Apparatus and method for adapting audio signal
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1. An apparatus for adapting audio signal for single-source multi-use, comprising:
- an audio usage environment information managing means for acquiring, describing and managing audio usage environment information from a user terminal which consumes audio signal; and
an audio adaptation means for adapting the audio signal to the audio usage environment information to generate adapted audio signal and outputting the adapted audio signal to the user terminal, and wherein the audio usage environment information includes user characteristic information that describes the user'"'"'s preference for the audio signal.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for adapting an audio signal is provided. The apparatus adapts the audio signal to a usage environment including user'"'"'s characteristic, terminal capacity and user'"'"'s natural environments responsive to user'"'"'s adaptation request, to thereby provide the user with a high quality of digital contents efficiently.
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1. An apparatus for adapting audio signal for single-source multi-use, comprising:
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an audio usage environment information managing means for acquiring, describing and managing audio usage environment information from a user terminal which consumes audio signal; and
an audio adaptation means for adapting the audio signal to the audio usage environment information to generate adapted audio signal and outputting the adapted audio signal to the user terminal, and wherein the audio usage environment information includes user characteristic information that describes the user'"'"'s preference for the audio signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for adapting audio signal for single-source multi-use, comprising the steps of:
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a) acquiring, describing and managing audio usage environment information from a user terminal that consumes audio signal; and
b) adapting the audio signal to the audio usage environment information to generate adapted audio signal and outputting the adapted audio signal to the user terminal, and wherein the audio usage environment information includes user characteristic information that describes the user'"'"'s preference for the audio signal. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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