Audio modification for adjustable playback rate
AssigneeComcast Cable Communications, LLC
InventorsRoss Gilson, John Hart, Mark Francisco
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Abstract
Features described herein relate to providing the capability to playback audiovisual content in a comprehensible manner at a rate adjustable by the viewer. For example, if a viewer wishes to watch a one hour news program, but the viewer only has thirty minutes to view the program, playback of the program at twice the rate, but in a comprehensible manner is provided. To provide the playback of the video at the adjustable rate, substitute audio is generated by adding or removing audio content without changing the playback rate of the audio. The video at the adjusted playback rate and the substitute audio at the normal playback rate may have the same duration and in some embodiments, may be presented synchronously.
Claims26
A system comprising:
- a first computing device and a second computing device;
- wherein the first computing device comprises:
- one or more first processors;
- and
- first memory storing first instructions that, when executed by the one or more first processors, cause the first computing device to:
- provide a video portion of audio-visual content at a modified playback rate different from a first playback rate of the video portion;
- determine, based on a duration of the video portion at the modified playback rate, an alternative audio to be output at the first playback rate;
- and
- provide, with the video portion at the modified playback rate, the alternative audio at the first playback rate;
- and
- wherein the second computing device comprises:
- one or more second processors;
- and
- second memory storing second instructions that, when executed by the one or more second processors, cause the second computing device to store the audio-visual content.
One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed, cause:
- providing a video portion of audio-visual content at a modified playback rate different from a first playback rate of the video portion;
- determining, based on a duration of the video portion at the modified playback rate, an alternative audio to be output at the first playback rate;
- and
- providing, with the video portion at the modified playback rate, the alternative audio at the first playback rate.
A system comprising:
- a first computing device and a second computing device;
- wherein the first computing device comprises:
- one or more first processors;
- and
- first memory storing first instructions that, when executed by the one or more first processors, cause the first computing device to:
- determine a video portion, wherein the video portion is to be output at a modified playback rate that is different from a first playback rate of the video portion;
- modify, based on the first playback rate and a duration of the video portion to be output at the modified playback rate, an audio portion corresponding to the video portion;
- and
- cause output of the video portion at the modified playback rate and output of the modified audio portion at the first playback rate;
- and
- wherein the second computing device comprises:
- one or more second processors;
- and
- second memory storing second instructions that, when executed by the one or more second processors, cause the second computing device to store the video portion.
One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed, cause:
- determining a video portion, wherein the video portion is to be output at a modified playback rate that is different from a first playback rate of the video portion;
- modifying, based on the first playback rate and a duration of the video portion to be output at the modified playback rate, an audio portion corresponding to the video portion;
- and
- causing output of the video portion at the modified playback rate and output of the modified audio portion at the first playback rate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.