Media Stream Environmental Synchronization for Immersive Surround Effects
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional media content rendering systems fail to provide an immersive experience for users, as they lack synchronization with environmental parameters, limiting the ability to fully engage viewers through passive content consumption.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that encode and decode environmental parameters in synchronization with media streams, using a decoder, content analyzer, environmental effect encoder, and specialized decoders to produce immersive surround environments by controlling environmental conditions such as lighting, temperature, and humidity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional media rendering systems are used, then the system complexity is low and ease of operation is maintained, but the immersive content experience and environmental synchronization are insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the media stream processing into distinct functional modules: a decoder for media stream decomposition, a content analyzer for environmental information extraction, and an environmental effect encoder for parameter encoding. This segmentation allows each component to specialize in specific tasks, enhancing immersive experience while managing system complexity through modular architecture.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary processing layer between the media stream and the rendering system. The content analyzer acts as a mediator that extracts environmental information from the decoded media stream, and the environmental effect encoder mediates between this extracted information and the final rendered output, enabling synchronized environmental effects without directly modifying the core media rendering pipeline.
2Adaptability or versatility
If environmental parameters are encoded and decoded in synchronization with media streams, then the immersive surround environment is enhanced, but the device complexity and processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary extraction of environmental information from the media stream during the decoding phase. The content analyzer identifies and extracts environmental parameters before the rendering process begins, allowing the rendering system to pre-prepare synchronized environmental effects. This preliminary action reduces real-time processing complexity during playback.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the environmental parameter encoding with the existing media stream encoding process. The environmental effect encoder combines environmental parameters with frame synchronization and stream element information in a unified encoded stream, allowing simultaneous transmission and processing of both media content and environmental controls without requiring separate dedicated processing channels.
3Adaptability or versatility
If environmental information is extracted from decoded media stream, then the content experience is enhanced, but the processing time and computational resources increase
Solution Approach 1:
The content analyzer is designed to automatically extract environmental information from the decoded media stream without requiring manual intervention or additional external data sources. The system uses inherent information within the media stream itself (such as metadata, scene descriptors, or audio cues) to derive environmental parameters, enabling self-service extraction that minimizes external processing requirements and reduces overall processing time.
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AI summary
A method and system for providing an immersive surround environment for enhanced content experience is provided. The method includes receiving an encoded media stream and processing the stream to obtain decoded media data. The received media stream can also be captured real-time media. The method further includes extracting one or more environmental parameters from the stream. The environmental parameters are then embedded or encoded. Thereafter, the method includes providing the one or more environmental parameters to one or more devices that control environmental conditions to produce environmental effects.