Dynamic Gaming Music Generation via Audio Spectrum Analysis
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current electronic games lack user customization options for music and audio, with pre-recorded music loops failing to adapt to individual preferences and regional market differences, leading to a suboptimal gaming experience and increased development costs for accommodating diverse audiences.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for dynamic audio spectrum generation in gaming music, which detects user preferences and interactions to update parameters for real-time music generation, incorporating user feedback and environmental data to create personalized musical motifs and frequency adjustments, ensuring music complements the game state and user experience without disturbing sound effects.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If pre-recorded music loops are used in games, then music can be played to accompany video components, but user personalization and adaptability are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic music generation that adapts to user preferences, game state, and environmental factors in real-time. The system transitions from static pre-recorded loops to dynamic procedural generation, allowing music to change based on user interactions, gameplay events, and detected audio spectra, thereby achieving high adaptability without requiring complex manual composition for every scenario
Solution Approach 2:
The music generation system operates autonomously by detecting user preferences through audio spectrum analysis and automatically adjusting music parameters without user intervention. The system self-adapts to user behavior patterns, game state changes, and environmental audio characteristics, generating appropriate music automatically rather than requiring manual selection or complex user control interfaces
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple pre-recorded music tracks are created for different markets and regions, then gaming content can be adapted to diverse audiences, but development costs and data storage requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system adapts music to different markets and regions by dynamically changing parameters such as musical style, tempo, instrumentation, and frequency characteristics based on detected user preferences and geographic location. Instead of storing multiple complete music tracks for different regions, the system generates music on-demand by adjusting parameters within a unified generation framework, significantly reducing data storage requirements while maintaining market adaptability
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal music generation system that can serve multiple markets and regions through a single adaptable framework. The same core system generates region-specific music by detecting local preferences and adjusting parameters accordingly, eliminating the need for separate music libraries for different markets and reducing overall development costs
3Ease of operation
If user customization options for music are added, then personalization is improved, but device complexity and implementation difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system incorporates feedback mechanisms that detect user preferences through audio spectrum analysis and automatically adjust music generation parameters. Users interact with the system through simple audio-based inputs rather than complex interfaces, and the system responds by adapting music in real-time based on detected preferences, creating an intuitive customization experience without requiring users to manually configure complex settings
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AI summary
System, process and device configurations are provided for customized audio spectrum generation of gaming music. A method includes detecting at least one audio spectrum input for gaming music and updating a parameter for dynamic music generation based on the at least one audio spectrum input. The method also includes generating gaming music for the gaming system dynamically to include at least one musical motif determined based on the parameter, and output of gaming music. Frequency or tonalities of dynamic generated music that interfere with gameplay sound effects may be adjusted to improve gameplay. In some cases volume of sound elements may be shifted in volume or pitch to indicate presence of gaming elements or opportunities during gameplay. Similarly, frequency ranges may be customized to avoid one or more frequencies, such as a frequency range identified as being associated with hearing loss or with causing a disturbance, such as vibration.