Method and device for embedding event notification into multimedia content
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1. A method comprising:
- causing reproduction of multimedia content on an electronic device;
detecting an event that requires notification of a user of said electronic device; and
responsive theretoapplying a modification to said reproduction of said multimedia content, according to said event, wherein the modification is based at least in part on the event and the multimedia content being reproduced, wherein said modification comprises embedding a user-perceivable variation in said reproduced multimedia content without interrupting the reproduction of the multimedia content, wherein, in an instance in which the multimedia content comprises audio content, said modification comprises at least one of;
amplitude modulation;
pitch modulation;
tempo modulation;
adding a reverb effect to said audio content;
manipulating an existing reverb effect of said audio content, oradding a stereo or surround effect to said audio content.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for embedding event notification into multimedia content being reproduced on an electronic device are provided herein. The method may include causing reproduction of multimedia content on said electronic device, detecting an event that requires notification of a user of said electronic device and responsive thereto applying a modification to said reproduction of said multimedia content, according to said event, wherein said modification achieves a user-perceivable variation in said reproduced multimedia content.
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29 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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causing reproduction of multimedia content on an electronic device; detecting an event that requires notification of a user of said electronic device; and
responsive theretoapplying a modification to said reproduction of said multimedia content, according to said event, wherein the modification is based at least in part on the event and the multimedia content being reproduced, wherein said modification comprises embedding a user-perceivable variation in said reproduced multimedia content without interrupting the reproduction of the multimedia content, wherein, in an instance in which the multimedia content comprises audio content, said modification comprises at least one of; amplitude modulation; pitch modulation; tempo modulation; adding a reverb effect to said audio content; manipulating an existing reverb effect of said audio content, or adding a stereo or surround effect to said audio content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. Computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium having program code portions stored thereon, the program code portions being configured when run on a computer or network device, to:
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cause reproduction of multimedia content on an electronic device; detect an event that requires notification of a user of said electronic device; and responsive thereto apply a modification to said reproduction of said multimedia content, according to said event, wherein the modification is based at least in part on the event and the multimedia content being reproduced, wherein said modification comprises embedding a user-perceivable variation in said reproduced multimedia content without interrupting the reproduction of the multimedia content, wherein, in an instance in which the multimedia content comprises audio content, said modification comprises at least one of; amplitude modulation; pitch modulation; tempo modulation; adding a reverb effect to said audio content; manipulating an existing reverb effect of said audio content, or adding a stereo or surround effect to said audio content.
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15. An apparatus comprising a processor and a memory including computer program code, the memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to:
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cause reproduction of multimedia content on an electronic device; detect an event that requires notification of a user of said electronic device; and responsive thereto apply a modification to said reproduced multimedia content, according to said event, wherein the modification is based at least in part on the event and the multimedia content being reproduced, and wherein said modification comprises embedding a user-perceivable variation in said reproduced multimedia content without interrupting the reproduction of the multimedia content, wherein, in an instance in which the multimedia content comprises audio content, said modification comprises at least one of; amplitude modulation; pitch modulation; tempo modulation; adding a reverb effect to said audio content; manipulating an existing reverb effect of said audio content, or adding a stereo or surround effect to said audio content. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An apparatus comprising a processor and a memory including computer program code, the memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to:
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detect events requiring a notification of a user of an electronic device; and apply, in response to detecting an event, a modification to multimedia content that is otherwise to be reproduced, wherein the modification is based at least in part on the event and the multimedia content being reproduced, wherein the modification comprises embedding a user-perceivable variation in said multimedia content to be reproduced without interrupting the reproduction of the multimedia content, wherein, in an instance in which the multimedia content comprises audio content, said modification comprises at least one of; amplitude modulation; pitch modulation; tempo modulation; adding a reverb effect to said audio content; manipulating an existing reverb effect of said audio content, or adding a stereo or surround effect to said audio content.
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28. A method comprising:
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causing reproduction of multimedia content on an electronic device; detecting an event that requires notification of a user of said electronic device; determining a priority level associated with the event; and applying a modification to said reproduction of said multimedia content, according to said event, wherein the modification is based at least in part on the event, the determined priority level, and the multimedia content being reproduced, wherein said modification comprises embedding a user-perceivable variation in said reproduced multimedia content without interrupting the reproduction of the multimedia content.
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29. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor; and a memory including computer program code, the memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause; reproduction of multimedia content on an electronic device; detection of an event that requires notification of a user of said electronic device; determination of a priority level associated with the event; and application of a modification to said reproduced multimedia content, according to said event, wherein the modification is based at least in part on the event, the determined priority level, and the multimedia content being reproduced, and wherein said modification comprises embedding a user-perceivable variation in said reproduced multimedia content without interrupting the reproduction of the multimedia content.
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