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Google patents sending sound direction between devices

Google describes a system where one device records sound using multiple microphones and adds information about where the sound came from. It sends this data to another device, which uses its speakers to play the sound back so it feels like it is coming from the original direction.

Why it mattersThis could make video calls or shared listening experiences feel more realistic by preserving the sense of space between two separate gadgets.

In the filing’s own words

The technology generally relates to spatial audio communication between devices. For example, a first device and a second device may be connected via a communication link. The first device may capture audio signals in an environment through two or more microphones. The first device may encode the captured audio with direction information. The first device may transmit the encoded audio via the communication link to the second device. The second device may decode the encoded audio to be output by one or more speakers of the second device. The second device may output the decoded audio to recreate positions of the captured audio signals.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1 - 11. (canceled)

Facts

Company
Google (Google LLC)
Official title
Spatial Audio Communication Between Devices with Speaker Array and/or Microphone Array
Publication number
US20260261813A1
Application number
19641302
Filed
Apr 7, 2026
Published
Sep 3, 2026
Inventors
2
Claims
22

Classified under

H04S 7/302 Electricity & electronicsH04R 3/005 Electricity & electronicsH04S 2420/01 Electricity & electronics
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