Sound collection and reproduction system, sound collection and reproduction apparatus, sound collection and reproduction method, sound collection and reproduction program, sound collection system, and reproduction system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9877133
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14727496

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The sound collection and reproduction system reproduces comprise: a microphone array selection unit which selects a microphone arrays; an area sound collection unit which collects sounds of all areas by using the microphone arrays; an area sound selection unit which selects an area sound of an area corresponding to a specified listening position, and area sounds of surrounding areas of this area corresponding to a listening direction, in accordance with a sound reproduction environment; an area volume adjustment unit which adjusts a volume of each area sound unit in accordance with a distance from the specified listening position; and a stereophonic sound processing unit which performs a stereophonic sound process, for each area sound to which volume adjustment has been performed by the area volume adjustment unit, by using a transfer function corresponding to a sound reproduction environment.

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OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO LTDTOKYO JAPAN THE GATE OF THE TIGER GATE 1 7 12 TOKYO TOKYO METROPOLIS

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Katagiri, Kazuhiro Tokyo, JP 14 328

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