IP Library Granted Patent US 12,568,274
Granted Patent B2
US 12,568,274 · App. 18/929,188 · Granted Mar 3, 2026

Methods and apparatus for playback using pre-processed information and personalization

Inventors: Robert Coover (Orinda, CA); Cameron Aubrey Summers (Oakland, CA); Joseph Renner (Oakland, CA); Markus Cremer (Orinda, CA); Warren Mansfield (Emeryville, CA)
Assignee: Gracenote, Inc.
H04N21/44224G06F3/165G06N3/04G06N3/08G10L25/30G10L25/51H03G5/165H04N9/87H04N21/439H04N21/4524H04R3/04H03F3/181H04R2430/01H04R2499/13
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Patent No.
US 12,568,274
App. No.
18/929,188
Granted
Mar 3, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed for playback using pre-processed profile information and personalization. Example apparatus disclosed herein include a synchronizer to, in response to receiving a media signal to be played on a playback device, access an equalization (EQ) profile corresponding to the media signal; an EQ personalization manager to generate a personalized EQ setting; and an EQ adjustment implementor to modify playback of the media signal on the playback device based on a blended equalization generated based on the EQ profile and the personalized EQ setting.

Claims (31)

1 . A tangible, non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause at least one processor to perform a set of operations comprising:

generating a personalized equalization setting based on at least an equalization profile corresponding to an application associated with a media signal;

generating a blended equalization by applying a first weight to an equalization profile corresponding to the media signal and a second weight to the personalized equalization setting; and

modifying playback of the media signal on a playback device based on the blended equalization.

2 . The tangible, non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the equalization profile corresponding to the media signal includes playback attributes corresponding to at least one of (1) information identifying a category associated with a song, (2) information identifying a category associated with a video segment, (3) information identifying a mood associated with a song, (4) information identifying a mood associated with a video segment, or (5) information identifying signal strength parameters for different frequencies with a portion of the media signal.

3 . The tangible, non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the equalization profile corresponding to the application includes playback attributes corresponding to at least one of (1) information identifying a category associated with a song, (2) information identifying a category associated with a video segment, (3) information identifying a mood associated with a song, (4) information identifying a mood associated with a video segment, or (5) information identifying signal strength parameters for different frequencies with a portion of the media signal.

4 . The tangible, non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the personalized equalization setting comprises one or more previous personalization equalization settings.

5 . The tangible, non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the personalized equalization setting is based on data indicating one or more preferences of a user.

6 . The tangible, non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the personalized equalization setting is based on data indicating a location of the playback device.

7 . The tangible, non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 1 , wherein accessing the equalization profile corresponding to the media signal is in response to receiving the media signal to be played on the playback device.

8 . A computer-implemented method comprising:

generating a personalized equalization setting based on at least an equalization profile corresponding to an application associated with a media signal;

generating a blended equalization by applying a first weight to an equalization profile corresponding to the media signal and a second weight to the personalized equalization setting; and

modifying playback of the media signal on a playback device based on the blended equalization.

9 . The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , wherein the equalization profile corresponding to the media signal includes playback attributes corresponding to at least one of (1) information identifying a category associated with a song, (2) information identifying a category associated with a video segment, (3) information identifying a mood associated with a song, (4) information identifying a mood associated with a video segment, or (5) information identifying signal strength parameters for different frequencies with a portion of the media signal.

10 . The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , wherein the equalization profile corresponding to the application includes playback attributes corresponding to at least one of (1) information identifying a category associated with a song, (2) information identifying a category associated with a video segment, (3) information identifying a mood associated with a song, (4) information identifying a mood associated with a video segment, or (5) information identifying signal strength parameters for different frequencies with a portion of the media signal.

11 . The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , wherein the personalized equalization setting comprises one or more previous personalization equalization settings.

12 . The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , wherein the personalized equalization setting is based on data indicating one or more preferences of a user.

13 . The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , wherein the personalized equalization setting is based on data indicating a location of the playback device.

14 . The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , wherein accessing the equalization profile corresponding to the media signal is in response to receiving the media signal to be played on the playback device.

15 . A computing device comprising:

at least one processor; and

tangible, non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to perform a set of operations comprising:

generating a personalized equalization setting based on at least an equalization profile corresponding to an application associated with a media signal;

generating a blended equalization by applying a first weight to an equalization profile corresponding to the media signal and a second weight to the personalized equalization setting; and

modifying playback of the media signal on a playback device based on the blended equalization.

16 . The computing device of claim 15 , wherein the equalization profile corresponding to the media signal includes playback attributes corresponding to at least one of (1) information identifying a category associated with a song, (2) information identifying a category associated with a video segment, (3) information identifying a mood associated with a song, (4) information identifying a mood associated with a video segment, or (5) information identifying signal strength parameters for different frequencies with a portion of the media signal.

17 . The computing device of claim 15 , wherein the personalized equalization setting comprises one or more previous personalization equalization settings.

18 . The computing device of claim 15 , wherein the personalized equalization setting is based on data indicating one or more preferences of a user.

19 . The computing device of claim 15 , wherein the personalized equalization setting is based on data indicating a location of the playback device.

20 . The computing device of claim 15 , wherein accessing the equalization profile corresponding to the media signal is in response to receiving the media signal to be played on the playback device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 28, 2024
From: COOVER, ROBERT; SUMMERS, CAMERON AUBREY; RENNER, JOSEPH; CREMER, MARKUS; MANSFIELD, WARREN
To: GRACENOTE, INC.
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Continuity (7)
Continuation 18462252 · Sep 6, 2023
Continuation 16661989 · Oct 23, 2019
Provisional Application 62850528 · May 20, 2019
Provisional Application 62816823 · Mar 11, 2019
Provisional Application 62816813 · Mar 11, 2019
Provisional Application 62750113 · Oct 24, 2018
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