Metadata for ducking control
    12.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US09654076B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-05-16

    申请号:US14613203

    申请日:2015-02-03

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An audio encoding device and an audio decoding device are described herein. The audio encoding device may examine a set of audio channels/channel groups representing a piece of sound program content and produce a set of ducking values to associate with one of the channels/channel groups. During playback of the piece of sound program content, the ducking values may be applied to all other channels/channel groups. Application of these ducking values may cause (1) the reduction in dynamic range of ducked channels/channel groups and/or (2) movement of channels/channel groups in the sound field. This ducking may improve intelligibility of audio in the non-ducked channel/channel group. For instance, a narration channel/channel group may be more clearly heard by listeners through the use of selective ducking of other channels/channel groups during playback.

    INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM
    16.
    发明申请
    INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM 有权
    信息处理设备,信息处理方法和程序

    公开(公告)号:US20170013331A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-01-12

    申请号:US15113301

    申请日:2014-11-27

    Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus to allow a user to use a device network by a natural and simple operation by automatically selecting a device for providing a response to a request, the information processing apparatus including: a request acquiring part configured to acquire a request to a system; a response determining part configured to determine a response to the request; a device selecting part configured to select, on the basis of at least an attribute of the response, a device that provides the response among devices included in the system; and a device controller configured to perform control that causes the selected device to provide the response.

    Abstract translation: 提供了一种信息处理设备,用于通过自动选择用于提供对请求的响应的设备,通过自然简单的操作来使用设备网络,该信息处理设备包括:请求获取部分,被配置为获取请求 系统; 响应确定部件,被配置为确定对所述请求的响应; 设备选择部件,被配置为基于所述响应的至少一个属性来选择在所述系统中包括的设备之间提供响应的设备; 以及设备控制器,被配置为执行使所选择的设备提供所述响应的控制。

    Using Mute/Non-Mute Transitions To Output An Alert Indicating A Functional State Of A Back-Up Audio-Broadcast System
    18.
    发明申请
    Using Mute/Non-Mute Transitions To Output An Alert Indicating A Functional State Of A Back-Up Audio-Broadcast System 有权
    使用静音/非静音转换来输出指示备用音频广播系统的功能状态的警报

    公开(公告)号:US20160291926A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-10-06

    申请号:US14676256

    申请日:2015-04-01

    Inventor: Hank J. HUNDEMER

    Abstract: In one aspect, an example method for outputting an alert indicating a functional state of a back-up audio-broadcast system involves: a computing device receiving a first audio-stream that represents first audio-content; the computing device generating a first signature based, at least in part, upon an extent of mute/non-mute transitions included within the first audio-content; the computing device receiving a second audio-stream that represents second audio-content; the computing device generating a second signature based, at least in part, upon an extent of mute/non-mute transitions included within the second audio-content; the computing device making a determination that the generated first-signature and the generated second-signature lack a threshold extent of similarity; and responsive to the determination that the generated first-signature and the generated second-signature lack the threshold extent of similarity, the computing device outputting an alert.

    Abstract translation: 一方面,一种用于输出指示备用音频广播系统的功能状态的警报的示例方法包括:接收代表第一音频内容的第一音频流的计算设备; 所述计算设备至少部分地基于包括在所述第一音频内容内的静音/非静音转换的程度来生成第一签名; 所述计算设备接收表示第二音频内容的第二音频流; 所述计算设备至少部分地基于包括在所述第二音频内容内的静音/非静音转换的程度来生成第二签名; 所述计算装置确定所生成的第一签名和所生成的第二签名缺少阈值相似程度; 并且响应于所生成的第一签名和所生成的第二签名缺少阈值相似度的确定,所述计算设备输出警报。

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