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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2023
Sony Group Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Brant L Candelore, Poway, CA (US);
SONY GROUP CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An electronic apparatus and method for control of playback of audio content based on ad-related restrictions is provided. The electronic apparatus acquires the audio content associated with a playback of multimedia content on a display device. The electronic apparatus extracts an audio portion from the audio content. The electronic apparatus generates audio features based on analysis of the audio portion. The electronic apparatus determines the audio portion as an advertisement audio, based on a match between the audio features and information associated with the advertisement audio in a database of advertisement content. The electronic apparatus determines a location of the advertisement audio in a playback timeline of the audio content. The electronic apparatus controls the playback of the audio content via an audio reproduction device, based on the location. The playback is controlled such that the advertisement audio is inaudible in a duration of the playback of the audio content.