Abstract: An apparatus and method is described, including: determining a position of a plurality of users within a volumetric space; and determining a rendering of a message within the volumetric space, based, at least in part, on the determined positions of said users, such that the message is one or more of: visible to, audible by and touchable by each of said users.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising means for: obtaining an indication of a position of at least one user in real space; mapping the position of the user in real space to a position of the user in a sound space; and controlling an output audio signal, for rendering a sound scene via multiple audio channels, to provide rendering of a first sub-set of sound sources via at least a first sub-set of the multiple audio output channels and rendering a second sub-set of sound sources via at least a second sub-set of the multiple audio output channels, wherein an allocation of a plurality of sound sources to the first sub-set of sound sources or the second sub-set of sound sources is dependent upon at least a position of the user in the sound space; wherein an allocation of the multiple audio output channels to the first sub-set of the multiple audio output channels or the second sub-set of the multiple audio output channels is dependent upon available audio paths for the multiple audio output channels.

Abstract: A method, an apparatus and a computer program are provided. The method includes rendering visual augmented reality content for display on a display of a hand-held electronic device, based on a location of the hand-held electronic device; estimate a location of a user of the hand-held electronic device, different from the location of the hand-held electronic device; and rendering aural augmented reality content for output to the user of the hand-held electronic device, based on the location of the user.

Abstract: A method comprising: associating a message with one or more presentation criterion and a physical location in a scene; automatically processing recorded first sensor data from the scene to recognize automatically satisfaction of the one or more presentation criterion; and in response to recognition of satisfaction of the one or more presentation criterion entering a presentation state to enable: automatic presentation of the message into the scene at the physical location.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program code are provided. The method comprises: monitoring a viewer's gaze direction towards a first display while the first display is displaying primary visual content and secondary visual content; determining that the viewer's gaze is directed towards the secondary visual content displayed by the first display; and causing the secondary visual content to be expanded by a second display, different from the first display.

Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program is disclosed, comprising rendering a virtual scene of a virtual space that corresponds to a virtual position of a user in the virtual space as determined at least in part by the position of the user in a physical space. Embodiments also involve identifying one or more objects in the virtual scene which are in conflict with attributes of the physical space. Embodiments also involve detecting one or more blinking periods of the user when consuming the virtual scene. Embodiments also involve modifying the position of the one or more conflicting objects in the virtual scene based on a detected context. The modifying may be performed within the one or more detected blinking periods.

Abstract: An apparatus configured to, based at least in part on (i) first audio content from a first communication device of a first user, the first user in telecommunication with a second user via a second communication device; and (ii) first-user orientation information indicative of one or more of the orientation and location of the first user relative to a predetermined reference point; provide for presentation of the first audio content at the second communication device in a first presentation mode when the first-user orientation information is indicative of a first condition and in a second presentation mode, different to the first, when the first-user orientation information is indicative of a second condition different to the first condition, the first and second presentation modes providing for different presentation of the first audio content.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising means for: obtaining an indication of a variable position of at least one user in real space; mapping the position of the user in real space to a position of the user in a sound space; controlling an output audio signal, for rendering a sound scene by a loudspeaker, the sound scene being defined by the one or more sound sources of the plurality of sound sources that are within a sub-volume of the sound space that excludes the position of the user in the sound space and that is sized in dependence upon the position of the user in the sound space.

Abstract: In respect of spatial audio configured to be associated with a moveable, particular object in a scene, the spatial audio for presentation such as to be perceived as originating from a particular direction, the location of the object determined based on automatic identification in sensor data to enable positioning of the spatial audio to correspond to the location of the object, the sensor data from a sensor having a limited field of view of the real-world scene at any one time; based on a current location of the object being unknown; provide for audible presentation of the spatial audio with a previously-determined-direction and, based on a current field of view of the user moving to the previously-determined-direction, provide for modification of the spatial audio from the previously-determined-direction to a direction outside the current field of view of the user at least until the object is once again identified.

Abstract: A method including causing transmission of at least one signal to at least one apparatus, separate from an autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle, to cause the at least one apparatus to provide feedback to at least one passenger of the autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle to provide control information of the autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle.

Abstract: A method comprising: creating a visual indicator based on at least one of visual analysis or audio analysis performed for a content comprising at least one visual element, wherein the visual indicator is selectable such that upon a selection of the visual indicator, access to the content is provided.

Abstract: An apparatus configured to; based on first video content comprising video imagery being captured by a first camera of a device and second video content comprising video imagery being captured by a second camera of the same device, the first and second video content captured contemporaneously and based on a slow-motion-mode input selecting one of the first and second video content for playback in slow-motion, provide for simultaneous display of: a live, first preview comprising video imagery of a non-selected one of the first and second video content as it is captured and presented at a first play rate substantially equal to a capture rate at which the non-selected video content was captured; and a second preview comprising video imagery of the selected one of the first and second video content presented at a second play rate slower than a capture rate at which the selected video content was captured.

Abstract: A method comprising: causing analysis of a portion of a visual scene; causing modification of a first sound object to modify a spatial extent of the first sound object in dependence upon the analysis of the portion of the visual scene corresponding to the first sound object; and causing rendering of the visual scene and the corresponding sound scene including of the modified first sound object with modified spatial extent.

Abstract: A method comprising: causing display of a sound-source virtual visual object in a three-dimensional virtual visual space; causing display of a multiplicity of interconnecting virtual visual objects in the three-dimensional virtual visual space, wherein at least some of the multiplicity of interconnecting virtual visual objects interconnect visually a sound-source virtual visual object and a user-controlled virtual visual object, wherein a visual appearance of each interconnecting virtual visual object, is dependent up on one or more characteristics of a sound object associated with the sound-source virtual visual object to which the interconnecting virtual visual object is interconnected, and wherein audio processing of the sound objects to produce rendered sound objects depends on user-interaction with the user-controlled virtual visual object and user-controlled interconnection of interconnecting virtual visual objects between sound-source virtual visual objects and the user-controlled virtual visual object

Abstract: An apparatus configured to, in respect of presentation, to a user, of a secondary content window (201) overlying a scene (200) such that it covers a predefined area of the scene, the secondary content window (201) providing a display area for secondary visual content thereby allowing for viewing of the secondary visual content alongside the scene outside the predefined area; based on a predetermined event occurring in the scene at a location hidden by the secondary content window; provide for presentation of audio of at least the predetermined event with an event spatial audio effect, the event spatial audio effect configured to place a perceived origin of the audio of the predetermined event at a location (301) outside the secondary content window (201) to thereby alert a user to the occurrence of the predetermined event hidden by the secondary content window.

Abstract: An apparatus as method is provided comprising: selecting a first three-dimensional volume in a first three-dimensional space, wherein the first volume includes first audio data; copying the first three-dimensional volume in the first three-dimensional space, including the first audio data, into a first three-dimensional volume of a second three-dimensional space; and determining or selecting a second three-dimensional volume in the second three-dimensional space. The first audio data comprises sound object data and ambient audio. The sound object data of the first audio data includes audio data from one or more first sound objects within the first three-dimensional volume of the first three-dimensional space. The ambient audio of the first audio data is at least partially prevented from being heard outside the second three-dimensional volume in the second three-dimensional space.

Abstract: A method comprising: causing definition of a display window in a displayed virtual scene; displaying window content inside the display window, in the displayed virtual scene; in dependence upon a first user action, causing a first change in the window content displayed inside the display window to first window content different to the window content, without changing the display window; and in dependence upon a second user action causing a second change in the window content displayed in the display window to second window content, different to the first window content and the window content, and causing a variation in the display window to become a modified display window different to the display window.

Abstract: An apparatus configured, based on a first virtual space in which visual imagery is presented to a first user and a second, different, virtual space in which visual imagery is presented to a second user, the first and second virtual spaces based on respective virtual reality content that comprises visual imagery and wherein a representation of the first user, viewable by the second user, is provided in the second virtual space and based on a communication initiation input from the second user; to provide for communication and presentation in the second virtual space, at a virtual location based on a location of the second representation of the first user, of a context-volume comprising a sub-volume of the first virtual space at least partly surrounding the first user to enable the second user to seethe first virtual space currently experienced by the first user.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is described comprising: obtaining first input data from a first camera of a multi-camera device; obtaining second input data from a second camera of the multi-camera device (wherein the second camera is orientated in a different direction to the first camera); defining a first region or object of interest for the first camera and/or a second region or object of interest for the second camera; tracking the first region or object of interest and/or the second region or object of interest; generating a first output data based on the first input data; generating a second output data based on the second input data; and generating a multi-camera output that includes the first and second output data.

Abstract: An apparatus configured to: •in respect of virtual reality content comprising video imagery configured to provide a virtual reality space for viewing in virtual reality, wherein a virtual reality view presented to a user provides for viewing of the virtual reality content, the virtual reality view comprising a spatial portion of the video imagery that forms the virtual reality space and being smaller in spatial extent than the spatial extent of the video imagery of the virtual reality space and •based on one or more of; •i) a viewing direction in the virtual reality space of at least one virtual reality view provided to the user; and •ii) a selected object in the video imagery, •providing for one or more of generation or display of causal summary content comprising selected content from the virtual reality content at least prior to a time point in the virtual reality content currently viewed by the user, the causal summary content at least focussed on an object or event appearing in the at least one virtual r