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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2009
Aram Lindahl, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Kelvin Chiu, Mountain View, CA (US);
Aram Lindahl, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Kelvin Chiu, Mountain View, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of altering audio output from an electronic device based on image data is provided. In one embodiment, the method includes acquiring image data and determining one or more characteristics of the image data. Such characteristics may include sharpness, brightness, motion, magnification, zoom setting, and so forth, as well as variation in any of the preceding characteristics. The method may also include producing audio output, wherein at least one characteristic of the audio output is determined based on one or more of the image data characteristics. Various audio output characteristics that may be varied based on the video data characteristics may include, for instance, pitch, reverberation, tempo, volume, filter frequency response, added sound effects, or the like. Additional methods, devices, and manufactures are also disclosed.