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US 11,456,004 B2Granted
Methods and systems for augmenting audio content
AssigneeComcast Cable Communications, LLC
InventorEhsan Younessian
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Abstract
The audio content (e.g., an audio track, an audio file, an audio signal, etc.) of a content item (e.g., multimedia content, a movie, streaming content, etc.) may be modified to augment and/or include one or more auditory events, such as a sound, a plurality of sounds, a sound effect(s), a voice(s), and/or music.
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A method comprising:
- determining, for a portion of a content item, one or more media elements and one or more auditory events;
- determining, based on the one or more media elements, one or more candidate auditory events;
- determining, based on the one or more auditory events and the one or more candidate auditory events, a target auditory event in audio content associated with the portion of the content item;
- and
- modifying, based on the target auditory event, the audio content.
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A method comprising:
- determining, for a portion of a content item, a distribution of visual elements, and a distribution of auditory events;
- determining, based on the distribution of visual elements, one or more candidate auditory events;
- determining, based on the distribution of auditory events and the one or more candidate auditory events, a target auditory event in audio content associated with the portion of the content item;
- and
- modifying, based on the target auditory event, the audio content.
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A method comprising:
- determining, for a portion of a content item, one or more visual elements, and one or more auditory events;
- determining, based on the one or more visual elements, one or more candidate auditory events;
- determining, based on the one or more auditory events and the one or more candidate auditory events, that a candidate auditory event of the one or more candidate auditory events is missing from audio content associated with the portion of the content item;
- and
- modifying the audio content to include the candidate auditory event.
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