Abstract: An apparatus and method for image processing is disclosed. The method may include receiving an image from a camera sensor, receiving selection of one or more target objects appearing in the image and tracking the one or more target objects over a plurality of subsequently-received images. For the subsequently-received images in turn, the method may include estimating one or more performance metric(s) associated with performing a fill-in processing operation of the one or more tracked target objects and saving the image as an optimised reference image if the respective performance metric(s) indicate an improved performance over that of one or more previously-received images from the time of receiving selection. The method may include performing the fill-in processing operation using one or more of the saved optimised reference images for output to a display screen.

Abstract: An apparatus including circuitry configured for causing audio processing to a spatial audio-visual representation of an image and sound apparatus, the spatial audio-visual representation being live or reproduced from recording; and modifying the audio processing applied to an audio-visually manipulated spatial section of the spatial audio-visual representation in response to information a prior audio-visual manipulation with data processing in the audio-visually manipulated spatial section.

Abstract: An apparatus including circuitry configured for obtaining a sequence of first images captured by an image sensor; circuitry configured for obtaining image metadata dependent upon a sequence of zoom levels, wherein the sequence of zoom levels is a sequence corresponding to the sequence of first images; circuitry configured for enhancing zoom including circuitry configured for: using the image metadata to obtain the sequence of zoom levels; smoothing the sequence of zoom levels to produce a smoothed sequence of zoom levels; creating a sequence of new images from the sequence of first images based on the smoothed sequence of zoom levels, wherein the smoothed sequence of zoom levels vary a size of a crop used on the sequence of first images to produce the sequence of new images; and circuitry configured for storing, displaying or transmitting the created sequence of new images.

Abstract: A method including, detecting interaction between the user and an audio-object via local tracking, determining an audio-object state modification based on the local tracking, and performing an audio-object interaction based on the audio-object state modification.

Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program is described comprising: providing a gallery or user interface comprising a plurality of images; identifying either a mirrored or non-mirrored state associated with at least one of the images; determining, based on at least one criterion, that at least part of the at least one image is to be modified from its associated mirrored or non-mirrored state to the opposite state; and based on the determination, performing the modification.

Abstract: There is disclosed inter alia an apparatus comprising means for receiving an audio format comprising a plurality of individual audio signal streams and metadata, wherein the metadata comprises a dependency field associated with each of the plurality of individual audio signal streams; means for determining that a dependency field associated with a first individual audio signal stream of the plurality of individual audio signal streams indicates that the first individual audio signal stream is related to a second individual audio signal stream of the plurality of individual audio signal streams; and means for encoding the first and second individual audio signal streams as a combined multichannel audio signal by an audio encoder.

Abstract: A method including, detecting interaction between the user and an audio-object via local tracking, determining an audio-object state modification based on the local tracking, and performing an audio-object interaction based on the audio-object state modification.

Abstract: A method comprising obtaining a video feed from a camera, transmitting the video feed to an online video meeting, determining a change of status of the video feed, based on the determined change of status, modifying the video feed, and transmitting the modified video feed to the online video meeting.

Abstract: According to various, but not necessarily all, embodiments there is provided an apparatus comprising means for causing a user-perceivable indication that an audio playback device is responsible for playback of audio content received from a user device by temporarily rendering the audio content with at least one spatial characteristic which cannot be reproduced by at least one other audio playback device connected to the user device.

Abstract: A method includes obtaining a listening position associated with a user and obtaining audio and metadata corresponding to a rendering at the listening position. The method also includes obtaining a listening environment and determining an effect of the listening environment on the rendering at the listening position. The method further includes detecting audio interaction at the listening position by comparing an audio rendering level against a corresponding level threshold, and applying, by a processing device, an audio modification according to the audio interaction detection. Audio is rendered at the listening position based on the applied audio modification.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising means for: means for joining to at least an existing participant in extended reality at a location in a virtual space, a joining participant in extended reality to enable a shared extended reality, wherein the joined participants in the shared extended reality are at least co-located in the virtual space and can share at least visually the virtual space; wherein at least part of a content configuration is inherited from the existing participant by the joining participant, wherein the content configuration controls, for participants, what is heard, what is seen and interactivity with the virtual space; wherein at least part of a join configuration is inherited between the existing participant and the joining participant, wherein the join configuration controls joining of other joining participants in the shared extended reality.

Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program is described comprising: providing a gallery or user interface comprising a plurality of images; identifying either a mirrored or non-mirrored state associated with at least one of the images; determining, based on at least one criterion, that at least part of the at least one image is to be modified from its associated mirrored or non-mirrored state to the opposite state; and based on the determination, performing the modification.

Abstract: This specification describes an apparatus, method and computer program for communicating with a plurality of remote devices in a conference session, outputting, on a display, a user interface comprising a plurality of display portions respectively associated with the plurality of remote devices, and receiving user selection of one or more of the remote devices. Based on the received user selection, the apparatus may cause display of a display portion associated with the one or more selected remote devices on a linked user device which is linked to the apparatus, and enable one or more communications actions for use with the one or more selected remote devices.

Abstract: A head-mounted audio output apparatus comprising: a hybrid audio system comprising multiple transducers, wherein the hybrid audio system is configured to render sound for a user of the apparatus into different audio output channels using different associated transducers; means for automatically changing a cut-off frequency of a first one of the audio output channels in dependence upon the transducer associated with the first one of the audio output channels.

Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program for controlling audio output is disclosed. The apparatus may comprise means for receiving data from one or more sensors representing one or more motion characteristics of a user and determining, based on the received data, one or more time instances associated with a sound event. The apparatus may also comprise means for controlling an active hear-through system of a wearable audio output device so as to temporarily modify, at a time of the one or more time instances, sound received by one or more input transducers associated with the active hear-through system that are output to an output transducer associated with the active hear-through system.

Abstract: An apparatus for spatial audio signal encoding, the apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including a computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to: determine, for two or more audio signals, at least one spatial audio parameter for providing spatial audio reproduction, the at least one spatial audio parameter comprising a direction parameter with an elevation and an azimuth component; define a spherical grid generated by covering a sphere with smaller spheres, wherein the centres of the smaller spheres define points of the spherical grid; and convert the elevation and azimuth component of the direction parameter to an index value based on the defined spherical grid.

Abstract: A method, apparatus as computer program is described comprising: obtaining or receiving content for presentation, wherein the content includes spatial audio data; rendering said content in a first direction; rendering said content in a second direction different to said first direction; and controlling the rendering of said content in said first direction and said second direction dependent, at least in part, on an angle between said first and second directions.

Abstract: An apparatus configured to: receive presentation data comprising first and second content for consecutive presentation, the first and second content associated with respective first and second spatial regions and a respective first and second presentation location; determine if the current location of a presenter user is within at least one of the first or second spatial region; if the presenter user is within the first spatial region, provide for the presentation of the first content at the first presentation location by a presentation apparatus of a consumer user in virtual reality; if the presenter user is within the second spatial region, provide for the presentation of the second content at the second presentation location by the presentation apparatus; and wherein the presentation of the first and second content is independent of the location of the consumer user.

Abstract: This specification describes an apparatus, method and computer program relating to virtual reality, particularly augmented reality (AR) or mixed reality (MR). The method may comprise providing, based on a position associated with a display means, different first and second sets of virtual content for overlaid display at the display means at a first time and determining that the first set of virtual content is prioritized over the second set of virtual content. Based on the determination, the method may comprise prioritizing display of the first set of virtual content over the second set of virtual content at the display means, and enabling display of the second set of virtual content at a second, subsequent, time.

Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program are described comprising: receiving first interaction data at a first user in a multi-user virtual environment, wherein the multi-user virtual environment comprises a plurality of users including the first user; receiving metadata relating to the first interaction data at the first user; and rendering a first object to the first user in accordance with the first interaction data and the metadata, wherein the metadata includes instructions for selectively modifying one or more of the rendering of the first object and an interaction of the first user with the virtual environment.