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US 11,601,105 B2Granted
Ambient sound activated device
AssigneeSony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
InventorTakeo Matsukawa
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Abstract
Environmental sound is recorded using one or more microphones. A source of the recorded environmental sound is classified. The recorded environmental sound is weighted based on the classification of the source and the source media sound using a weighting mode to determine whether to mix the recorded environmental. The recorded environmental sound is mixed with source media sound to produce a mixed sound based on the determination. The mixed sound is played over one or more speakers.
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A method for sound detection and generation, the method comprising:
- recording environmental sound using one or more microphones;
- classifying a source of the recorded environmental sound;
- determining whether to mix the recorded environmental sound based on the classification of the source of the environmental sound wherein determining whether to mix the recorded environmental sound comprises weighting the recorded environmental sound based on the classification of the source of the environmental sound using a weighting mode;
- mixing the recorded environmental sound with a source media sound to produce a mixed sound based on the determination;
- and
- playing the mixed sound over one or more speakers.
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An audio system, comprising:
- one or more microphones and one or more speakers,
- a processor coupled to the one or more microphones and the one or more speakers;
- a memory coupled to the processor;
- a set of processor-executable instructions embodied in the memory, wherein the instructions are configured, when executed by the processor to implement a method for sound detection and generation, wherein the method comprises:
- recording environmental sound using the one or more microphones;
- classifying a source of the recorded environmental sound;
- determining whether to mix the recorded environmental sound based on the classification of the source of the environmental sound wherein determining whether to mix the recorded environmental sound comprises weighting the recorded environmental sound based on the classification of the source using a weighting mode;
- mixing the recorded environmental sound with a source media sound to produce a mixed sound based on the determination;
- and
- playing the mixed sound over the one or more speakers.
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