Computer-readable storage medium storing information processing program, information processing device, information processing system, and information processing method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9724608-B2
Application number	US-201213425780-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 21, 2012
Priority date	Nov 11, 2011
Publication date	Aug 8, 2017
Grant date	Aug 8, 2017

Abstract

An example game device corrects a sound of a sound source located behind a virtual camera by applying a frequency filter to the sound. Specifically, an angle between an imaging direction of the virtual camera and a direction from the virtual camera toward the sound source is calculated. If the absolute value of the angle is 90 degrees or more, a filter value is calculated based on the angle. The game device also corrects the filter value based on a distance between the virtual camera and the sound source. The game device applies a low-pass filter corresponding to the filter value to the sound of the sound source.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing an information processing program executable by a computer of an information processing device for generating an image of a virtual space captured by a virtual camera and outputting a sound of a sound source provided in the virtual space, the program, when executed, causing the computer to perform:
calculating a direction of the sound source as viewed from the virtual camera or a predetermined character provided in the virtual space;
calculating an angle between an imaging direction of the virtual camera or a direction measured with reference to the predetermined character and the direction of the sound source;
correcting the sound of the sound source by applying a predetermined filter to the sound when the calculated direction of the sound source corresponds to a predetermined direction as viewed from the virtual camera or the predetermined character provided in the virtual space; and
outputting the corrected sound,
wherein when the calculated angle is greater than a first threshold value, the sound is corrected.

2. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing an information processing program executable by a computer of an information processing device for generating an image of a virtual space captured by a virtual camera and outputting a sound of a sound source provided in the virtual space, the program, when executed, causing the computer to perform:
calculating a direction of the sound source as viewed from the virtual camera or a predetermined character provided in the virtual space;
calculating an angle between an imaging direction of the virtual camera or a direction measured with reference to the predetermined character and the direction of the sound source;
correcting the sound of the sound source by applying a predetermined filter to the sound when the calculated direction of the sound source corresponds to a predetermined direction as viewed from the virtual camera or the predetermined character provided in the virtual space; and
outputting the corrected sound,
wherein a degree of correction of the sound is increased with an increase in the calculated angle.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein when the sound source is located behind the virtual camera or the predetermined character, the sound is corrected.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the sound is also corrected based on a distance between the virtual camera or the predetermined character and the sound source.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 4 , wherein when the distance between the virtual camera or the predetermined character and the sound source is larger than a second threshold value, the sound is corrected.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 4 , wherein a degree of correction of the sound is increased with an increase in the distance.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 2 , wherein the degree of correction of the sound is increased by increasing a degree of attenuation of a volume of a predetermined frequency component of the sound.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the sound is corrected by attenuating a predetermined frequency component of the sound.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the program causes the computer to further execute:
determining whether or not to correct the sound, based on a type of the sound source or a type of the sound of the sound source, and
when it is determined that the sound is to be corrected, the sound is corrected.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein a degree of correction of the sound is set based on a type of the sound source or a type of the sound of the sound source, and the sound is corrected to the degree of correction.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined filter is a frequency filter.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , wherein the frequency filter is at least one of a low-pass filter and a band-pass filter.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing an information processing program executable by a computer of an information processing device for generating an image of a virtual space captured by a virtual camera and outputting a sound of a sound source provided in the virtual space, the program, when executed, causing the computer to perform:
calculating a direction of the sound source as viewed from the virtual camera or a predetermined character provided in the virtual space;
calculating an angle between an imaging direction of the virtual camera or a direction measured with reference to the predetermined character and the direction of the sound source;
correcting the sound of the sound source by applying a predetermined filter to the sound when the calculated direction of the sound source corresponds to a predetermined direction as viewed from the virtual camera or the predetermined character provided in the virtual space; and
outputting the corrected sound,
wherein an angle between an imaging direction of the virtual camera or a direction measured with reference to the predetermined character and the direction of the sound source is calculated, a maximum value of a degree of correction is set based on the angle, the degree of correction is determined within the maximum value based on a distance between the virtual camera or the predetermined character and the sound source, and the sound is corrected based on the degree of correction.

14. An information processing device for generating an image of a virtual space captured by a virtual camera and outputting a sound of a sound source provided in the virtual space, comprising:
a computer processing system, including at least one computer processor, the computer processing system being configured to:
calculate a direction of the sound source as viewed from the virtual camera or a predetermined character provided in the virtual space;
calculate an angle between an imaging direction of the virtual camera or a direction measured with reference to the predetermined character and the direction of the sound source;
correct the sound of the sound source by applying a predetermined filter to the sound when the calculated direction of the sound source corresponds to a predetermined direction as viewed from the virtual camera or the predetermined character provided in the virtual space; and
output the corrected sound,
wherein when the calculated angle is greater than a first threshold value, the sound is corrected.

15. An information processing system for generating an image of a virtual space captured by a virtual camera and outputting a sound of a sound source provided in the virtual space, comprising:
a computer processing system, including at least one computer processor, the computer processing system being configured to:
calculate a direction of the sound source as viewed from the virtual camera or a predetermined character provided in the virtual space;
calculate an angle between an imaging direction of the virtual camera or a direction measured with reference to the predetermined character and the direction of the sound source; and
correct the sound of the sound source by applying a predetermined filter to the sound when the calculated direction of the sound source corresponds to a predetermined direction as viewed from the virtual camera or

Assignees

• Mizuta Masato
• Nintendo Co Ltd

Inventors

• Mizuta Masato

Classifications

• A63F2300/6081

  generating an output signal, e.g. under timing constraints, for spatialization · CPC title

• A63F13/54 Primary

  involving acoustic signals, e.g. for simulating revolutions per minute [RPM] dependent engine sounds in a driving game or reverberation against a virtual wall · CPC title

• H04S2400/11

  Positioning of individual sound objects, e.g. moving airplane, within a sound field (H04S2420/13 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H04S7/302

  Electronic adaptation of stereophonic sound system to listener position or orientation (H04S7/301 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A63F2300/807

  Role playing or strategy games · CPC title