Audio generating method and apparatus based on motion

• US 20050213476A1
• Filed: 01/27/2005
• Published: 09/29/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/26/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Cho, Joon-kee, Chang, Wook, Bang, Won-chul, Cho, Sung-jung, Choi, Eun-seok, Kim, Dong-yoon, Oh, Jong-koo, Kang, Kyoung-ho
• Granted Patent: US 7,474,197 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 369/127
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/0008 Associated control or indicating means
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/395 Acceleration sensing or accelerometer use, e.g. 3D movement computation by integration of accelerometer data, angle sensing with respect to the vertical, i.e. gravity sensing. conductor baton movement sensing G10H2220/206, angle sensing without reference to gravity G10H2220/391; player body joint angle sensing G10H2220/321
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/401 3D sensing, i.e. three-dimensional (x, y, z) position or movement sensing. movement pattern or gesture sensing G10H2220/201; geolocation sensing G10H2220/355, 3D sensing with accelerometer G10H2220/395

Abstract

An audio generating apparatus includes: a sensor which senses a motion of a predetermined apparatus and generates a sensor signal corresponding to the sensed motion; a motion pattern recognizer which recognizes a motion pattern of the predetermined apparatus based on the sensor signal; and an audio signal generator which generates an audio signal corresponding to the motion pattern. The motion pattern recognizer includes: an analog-to-digital converter which converts the sensor signal into a digital sensor signal; and a motion pattern analyzer which analyzes the motion pattern of the predetermined apparatus based on the digital sensor signal. The audio signal generator includes: a storage medium which stores the motion pattern of the predetermined apparatus and audio signal data corresponding to the motion pattern; and a signal generator which extracts the audio signal data from the storage medium to generate the audio signal.

Claims

1. An audio generating apparatus comprising:

a sensor which senses a motion of an apparatus and generates a sensor signal corresponding to the motion which is sensed;

a motion pattern recognizer which recognizes a motion pattern of the apparatus based on the sensor signal; and

an audio signal generator which generates an audio signal based on the motion pattern.

2. The audio generating apparatus of claim 1, wherein the motion pattern recognizer comprises:

an analog-to-digital converter which converts the sensor signal into a digital sensor signal; and

a motion pattern analyzer which analyzes the motion pattern of the apparatus based on the digital sensor signal.

3. The audio generating apparatus of claim 1, wherein the audio signal generator comprises:

a storage medium which stores motion patterns of the apparatus and audio signal data corresponding to the motion patterns; and

a signal generator which extracts the audio signal data from the storage medium to generate the audio signal.

4. The audio generating apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an output unit which outputs the audio signal.

5. The audio generating apparatus of claim 1, wherein the sensor comprises an angular velocity sensor.

6. The audio generating apparatus of claim 1, wherein the sensor comprises an acceleration sensor.

7. The audio generating apparatus of claim 1, wherein the sensor comprises an angular velocity sensor and an acceleration sensor.

8. An audio generating method comprising:

sensing a motion of an apparatus and generating a sensor signal corresponding to the motion which is sensed;

recognizing a motion pattern of the predetermined apparatus based on the sensor signal; and

generating an audio signal corresponding to the motion pattern.

9. The audio generating method of claim 8, wherein the recognizing the motion pattern comprises:

converting the sensor signal into a digital sensor signal; and

analyzing the motion pattern of the apparatus based on the digital sensor signal.

10. The audio generating method of claim 9, wherein the analyzing the motion pattern comprises:

initializing a motion pattern recognition indication parameter;

detecting whether the sensor signal exceeds a predetermined threshold value; and

setting the motion pattern recognition indication parameter to a predetermined value if it is detected that the sensor signal exceeds the predetermined threshold value.

11. The audio generating method of claim 10, wherein the threshold value can be controlled according to an input by a user.

12. The audio generating method of claim 9, wherein analyzing the motion pattern comprises:

initializing a motion pattern recognition indication parameter;

converting the digital sensor signal value into a sensor signal value on a navigation coordinate system;

detecting whether the sensor signal value exceeds a predetermined threshold value; and

converting the motion pattern recognition indication parameter to a predetermined value if it is detected that the sensor signal value exceeds the predetermined threshold value.

13. The audio generating method of claim 12, wherein the predetermined threshold value can be controlled according to an input by a user.

14. The audio generating method of claim 8, wherein the generating the audio signal comprises:

extracting audio signal data corresponding to the motion pattern; and

generating the audio signal corresponding to the audio signal data.

15. The audio generating method of claim 8, further comprising outputting the audio signal.

16. The audio generating method of claim 8, wherein the sensing the motion of the apparatus comprises sensing an angular velocity of the apparatus.

17. The audio generating method of claim 8, wherein the sensing the motion of the apparatus comprises sensing an acceleration of the apparatus.

18. The audio generating method of claim 8, wherein the sensing the motion of the apparatus comprises sensing an angular velocity and an acceleration of the apparatus.

19. A computer-readable recording medium on which a program is recorded to execute an audio generating method in a computer, the method comprising:

sensing a motion of an apparatus and generating a sensor signal corresponding to the motion which is sensed;

recognizing a motion pattern of the predetermined apparatus based on the sensor signal; and

generating an audio signal corresponding to the motion pattern.