Apparatus is provided featuring a signal processing module configured to receive signaling containing information about detected acoustic emissions related to ore being mined from a block cave in a block caving process, including falling ore that creates unique acoustic signatures; and determine information about the ore being mined from the block cave in the block caving process, based at least partly on the signaling received. The signal processing module may receive the signaling from an array of acoustic sensors placed around the block cave, including where the array of acoustic sensors surrounds the block cave in both vertical and horizontal directions. The signal processing module may provide corresponding signaling containing corresponding information about the ore being mined from the block cave in the block caving process, including where the corresponding information includes information about a distribution and size of the ore being mined from the block cave in the block caving process.

A method and device for sound source positioning using a microphone array. The method comprises: determining a horizontal axis that a microphone array rotates around as a reference axis; calculating, according to a sound emitted by a sound source that is collected by the microphone array, to obtain a first sound source estimated value indicating a sound source position in a three-dimensional space; acquiring an inclination angle between a plane in which the microphone array is located when it is rotating and a horizontal plane in which the reference axis is located; and according to the first sound source estimated value and the inclination angle, calculating out a second sound source estimated value on a horizontal plane corresponding to the first sound source estimated value, and using the second sound source estimated value as the determined sound source position.

A method and device for sound source positioning using a microphone array. The method comprises: determining a horizontal axis that a microphone array rotates around as a reference axis; calculating, according to a sound emitted by a sound source that is collected by the microphone array, to obtain a first sound source estimated value indicating a sound source position in a three-dimensional space; acquiring an inclination angle between a plane in which the microphone array is located when it is rotating and a horizontal plane in which the reference axis is located; and according to the first sound source estimated value and the inclination angle, calculating out a second sound source estimated value on a horizontal plane corresponding to the first sound source estimated value, and using the second sound source estimated value as the determined sound source position.

This application discloses a method and apparatus for determining characteristics of a sound source. The method may include: acquiring a first position of a first virtual role controlled by an application client in a virtual scene; detecting, in a sound source detection area associated with the first position, a second position of a sound source virtual object in the virtual scene; determining transparency of a position mark that matches the sound source virtual object, according to a sound source distance between the first position and the second position, the position mark identifying the second position of the sound source virtual object; and displaying, on an interaction interface of the application client, the position mark of the sound source virtual object according to the transparency.

This application discloses a method and apparatus for determining characteristics of a sound source. The method may include: acquiring a first position of a first virtual role controlled by an application client in a virtual scene; detecting, in a sound source detection area associated with the first position, a second position of a sound source virtual object in the virtual scene; determining transparency of a position mark that matches the sound source virtual object, according to a sound source distance between the first position and the second position, the position mark identifying the second position of the sound source virtual object; and displaying, on an interaction interface of the application client, the position mark of the sound source virtual object according to the transparency.

A method, a system, an apparatus, and a computer program product for determining a location of a wireless device. One or more second wireless devices in a plurality of second wireless devices are configured for processing one or more communications exchanged with a first wireless device in a plurality of first wireless devices to determine a location of the first wireless device in an environment. One or more communications are processed using one or more second wireless devices. The location of the first wireless device in the environment is determined based on the processed one or more communications.

A method and system for locating a sound source are provide. The method may include detecting a sound signal of a sound by each of two audio sensors. The method may also include converting the sound signals detected by the two audio sensors from a time domain to a frequency domain. The method may further include determining a high frequency ratio of each of the sound signals in the frequency domain. The method may further include determining a direction of the sound source based on the high frequency ratios.

A method and system for locating a sound source are provide. The method may include detecting a sound signal of a sound by each of two audio sensors. The method may also include converting the sound signals detected by the two audio sensors from a time domain to a frequency domain. The method may further include determining a high frequency ratio of each of the sound signals in the frequency domain. The method may further include determining a direction of the sound source based on the high frequency ratios.

The present disclosure relates to a user identification method applicable to a vehicle, the vehicle including at least two microphone arrays, the respective microphone arrays being disposed at different positions of the vehicle, respectively. The user identification method includes: receiving a voice of a user within the vehicle through the at least two microphone arrays; determining directions from the user to the microphone arrays, respectively, according to the voice; calculating an angle between any two of the directions; and identifying a type of the user based at least on the angle.

The present disclosure relates to a user identification method applicable to a vehicle, the vehicle including at least two microphone arrays, the respective microphone arrays being disposed at different positions of the vehicle, respectively. The user identification method includes: receiving a voice of a user within the vehicle through the at least two microphone arrays; determining directions from the user to the microphone arrays, respectively, according to the voice; calculating an angle between any two of the directions; and identifying a type of the user based at least on the angle.