Dynamic audio volume leveling notification system
AssigneeRoku, Inc.
InventorPhilip Johnson Golyshko
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method is described and includes monitoring an audio signal received at a television to detect a sustained increase in a perceived loudness of the audio signal; subsequent to the detecting, providing a notification to a user regarding availability of a television volume leveling function; and subsequent to receiving from the user a response to the notification, wherein the response indicates an approval to activate the television volume leveling function, activating the volume leveling function. In particular embodiments, the monitoring is performed using Loudness Units relative to Full Scale (LUFS).
Claims20
A computer-implemented method comprising:
- monitoring an audio signal received at a television to detect a sustained increase in a perceived loudness of the audio signal, using Loudness Units relative to Full Scale (LUFS), wherein the audio signal includes content audio and commercial audio;
- subsequent to the detecting, providing a notification to a user regarding availability of a television volume leveling function;
- and
- subsequent to receiving from the user a response to the notification, wherein the response indicates an approval to activate the television volume leveling function, activating the television volume leveling function.
One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
- receive at a television an audio signal comprising content audio and commercial audio;
- monitor the audio signal to detect a sustained increase in a perceived loudness of the audio signal, wherein the monitoring is performed using Loudness Units relative to Full Scale (LUFS);
- subsequent to the detecting, provide a notification to a user regarding availability of a television volume leveling function;
- and
- subsequent to receiving from the user a response to the notification, apply a volume leveling function to the audio signal prior to providing the audio signal to at least one speaker connected to the television.
A television system, comprising:
- an audio processing module for processing audio signals received by the television system, wherein the audio signals comprise content audio and commercial audio;
- an audio volume leveling notification (AVLN) system electrically connected to receive the audio signals from the audio processing module;
- a volume leveling function for leveling a volume of the audio signals when the volume leveling function is activated;
- and
- at least one speaker,
- wherein the AVLN system is further configured to:
- monitor the audio signals to detect a sustained increase in a perceived loudness of the audio signals, wherein the monitoring is performed using Loudness Units relative to Full Scale (LUFS);
- subsequent to the detecting, displaying a notification to a user regarding availability of the volume leveling function;
- and,
- subsequent to receiving from the user a response to the notification, wherein the response indicates an approval to activate the television volume leveling function, enable the volume leveling function.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.