Methods and systems for environmental noise compensation
AssigneeComcast Cable Communications, LLC
InventorPhilip John Stroffolino
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Abstract
Some aspects of the disclosure relate to a system and methods for monitoring an audio signal that may comprise one or more device audio components, e.g., from a device presenting content and an ambient audio component. The system can determine the ambient audio component of the audio signal, and can determine whether the ambient audio component has satisfied an ambient audio component threshold. If the ambient audio component threshold has been satisfied, the system can cause the device to display a visual representation of the device audio component, such as presenting text corresponding to speech of the audio component.
Claims22
A method, comprising:
- monitoring an audio signal comprising a device audio component from a device presenting content and an ambient audio component;
- determining the ambient audio component of the audio signal;
- determining whether the ambient audio component satisfies an ambient noise threshold;
- activating an audio transcription feature of the device in response to the ambient audio component satisfying the ambient noise threshold;
- and
- deactivating the activated audio transcription feature of the device in response to determining that the ambient audio component no longer satisfies the ambient noise threshold.
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A method, comprising:
- monitoring an audio signal comprising a device audio component from a device presenting content and an ambient audio component;
- determining a time duration threshold based on a volume of the ambient audio component;
- determining whether the ambient audio component satisfies a dynamic ambient audio component threshold based on the ambient audio component and the time duration threshold;
- and
- sending a notification to a system component associated with the device to enable an audio transcription feature of the device when the dynamic ambient audio component threshold is satisfied;
- and
- sending a notification to the system component associated with the device to disable the enabled audio transcription feature of the device in response to determining that the ambient audio component no longer satisfies the dynamic ambient audio component threshold.
A method, comprising:
- monitoring an audio signal comprising a device audio component from a device presenting content and an ambient audio component;
- determining the device audio component of the audio signal;
- dynamically determining an ambient audio component threshold based on a volume of the device audio component;
- determining whether the ambient audio component satisfies the ambient audio component threshold;
- activating an audio transcription feature of the device in response to the ambient audio component satisfying the ambient audio component threshold;
- and
- deactivating the activated audio transcription feature of the device in response to determining that the ambient audio component no longer satisfies the ambient audio component threshold.
(canceled)
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