Environmental AI Soundscape Experience System for Immersive Remote Connection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Social distancing measures and increased reliance on digital communication have led to heightened feelings of loneliness, as traditional face-to-face interactions are replaced by isolated digital connections, with many experiencing an epidemic of loneliness despite increased social media usage.
Innovation Solution
An environmental AI soundscape experience system that utilizes processors and non-transitory computer-readable storage media to receive and transmit environmental recordings, including 360-degree spatial audio and augmented reality, enabling immersive replication of target environments through home entertainment systems, integrating audio, visual, and lighting components synchronized with metadata for an authentic experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional face-to-face interactions are replaced by digital communication, then social connection accessibility is improved, but feelings of loneliness and isolation increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates immersive copies of physical environments and social moments through environmental recordings that capture sounds, visuals, and spatial audio. These copies allow users to experience shared spaces and events remotely, transforming digital communication from isolated text/voice interactions to embodied presence simulations that reduce loneliness while maintaining accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions communication from two-dimensional digital interfaces to three-dimensional immersive environments using spatial audio and environmental recordings. This dimensional shift enables users to experience depth, directionality, and spatial presence, making remote connections feel more authentic and less isolating.
2Manufacturing precision
If environmental recordings with 360-degree spatial audio are transmitted to home entertainment systems, then immersive experience quality is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the environmental recording into distinct audio channels and spatial components that can be independently processed and transmitted to home entertainment systems. This segmentation enables precise control over spatial audio distribution while simplifying the transmission and playback process through standardized interfaces.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary processing layer that converts complex environmental recordings into formats compatible with standard home entertainment systems. This intermediary layer handles the complexity of spatial audio encoding and decoding, allowing high-quality immersive experiences without requiring complex direct connections between recording and playback devices.
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AI summary
Implementations generally relate to providing an environmental artificial intelligence soundscape experience. In some implementations, a method includes receiving an environmental recording of a target environment, wherein the environmental recording comprises a soundscape recording. The method further includes transmitting the environmental recording to at least one home entertainment system. The method further includes enabling the at least one home entertainment system to present the environmental recording such that a presentation of the environmental recording replicates the target environment in an immersive experience.