Method of managing sound source and apparatus therefor
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsJung-eun Shin, Eun-ha Lee
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Abstract
A method of managing a sound source in a digital AV device and an apparatus thereof are provided. The method of managing a sound source in a digital AV device includes: extracting at least one sound source from sound being reproduced through the digital AV device; mapping an image to the extracted sound source; and managing the sound sources by using the mapped image. In addition, preferably, the extracted sound source is registered, changed, deleted, selectively reproduced, or selectively deleted by using the image. Accordingly, sound being output can be visually managed by handling the sound sources separately, a desired sound source can be selectively reproduced or removed such that utilization of the digital AV device can be enhanced.
Claims16
A method for managing a sound source in a digital audio visual (AV) device, the method comprising:
- extracting one or more sound sources from sound being reproduced through the digital AV device;
- comparing the extracted one or more sound sources to sound source data stored in a sound source database;
- mapping an image of the extracted one or more sound sources to a corresponding one of the extracted one or more sound sources based on the results of the comparing operation;
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- managing the extracted one or more sound sources by using the one or more mapped images,
- wherein the sound source comprises an object that generates a sound signal having a unique frequency characteristic.
A non-transitory computer readable recording medium having embodied thereon a computer program for executing a method for managing a sound source in a digital audio visual (AV) device, the method comprising:
- extracting one or more sound sources from sound being reproduced through the digital AV device;
- comparing the extracted one or more sound sources to sound source data stored in a sound source database;
- mapping an image of the extracted one or more sound sources to a corresponding one of the extracted one or more sound sources based on the results of the comparing operation;
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- managing the extracted one or more sound sources by using the one or more mapped images,
- wherein the sound source comprises an object that generates a sound signal having a unique frequency characteristic.
An apparatus for managing a sound source in a digital AV device, the apparatus comprising:
- an extraction unit which extracts one or more sound sources from sound being reproduced through the digital AV device;
- a sound source processing unit which compares the extracted one or more sound sources to sound source data stored in a sound source database;
- a mapping unit which maps an image of the extracted one or more sound sources to a corresponding one of the extracted one or more extracted sound sources based on the comparison by the sound source processing unit;
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- a managing unit which manages the one or more sound sources by using the one or more mapped images,
- wherein the sound source comprises an object that generates a sound signal having a unique frequency characteristic.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.