Harmony Processing Apparatus for Diverse Audio Interaction

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing human-computer interaction services in the dimension of sound require costly integration of audio data with physical controls and suffer from limited audio diversity, leading to a lackluster interactive sound experience.

Innovation Solution

A harmony processing method and apparatus that acquire a harmonic interval corresponding to a target harmony control, perform sound modification processing on a first sound input to generate a second sound with the same harmonic interval, and combine the first and second sounds as different harmonic parts in the target audio, enhancing interaction and sound diversity.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If audio data is integrated with physical control in a unified manner, then human-computer interaction service is realized, but the cost is high and audio diversity is limited

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvehuman-computer interaction serviceVSAvoidintegration cost
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the audio interaction system into independent components: original sound input, harmony sound generation, and mixed sound output. Instead of integrating audio data with physical control in a unified manner, the system processes sounds separately and combines them, reducing integration complexity and cost while maintaining interaction reliability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The harmony processing apparatus provides multi-functional capability by generating different harmony sounds (major, minor, diminished chords) from a single sound input. This universal harmony generation mechanism replaces the need for separate integrated audio-control services for each interaction scenario, reducing overall system complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Reliability

If audio data is integrated with physical control, then interaction service is provided, but audio diversity is limited leading to poor interaction experience

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinteraction serviceVSAvoidaudio diversity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent changes audio parameters by generating harmony sounds with different pitch relationships (intervals) relative to the original sound. By varying the harmony type (major, minor, diminished) and interval ratios, the system creates diverse audio outputs from a single input, enhancing adaptability and interaction experience without requiring multiple integrated audio-control services

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Adaptability or versatility

If harmony sound is added to original sound, then sound diversity is enriched, but cost of harmony addition increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesound diversityVSAvoidharmony addition cost
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent creates harmony sounds as processed copies of the original sound rather than requiring separate audio data sets. The harmony generation module processes the original sound to produce harmony variants, eliminating the need for costly integration and storage of multiple audio data sets while enriching sound diversity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

Data Source

PatentUS12223932B2Harmony processing method and apparatus, device, and medium
Publication Date: 2025.02.11 BEIJING ZITIAO NETWORK TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a harmony processing method and apparatus, a device, and a medium, and the method includes: acquiring a harmonic interval corresponding to a target harmony control in response to a triggering operation on the target harmony control; performing, according to the harmonic interval, sound modification processing on a first sound input originally to obtain a second sound, in which an interval between the first sound and the second sound is the harmonic interval; and generating a target audio according to the first sound and the second sound, wherein the first sound and the second sound are presented as different harmonic parts in the target audio.