Audio Representation and Associated Rendering

    公开(公告)号:US20230085918A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-23

    申请号:US17802780

    申请日:2021-02-10

    Abstract: An apparatus for immersive audio communication including circuitry configured to: receive at least a first audio data stream and a second audio data stream, wherein at least one of the first and second audio stream includes a spatial audio stream to enable immersive audio during a communication; determine a type of each of the first and second audio streams to identify which of the received first and second audio data streams the spatial audio stream; process the second audio data stream with at least one parameter dependent on the determined type; and render the first audio data stream and the processed second audio data stream.

    Virtual Scene
    32.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20230077102A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-09

    申请号:US17796326

    申请日:2021-01-27

    Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program is described including: determining one of a plurality of audio modes for presentation of first audio to a user based on a location and/or movement of the user within a virtual scene, wherein the first audio includes a plurality of audio tracks located at different locations within the virtual scene; and rendering the first audio to the user in the determined audio mode, wherein: in a first audio mode of the plurality of audio modes, the locations of the audio tracks within the virtual scene are fixed and in a second audio mode of the plurality of audio modes, the locations of the audio tracks within the virtual scene move with the user.

    Mediated Reality with Wireless Charging

    公开(公告)号:US20220399761A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-15

    申请号:US17831549

    申请日:2022-06-03

    Abstract: An apparatus including circuitry configured for: wireless charging an energy storage device in the apparatus; using energy from wireless charging and/or the energy storage device to render mediated reality content to a user of the apparatus, wherein the mediated reality content rendered to the user is a virtual scene determined by a virtual point of view within a virtual space, wherein a real point of view of the user, defined by a location and orientation of the user in real space, determines, via a mapping between the virtual space and the real space, the virtual point of view within the virtual space of the virtual user; and in dependence upon a wireless charging parameter, changing the mapping between the real space and the virtual space to enable improvement of the wireless charging parameter.

    MULTI-PARTICIPANT EXTENDED REALITY
    34.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220198758A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-23

    申请号:US17546521

    申请日:2021-12-09

    Abstract: An apparatus comprising means for: means for joining to at least an existing participant in extended reality at a location in a virtual space, a joining participant in extended reality to enable a shared extended reality, wherein the joined participants in the shared extended reality are at least co-located in the virtual space and can share at least visually the virtual space; wherein at least part of a content configuration is inherited from the existing participant by the joining participant, wherein the content configuration controls, for participants, what is heard, what is seen and interactivity with the virtual space; wherein at least part of a join configuration is inherited between the existing participant and the joining participant, wherein the join configuration controls joining of other joining participants in the shared extended reality.

    AN APPARATUS, A METHOD AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR VIDEO CODING AND DECODING

    公开(公告)号:US20220159267A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-19

    申请号:US17433034

    申请日:2020-02-19

    Abstract: A method comprising: encoding video media content into at least a first representation and a second representation, wherein the first representation comprises a switchable inter-coded picture, wherein the switchable picture has a first characteristic that no pictures preceding the switchable picture in decoding order are used as reference pictures for any non-switchable pictures following the switchable picture in decoding order; and the second representation comprises one or more decoder reset pictures aligned with the switchable pictures of the first representation, wherein the frame rate of the second representation is smaller than or equal to the frame rate of the first representation and the resolutions of the first and the second representation are equal.

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMIC WORKFLOW TASK MANAGEMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20220109722A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-07

    申请号:US17450165

    申请日:2021-10-06

    Abstract: An apparatus for dynamic workflow task management in a network based media processing environment is provided. The apparatus includes at least one processor; and at least one non-transitory memory including computer program code; wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform: generate a capability description document comprising requirement changes for migration of tasks during run-time of a workflow between a cloud and device environments; and trigger follow-up actions to migrate the task during the run-time of the workflow, between the cloud and the device environments, based on the capability description document. Corresponding methods and computer program products are also provided.

    AUDIO PROCESSING
    37.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220068290A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-03

    申请号:US17418652

    申请日:2020-01-07

    Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program is disclosed. The apparatus may comprise a means comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, to receive multimedia data representing a scene, the multimedia data comprising at least audio data representing an audio component of the scene. Another operation may comprise determining a location of unwanted sound in the scene. Another operation may comprise performing first audio processing to remove at least part of the unwanted sound from the determined location. Another operation may comprise performing second audio processing to add artificial sound associated to the unwanted sound at the determined location.

    Associated Spatial Audio Playback
    40.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200344564A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-29

    申请号:US16960750

    申请日:2019-01-14

    Abstract: An apparatus including at least one processor and at least one memory including computer code for one or more programs, the at least one memory and the computer code configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus at least to: generate audio effect information, wherein the audio effect information enables control of audio signal processing associated with audio signals related to one or more audio sources based on at least a zooming factor.

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