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Methods and devices for providing personalized audio to a user

US12395686B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Dolby International AB · IE

Inventors

Wolfgang A. Schildbach · Nuremberg, DE
Malte Schmidt · Feucht, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 27, 2020
Grant date	Aug 19, 2025
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 27, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04N21/84
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present application describes a method (400) for providing personalized audio to a user. The method (400) comprises receiving (401) a manifest file (140) for a media element from which audio is to be rendered, wherein the manifest file (140) comprises a description (141) for a plurality of different presentations (152) of audio content of the media element. In addition, the method (400) comprises selecting (402) a presentation (152) from the plurality of presentations (152) based on the manifest file (140). The method (400) further comprises receiving (403) a list of audio track objects comprised within the media element, and selecting (404) an audio track object from the list of audio track objects, in dependence of the selected presentation (152).

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