Image point of interest analyser with animation generator
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1. A method comprising:
- defining at least one region within an image as an interest region;
from among sound sources in the image, determining at least one audio signal associated with the at least one region based upon a direction of arrival of the at least one audio signal as recorded by a microphone or microphone array, wherein determining at least one audio signal based on the direction of arrival comprises processing the at least one audio signal based on the at least one region to generate at least one positional audio signal part and synthesizing the at least one audio signal from the at least one positional audio signal part; and
generating an animated image comprising the at least one region and the at least one audio signal, wherein generating the animated image comprises separately controlling the at least one audio signal associated with the at least one region relative to an audio signal associated with another region or representative of ambient audio.
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Abstract
An apparatus comprising a point of interest analyser configured to define at least one region within an image as an interest region, determine a position associated with the at least one region; an audio track generator configured to determine at least one audio signal based on the position; and an animated presentation generator configured to generate an animated image comprising the at least one region and the at least one audio signal.
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22 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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defining at least one region within an image as an interest region; from among sound sources in the image, determining at least one audio signal associated with the at least one region based upon a direction of arrival of the at least one audio signal as recorded by a microphone or microphone array, wherein determining at least one audio signal based on the direction of arrival comprises processing the at least one audio signal based on the at least one region to generate at least one positional audio signal part and synthesizing the at least one audio signal from the at least one positional audio signal part; and generating an animated image comprising the at least one region and the at least one audio signal, wherein generating the animated image comprises separately controlling the at least one audio signal associated with the at least one region relative to an audio signal associated with another region or representative of ambient audio. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19)
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7. A method comprising:
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defining at least one region within an image as an interest region; from among sound sources in the image, determining at least one audio signal associated with the at least one region based upon a direction of arrival of the at least one audio signal as recorded by a microphone or microphone array; determining a time period associated with the at least one region; and generating an animated image comprising the at least one region and the at least one audio signal, wherein generating the animated image comprises separately controlling the at least one audio signal associated with the at least one region relative to an audio signal associated with another region or representative of ambient audio, and wherein generating an animated image further comprises generating the at least one audio signal based on the at least one region and the time period associated with the at least one region. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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17. An apparatus comprising:
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an analyzer configured to define at least one region within an image as a point of interest region; an audio generator configured to determine, from among sound sources in the image, at least one audio signal associated with the at least one region based upon a direction of arrival of the at least one audio signal as recorded by a microphone or microphone array, wherein the audio generator is configured to determine at least one audio signal based on the direction of arrival by processing the at least one audio signal based on the at least one region to generate at least one positional audio signal part and synthesizing the at least one audio signal from the at least one positional audio signal part; and a generator configured to generate an animated image comprising the at least one region and the at least one audio signal, wherein the generator is configured to permit separate control of the at least one audio signal associated with the at least one region relative to an audio signal associated with another region or representative of ambient audio. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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18. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer code for one or more programs, the at least one memory and the computer code configured to with the at least one processor cause the apparatus to at least:
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define at least one region within an image as a point of interest region; from among sound sources in the image, determine at least one audio signal associated with the at least one region based upon a direction of arrival of the at least one audio signal as recorded by a microphone or microphone array, wherein the apparatus is caused to determine at least one audio signal based on the direction of arrival by processing the at least one audio signal based on the at least one region to generate at least one positional audio signal part and synthesizing the at least one audio signal from the at least one positional audio signal part; and generate an animated image comprising the at least one region and the at least one audio signal, wherein the at least one memory and the computer code are configured to with the at least one processor cause the apparatus to generate the animated image by separately controlling the at least one audio signal associated with the at least one region relative to an audio signal associated with another region or representative of ambient audio. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer code for one or more programs, the at least one memory and the computer code configured to with the at least one processor cause the apparatus to at least:
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define at least one region within an image as a point of interest region; from among sound sources in the image, determine at least one audio signal associated with the at least one region based upon a direction of arrival of the at least one audio signal as recorded by a microphone or microphone array; determine a time period associated with the at least one region; and generate an animated image comprising the at least one region and the at least one audio signal, wherein the apparatus is caused to generate the animated image by separately controlling the at least one audio signal associated with the at least one region relative to an audio signal associated with another region or representative of ambient audio, and wherein the apparatus is further caused to generate an animated image by generating the at least one audio signal based on the at least one region and the time period associated with the at least one region.
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