IP Library Granted Patent US 12,309,462
Granted Patent B2
US 12,309,462 · App. 17/939,306 · Granted May 20, 2025

Computer system for rendering event-customized audio content, and method thereof

Inventors: Jung Sik Kim (Seongnam-si, KR); Dae Hwang Kim (Seongnam-si, KR); Dong Hwan Kim (Seongnam-si, KR); Taegyu Lee (Seoul, KR); Jeonghun Seo (Seoul, KR); Jiwon Oh (Seoul, KR)
Assignees: NAVER CORPORATION; GAUDIO LAB, INC.
H04N21/4852H04N5/607H04N5/775
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Patent No.
US 12,309,462
App. No.
17/939,306
Granted
May 20, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A computer system for rendering event-customized audio content and a method thereof. The computer system may be configured to receive an event list of a plurality of events, an audio list for audio rendering information that matches each of the events, and event state information on a current event state, and to output current audio content according to audio rendering information that matches one of the events based on the current event state.

Claims (53)

1. A method performed by a computer system, the method comprising:

receiving an event list of a plurality of events, an audio list for audio rendering information that matches each of the events, and event state information on a current event state; and

outputting current audio content according to audio rendering information that matches one of the events based on the current event state, and

wherein the outputting of the current audio content comprises:

when the current event state is related to at least two of the events, determining audio rendering information that matches one of the related events based on predetermined priority; and

outputting, to an electronic device, the current audio content according to the determined audio rendering information along with visual content from the at least two of the events and displaying the visual content from the at least two events, wherein the audio content output provided with the displayed visual content only matches one of the related events based on the predetermined priority, and

wherein the event state information includes layer information of the related events, and

further wherein the processor is configured to determine audio rendering information that matches an event of an upper layer among the related events based on the layer information.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein each of the events is an audio matching event or a non-audio matching event, and

wherein the determining of the audio rendering information that matches one of the related events comprises determining the audio rendering information that matches one of the related events based on the audio matching event among the related events.

3. A method performed by a computer system, the method comprising:

receiving an event list of a plurality of events, an audio list for audio rendering information that matches each of the events, and event state information on a current event state; and

outputting current audio content according to audio rendering information that matches one of the events based on the current event state,

wherein the outputting of the current audio content comprises:

when the current event state is related to at least two of the events, determining audio rendering information that matches one of the related events based on predetermined priority; and

outputting the current audio content according to the determined audio rendering information; and

wherein the event state information includes layer information of the related events, and

wherein the determining of the audio rendering information that matches one of the related events comprises determining audio rendering information that matches an event of an upper layer among the related events based on the layer information.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the event state information includes tally information indicating at least one of the events.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the outputting of the current audio content comprises:

when a plurality of event sources is connected, determining one of the event sources based on a connection relationship between the event sources; and

outputting the current audio content according to audio rendering information that matches an event from the determined event source.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the determining of one of the event sources comprises:

determining one of the event sources based on predetermined priority; or

determining one of the event sources as a default.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the events include at least one of a video scene, lighting, firework, fog, and a multiple view non-contact screen.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the audio rendering information that matches each of the events represents a spatial audio attribute used to spatially process audio content to be output in association with a corresponding event.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to computer-implement the method of claim 1 .

10. A computer system comprising:

a memory;

a communication module; and

a processor configured to connect to each of the memory and the communication module, and to execute at least one instruction stored in the memory,

wherein the processor is configured to:

receive an event list of a plurality of events, an audio list for audio rendering information that matches each of the events, and event state information on a current event state, and

output current audio content according to audio rendering information that matches one of the events based on the current event state, and

wherein the processor is configured to:

when the current event state is related to at least two of the events, determine audio rendering information that matches one of the related events based on desired priority, and

output, to an electronic device, the current audio content according to the determined audio rendering information, and

wherein the event state information includes layer information of the related events, and

further wherein the processor is configured to determine audio rendering information that matches an event of an upper layer among the related events based on the layer information.

11. The computer system of claim 10 , wherein each of the events is an audio matching event or a non-audio matching event, and

wherein the processor is configured to determine the audio rendering information that matches one of the related events based on the audio matching event among the related events.

12. The computer system of claim 10 , wherein the event state information includes tally information indicating at least one of the events.

13. The computer system of claim 10 , wherein the processor is configured to,

when a plurality of event sources is connected, determine one of the event sources based on a connection relationship between the event sources, and

output the current audio content according to audio rendering information that matches an event from the determined event source.

14. The computer system of claim 13 , wherein the processor is configured to,

determine one of the event sources based on predetermined priority, or

determine one of the event sources as a default.

15. The computer system of claim 10 , wherein the events include at least one of a video scene, lighting, fireworks, fog, and a multiple view non-contact screen.

16. The computer system of claim 10 , wherein the audio rendering information that matches each of the events represents a spatial audio attribute used to spatially process audio content to be output in association with a corresponding event.

17. The method of claim 1 , wherein the visual content includes views from the at least two of the events.

18. The computer system of claim 10 , wherein the output, to the electronic device, of current audio content according to the determined audio rendering information also includes an output, to the electronic device, of visual content from the at least two of the events and a display of the visual content from the at least two events, wherein the audio content output provided with the displayed visual content only matches one of the related events based on the desired priority.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 7, 2022
From: KIM, JUNG SIK; KIM, DAE HWANG; KIM, DONG HWAN; LEE, TAEGYU; SEO, JEONGHUN; OH, JIWON
To: NAVER CORPORATION; GAUDIO LAB, INC.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0120507 · Sep 9, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230072261A1 · Mar 9, 2023
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