METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING AN IMPROVED AUDIO EXPERIENCE FOR VIEWERS OF VIDEO
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1. A method for providing an improved audio experience for a viewer of video comprising:
- receiving input data associated with a viewer'"'"'s focus;
identifying a focal region of the video corresponding the viewer'"'"'s focus;
selecting at least one focal audio component corresponding to the focal region; and
enhancing the selected focal audio component with respect to at least one non-focal audio component corresponding to a non-focal region of the video.
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Abstract
A method and system for enhancing audio for a viewer watching digital video with sound, such as a movie or video game. The method and system determine where in the scene (40) the viewer'"'"'s attention is focused, correlate the viewer'"'"'s focal region with one of a plurality of regions (42a-d) of the video scene (40), preferably associated with a depth map, and enhance the sound corresponding to the focal region of the scene (40) as compared to the sound corresponding to the non-focal regions of the scene (40).
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1. A method for providing an improved audio experience for a viewer of video comprising:
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receiving input data associated with a viewer'"'"'s focus; identifying a focal region of the video corresponding the viewer'"'"'s focus; selecting at least one focal audio component corresponding to the focal region; and enhancing the selected focal audio component with respect to at least one non-focal audio component corresponding to a non-focal region of the video. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for providing an improved audio experience for a viewer of video comprising:
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associating a video scene with a depth map having a plurality of regions; associating a plurality of audio components with the plurality of regions of the depth map; tracking at least one of the viewer'"'"'s eyes to determine the viewer'"'"'s focal region of the depth map; and increasing the level of at least one audio component associated with the focal region compared to the level of an audio component associated with a non-focal region of the depth map. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for providing an improved audio experience for a viewer of video comprising:
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a display (12) screen for displaying video having a plurality of regions (42a-d); a viewer monitor digital camera (20) having a field of view directed towards the viewer; a focus determination module (38) adapted to receive a sequence of images from the viewer monitor digital camera (20) and determine which region (42a-d) video being displayed on the display (12) screen has the viewer'"'"'s focus; and an audio enhancement module (39) adapted to select at least one focal audio component corresponding to the focal region of the video and enhance the selected focal audio component with respect to at least one non-focal audio component corresponding to a non-focal region of the video.
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