Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for personalized real-time audio generation based on user physiological response. An example method includes obtaining hearing information associated with a user's hearing capabilities, the hearing information indicating one or more constraints on the user's hearing, and the hearing information being determined based on one or more hearing tests performed by the user; requesting listening history information from one or more music streaming platforms, the listening history information indicating, at least, music playlists to which a user created or is subscribed; determining, based on the listening history information, a style preference associated with the user; generating, utilizing one or more machine learning models, personalized music based on the hearing information and the style preference, wherein the personalized music comports with the constraints, and wherein the system is configured to provide the personalized music for output via a user device of the user.

Abstract: A computer apparatus and computer-implemented apparatus for logging audio to an audio logger. Audio is transmitted from a source communication device. At least one receiving communication device receives the audio. The audio is logged to an audio logger, for example by the source communication device and the receiving communication device. A hash of the audio is computed and the hash of the audio and communication parameters related to the audio are stored in a blockchain.

Abstract: In general, the subject matter described in this disclosure can be embodied in methods, systems, and program products for indicating a reference song. A computing device stores reference song characterization data that identifies a plurality of audio characteristics for each reference song in a plurality of reference songs. The computing device receives digital audio data that represents audio recorded by a microphone, converts the digital audio data from time-domain format into frequency-domain format, and uses the digital audio data in the frequency-domain format in a music-characterization process. In response to determining that characterization values for the digital audio data are most relevant to characterization values for a particular reference song, the computing device outputs an indication of the particular reference song.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, decoding first and second encoded audio portions extracted from a digitally encoded data stream to obtain first and second decoded audio portions. The digitally encoded data stream includes an encoded video portion, multiple encoded audio portions including the first and second audio portions and a reference marker. The first and second decoded audio portions are synchronized to a decoded video portion based on the reference marker. The first decoded audio portion is forwarded to equipment of a first user and the second decoded audio portion is forwarded to equipment of a second user. Presentations of the first decoded audio portion by the equipment of the first user and the second decoded audio portion by the equipment of the second user are synchronized to a presentation of the decoded video portion. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Described herein are a system and techniques for dynamically generating targeted media content. In some embodiments, the system identifies an appropriate template based on the content currently being consumed by a user, preferences or attributes associated with that user, a product to be presented, or any other suitable factor. Once a temple has been selected, a product may be selected for presentation to the user based on the content currently being consumed by a user, preferences or attributes associated with that user, or any other suitable factor. The selected template is then populated using attributes of the user and/or the product. Once populated, the text in the populated template may be smoothed. The generated content may then be synthesized into a different format, in order to match a format of content currently being consumed by a user, which may then be presented to the user.

Abstract: A system includes a processor configured to predict an upcoming stop. The processor is further configured to select content for playback during the stop, responsive to predicting the upcoming stop. The processor is additionally configured to detect a vehicle stop corresponding to the predicted upcoming stop and responsive to the detected stop, play the selected content.

Abstract: A desired range of an audio file is repeatedly reproduced without a need to store sound data of a predetermined period in a memory in advance and without causing an interruption or a time lag. A CPU of an audio device activates at least two media players A and B for reproducing an audio file. During reproduction of the audio file by the media player A, the media player B is set to a wait state, and, in response to completion of the reproduction of the audio file by the media player A, the wait state of the media player B is automatically released and reproduction of the audio file is started, to achieve repeat reproduction.

Abstract: In a method of audio processing, a plurality of audio samples are received, and are concatenated to form a composite audio signal. The composite audio signal is analysed to identify audio artefacts associated with concatenation in the composite audio signal, and any identified audio artefacts are compensated for, to form a corrected composite audio signal. The corrected composite audio signal is provided to a voice biometrics module.

Abstract: Systems and methods for use in a media playback system comprising one or more playback devices are disclosed, where a playback device has a corresponding first set of device attributes used by a first controller application. The methods include: (i) identifying a second set of device attributes used by a second controller application to control the playback device, (ii) selecting a second device attribute for the playback device from the second set of device attributes based at least in part on a first device attribute; (iii) storing the selected second device attribute in the first set of device attributes; and (iv) controlling at least one function of the playback device using the selected second device attribute.

Abstract: Tokens are assigned to data to be processed. Each token is associated with a unique sound waveform defined by at least two contemporaneous tones of different frequency. The waveforms can be emitted as sound at computing devices having speakers. Other computing devices have microphones and capture emitted sound to extract tokens from the waveforms. Extracted tokens can be taken as confirmation that the data is to be processed. Data can represent transactions.

Abstract: A method for input operation control, a terminal device, and an earphone are provided. The method includes the following. An input operation on an exhaust hole defined in an audio processing device is received. A frequency-response curve associated with an acoustic structure of the audio processing device is acquired according to an audio signal currently played by the audio processing device. The input operation is recognized according to the frequency-response curve, and a control instruction corresponding to the input operation is generated. A terminal device in communication with the audio processing device is controlled according to the control instruction.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus including an estimation section that, when it is determined that a user is able to receive vocal information presentation, estimates a duration for which it is possible to receive the information presentation and an adjustment section that adjusts an amount of information to be presented to the user in accordance with the estimated duration.

Abstract: An electronic device, method, and computer program product provide smart audio path routing to a remote audio system. A controller of an electronic device determines whether a configuration setting indicates that primary audio content is to be transmitted to a remote audio system. In response to the configuration setting indicating the primary audio is to be transmitted to the remote audio system, the controller transmits test audio content to the remote audio system. The controller listens, via a microphone of the electronic device, for the test audio content within audio output from the remote audio system. In response to not detecting the test audio content from the remote audio system, the controller enables playing of the primary audio content on speaker(s) of the electronic device. In response to detecting the test audio content, the controller transmits the primary audio content to be outputted by the remote audio system.

Abstract: Methods and a computer-readable storage device are disclosed for generating a frequency representation of a query audio file. The frequency representation represents information about at least a number of frequencies within a time range containing a number of time frames of the audio content information and a level associated with each of said frequencies. At least one of area of data points in the frequency representation is selected. A fingerprint for each selected area of data points is generated by applying a trained neural network onto said selected area of data points thereby generating a vector in a metric space. A distance between at least one of the generated query fingerprints and at least one reference fingerprint is calculated using a specified distance metric. A reference audio file having associated reference fingerprints which have produced at least one associated distance satisfying a predetermined threshold is identified.

Abstract: Disclosed is a distributed microphone array. The array comprises: a plurality of distributed microphone array nodes, wherein each microphone array node is provided with one or a plurality of microphone audio acquisition modules; and the microphone array node is connected to an external signal processing unit by means of wireless network communication, and uploads an unprocessed audio signal or an audio signal which has undergone simple signal processing on the array node to the signal processing unit. In the present invention, all the wireless microphone array nodes distributed in a wireless network form a large microphone array.

Abstract: There is provided a control device that includes a control unit that executes a process of causing a speaker to stop speaking on a device toward which the speaker speaks on a basis of a result obtained by analyzing speech content based on a result of the speaker speaking toward the device.

Abstract: A method of compensating for a round-trip transmission delay in an audio system comprising: a portable communications device; an audio accessory; and a cable, suitable for connecting the portable communications device and the audio accessory, having at least one wire and being detachable from at least one of the portable communications device and the audio accessory. At first times, a first synchronisation data pattern is transmitted on the at least one wire from said device to said accessory, wherein said first synchronisation data pattern comprises first signal level transitions on the at least one wire, synchronised to a master transmission clock. At second times, a second synchronisation data pattern is transmitted on the at least one wire from said accessory to said device, wherein said second synchronisation data pattern comprises second signal level transitions at timings that are set based on a delay value stored in said accessory.

Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, an electronic device may include a housing including a portion configured to detachably couple with a part of a user's ear, a sensor installed on an outer surface of the housing or in the housing, a communication circuit installed on the outer surface of the housing or in the housing, a speaker installed on the outer surface of the housing, exposed toward an eardrum of the ear, and electrically connected to the communication circuit, a processor electronically connected to the sensor, the communication circuit, and the speaker, and a memory electrically connected to the processor.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a sound effect processing method and a mobile terminal. The method includes: obtaining, when a playing control instruction used for indicating an application of a mobile terminal to play a source audio file is detected, at least one frame of first data generated when the mobile terminal processes the source audio file by means of a global sound effect service; obtaining at least one frame of second data in a current playing process of the application; stopping the global sound effect service if the comparison result shows that the at least one frame of first data does not match with the at least one frame of second data; and playing a first audio file obtained by means of processing the source audio file only according to an application-level sound effect parameter of the application. Embodiments of the present invention also disclose a corresponding mobile terminal.

Abstract: Disclosed is a sound effect processing method and a mobile terminal. The method includes: obtaining, when a playing control instruction used for indicating an application of a mobile terminal to play a source audio file is detected, at least one frame of first data generated when the mobile terminal processes the source audio file by means of a global sound effect service; obtaining at least one frame of second data in a current playing process of the application; stopping the global sound effect service if the comparison result shows that the at least one frame of first data does not match with the at least one frame of second data; and playing a first audio file obtained by means of processing the source audio file only according to an application-level sound effect parameter of the application.