User profile based audio adjustment techniques

• US 8,989,406 B2
• Filed: 03/11/2011
• Issued: 03/24/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/11/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.), Sony Network Entertainment International LLC (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.), Sony Network Entertainment International LLC (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Wong, Ling Jun, Xiong, True
• Primary Examiner(s): KIM, PAUL
• Application Number:
  US13/045,870
• Publication Number:
  US 20120230516A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,474 Days
• Field of Search: 381/28, 381/98, 381/101, 381/102, 381/104, 381/106, 381/107, 381/120, 725/100, 725/131, 725/139, 725 9- 21, 725/133, 725/141, 725/153
• US Class Current: 381/107
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 19/00 Speech or audio signals analysis-synthesis techniques for redundancy reduction, e.g. in vocoders; Coding or decoding of speech or audio signals, using source filter models or psychoacoustic analysis in musical instruments G10H
• CPC Class Codes: H03G 3/10 having semiconductor devices
• CPC Class Codes: H03G 3/3026 the gain being discontinuously variable, e.g. controlled by switching

Abstract

Embodiments are directed toward user profile based audio adjustment techniques. The techniques are used to render various audio and/or audio/video content having different audio output parameter values in accordance with a user profile that characterizes a user'"'"'s desired value and/or range of one or more of the output parameter levels.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

at least one computer memory that is not a transitory signal and that includes instructions executable by at least one processor for configuring the processor for;

rendering one or more audio or audio/video configuration samples;

receiving one or more user adjustments of one or more audio output parameters of the one or more rendered audio or audio/video configuration samples;

determining one or more user adjusted audio output parameter levels or ranges; and

storing the one or more user adjusted audio output parameter levels or ranges as a user audio profile, wherein the one or more audio output parameters comprise an interval between amplitude features.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more audio output parameters comprise one or more selected from the group consisting of an average audio amplitude, a mean audio amplitude, a peak audio amplitude, a minimum audio amplitude, an interval between amplitude peaks, an interval between amplitude minimums, and an interval between an amplitude peak and an amplitude minimum.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the user audio profile includes data characterizing a user'"'"'s desired value or range of one or more audio output parameter levels.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the instructions when executed by the processor further configure the processor for repeating the rendering, receiving, determining and storing for each of a plurality of audio or audio/video groups.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the instructions when executed by the processor further configure the processor for exporting the user audio profile to one or more electronic devices.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, where instructions when executed by the processor further configure the processor for:

receiving any of a plurality of audio or audio/video content having one or more differing audio output parameter levels;

receiving the user audio profile; and

rendering the received audio or audio/video content including adjusting one or more audio output parameters of the audio or audio/video content in accordance with the user audio profile.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the instructions when executed by the processor further configure the processor for converting the audio or audio/video content in a digital format to an analog format having an audio output in accordance with one or more audio output parameter values or ranges specified in the user audio profile.

8. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the instructions when executed by the processor further configure the processor for receiving any of the plurality of audio or audio/video content from a playlist.

9. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the instructions when executed by the processor further configure the processor for:

receiving a user adjustment of one or more audio output parameter levels of the rendered audio or audio/video content; and

adjusting the user audio profile in accordance with the user adjustment of the one or more audio output parameter levels.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the interval is an interval between amplitude peaks.

11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the interval is an interval between amplitude minimums.

12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the interval is an interval between an amplitude peak and an amplitude minimum.