Method and apparatus for providing a motion signal with a sound signal using an existing sound signal encoding format
AssigneeD-Box Technologies Inc.
InventorsPhilippe Roy, Bruno Paillard
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Abstract
A method for providing a motion signal with a sound signal using an existing sound signal encoding format. The method comprises providing the motion signal, providing the sound signal, inserting the motion signal in an available data field provided in the existing encoding algorithm, encoding the sound signal with the inserted motion signal according to the existing encoding algorithm to generate an encoded bitstream sound signal and providing the encoded bitstream sound signal comprising the motion signal and the sound signal.
Claims17
A method for providing a motion signal with a sound signal using an existing sound signal encoding format, said method comprising:
- providing said motion signal;
- providing said sound signal;
- inserting said motion signal in an available data field provided in said existing encoding format;
- encoding said sound signal with the inserted motion signal according to said existing encoding format to generate a composite audio/motion signal;
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- providing said composite audio/motion signal to (1) an actuator system whereby haptic movements are performed by at least one actuator as a function of said motion signal, and to (2) a sound output to produce sounds as a function of said sound signal, said sounds being synchronized with said haptic movements.
A combination of an apparatus for providing a motion signal with a sound signal using an existing sound signal encoding format, an actuator system and a sound output, wherein:
- said apparatus comprises a motion signal providing unit for providing said motion signal,
- a sound signal providing unit for providing said sound signal,
- an available data field selection unit for providing an available data field selection signal in said existing sound signal encoding format,
- an encoding unit for receiving said motion signal, said sound signal, said available data field selection signal, and for inserting said motion signal in said available data field and for encoding said sound signal with the inserted motion signal according to said existing encoding format to generate a composite audio/motion signal, and
- a composite audio/motion signal providing unit for providing said generated composite audio/motion signal;
- an actuator system for producing haptic movements of at least one actuator from said generated composite audio/motion signal;
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- a sound output for producing sounds from said generated composite audio/motion signal in synchronization with said haptic movements.
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