System and a processing method for customizing audio experience
The present disclosure relates to a system and a processing method in association with the system for customizing audio experience. Customization of audio experience can be based on derivation of at least one customized audio response characteristic which can be applied to an audio device used by a person. The customized audio response characteristic(s) can be unique to the person.
1. A method comprising:
combining, by a processor, a plurality of intermediate processor datasets to produce an output signal,
wherein the plurality of intermediate processor datasets includes at least one of a binaural room impulse response (BRIR) dataset, a binaural room transfer function (BRTF) dataset, a head related impulse response (HRIR) dataset or a head related transfer function (HRTF) dataset, and
wherein the output signal corresponds to an audio response characteristic associated with a subject;
applying, by the processor, the output signal to image-related input audio signals, wherein the image-related input audio signals are generated from processing at least one captured image of the subject; and
generating, by the processor and based on the applying, output audio signals audibly perceivable by the subject so as to provide the subject with a customized audio experience.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of intermediate processor datasets are generated by processing at least one image-related input audio signal based on at least one database signal.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising operating, by the processor, as at least one of a type of recognizer of a plurality of recognizers or a multi-recognizer corresponding to a first type recognizer and a second type recognizer.
4. The method of claim 3 ,
wherein the image-related input audio signal corresponds to biometric data associated with the subject, and
wherein the biometric data comprises a first biometric feature type and a second biometric feature type.
5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:
generating, by the processor as the first type recognizer, a first set of intermediate processor datasets based on the first biometric feature type, and
generating, by the processor as the second type recognizer, a second set of intermediate processor datasets based on the second biometric feature type.
6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising combining, by the processor using weighted sums, the first set of intermediate processor datasets and the second set of intermediate processor datasets.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
grouping, by the processor, a plurality of datasets of a database into a plurality of cluster groups, each cluster group corresponding to a cluster comprising a dataset, and
associating, by the processor, a biometric feature type retrieved from the captured image with the cluster.
8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:
operating, by the processor, as a multi-recognizer corresponding to a first type recognizer and a second type recognizer,
wherein the image-related input audio signal corresponds to biometric data associated with the subject, and
wherein the biometric data comprises a first biometric feature type and a second biometric feature type;
associating, by the processor, the second biometric feature type that is the biometric feature type with the cluster;
generating, by the processor as the first type recognizer, a first set of intermediate processor datasets based on the first biometric feature type, and
generating, by the processor as the second type recognizer, a second set of intermediate processor datasets based on the second biometric feature type.
9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising combining, by the processor using weighted sums, the first set of intermediate processor datasets and the second set of intermediate processor datasets.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the audio response characteristic is unique to the subject under a given environment and is one of an HRIR or BRIR.
11. An article of manufacture including a non-transitory, tangible computer readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
combining, by the processor, a plurality of intermediate processor datasets to produce an output signal,
wherein the plurality of intermediate processor datasets includes at least one of a binaural room impulse response (BRIR) dataset, a binaural room transfer function (BRTF) dataset, a head related impulse response (HRIR) dataset or a head related transfer function (HRTF) dataset, and
wherein the output signal corresponds to an audio response characteristic associated with a subject;
applying, by the processor, the output signal to image-related input audio signals, wherein the image-related input audio signals are generated from processing at least one captured image of the subject; and
generating, by the processor and based on the applying, output audio signals audibly perceivable by the subject so as to provide the subject with a customized audio experience.
12. The article of claim 11 , further comprising generating, by the processor, the plurality of intermediate processor datasets based on biometric feature types.
13. The article of claim 12 , further comprising combining, by the processor, the plurality of intermediate processor datasets by using weighted sums.
14. The article of claim 11 , further comprising:
wherein the database comprises a plurality of datasets communicable as corresponding plurality of database signals to the processing apparatus,
grouping, by the processor, a plurality of datasets of the database into a plurality of cluster groups, each cluster group corresponding to a cluster comprising to a dataset, and
associating, by the processor, a cluster with a biometric feature type retrieved from the captured image.
15. The article of claim 11 , further comprising implementing at least one of a multiple-match processing based strategy, a multiple-recognizer based processing strategy, or a cluster based processing strategy.
16. A system comprising:
a processor; and
a tangible, non-transitory memory configured to communicate with the processor,
the tangible, non-transitory memory having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
combining, by the processor, a plurality of intermediate processor datasets to produce an output signal,
wherein the plurality of intermediate processor datasets includes at least one of a binaural room impulse response (BRIR) dataset, a binaural room transfer function (BRTF) dataset, a head related impulse response (HRIR) dataset or a head related transfer function (HRTF) dataset, and
wherein the output signal corresponds to an audio response characteristic associated with a subject;
applying, by the processor, the output signal to image-related input audio signals, wherein the image-related input audio signals are generated from processing at least one captured image of the subject; and
generating, by the processor and based on the applying, output audio signals audibly perceivable by the subject so as to provide the subject with a customized audio experience.
17. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
processing, by the processor, the captured image of the subject; and
generating, by the processor, the image-related input audio signal.
18. The method of claim 17 , further comprising:
processing, by the processor, the image-related input audio signal based on a database signal; and
generating, by the processor, the plurality of intermediate processor datasets.
19. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of intermediate processor datasets corresponds to biometric data for at least two different biometric feature types.
20. The method of claim 18 , further comprising implementing at least one of a multiple-match processing based strategy, a multiple-recognizer based processing strategy, or a cluster based processing strategy.