Mixing background effects with real communication data to enhance personal communications
There is provided a communication device for mixing effects data with real communication data. The communication device comprises a receiving element configured to receive real communication data, a first analog-to-digital converter (ADC) configured to convert real communication data to digitized real communication data, an effects data storage containing the effects data, a first mixer configured to mix the digitized real communication data with the effects data and generate first enhanced data, and a coder configured to packetize the first enhanced data to generate packetized data, and transmit the packetized data over a communication line. The communication device may be a phone, and the real communication data may be audio or video data, and the effects data maybe background effects audio or video data.
1. A communication device for mixing effects data with real communication data, the communication device comprising:
a receiving element configured to receive real communication data;
a first analog-to-digital converter (ADC) configured to convert real communication data to digitized real communication data;
an effects data storage containing the effects data;
a first mixer configured to mix the digitized real communication data with the effects data and generate first enhanced data;
a coder configured to code the first enhanced data using a coding scheme and packetize the coded first enhanced data to generate packetized data, and transmit the packetized data over a communication line;
a decoder configured to depacketize communication data received over the communication line to generate depacketized communication data;
a second mixer configured to mix the depacketized communication data with the effects data and generate second enhanced data;
a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) configured to convert the second enhanced data to second analog enhanced data; and
a transmitting element configured to play the second analog enhanced data.
2. A communication method for use by a communication device to mix effects data with real communication data, the communication method comprising:
receiving real communication data;
converting real communication data to digitized real communication data using a first analog-to-digital converter (ADC);
mixing the digitized real communication data with the effects data to generate first enhanced data; and
coding the first enhanced data using a coding scheme;
packetizing the coded first enhanced data to generate packetized data;
transmitting the packetized data over a communication line;
depacketizing communication data received over the communication line to generate depacketized communication data;
mixing the depacketized communication data with the effects data to generate second enhanced data;
converting the second enhanced data to second analog enhanced data; and
playing the second analog enhanced data.