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US 12,494,218 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.
Claims34
A method comprising:
- determining, for a portion of a content item, one or more textual elements and one or more auditory events;
- determining, based on the one or more textual 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, one or more media elements, wherein the portion of the content item comprises audio content;
- determining, based on the one or more media elements being associated with one or more auditory events in an auditory event repository, one or more candidate auditory events;
- and
- modifying, based on the one or more candidate auditory events, one or more portions of the audio content corresponding to the one or more candidate auditory events.
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An apparatus comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- a memory storing processor-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to:
- determine, for a portion of a content item, one or more textual elements and one or more auditory events;
- determine, based on the one or more textual elements, one or more candidate auditory events;
- determine, 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
- modify, based on the target auditory event, the audio content.
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An apparatus comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- a memory storing processor-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to:
- determine, for a portion of a content item, one or more media elements, wherein the portion of the content item comprises audio content;
- determine, based on the one or more media elements being associated with one or more auditory events in an auditory event repository, one or more candidate auditory events;
- and
- modify, based on the one or more candidate auditory events, one or more portions of the audio content corresponding to the one or more candidate auditory events.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.