Apparatus and method for adapting audio signal according to user's preference
AssigneeElectronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
InventorsJeong-II Seo, Dae-Young Jang, Kyeong-Ok Kang, Jin-Woong Kim, Chie-Teuk Ahn
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Abstract
Apparatus and method for adapting audio signal according to user's preference. The apparatus and method allows the user to provide the best experience of digital contents by adapting audio contents to the user's sound field preference. The apparatus includes an audio usage environment management unit and an audio adaptation unit for adapting audio contents associated with user's adaptation request.
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An apparatus for adapting an audio signal for single-source multi-use, comprising:
- an audio usage environment information management means for collecting, describing and managing audio usage environment information from each user terminal that consumes the audio signal;
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- an audio adaptation means for adapting the audio signal so that the audio signal is outputted to the user terminal suitably to the audio usage environment information,
- wherein the audio usage environment information includes user characteristics information that describes sound field preference of the user for the audio signal.
A method for adapting an audio signal for single-source multi-use, comprising the steps of:
- a) collecting, describing and managing audio usage environment information from each user terminal that consumes the audio signal;
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- b) adapting the audio signal so that the audio signal is outputted to the user terminal suitably to the audio usage environment information,
- wherein the audio usage environment information includes user characteristics information that describes sound field preference of the user for the audio signal.
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