Dynamically adjust audio attributes based on individual speaking characteristics

1. A method that is executed on a content receiver, comprising:

receiving content for presentation to a user, the content includes an audio component;

analyzing the audio component of the content to determine a language accent of an individual speaking in the content;

determining an ethnic origin of the individual speaking based on visual characteristics of the individual speaking;

adjusting at least one audio attribute of the audio component of the content based on the language accent and the determined ethnic origin of the individual speaking in the content; and

outputting the audio component of the content to at least one audio output device based on the at least one adjusted audio attribute.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein adjusting the at least one audio attribute includes at least one of:

adjusting an overall volume of the audio component;

adjusting a bass control of the audio component; and

adjusting a treble control of the audio component.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein adjusting the at least one audio attribute includes:

separating the audio component of the content into a plurality of audio channels to be output to a plurality of audio output devices; and

performing at least one of:

modifying a volume of a first audio channel of the plurality of audio channels;

modifying a bass control of a second audio channel of the plurality of audio channels; and

modifying a treble control of a third audio channel of the plurality of audio channels.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a genre of the content based on metadata received with the content; and

adjusting the at least one audio attribute based on the determined genre.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining at least one listening preference of the user; and

performing further adjustments to the at least one audio attribute based on the at least one listening preference of the user.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a location of each of the at least one audio output device;

determining a location of the user relative to the location of the at least one audio output device; and

adjusting the at least one audio attribute for each of the at least one audio output device based on the user's determined location.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving at least one manual adjustment to the at least one audio attribute; and

providing the at least one manual adjustment to a content-distribution server for determining at least one preferred audio attribute for a region in which the content receiver is located.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a geographical region where the content receiver is located; and

receiving a plurality of default audio attributes for the content receiver based on a plurality of preferred audio attributes identified for the geographical region.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of preferred audio attributes are identified for the geographical region based on manual adjustments of audio attributes by other users in the geographical region.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein analyzing the audio component of the content to determine the language accent of the individual speaking includes:

determining the language accent of the individual speaking based on a combination of a plurality of speech characteristics that includes at least one of pronunciation, grammar, word choice, slurring of words, use of made-up words, or phonemes.

11. A system, comprising:

a content receiver that includes a first memory for storing first instructions and a first processor that executes the first instructions to perform actions, the actions, including:

receiving content for presentation to a user, the content including an audio component;

analyzing the audio component of the content to determine a gender of an individual speaking in the content;

analyzing the audio component of the content to determine an accent of the individual speaking;

analyzing the audio component of the content to determine an ethnic origin of the individual speaking;

determining a location of the user relative to a location of each of a plurality of audio output devices;

adjusting at least one audio attribute of the audio component of the content based on the gender of the individual speaking in the content, the accent of the individual speaking in the content, the determined ethnic origin of the individual speaking in the content, and the user's location;

utilizing the at least one adjusted audio attribute to output the audio component of the content to the plurality of audio output devices;

receiving at least one manual adjustment to the at least one audio attribute; and

providing the at least one manual adjustment to a content-distribution server for determining at least one preferred audio attribute for a region in which the user is located; and

the content-distribution server includes a second memory for storing second instructions and a second processor that executes the second instructions to perform other actions, the other actions, including:

determining a geographical region where the content receiver is being utilized by the user;

receiving manual adjustments of audio attributes by other users in the geographical region;

identifying a plurality of preferred audio attributes for the geographical region based on the manual adjustments of audio attributes by the other users; and

providing, independent of the content, a plurality of default audio attributes for the content receiver based on a plurality of preferred audio attributes identified for the geographical region.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein adjusting the at least one audio attribute includes at least one of:

adjusting a volume of the audio component;

adjusting a bass control of the audio component; and

adjusting a treble control of the audio component.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein adjusting the at least one audio attribute includes:

separating the audio component of the content into a plurality of audio channels to be output to a plurality of audio output devices; and

performing at least one of:

modifying a volume of a first audio channel of the plurality of audio channels;

modifying a bass control of a second audio channel of the plurality of audio channels; and

modifying a treble control of a third audio channel of the plurality of audio channels.

14. The system of claim 11 , further comprising:

determining a genre of the content based on metadata received with the content; and

adjusting the at least one audio attribute based on the determined genre.

15. A content receiver, comprising:

an input that receives program content;

a memory that stores at least instructions; and

a processor that executes the instructions to:

analyze an audio component of the program content to determine at least one speaking characteristic of an individual speaking in the content;

determine dialect of the individual speaking based on the at least one speaking characteristic;

determine at least one audio attribute of the audio component to adjust based on the dialect;

adjust the at least one audio attribute of the audio component based on the dialect of the individual speaking in the content; and

output the audio component of the content to at least one audio output device based on the at least one adjusted audio attribute.

16. The content receiver of claim 15 , wherein the processor executes further instructions to adjust the at least one audio attribute by performing at least one of:

adjust a volume of the audio component;

adjust a bass control of the audio component; and

adjust a treble control of the audio component.

17. The content receiver of claim 15 , wherein the processor executes further instructions to:

separate the audio component of the content into a plurality of audio channels to be output to a plurality of audio output devices; and

modify a bass control or a treble control of each separate audio channel of the plurality of audio channels.

18. The content receiver of claim 15 , wherein the processor executes further instructions to:

determine a genre of the content based on metadata received with the content; and

adjust the at least one audio attribute based on the determined genre.

19. The method of claim 15 , wherein the processor executes further instructions to:

receive at least one manual adjustment to the at least one audio attribute; and

provide the at least one manual adjustment to a content-distribution server for determining at least one preferred audio attribute for a region in which the content receiver is located.

20. The content receiver of claim 15 , wherein the processor executes further instructions to:

determine a geographical region where the content receiver is located; and

receive a plurality of default audio attributes for the content receiver based on a plurality of preferred audio attributes identified for the geographical region.

21. The content receiver of claim 20 , wherein the plurality of preferred audio attributes are identified for the geographical region based on manual adjustments of audio attributes by other users in the geographical region.