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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015

Filed:

Oct. 05, 2011
Applicant:

Fritz Hohl, Stuttgart, DE;

Inventor:

Fritz Hohl, Stuttgart, DE;

Assignee:

Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 23/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/03 (2006.01); G10H 1/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); H04R 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/017 (2013.01); G06F 3/0304 (2013.01); G10H 1/0008 (2013.01); G06K 9/00778 (2013.01); H04R 27/00 (2013.01); H04R 2430/01 (2013.01); G10H 2220/351 (2013.01);
Abstract

An apparatus for at least one of playing and generating audio content for an audience includes circuitry. The circuitry is configured to receive sensor data from one or more sensors monitoring the audience. The circuitry is configured to analyze said sensor data to identify characteristic movement patterns of one or more members of the audience. The circuitry is configured to select music and generate verbal communication other than music to address the audience, based on the identified characteristic movement patterns. The circuitry is further configured to output said selected music and said verbal communication. A corresponding method for at least one of playing and generating audio content for an audience is also provided.


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