Apparatus for providing sound effects according to an image and method thereof

• US 20050201565A1
• Filed: 03/09/2005
• Published: 09/15/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Jin, Young-kyu, Choi, Seung-eok
• Granted Patent: US 8,238,566 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 381/61
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback

Abstract

An apparatus for providing sound effects according to an input image and a method thereof capable of conveying details of the input image lively and effectively by recognizing the shape of the image and outputting a sound suitable for the recognized shape of the image. The apparatus for providing the sound effects according to the image includes an image input unit for receiving an input of an image, a sound effect providing unit for recognizing the image inputted through the image input unit and providing the sound effects according to the input image, and an image output unit for outputting the image inputted through the image input unit and the sound provided from the sound effect providing unit.

Claims

1. An apparatus for providing sound effects according to an image, comprising:

an image input unit for receiving an input of an image;

a sound effect providing unit for recognizing the image inputted through the image input unit and providing sound effects according to the input image; and

an image output unit for outputting the image inputted through the image input unit and the sound provided from the sound effect providing unit.

2. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sound effect providing unit comprises:

an image recognition unit for extracting features of the image inputted through the image input unit and recognizing the inputted image by classifying the inputted image through the extracted features;

a sound effect storage unit for storing sound effects addressable according to the image recognized by the image recognition unit; and

a feature value storage unit for storing feature values from a plurality of images.

3. The apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein the image recognition unit comprises at least one recognition module for recognizing the image by extracting the features of the inputted image and classifying the inputted image based on the extracted features.

4. The apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein the recognition module recognizes the image through at least one standard of judgment.

5. The apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein the sound effect providing unit judges whether the image recognized through the image recognition unit includes a plurality of objects and provides sound effects according to a result of judgment.

6. The apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein the sound effects stored in the sound effect storage unit include a basic sound provided according to a first standard of judgment and sound effects by states which are classified and provided according to a second standard of judgment.

7. A method for providing sound effects according to an image, comprising:

recognizing an inputted image;

providing sound effects according to the input image; and

outputting the input image and the provided sound effects.

8. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein recognizing the inputted image comprises:

extracting features of the input image according to a first standard of judgment; and

recognizing the input image by comparing the extracted feature values with pre-stored feature values.

9. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein recognizing the inputted image further comprises:

extracting features of the input image according to a second standard of judgment; and

recognizing the input image by comparing the extracted feature values with the pre-stored feature values.

10. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the pre-stored feature values are extracted from a plurality of images.

11. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the sound effects include a basic sound provided according to a first standard of judgment and sound effects by states which are classified and provided according to a second standard of judgment.

12. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein providing the sound effects according to the recognized image comprises:

judging whether the recognized image includes a plurality of objects; and

providing the sound effects according to a result of said judgment.

13. The method as claimed in claim 12, wherein providing the sound effects according to the result of the judgment comprises providing one of (1) the basic sound provided according to the first standard of judgment and (2) the sound effect for each state according to the second standard of judgment if it is judged that the recognized image includes one object.

14. The method as claimed in claim 12, wherein providing the sound effects according to the judgment further comprises providing sound effects corresponding to at least one object among the plurality of objects if it is judged that the recognized image includes the plurality of objects.

15. The method as claimed in claim 14, wherein the sound effects stored in the sound effect storage unit include a basic sound provided according to the first standard of judgment and sound effects by states which are classified and provided according to the second standard of judgment.