted into visual information according to the result of comparison, to be displayed on the monitoring monitor so as to be superimposed on the image of the imaging area.

    Abstract translation: 在声源显示系统中,全向摄像机捕获监视区域的图像。 麦克风阵列在监控区域收集声音。 监视监视器显示由全向摄像机捕获的成像区域的图像。 指向性控制装置中的声压计算器使用由麦克风阵列收集的声音的语音数据来计算指示成像区域的图像中的声音源的声压。 指向性控制装置中的输出控制器将声压和阈值(第一阈值,第二阈值)进行比较,并根据比较结果使声压被转换为视觉信息的声像信息被显示 在监视监视器上,以便叠加在成像区域的图像上。

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