Variable beamforming with a mobile platform

摘要

A mobile platform includes a microphone array and is capable of implementing beamforming to amplify or suppress audio information from a sound source. The sound source is indicated through a user input, such as pointing the mobile platform in the direction of the sound source or through a touch screen display interface. The mobile platform further includes orientation sensors capable of detecting movement of the mobile platform. When the mobile platform moves with respect to the sound source, the beamforming is adjusted based on the data from the orientation sensors so that beamforming is continuously implemented in the direction of the sound source. The audio information from the sound source may be included or suppressed from a telephone or video-telephony conversation. Images or video from a camera may be likewise controlled based on the data from the orientation sensors.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
pointing a mobile platform towards a sound source to select a direction of the sound source with respect to the mobile platform for amplification or suppression of audio information; implementing beamforming with the mobile platform in the direction of the sound source to amplify or suppress audio information from the sound source; determining movement of the mobile platform with respect to the sound source; and using the determined movement to adjust the beamforming to continue to implement beamforming in the direction of the sound source after the mobile platform has moved with respect to the sound source.