IP Library Granted Patent US 11,202,163
Granted Patent B2
US 11,202,163 · App. 16/691,343 · Granted Dec 14, 2021

Audio output method, electronic device, and audio output apparatus

Inventor: Jiangtao Gong (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
H04S7/303G06K9/00624H04S2400/11
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Patent No.
US 11,202,163
App. No.
16/691,343
Granted
Dec 14, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides an audio output method, including acquiring attribute information and location information of at least one object from an environment in which a user is located; determining, based on the attribute information, at least one piece of audio information that corresponds to the at least one object; determining, based on the location information, a relative spatial relationship between the at least one object and the user; adjusting, based on the relative spatial relationship, an output parameter of the at least one piece of audio information; and outputting, based on the output parameter, the at least one piece of audio information indicative of the location information of the at least one object.

Claims (39)

1. An audio output method, comprising:

acquiring attribute information and location information, by an audio output apparatus worn by a user, of at least one specific object not predetermined by mutually communicative electronics, from an environment in which the user is located, acquiring the attribute information including identifying the at least one specific object by image recognition or sound recognition;

recording, by the audio output apparatus, audio information of the at least one specific object and storing the audio information in association with the attribute information of the at least one specific object in a sound source database;

determining, by the audio output apparatus, based on the attribute information from the sound source database, at least one piece of audio information that corresponds to the at least one specific object;

determining, by the audio output apparatus, based on the location information, a relative spatial relationship between the at least one specific object and the user;

adjusting, by the audio output apparatus, based on the relative spatial relationship, an output parameter of the at least one piece of audio information; and

outputting, by the audio output apparatus, based on the output parameter, the at least one piece of audio information indicative of the location information of the at least one specific object, wherein the outputting of the audio information includes preventing audio information of non-specific object from affecting the audio information of the at least one specific object.

2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

acquiring a relative position of a body part of the user to the at least one specific object; and

in response to the relative position of the body part of the user to the at least one specific object changes from a first relative position to a second relative position, adjusting the output parameter of the audio information that corresponds to the at least one specific object.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein acquiring the attribute information and the location information of the at least one specific object from the environment in which the user is located comprises at least one of:

acquiring tag information of the at least one specific object from the environment in which the user is located, the tag information including the attribute information of the at least one specific object and the location information; or

acquiring an object identifier of the at least one specific object from the environment in which the user is located, determining, based on the object identifier, the attribute information of the at least one specific object, and determining, based on the object identifier and electronic map data, the location information of the at least one specific object.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one specific object comprises: a real object or a virtual object.

5. An electronic device, comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory storing computer executable instructions, when executed, causing the one or more processors to:

acquire attribute information and location information of at least one specific object, not predetermined by mutually communicative electronics, from an environment in which a user is located, acquiring the attribute information including identifying the at least one specific object by image recognition or sound recognition, and the attribute information characterizing a naturally inherent trait of the at least one specific object;

record audio information of the at least one specific object and storing the audio information in association with the attribute information of the at least one specific object in a sound source database;

determine, based on the attribute information from the sound source database, at least one piece of audio information that corresponds to the at least one specific object;

determine, based on the location information, a relative spatial relationship between the at least one specific object and the user;

adjust, based on the relative spatial relationship, an output parameter of the at least one piece of audio information; and

output, based on the output parameter, the at least one piece of audio information indicative of the location information of the at least one specific object, wherein the outputting of the audio information includes preventing audio information of non-specific object from affecting the audio information of the at least one specific object and the electronic device is an audio output apparatus wore by the user.

6. The electronic device according to claim 5 , wherein the computer executable instructions, when executed, cause the one or more processors to:

acquire a relative position of a body part of the user to the at least one specific object; and

in response to the relative position of the body part of the user to the at least one specific object changes from a first relative position to a second relative position, adjust the output parameter of the audio information that corresponds to the at least one specific object.

7. The electronic device according to claim 5 , wherein acquiring the attribute information and the location information of the at least one specific object from the environment in which the user is located comprises at least one of:

acquiring tag information of the at least one specific object from the environment in which the user is located, the tag information including the attribute information of the at least one specific object and the location information; or

acquiring an object identifier of the at least one specific object from the environment in which the user is located, determining, based on the object identifier, the attribute information of the at least one specific object, and determining, based on the object identifier and electronic map data, the location information of the at least one specific object.

8. An audio output apparatus, comprising:

an acquisition module, configured to acquire attribute information and location information of at least one specific object from an environment in which a user is located, acquiring the attribute information including identifying the at least one specific object by image recognition or sound recognition;

a recording module, configured to record audio information of the at least one specific object and store the audio information in association with the attribute information of the at least one specific object in a sound source database;

a first determination module, configured to determine from the sound source database, based on the attribute information, at least one piece of audio information that corresponds to the at least one specific object;

a second determination module, configured to determine, based on the location information, a relative spatial relationship between the at least one specific object and the user; and

an adjusting module, configured to adjust, based on the relative spatial relationship, an output parameter of the at least one audio information, and output, based on the output parameter, the at least one piece of audio information indicative of the location information of the at least one specific object, wherein the outputting of the audio information includes preventing audio information of non-specific object from affecting the audio information of the at least one specific object, and the audio output apparatus is worn by the user.

9. The audio output apparatus according to claim 8 ,

wherein the acquisition module is a first acquisition module;

the apparatus further comprising:

a second acquisition module, configured to: acquire a relative position of a body part of the user to the at least one specific object; and when the relative position of the body part of the user to the at least one specific object changes from a first relative position to a second relative position, adjust the output parameter of the audio information that corresponds to the at least one specific object.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 21, 2019
From: GONG, JIANGTAO
To: LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 051081/0655 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201811422826.1 · Nov 26, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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