US 11,669,295 B2
Multiple output control based on user input
Mahyar Nejat, San Diego, CA (US); Brant Candelore, San Diego, CA (US); and Peter Shintani, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to SONY GROUP CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by SONY GROUP CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Jun. 18, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/905,045.
Prior Publication US 2021/0397405 A1, Dec. 23, 2021
Int. Cl. G06F 3/16 (2006.01); G09B 21/00 (2006.01); H04R 3/00 (2006.01); G10L 13/00 (2006.01); G06V 40/10 (2022.01)
CPC G06F 3/165 (2013.01) [G06V 40/10 (2022.01); G09B 21/006 (2013.01); G10L 13/00 (2013.01); H04R 3/00 (2013.01); G09B 21/004 (2013.01); H04R 2420/07 (2013.01); H04R 2420/09 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A media control device, comprising:
a first output port;
a second output port different from the first output port;
an image capturing device; and
circuitry, coupled to the first output port, the second output port, and the image capturing device, wherein the circuitry is configured to:
control the first output port to output a first audio portion of media content, wherein the first audio portion is associated with an image portion of the media content;
control the image capturing device to capture an image of a user;
determine a visual impairment of the user, based on at least one of characteristics of eyes of the user or a presence of an eye gear of the user in the captured image of the user;
determine disability information of the user, based on the determined visual impairment of the user;
retrieve a second audio portion based on the determined disability information, wherein the second audio portion is an audio form of a description of content of the image portion;
identify a gap in the first audio portion during which the second audio portion is playable, wherein the gap is identified based on a duration of the second audio portion;
adjust a timing of output of the first audio portion and the second audio portion based on the identified gap; and
control the second output port to output each of the first audio portion and the second audio portion based on the determined disability information and the adjusted timing of the first audio portion and the second audio portion.