Audio system for spatializing virtual sound sources

    公开(公告)号:US12094487B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-17

    申请号:US17480740

    申请日:2021-09-21

    摘要: An audio system for spatializing virtual sound sources is described. A microphone array of the audio system is configured to monitor sound in a local area. A controller of the audio system identifies sound sources within the local area using the monitored sound from the microphone array and determines their locations. The controller of the audio system generates a target position for a virtual sound source based on one or more constraints. The one or more constraints include that the target position be at least a threshold distance away from each of the determined locations of the identified sound sources. The controller generates one or more sound filters based in part on the target position to spatialize the virtual sound source. A transducer array of the audio system presents spatialized audio including the virtual sound source content based in part on the one or more sound filters.

    Default assistant fallback in multi-assistant devices

    公开(公告)号:US12094463B1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-17

    申请号:US17540623

    申请日:2021-12-02

    发明人: Robert John Mars

    摘要: A speech-processing system may provide access to one or more virtual assistants via an audio-controlled device. A virtual assistant may be invoked by speaking a wakeword. In some cases, a default virtual assistant may be invoked when an utterance is spoken without a preceding wakeword. Such a multi-assistant speech-processing system may make an early determination that a received utterance does not include a wakeword, and begin processing the utterance prior to completion of the utterance, thereby reducing user perceived latency. For example, the system may start a timer when a gesture and/or voice activity is detected. If no wakeword is detected after a time corresponding to speaking durations of known wakewords, the system may determine that the utterance is to be processed according to the default virtual assistant.