US Patent No: 8,160,269

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Methods and apparatuses for adjusting a listening area for capturing sounds

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Abstract

In one embodiment, the methods and apparatuses adjust a listening area of a microphone includes detecting an initial listening zone; capture a captured sound through a microphone array; identify an initial sound based on the captured sound and the initial listening zone wherein the initial sound includes sounds within the initial listening zone; adjust the initial listening zone and forming the adjusted listening zone; and identify an adjusted sound based on the captured sound and the adjusted listening zone wherein the adjusted sound includes sounds within the adjusted listening zone.

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SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC.TOKYO1264

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Mao, Xiao Dong Foster City, CA 8 110

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