Audio-Orientated Immersive Experience of an Event

Number: 20210211318
Published: 2021-07-08
Filed: 2020-01-08
Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
Inventors: Ham; Katherine H., Black; Jason M., McNair; Eliza D., Watterworth; Jared E., Pulido; Natalia X.
CPC: H04W4/80; H04W4/06; H04W4/029; G08B3/10; G08B6/00; H04L12/1895; H04L12/1827
Verdict: Medium Hardware
Source: Google Patents · FreePatentsOnline

The keeper's note

Audio/haptic immersive-event experience hardware.

Abstract

The exemplary embodiments are related to a device, system and method for implementing an audio orientated immersive experience of an event presented at a user device. A server is connected to a user device. The server generates a virtual environment that corresponds to a site of an event. The server receives tracking data corresponding to an object of the event. The tracking data is incorporated into the virtual environment. The server identifies a predetermined condition and selects enhancement data based on the predetermined condition. The predetermined condition corresponds to the tracking data and the virtual environment. The server transmits a data stream to the user device, the data stream including the enhancement data.

Background

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

The audio included in the broadcast of an event, such as a sporting event, may be produced by various sources (e.g., announcers, the crowd, the players, etc.). Under conventional circumstances, when audio output is generated at a user device based on audio data included in a broadcast feed, the audio output may lack descriptive and immersive qualities. As a result, a user may have an unsatisfactory experience with the presentation of the event at the user device. Accordingly, there exists a need for a mechanism that enhances the audio output to create a more immersive experience of the event.

Claims

1. A method, comprising: at an enhancement server connected to a user device: rendering a three-dimensional model of a virtual environment that corresponds to a site of an event; receiving tracking data corresponding to an object of the event; inputting the tracking data into the three-dimensional mode of the virtual environment; identifying a predetermined condition within the three-dimensional model of the virtual environment; selecting enhancement data based on the predetermined condition, wherein the predetermined condition corresponds to the tracking data and the virtual environment; transmitting a data stream to the user device, the data stream including the enhancement data. || 11. A method, comprising: at a user device connected to an enhancement server: transmitting location information to the enhancement server, the location information corresponding to a location at a site of a event; receiving a data stream from the enhancement server, the data stream including enhancement data associated with the location information; and generating audio output based on the enhancement data, the audio output configured to be perceived spatially relative to the location at the site of the event. || 20. An enhancement server, comprising: a communication interface; and a processor configured to perform operations, the operations comprising: rendering a three-dimensional model of a virtual environment that corresponds to a site of an event; receiving tracking data corresponding an object of the event; inputting the tracking data into the three-dimensional mode of the virtual environment; identifying a predetermined condition within the three-dimensional model of the virtual environment; selecting enhancement data based on the predetermined condition, wherein the predetermined condition corresponds to the tracking data and the virtual environment; and transmitting a data stream to the user device, the data stream including the enhancement data.