System and method for providing a shared audio experience

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10375477-B1
Application number	US-201816156951-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Oct 10, 2018
Priority date	Oct 10, 2018
Publication date	Aug 6, 2019
Grant date	Aug 6, 2019

Abstract

A system and method providing a shared audio experience that include receiving data associated with at least one audio stream and analyzing a sound wave associated with the at least one audio stream. The system and method also include determining a plurality of audio frequencies associated with the at least one audio stream based on the analysis of the sound wave. The system and method additionally include determining a plurality of audio elements associated with each of the plurality of audio frequencies associated with the at least one audio stream and determining at least one audio source to provide audio associated with each of the plurality of audio elements. The system and method further include controlling the at least one audio source to provide the audio associated with each of the plurality of audio elements.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A computer-implemented method for providing a shared audio experience, comprising:
receiving data associated with at least one audio stream, wherein a sound wave is generated from the at least one audio stream;
analyzing the sound wave associated with the at least one audio stream;
determining a plurality of audio frequencies associated with the at least one audio stream based on the analysis of the sound wave;
determining a plurality of audio elements associated with each of the plurality of audio frequencies associated with the at least one audio stream;
determining at least one audio source to provide audio associated with each of the plurality of audio elements; and
controlling the at least one audio source to provide the audio associated with each of the plurality of audio elements, wherein the at least one audio source is at least one of: at least one speaker of a vehicle and a speaker system of a portable device.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one audio stream includes at least one audio clip of at least one length and at least one size that corresponds to content displayed through a display unit of the portable device.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein analyzing the sound wave includes electronically analyzing at least one predetermined portion of the sound wave associated to at least one period of time of the sound wave to determine a number of oscillations per second of the at least one predetermined portion.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein determining a plurality of audio elements includes electronically analyzing frequency measurements of each of the plurality of frequencies against a plurality of frequency range threshold values.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of audio elements include at least one of: a low-bass audio element, a mid-bass audio element, an upper-bass audio element, a lower midrange audio element, a middle midrange audio element, an upper midrange audio element, a lower treble audio element, a middle treble audio element, an upper treble audio element and an top octave audio element.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5 , wherein controlling the at least one audio source to provide the audio includes controlling the at least one speaker of the vehicle to playback at least one of: the low-bass audio element, the mid-bass audio element, and the upper-bass audio element, wherein the speaker system of the portable device is controlled to playback at least one alternate audio element.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further including receiving data associated with a plurality of audio streams that include different audio content, wherein it is determined if at least one audio element from at least two audio streams of the plurality of audio streams is within at least one frequency similarity threshold.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7 , wherein a timestamp associated with the at least one audio element of each of the at least two audio streams within the at least one frequency similarity threshold are compared to a timestamp threshold to determine if playback of the at least one audio element of each of the at least two audio streams occurs within a timespan of the timestamp threshold.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , further including analyzing the at least one audio element of each of the at least two audio streams occurs within the timespan of the timestamp threshold and determining playback synchronization of the two audio streams, wherein the at least one audio element is played back through the at least one speaker of the vehicle.

10. A system for providing a shared audio experience, comprising:
a memory storing instructions when executed by a processor cause the processor to:
receive data associated with at least one audio stream, wherein a sound wave is generated from the at least one audio stream;
analyze the sound wave associated with the at least one audio stream;
determine a plurality of audio frequencies associated with the at least one audio stream based on the analysis of the sound wave;
determine a plurality of audio elements associated with each of the plurality of audio frequencies associated with the at least one audio stream;
determine at least one audio source to provide audio associated with each of the plurality of audio elements; and
control the at least one audio source to provide the audio associated with each of the plurality of audio elements, wherein the at least one audio source is at least one of: at least one speaker of a vehicle and a speaker system of a portable device.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the at least one audio stream includes at least one audio clip of at least one length and at least one size that corresponds to content displayed through a display unit of the portable device.

12. The system of claim 10 , wherein analyzing the sound wave includes electronically analyzing at least one predetermined portion of the sound wave associated to at least one period of time of the sound wave to determine a number of oscillations per second of the at least one predetermined portion.

13. The system of claim 10 , wherein determining a plurality of audio elements includes electronically analyzing frequency measurements of each of the plurality of frequencies against a plurality of frequency range threshold values.

14. The system of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of audio elements include at least one of: a low-bass audio element, a mid-bass audio element, an upper-bass audio element, a lower midrange audio element, a middle midrange audio element, an upper midrange audio element, a lower treble audio element, a middle treble audio element, an upper treble audio element and an top octave audio element.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein controlling the at least one audio source to provide the audio includes controlling the at least one speaker of the vehicle to playback at least one of: the low-bass audio element, the mid-bass audio element, and the upper-bass audio element, wherein the speaker system of the portable device is controlled to playback at least one alternate audio element.

16. The system of claim 10 , further including receiving data associated with a plurality of audio streams that include different audio content, wherein it is determined if at least one audio element from at least two audio streams of the plurality of audio streams is within at least one frequency similarity threshold.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein a timestamp associated with the at least one audio element of each of the at least two audio streams within the at least one frequency similarity threshold are compared to a timestamp threshold to determine if playback of the at least one audio element of each of the at least two audio streams occurs within a timespan of the timestamp threshold.

18. The system of claim 17 , further including analyzing the at least one audio element of each of the at least two audio streams occurs within the timespan of the timestamp threshold and determining playback synchronization of the two audio streams, wherein the at least one audio element is played back through the at least one speaker of the vehicle.

19. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions that when executed by a computer, which includes a processor perform a method, the method comprising:
receiving data associated with at least one audio stream, wherein a sound

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Murrish Robert Wesley

Classifications

• H04R2499/11

  Transducers incorporated or for use in hand-held devices, e.g. mobile phones, PDA's, camera's · CPC title

• H04S2400/13

  Aspects of volume control, not necessarily automatic, in stereophonic sound systems · CPC title

• H04R2499/13

  Acoustic transducers and sound field adaptation in vehicles · CPC title

• H04R3/14 Primary

  Cross-over networks · CPC title

• H04R2420/07

  Applications of wireless loudspeakers or wireless microphones · CPC title