Loudspeaker Localization Based on Audio Watermarking

Kolbeck F, Del Galdo G, Sobieraj I, Bliem T. Loudspeaker Localization Based on Audio Watermarking. In: AES Convention 133. Audio Engineering Society; 2012. Paper 8730. Available from: https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=16472

@inproceedings{Kolbeck2012_16472,
  author = {Kolbeck, Florian and Del Galdo, Giovanni and Sobieraj, Iwona and Bliem, Tobias},
  title = {{Loudspeaker Localization Based on Audio Watermarking}},
  booktitle = {AES Convention 133},
  note = {Paper 8730},
  year = {2012},
  month = oct,
  publisher = {Audio Engineering Society},
  url = {https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=16472}
}

TY  - CPAPER
TI  - Loudspeaker Localization Based on Audio Watermarking
AU  - Kolbeck, Florian
AU  - Del Galdo, Giovanni
AU  - Sobieraj, Iwona
AU  - Bliem, Tobias
T2  - AES Convention 133
M1  - Paper 8730
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2012/10/06
UR  - https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=16472
PB  - Audio Engineering Society
LA  - en
AB  - Localizing the positions of loudspeakers can be useful in a variety of applications, above all the calibration of a home theater setup. For this aim, several existing approaches employ a microphone array and specifically designed signals to be played back by the loudspeakers, such as sine sweeps or maximum length sequences. While these systems achieve good localization accuracy, they are unsuitable for those applications in which the end-user should not be made aware that the localization is taking place. This contribution proposes a system that fulfills these requirements by employing an inaudible watermark to carry out the localization. The watermark is specifically designed to work in reverberant environments. Results from realistic simulations confirm the practicability of the proposed system.
ER  -