Method and apparatus for processing audio for playback
    1.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for processing audio for playback 失效
    用于处理用于播放的音频的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US08069036B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-11-29

    申请号:US12088008

    申请日:2006-09-12

    CPC分类号: G11B27/038 G11B27/034

    摘要: A method and apparatus for processing audio for playback to provide a smooth transition between a beginning region of an audio track and an end region of a previous audio track is disclosed. A quantity representative of a chromagram is calculated for each of the audio tracks and the mixing points for the beginning and end regions of each audio track are identified. A quantity representative of a chromagram at the mixing point of the beginning region of the audio track and a quantity representative of a chromagram at the mixing point of the end region of the previous audio track are correlated to determine an order of audio tracks for playback and/or to determine the duration of the mix transition.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于处理用于回放的音频以在音频轨道的开始区域和先前音频轨道的结束区域之间平滑过渡的方法和装置。 针对每个音频轨道计算代表色度的数量,并且识别每个音轨的开始和结束区域的混合点。 音频轨道的开始区域的混合点处的色标表示数量和代表先前音频轨道的结束区域的混合点处的色度图的数量相关联,以确定用于回放的音轨的顺序,以及 /或确定混合转换的持续时间。

    Controlling an apparatus based on speech
    2.
    发明授权
    Controlling an apparatus based on speech 有权
    基于语音控制设备

    公开(公告)号:US07885818B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-02-08

    申请号:US10532469

    申请日:2003-09-22

    申请人: Fabio Vignoli

    发明人: Fabio Vignoli

    IPC分类号: G10L21/00

    摘要: An apparatus with a speech control unit includes a microphone array having multiple microphones for receiving respective audio signals, and a beam forming module for extracting a speech signal of a user, from the audio signals. A keyword recognition system recognizes a predetermined keyword that is spoken by the user and which is represented by a particular audio signal and is arranged to control the beam forming module, on basis of tie recognition. A speech recognition unit creates an instruction for the apparatus based on recognized speech items of the speech signal. As a consequence, the speech control unit is more selective for those parts of the audio signals for speech recognition which correspond to speech items spoken by the user.

    摘要翻译: 具有语音控制单元的装置包括具有用于接收相应音频信号的多个麦克风的麦克风阵列和用于从音频信号中提取用户的语音信号的波束形成模块。 关键字识别系统识别由用户说出的预定关键字,并且其由特定音频信号表示,并且被布置为基于连接识别来控制波束形成模块。 语音识别单元基于语音信号的识别语音项创建装置的指令。 结果,语音控制单元对于与用户说出的语音项相对应的用于语音识别的音频信号的那些部分更具选择性。

    Method and Apparatus to Store Content and a Query on a Device
    3.
    发明申请
    Method and Apparatus to Store Content and a Query on a Device 审中-公开
    在设备上存储内容和查询的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20080126418A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-05-29

    申请号:US11815374

    申请日:2006-02-09

    IPC分类号: G06F17/00

    摘要: When playing back content identified on the playlist, it is determined if each of the content items is available. For a given content item that is not available, an additional content item (relevant content item) that is available and that corresponds to selection criteria is determined. The relevant content item and/or a new playlist is presented to a user for approval. The selection criteria is expanded to include a content item not previously identified if an additional content item is not available or is not approved.

    摘要翻译: 当播放播放列表中标识的内容时,确定每个内容项是否可用。 对于不可用的给定内容项,确定可用并且对应于选择标准的附加内容项(相关内容项)。 相关的内容项目和/或新的播放列表被呈现给用户以供批准。 如果附加内容项不可用或未被批准,则选择标准被扩展为包括之前未被识别的内容项。

    CLASSIFYING A SET OF CONTENT ITEMS
    4.
    发明申请
    CLASSIFYING A SET OF CONTENT ITEMS 审中-公开
    分类一组内容项目

    公开(公告)号:US20100217755A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-08-26

    申请号:US12680593

    申请日:2008-09-30

    申请人: Fabio Vignoli

    发明人: Fabio Vignoli

    IPC分类号: G06F17/30

    摘要: A method of classifying a set of content items, each content item including at least one signal (11) for rendering in perceptible form on a presentation system (1,2) of content items, includes obtaining an at least one-dimensional feature vector for each content item comprised in the set, at least one co-ordinate of the feature vector comprising a parameter value characterizing the content item. The method also includes providing at least one query to a system (14-17) configured to collect information descriptive of content items, each query including at least one of data identifying a content item of the set and data identifying an attribute common to the content items in the set, using results of each provided query to determine a sub-set of the set of content items, and classifying at least one content item in the set according to a measure of similarity between its feature vector and feature vectors obtained for content items in the sub-set.

    摘要翻译: 一种对一组内容项进行分类的方法,每个内容项包括用于在内容项的呈现系统(1,2)上以可感知的形式呈现的至少一个信号(11),包括获得至少一维特征向量,用于 包括在所述集合中的每个内容项目,所述特征向量的至少一个坐标包括表征所述内容项目的参数值。 该方法还包括向被配置为收集描述内容项的信息的系统(14-17)提供至少一个查询,每个查询包括标识该集合的内容项的数据和标识该内容共有的属性的数据中的至少一个 使用每个提供的查询的结果来确定内容项集合的子集,并且根据其特征向量和针对内容获得的特征向量之间的相似度的度量来对集合中的至少一个内容项进行分类 子集中的项目。

    MUSICAL COMPOSITION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A GENERATION OF A MUSICAL COMPOSITION
    5.
    发明申请
    MUSICAL COMPOSITION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A GENERATION OF A MUSICAL COMPOSITION 审中-公开
    音乐组合系统及其控制方法

    公开(公告)号:US20100043625A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-02-25

    申请号:US12518127

    申请日:2007-12-06

    IPC分类号: G10H1/00

    摘要: A musical composition system, includes a plurality of tokens (5-7) of visibly distinct types, each representing aspects of at least a fragment of a musical composition, wherein the tokens are configured for placement by at least one user in a spatial configuration; a system for determining respective locations and types of an assembly of tokens (5-7) placed in a spatial configuration by the user(s); a system (13-16;44-46) for translating a spatial ordering of the tokens (5-7) in the spatial configuration into a temporal ordering; a system (13,18,40;44-46) for translating the types of the tokens (5-7) into respective aspects of at least a fragment of a musical composition; and a system (13,18-20;44-46) for generating at least one signal representing a synthesis of the respective aspects of fragments of a musical composition in accordance with the temporal ordering, the signals being suitable for audible reproduction. It is arranged to detect or prevent at least an attempted placement of a token of a certain type at a position in the spatial ordering violating any of at least one constraint associated with the certain type.

    摘要翻译: 一种音乐作品系统,包括可见不同类型的多个令牌(5-7),每个符号表示至少一个音乐作品的片段的方面,其中所述令牌被配置为由至少一个用户在空间配置中放置; 用于确定由用户放置在空间配置中的令牌组合(5-7)的各个位置和类型的系统; 用于将空间配置中的令牌(5-7)的空间排序转换为时间排序的系统(13-16; 44-46) 用于将令牌类型(5-7)转换成音乐作品的至少片段的相应方面的系统(13,18,40; 44-46); 以及用于根据时间顺序产生表示音乐作品的片段的各个方面的合成的至少一个信号的系统(13,18-20; 44-46),所述信号适合于可听再现。 它被布置为检测或防止在空间排序中的某个类型的令牌至少尝试放置在违反与该特定类型相关联的至少一个约束中的任何一个的任何一个的位置。

    METHOD OF PROCESSING A SET OF CONTENT ITEMS, AND DATA- PROCESSING DEVICE
    6.
    发明申请
    METHOD OF PROCESSING A SET OF CONTENT ITEMS, AND DATA- PROCESSING DEVICE 审中-公开
    处理一组内容项的方法和数据处理装置

    公开(公告)号:US20090144253A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-06-04

    申请号:US11719314

    申请日:2005-11-15

    IPC分类号: G06F17/30

    摘要: A method of processing a set of content items, the method comprising the steps of: (150) selecting a particular one (sX, 210) of the set of content items, (160) selecting a first content item (sY, 220) on the basis of a first distance value (dXY, 211) representative of the distance between the particular content item and the first content item, and (180) selecting a second content item (sZ, 230) on the basis of a second distance value (dYZ, 221) representative of the distance between the first content item and the second content item. The particular, first and second content items may be sequentially included in a sequence of content items, e.g. for creating a playlist of content items. The invention also relates to a data-processing device for processing a set of content items, as well as to a distance data structure and a computer program product.

    摘要翻译: 一种处理一组内容项的方法,所述方法包括以下步骤:(150)选择所述一组内容项的特定一个(sX,210),(160)选择第一内容项(sY,220) 代表特定内容项目与第一内容项目之间的距离的第一距离值(dXY,211)的基础,以及(180)基于第二距离值(...)选择第二内容项目(sZ,230) dYZ,221)代表第一内容项和第二内容项之间的距离。 特定的第一和第二内容项目可以顺序地包括在内容项目的序列中,例如 用于创建内容项目的播放列表。 本发明还涉及一种用于处理一组内容项目以及距离数据结构和计算机程序产品的数据处理设备。

    Method and Apparatus for Selecting Items from a Number of Items
    7.
    发明申请
    Method and Apparatus for Selecting Items from a Number of Items 有权
    从一些物品中选择物品的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20090006353A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-01-01

    申请号:US11568639

    申请日:2005-05-03

    IPC分类号: G06F17/30

    摘要: Techniques are presented for selecting one or more items from a collection of items. To select the one or more items, an interface is provided that is adapted to allow a user to define one or more weights. Each weight corresponds to one of a number of similarity criteria. Each item also corresponds to the number of similarity criteria. The one or more weights define a similarity function. The similarity function is applied to the one or more similarity criteria corresponding to the one or more weights and to each of the items in order to select one or more items from the collection of items. The interface can comprise movable markers corresponding to similarity criteria. Locations of the movable markers can be used to weight similarity criteria when creating the similarity function.

    摘要翻译: 呈现技术用于从一组物品中选择一个或多个物品。 为了选择一个或多个项目,提供了适于允许用户定义一个或多个权重的界面。 每个权重对应于多个相似性标准中的一个。 每个项目也对应于相似性标准的数量。 一个或多个权重定义相似度函数。 将相似度函数应用于与一个或多个权重相对应的一个或多个相似性标准,并应用于每个项目,以便从项目集合中选择一个或多个项目。 界面可以包括对应于相似性标准的可移动标记。 当创建相似度函数时,可移动标记的位置可用于加权相似性标准。

    Hierarchical Playlist Generator
    8.
    发明申请
    Hierarchical Playlist Generator 失效
    分层播放表生成器

    公开(公告)号:US20080256032A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-10-16

    申请号:US10597277

    申请日:2005-01-17

    IPC分类号: G06F17/30

    摘要: A playlist generator partitions the playlist generation process into a multi-stage, hierarchical process. At an example highest hierarchical level, the user's “general” preferences are applied. These general preferences reflect the user's “tastes”, and are relatively constant. At a lower level of the hierarchy, the user's “specific” preferences are applied. These specific preferences reflect the dynamic time-dependent or event dependent aspects of a user's entertainment preferences. The high-level preferences generate a subset of material from the global collection of material, and the lower-level preferences are applied to this subset of material as the user's immediate preferences change. By segregating the playlist generation process hierarchically, efficiency is gained by applying immediate preference changes to a smaller subset of material, and coherency is improved by limiting the subsequent selection processes to a given subset of the material.

    摘要翻译: 播放列表生成器将播放列表生成处理分割成多级分层处理。 在最高级别的例子中,应用用户的“一般”偏好。 这些一般偏好反映了用户的“口味”,并且相对不变。 在层次结构的较低级别,应用用户的“特定”首选项。 这些具体的偏好反映了用户娱乐偏好的动态时间依赖或事件依赖的方面。 高级偏好从全局材料集合中生成材料的子集,并且当用户的即时偏好改变时,较低级别的偏好将应用于该材料子集。 通过分层分隔播放列表生成过程,通过对较小的材料子集应用即时偏好改变来获得效率,并且通过将随后的选择过程限制到材料的给定子集来提高一致性。

    Electronic Device and Method for Reproducing a Human Perceptual Signal
    9.
    发明申请
    Electronic Device and Method for Reproducing a Human Perceptual Signal 审中-公开
    用于再现人类感知信号的电子设备和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20080254946A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-10-16

    申请号:US11815886

    申请日:2006-01-30

    IPC分类号: A63B71/00

    摘要: The method of reproducing a human perceptual signal comprises the steps of selecting (7) a human perceptual signal in dependency of a pace of a person (3), adapting (8) the human perceptual signal in dependency of a physical state of the person (3), and reproducing (9) the human perceptual signal. An adaptation of the human perceptual signal is limited to a certain maximum. The electronic device of the invention comprises electronic circuitry operative to perform the method of the invention. The software of the invention enables a programmable device to perform the method of the invention.

    摘要翻译: 再现人类感知信号的方法包括以下步骤:根据人的步调(3)选择(7)人感知信号,根据人的身体状态调整(8)人感知信号( 3),并再现(9)人感知信号。 人类感知信号的适应被限制在一定的最大值。 本发明的电子设备包括用于执行本发明的方法的电子电路。 本发明的软件使得可编程设备能够执行本发明的方法。

    Integrated Playlist Generator
    10.
    发明申请
    Integrated Playlist Generator 审中-公开
    综合播放列表生成器

    公开(公告)号:US20080033979A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-02-07

    申请号:US10597280

    申请日:2005-01-17

    IPC分类号: G06F7/00

    摘要: A system and method for playlist generation is configured to augment a playlist derived from selections from a user's collection with selections from beyond the user's collection. Both the user's collection and external sources are searched for entertainment items that conform to the user's preferences, and the resultant playlist includes a mix of material from both the user's collection and the external sources. The user is provided the option of specifying the proportion of material that is to be included in the playlist from the external sources. If the material from the external sources requires a purchase fee, the user is provided the option of purchasing the material, preferably, after being given the opportunity to view, listen to, or otherwise assess the material.

    摘要翻译: 用于播放列表生成的系统和方法被配置为通过来自用户集合之外的选择来增加从用户集合中的选择导出的播放列表。 搜索用户的收藏和外部来源以符合用户偏好的娱乐项目,并且所得到的播放列表包括来自用户的收集和外部源的材料的混合。 向用户提供从外部源指定要包括在播放列表中的材料的比例的选项。 如果来自外部来源的材料需要购买费用,则可以向用户提供购买材料的选择,最好是在给予机会查看,收听或以其他方式评估材料之后。