- Number
- 10726838
- Published
- 2020-07-28
- Filed
- 2018-06-14
- Assignee
- Disney Enterprises, Inc.
- Inventors
- Hellam; Taylor, Murdock; Malcolm E., Poswal; Mohammad, Peck; Nicolas
- CPC
- G10L15/1815; G10L15/22; G10L15/02; G06F3/017
- Verdict
- Low Hardware
- Source
- Google Patents · FreePatentsOnline
The keeper's note
Speech-triggered live show effects for story recitations.
Abstract
One aspect of this disclosure relates to presentation of a first effect on one or more presentation devices during an oral recitation of a first story. The first effect is associated with a first trigger point, first content, and/or first story. The first trigger point being one or more specific syllables from a word and/or phrase in the first story. A first transmission point associated with the first effect can be determined based on a latency of a presentation device and user speaking profile. The first transmission point being one or more specific syllables from a word and/or phrase before the first trigger point in the first story. Control signals for instructions to present the first content at the first trigger point are transmitted to the presentation device when a user recites the first transmission point such that first content is presented at the first trigger point.
Background
FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE(1) The present disclosure relates to facilitating a presentation of story-related effects at points on one or more electronic devices in a synchronized manner with a live recitation of a story.BACKGROUND(2) Including audio and/or visual effects in a story can make the story more engaging. The audio and/or visual effects can enhance a user's experience with the story.SUMMARY(3) One aspect of this disclosure relates to systems and methods for facilitating a presentation of story-related effects on one or more presentation devices during a recitation of a story. The story may include one or more words and/or phrases presented on a physical book, a computing device, and/or other devices. A first effect corresponding to a first story may be associated with a first trigger point and a first content. The first trigger point may be one or more specific syllables from a word and/or phrase in the first story at which the first content should be presented. Latencies of the presentation devices may be obtained. User profiles defining speech rates of the users may be obtained. A first transmission point may be determined based on the latencies and/or user profile. The first transmission point may specify when control signals for instructions for presenting the first effect may be transmitted to the presentation devices. The first transmission point may be one or more specific syllables from a word and/or phrase in the story that occurs before the first trigger poin
Claims
1. A system configured to facilitate presentation of story-related effects, the system comprising: non-transitory electronic storage storing content presentation information for effects that are presented by one or more presentation devices during oral recitation of one or more stories, individual effects corresponding to individual ones of the one or more stories and being associated with trigger points and content defined by the content presentation information, such that a first effect corresponds to a first story from the one or more stories and is associated with a first trigger point and first content, the first trigger point being one or more specific syllables from a first word or phrase in the first story at which the first content should be presented, the first content including one or more of audio content, visual content, motion content, and/or environmental content; one or more physical processors configured by machine-readable instructions to: obtain latency information conveying device latency in execution of the effects by the individual presentation devices, the device latency being a time delay between transmission of control signals instructing the individual presentation devices to present the effects and when the individual presentation devices present the effects; obtain a speaking profile of a user, the speaking profile defining a speech rate of the user, the speech rate indicating a rate at which the user utters words included in the one or more stories; determine individual transmission points associated with the individual effects corresponding to the individual ones of the one or more stories based on the latency information and the speaking profile, wherein a first transmission point associated with the first effect is determined, the first transmission point being one or more syllables from a second word or phrase in the first story at which the control signals for executing the first effect are transmitted to the individual presentation devices, such that the individual presentation devices present the first effect at the first trigger point, the first transmission point being in a point in time within a progress through the first story before the first trigger point; obtain audio information, the audio information defining utterances by the user, the utterances including one or more syllables specifying a word and/or phrase; determine whether the utterances by the user include the one or more syllables from the second word or phrase in the first story of the first transmission point; responsive to the utterances by the user including the one or more syllables from the second word or phrase in the first story of the first transmission point, effectuate transmission of the control signals for executing the first effect to the individual presentation devices such that the individual presentation devices present the first effect at the first trigger point; and cause the individual presentation devices to effectuate presentation of the first effect at the first trigger point based on the control signals.
11. A method configured to facilitate presentation of story-related effects, the effects are presented by one or more presentation devices during oral recitation of one or more stories, individual effects corresponding to individual ones of the one or more stories and being associated with trigger points and content, such that a first effect corresponds to a first story from the one or more stories and is associated with a first trigger point and first content, the first trigger point being one or more specific syllables from a first word or phrase in the first story at which the first content should be presented, the first content including one or more of audio content, visual content, and/or motion content, the method comprising: obtaining latency information conveying device latency in execution of the effects by the individual presentation devices, the device latency being a time delay between transmission of control signals instructing the individual presentation devices to present the effects and when the individual presentation devices present the effects; obtaining a speaking profile of a user, the speaking profile defining a speech rate of the user, the speech rate indicating a rate at which the user utters words included in the one or more stories; determining individual transmission points associated with the individual effects corresponding to the individual ones of the one or more stories based on the latency information and the speaking profile, wherein a first transmission point associated with the first effect is determined, the first transmission point being one or more syllables from a second word or phrase in the first story at which the control signals for executing the first effect are transmitted to the individual presentation devices such that the individual presentation devices present the first effect at the first trigger point, the first transmission point being in a point in time within a progress through the first story before the first trigger point; obtaining audio information, the audio information defining utterances by the user, the utterances including one or more syllables specifying a word and/or phrase; determining whether the utterances by the user include the one or more syllables from the second word or phrase in the first story of the first transmission point; responsive to the utterances by the user including the one or more syllables from the second word or phrase in the first story of the first transmission point, effectuating transmission of the control signals for executing the first effect to the individual presentation devices such that the individual presentation devices present the first effect at the first trigger point; and cause the individual presentation devices to effectuate presentation of the first effect at the first trigger point based on the control signals.