DE102017117569A1 - Method, system, user device and a computer program for generating an output in a stationary housing audio signal - Google Patents

Abstract

In the invention, a parameter (PK1, PK2,... PK8) of a communication Ka, Kb, Kc, Ka 'of at least two persons within a stationary living space 1, 1', 1 "is determined, in particular predicated, and modified, in particular, adaptation of at least one parameter (PAS1, PAS2,...) of the audio signal AS1, AS2 to be output in a stationary living space 1 is processed.
In this case, the parameters (PAS1, PAS2,...) Of at least one section of the audio signal AS1, AS2 to be output or the sound waves generated on the basis of the audio signal AS1, AS2, in particular with the audio signal corresponding sound waves in the living room 1, depending on the determined, in particular predicted parameters (PK1, PK2, ... PK8) of the said communication Ka, Kb, Kc, Ka 'changed, in particular dynamically controlled.

Description

The invention relates to a method, a system and a corresponding computer program for generating an audio signal to be output in a stationary living space.

The invention further relates to a correspondingly configured user device. The user device can be designed for operation as part of the system.

Modern audio systems can access a variety of different audio sources that can be output via an audio system in a living room. These may e.g. are received as broadcast contents, read from a portable or fixed memory (e.g., mass storage, USB flash drives, etc.) or from a user equipment connected to the audio system. This includes accessing and playing audio streaming content from the Internet. Likewise, for example, a sound to a video, a television program, a video game, are output via the audio system. A corresponding audio signal may be a surround sound signal comprising, for example, five to nine channels.

There is usually a need for people to communicate with each other, especially in the home. Such, in particular linguistic communication can often have a very high importance for the persons concerned. This can significantly exceed the current relevance of the audio signals reproduced via the audio system, at least temporarily. The persons in the room, e.g. Members of a family of 2-4 generations, have very different, partly very contradictory needs, e.g. with regard to their own active linguistic utterances, with a view to the acoustic reception of the utterances (communication messages) of other persons or certain audio signals.

The object of the invention is to disclose a method, a system, a mobile user device and a corresponding computer program for generating, modifying, in particular for adapting an audio signal to be output in a stationary living space. In particular, it is an object of the invention to enable improved communication in a stationary housing, especially with the least possible renunciation of output in stationary living room audio signals.

The object is solved by the features of the independent claims. Advantageous embodiments are characterized in the subclaims.

According to a first aspect, the invention is characterized by a method for generating an audio signal to be output in a stationary living space, comprising: determining, in particular predicting, a parameter of a communication of at least two persons within a stationary housing, and modifying, in particular adapting at least one parameter of the in the stationary housing to be output audio signal, depending on the determined, in particular predicated parameters of the communication.

Alternatively, preferably in addition to adjusting the parameter of the said audio signal to be output, in the method a parameter of at least one auditory message, in particular comprising at least one voice message, may be determined or adapted in a stationary housing. In this case, it may be preferable and at least one auditory message which can or should be output in the same certain (short) time interval as the said audio signal or a relevant or specific section of the audio signal in the stationary housing.

The communication is in particular a linguistic communication and / or a non-verbal communication, e.g. So-called body language, gestures, facial expressions, etc. In particular, the communication is a conversation of said at least two people in the living room. Said communication relates to the at least two persons in particular such that at least one person at least temporarily a sender of a communication message ("speaker"), a recipient of the communication message ("listener") or alternately or about the same time a sender and recipient of the communication messages ("spokesman and listener ") within said communication. In other words, a section of the communication is, in particular, one or more directly exchanged communication messages between said at least two persons in the living space. Furthermore, it can be a communication in which at least three persons are involved.

The communication can also be a monologue, wherein in particular at least one potentially or probably listening person (an at least potential listener) is located in the living space. The communication preferably includes a dialogue between at least two persons present in the living space or a multidirectional communication between three or a plurality of persons in the living space. In particular, at least one comprises Section of said communication a linguistic message or intended for communication sounds of a person in the living room, for example, expressing a sensation, will or evaluation attitude. It may be communication sounds such as interjections or exclamation words, wherein the linguistic message or the sounds of the at least one person present in the living space are determined or directed in particular to at least one other person present in the living space. Preferably, the communication is an at least partially bidirectional or multidirectionally occurring, linguistic messages comprehensive, communication between at least two persons present in the living room.

The method may preferably include: recognizing that there are at least two persons in the living space, in particular determining the number of persons in the living space and taking into account the recognized information. In this case, the determination, in particular adaptation of at least one parameter of the at least one auditory message and / or of the further audio signal can be effected depending on the recognition of an ongoing or expected communication and the presence of at least two persons in the living space. Thereby another, e.g. differently parameterized or in each case specially provided, in particular foresighted, determination or adaptation of one or more parameters of the audio signal to be output and / or an auditory message which differs from the adaptation, this being carried out if it is recognized that only one person is present in the Living room is located.

Determining, in particular predicting, the parameter of said communication may be coupled with the means directly or indirectly connected (e.g., through a properly established data link) to an audio output device, e.g. a sensor device, further networked sensors, computing units. Such a connection or cross-linking can e.g. via a bidirectional, multidirectional, wireless connection with or without a central server, a computer, a router, or a hub, with or without functionality extended to perform the method.

For example, determining, in particular predicting, the parameter of the said communication with the home-operated (operable), in particular connected to an electronic system of the living space or connected via a network, e.g. Microphones of a handsfree, e.g. a microphone of a telecommunications application, one or more cameras, e.g. a camera for operating a television or display device for videos, or another sensor, done. One or more parameters of the communication may be obtained from data from one or more home-based sensors configured to carry out another functionality, e.g. Sensors, computing units, data storage of a so-called smart home system done. The determination, in particular predication, of the communication can also take place by means of at least one personal (mobile) user device. Such a user device may also include an electronic device that can be worn on the body of the person or possibly connected to the body, e.g. be a so-called smart watch or smart closes.

One parameter of the communication may be one, e.g. time-ordered, sequence of several parameter values, e.g. with respect to the near past, such as the current time, and / or a prediction for the near future. For example, a parameter of the communication may also be a measure of the change in the values of a particular parameter over time and / or in relation to a space-related (spatially varying) quantity, e.g. Direction and / or distance, e.g. within the living space. Also, at least one parameter of the linguistic communication between the at least two persons in the living space can be taken into account as a function of a recognized body language, voice position, and / or a detected scene occurring approximately in the same (small) time interval, associated with, taking place in the method. For example, a determined change in the body language or voice of at least one person in the living space in connection with the communication of at least two persons can be taken into account. Upon determining at least one parameter of said communication and / or evaluating or interpreting at least a portion of the communication (by the voice control application), the e.g. from the NLP (= neuro-linguistic programming) known scientific contexts are considered. For example, an evaluation of one or more aspects of a communication message, a transaction, or a sequence of transactions may be made depending on such relationships.

In particular, a said communication can be assumed if the corresponding sound waves detected in the living space fulfill certain preconditions, for example certain limit values with respect to parameters of a particular type of communication are met or exceeded and / or one or more specific propagation characteristics or propagation direction thereof Sound waves were detected. It is also possible to assume a communication if at least one ( predetermined and / or learned) pattern in the parameters of the acoustic sound waves and / or a physical movement of a person or two physical movements of at least two persons are recognized or become. For example, it can be stated that a localized source of the sound waves sufficiently coincides with a spatial position of at least one person or a certain spatial area, for example with a (further) sensor, and / or that the sound waves are not directed to the voice control application and / or are directed to another room area or to another person. Thereupon, at least with an increased probability measure, it can be assumed that (in the case of a section of the sound waves) this is a said communication. It can also be assumed, for example, that the person or room area is a "speaker" within said communication.

In the method, a quantitatively and / or quantitatively different adaptation or different variants of determining or adapting a section of the audio signal to be output can be provided. In each case different parameters or parameter values of the audio signal can be adapted or redetermined. In the case of different variants, a different mathematical relationship (formula, logic, characteristic curves, coefficients, etc.) can also be selected for determining or adapting. For example, depending on one or more parameters of said communication, the person involved in the communication (as "speaker" or "listener"), at least one predetermined criterion, e.g. Depending on optimization criteria, a different changing, in particular adjusting the parameters of the output audio signal to be executed.

Also, different (also fundamentally different) variants can be provided for adjusting at least two different audio signals to be output or at least two different sections of the at least one audio signal to be output. In each case different parameters or parameter values of the audio signal, in particular combinations of parameters or parameters of different types, can be adapted. For example, determining or adjusting an acoustic parameter in any particular convenient combination may be accomplished by determining or adjusting at least one time parameter. Also, in different variants, a different, the determining or adjusting underlying mathematical context can be chosen differently.

• - ein Audiosignal eines Multimediainhalts, z.B. repräsentierend Musik, Kinosound, Teil eines Unterhaltungsprogramms. Bevorzugt gehört das auszugebende Audiosignal zu einem mit dem im Wohnraum betriebenen Audiosystem abspielbaren Audioprogramm, bzw. Multimediaprogramm. Ferner kann das Audiosignal ein über das besagte Audiosystem abspielbarer Sound sein der zu einem Video, Videospiel, Simulation, virtuellen Realität, etc. gehört. Alternativ oder zusätzlich kann das Audiosignal aufgefasst werden als:
• - ein Abschnitt einer mit einem Sound akustisch übermittelbaren Information, die durch den Menschen interpretiert bzw. verstanden werden soll;
• - im Wohnraum laut hörbar auszugebender Telekommunikationsinhalt bzw. Fernmeldeinhalt; Ausnahmsweise kann es sich beim auszugebenden Audiosignal auch um eine auditive Meldung handeln, die auf Basis der Daten eines weiteren Geräts oder einer Vorrichtung erzeugt wird. Diese wird bevorzugt aus dem besagten im Wohnraum betriebenen Audiosystem ausgegeben.

The audio signal to be output may be the following types of audio signals:

• an audio signal of a multimedia content, eg representing music, cinema sound, part of an entertainment program. The audio signal to be output preferably belongs to an audio program or multimedia program that can be played with the audio system operated in the living space. Further, the audio signal may be a sound playable via the said audio system which belongs to a video, video game, simulation, virtual reality, etc. Alternatively or additionally, the audio signal can be understood as:
• a section of information that can be transmitted acoustically with a sound that is to be interpreted or understood by humans;
• - in the living room loud audible to be issued telecommunications content or telecommunications content; By way of exception, the audio signal to be output may also be an auditory message, which is generated on the basis of the data of another device or a device. This is preferably output from said audio-operated in the living room audio system.

Audio signals may be based on the data read from a data carrier or transmitted to the home or the corresponding home, e.g. streamed data sections are output. Also, said audio signals may be combined with other data, e.g. Picture - video data, text data related or assigned to this. For example, the audio signal may be part of a video sequence.

The term "audio signal to be output" means, in particular, that the audio signal is currently being output, scheduled to be output, or belonging to a set of preselected (eg, unlocked) audio signals suitable for output. The modification, in particular adaptation of the audio signal to be output, is applied in particular to a section of the audio signal (which relates to time or content).

The audio signal to be output can, for example, already be a stereo signal, preferably as a multi-channel audio signal, or as a surround sound signal, for example encoded. This can be read out by an audio source, eg as a data stream or in a form arbitrarily distributed on data packets, or determined in the method. The audio signal to be output can, for example, in a home theater Applications known surround sound format present. The audio signal to be output in the living space may include several channels to be output by different speakers. It can be channels for different rooms of a house, such as in a multi-room entertainment mode (see also a so-called party mode). For example, a room sound signal corresponding to the audio signal, for example from the data or data packets of an audio source, can be determined in accordance with the features of the invention described below, amplified and output in the living space.

The altering, in particular adaptation of the audio signal to be output can already take place during the generation of the underlying data, e.g. take place when determining the audio signal representing data sections or the corresponding data stream. The modification, in particular adaptation of the audio signal to be output in the living space, can take place by means of a direct or indirect activation of the audio system or of the arithmetic unit in which the audio signal is generated, processed, amplified or output. For example, a modification, in particular adaptation of at least one parameter of the audio signal to be output in the living space, can take place by activating one of the mentioned (networked to execute the method) computing units. A part of the method can be executed in a mobile user device, the mobile user device having an interface set up, in particular for carrying out the method.

Preferably, it is provided in the method that especially on (in the living room acoustically audible) person voices, but especially not on other noise sources such. the barking of a dog, noise from inside or outside the living space, or even no background noise, e.g. a wind noise or certain types of background noise, is reacted. Alternatively, such further, not to said audio signal and not to the said linguistic communication belonging acoustic content according to the invention in principle reacts differently and / or with a quantitative or qualitative (in principle) other changing the audio signal to be output.

In the method, different parameters of the communication can be taken into account differently depending on a person group of a person involved in the communication, for example according to a person's role in the family, and / or different parameters of the audio signal to be output, especially in different dimensions , For example, the crying or crying of the child and / or voice of a pet or pet of a particular species (dog, cat, bird, rodent, etc.) detected in the procedure may be affected according to other conditions, e.g. a particular logic, or with respect to the parameters of appropriate auditory communication to be considered, or with respect to one or more parameters of the audio signal to be output and / or the at least one auditory message, also a further (separate) predetermined action may be performed.

In a simplified example, it is recognized that a person, for example a certain person, a person belonging to a certain group of people, a person in a certain room area of the living space and / or at a certain seat in the living room, starts to speak or (for the time being only) intends to speak. Thereupon, a portion of the audio signal to be outputted (e.g., the one being outputted and / or intended for output) is appropriately changed. Such a change preferably takes place only or predominantly with regard to a suitable time interval or with regard to one or more specific, suitable, sections of the auditory message and the parameters of specific types.

In this case, the audio signal can be changed such that e.g. is better audible in a room area or from a certain (first) room area and / or is less audible or less disturbing in another (second) room area or from another particular position in the living room. Preferably, the one or more parameters of the auditory message may be determined so as to improve the perceptibility and / or intelligibility of at least one communication message included in said communication between two persons in the living space, e.g. a linguistic message or a transaction is sought. In this case, the adaptation can be carried out at least predominantly with respect to one or more specific spatial regions and with a reduced influence on further spatial regions (which are not or less relevant for said linguistic communication). Thus, a contradiction between the perceivability of one or more audio signals and an immediate, taking place among people present or intended linguistic communication and / or issued in the same time interval auditory message can be solved advantageously.

For example, a parameter of the audio signal to be output can be determined or adapted in such a way that a shift of the acoustic power generated or to be generated in certain spatial areas and / or a change in the phase of the one or more audio signal output from several dedicated speakers. In particular, a frequency-dependent change of a phase shift between the said audio signal output by at least two (physically or virtually formed) loudspeakers may be carried out. Also, for at least two voices or two different persons, a different adaptation, for example with respect to an adaptation function, adaptation characteristic, a corresponding mathematical relationship, at least a portion of an audio signal to be output in the living space can be carried out.

For example, the audio signal to be output may not be adapted to the crying or crying of a child or a voice of a pet (after being recognized as such), or otherwise, than to a linguistic communication of a person belonging to the adult person group. , eg "Mother" or "woman". The differences in the corresponding linguistic communication can be recognized according to predetermined criteria, e.g. also simplified by an evaluation or recognition of human speech, corresponding word sequences, etc. take place. In the method, depending on a group of persons, for example according to a person's role, e.g. in the family, different parameters of the communication have to be taken into account to different degrees and / or different parameters of the audio signal to be output, in particular to be adapted in different dimensions. Depending on the (recognized, determined, read) information on the group of people in the living space affected by said communication, a different adaptation of one or more parameters of the audio signal to be output in the living space and / or the at least one auditory message can take place.

In the method, a distinction is preferably made between the said audio signal and the at least one said auditory message, in particular a voice message. Also, between the said audio signal to be output, e.g. an audio signal of a multimedia content read from a data source, said auditory message and another, different audio signal, e.g. an audio signal of a telecommunications content.

The output of one or more portions of the audio signal and / or the at least one auditory message may be transmitted through different channels of the same audio system, e.g. a receiver for different premises of a house, such as in a multi-room entertainment mode (see also a so-called party mode) or, preferably, be initiated in certain areas of the living space. For example, a surround sound signal corresponding to at least one auditory message may be detected, amplified, and e.g. also be output by means of said audio system. Also, the auditory message, in particular only if expediently possible, together with the at least one output audio signal, in particular at least partially spatially and / or temporally overlapping output. Preferably, the at least one auditory message, e.g. generated on the basis of the data of a voice control application, a home network, an in-house device by means of operated in the living room audio system.

For example, in the method, the parameters may be determined or adjusted to produce at least a portion of the audio signal to be output and the at least one auditory message, wherein the auditory message and the portion of the audio signal are at least partially resolved within a certain (small) time interval, e.g. 1, 10, 30, 60, 120 seconds, simultaneously or at least partially temporally overlapping output. Alternatively or additionally, the parameters of the at least one auditory message and at least one section of the audio signal to be output can be determined or adapted, the auditory message and at least a portion of the audio signal being at least predominantly in respectively different spatial areas of the living space (on the order of a few square meters ), which overlap, for example, partially spatially, (should) be spent. One or more parameters of the at least one auditory message and / or the audio signal to be output, which relate at least partially to the same time interval and / or the same spatial area, can be determined, adapted, controlled in the method depending on one another. One or more parameters of the at least one auditory message and / or the further audio signal to be output can be determined in such a way that the at least one optimization criterion, e.g. in relation to a (specific) space of the living space, a particular person, is achieved or desired. A cumulative ("common") effect of said at least two auditory content on at least one at least potential listener in at least one room area of the living space may be expedient, e.g. be controlled according to at least one common optimization criterion.

In particular, when adjusting one or more parameters of the audio signal to be outputted, it is taken into account whether at least one auditory message is output in a specific time interval in the near future and / or by the at least one auditory message in a specific, relevant time interval in the near future Future one or more specific limits, in particular certain acoustic limits, eg in a certain area of the living space, exceeded or expected to be exceeded.

In this case, data concerning at least one auditory message that is to be output in the near future (approximately in 10, 20, 30, 60 seconds) can be read in and taken into account. Thereafter, the data may relate to an auditory message to be issued in the near future (e.g., an auditory prefix) with the data on a further course of the audio signal to be output, e.g. for example, with a (virtual) forerun of> 10, 20, 30, 60 seconds. By way of example, the audio signal to be output and / or the at least one auditory message are evaluated for the presence of the sections which (in each case taken alone or in total) can presumably cause exceeding of certain limit values, in particular in at least one spatial area in a preceding time interval. Thereafter (in the affirmative case), the parameters are determined or adjusted, a measure or variant of adapting the parameters, optionally adjusting one or more parameters of the auditory message, determining or adjusting the parameters of the at least one portion of the audio signal to be output, or includes both.

For example, the method may include: determining a prospective history of one or more acoustic values based on the at least one auditory message relating to a (specific) time interval in the near future, and then determining, in particular, adjusting a parameter of at least a portion of the audio signal to be output; depending on the determined probable course of the acoustic values on the basis of the auditory message in at least one spatial area. In this case, the said acoustic values for at least one or more specific spatial regions of the living space and / or time intervals can be determined (mathematically) in advance, estimated, in particular simulated.

The determination of the at least one parameter of the at least one auditory message can in particular be an adaptation of the parameter. Specifically, determining a parameter means determining one or more parameter values of a particular parameter, in particular a parameter of a particular type. Simply stated, when determining a parameter, one or more parameter values may be determined and for a particular time interval or with respect to a particular portion of the audio signal, be determined in particular forward-looking. The adaptation means in particular the adaptation of one or more predetermined or otherwise valid parameter values of a parameter, in particular of a parameter of a specific type. For example, an additive, multiplicative, logarithmic factor can be used with which a parameter value is adapted.

A portion of a (possibly existing) second further audio signal representing a linguistically transmitted message, a portion of a telecommunications content, e.g. a message to an answering machine or a sent voice message can also be treated as an auditory message in the process.

The term "groups of persons" in the context of this document may be different groups or categories of persons that can be differentiated according to scientific criteria. Groups of persons may, e.g. Members of a family, persons from a circle of acquaintances of a person or a family, "known guests", "unknown guests", "women", "men", "children", "pets", "pets of a certain kind", groups of persons according to age segments , eg 0-2 years, 2-4 years, 4-8 years, 8-12 years, ... etc. or include comparable categories. In the method, a group of persons may also be a personality type that can be differentiated according to predetermined scientific criteria, a so-called archetype, a type of perception or a type of communication.

For example, a group of people may also be defined according to criteria of a focus of interest, a perception disability, a hearing loss or a specific variant of the deafness, etc. Two to five types of perception can be defined in accordance with so-called NLP (= neuro-linguistic programming), e.g. visual, auditory, kinaesthetic, olfactory gustatory. In this case, properties that are inherent to these types of perception or are assigned to them, e.g. special stimuli to which the types of perception are predominantly oriented, features of eye movement, facial expressions, body language, communication behavior, etc. are taken into account in the process. Preferably, the group of persons can alternatively or additionally be assigned to one or more so-called customer segments or consumer segments, or a mathematical relationship between several groups of persons and customer segments or consumer segments can be determined or specified. Based on these data and assignments, additional functionalities, e.g. Information flows or contextual references are produced.

For example, 4-12 groups of people may have the specific personality types correspond, for example, according to the known archetypes, such as zodiac (or those assigned properties) or a static or dynamic type model, for example, as these are known from the communication sciences, theater studies, etc., are selected. Personality types can also be distinguished by their so-called egogram, eg based on a test. For example, the execution of the method for persons belonging to different groups of people may be qualitatively or quantitatively different. In this case, for persons or for the recognition of persons the (at least with a certain probability measure) certain or different groups of persons belong, in the procedure different (expected) perception properties, communication properties, etc. assigned and taken into account in the execution of the method. For example, an affiliation of a person to a group of persons that is at least probable or that exceeds a certain degree of probability when generating an auditory message, voice message, etc., may be taken into account. Thus, an (at least statistically) improved result can be achieved.

Depending on a group of people involved in the communication, for example, according to a role that has a person in the family, different parameters of said communication are considered differently and / or different parameters of the audio signal, in particular determined or adapted in different dimensions. For example, depending on the (recognized, determined, read) information on the group of persons of at least one involved in said communication, a different determination or adjustment of one or more parameters of at least a portion of the output audio signal and / or the at least one auditory message can be performed , In each case, different parameters of said communication can each be considered or weighted differently or applied to different variants of determining the parameters of the audio signal to be output and / or the auditory message.

As a living space in the context of this description, one or more rooms or arbitrarily shaped premises of a house or a property to understand. The living space may consist of several at least partially acoustically separated and / or at least partially acoustically interconnected parts, e.g. Rooms, chambers or premises or areas of a different nature. The term "room areas" refers in particular to room areas within a room, or within at least partially acoustically interconnected premises, e.g. a kitchen, a living room and a connected corridor. The living room is always a stationary living room. In any case, the term "living space" refers to a property, however designed or used.

The audio system may e.g. an indoor-powered system for generating and / or outputting acoustic sound waves based on an audio signal (s). The audio system preferably comprises a computing unit, in particular a signal processing unit, which is suitable for executing the method, in particular configured for carrying out the method. Preferably, the audio system is for processing and / or outputting surround sound content, e.g. designed on the basis of a room sound signal. For example, the audio system may be a (typical, stationary operable) receiver, a multimedia system, a home theater system. The audio system may be designed to generate an acoustic effect based on the audio signal by a plurality of arranged in the living room or virtual speakers. For example, the audio system may comprise a plurality of loudspeakers distributed in the living space, a so-called unidirectional loudspeaker or a loudspeaker in a so-called acoustic directional beam technology or a plurality of (tweeter) loudspeakers oriented in different solid angle or control according to the features of the method. Also, the audio system may be part of a system networked and / or integrated with a multimedia system and / or a computer (e.g., smart home computer) or with a voice control application. In addition, the audio system may in particular comprise a user device networked with a (separate) audio output device, e.g. Laptop, tablet, smartphone, smart watch, smart closes or a virtual reality output device, which is designed for handling, e.g. Generation, modification, output of content comprising audio signals. For example, the audio system may be part of a distributed or distributed electronic system, e.g. be controllable via the smart home computer, a router or a multimedia system. It may be a substantially limited to the living space or the corresponding house or one, another spaced apart arithmetic unit, e.g. be a server-wide system.

Also, the audio system may include, be installed with, or be networked with a home-operated voice control application (eg, via a wireless data connection.) Such a voice control application may also include a function of a "smart home assistant," a personal assistant, etc. An in This voice control application described in this document may eg be designed to control the systems of the living space or the house, eg light, heating, windows, blinds, etc., for entertainment, to carry out organizational tasks, to answer the questions or to issue various information depending on respective predetermined conditions be.

• - einen Richtungsparameter, kennzeichnend eine oder mehrere Richtungen, der besagten Kommunikation,
• - eine räumliche Verteilung des akustischen Signals der Sprache (der entsprechenden Druckwellen), entsprechende Phasenparameter, z.B. Phasenverschiebungsparameter;
• - einen Frequenzparameter der auditiven Kommunikation, z.B. eine (effektive bzw. effektiv genutzte) Bandbreite, ein Frequenzspektrum, ein Energiedichtespektrum und dergleichen;
• - Dynamik einer oder mehreren Amplituden und/oder Frequenzen der im Wohnraum hörbaren auditiven Kommunikation;
• - eine oder mehrere Stimmenparameter oder Erkennungsdaten für Stimmen einer oder mehreren auditiv kommunizierenden Personen;
• - einen Amplitudenverlauf, bzw. eine zeitliche Amplitudenveränderung, bzw. eine Amplitudendynamik, eine Veränderung des Frequenzspektrums bzw. des Energiedichtespektrums der entsprechender Schallwellen;
• - ein inhaltliches Merkmal eines Abschnitts bzw. zumindest einer Transaktion aus der besagten Kommunikation zwischen zumindest zwei Personen. Das inhaltliche Merkmal kann sich auf die in einem hinreichend großen Abschnitt der Kommunikation repräsentierte (sprachliche, inhaltliche) Information bzw. einen Inhalt einer mit dem Audiosignal repräsentierten Kommunikationsbotschaft beziehen. Ein inhaltlicher Parameter kann bevorzugt einen oder mehrere Inhalte bzw. Merkmale des Inhalts der besagten Kommunikation kennzeichnen. Ein inhaltliches Merkmal muss dabei nicht einem Informationsgehalt der Kommunikation entsprechen;
• - linguistische Parameter der Kommunikation, z.B. bestimmte in der Kommunikation vorkommende linguistische Strukturen bzw. Konstrukte;
• - ein im Rahmen der besagten Kommunikation auftretendes oder erwartetes Kommunikationsverhalten oder den Kommunikationsstil zumindest einer Person.

In the method, one or more parameters of said communication are determined. The parameters relate in particular to a communication currently taking place or pending, in which at least two persons (active) are involved. For example, a parameter of the communication may indicate the content of the communication and / or one or more acoustic parameters of the auditory communication. Furthermore, the parameters of said communication (eg parameters of corresponding sound waves) may also be related to a near future (of approximately 1, 5, 10, 20, 40 seconds) or predicted for the near future. Preferably, the said parameters of communication, or the corresponding types of parameters, represent:

• a directional parameter indicative of one or more directions, said communication,
• a spatial distribution of the acoustic signal of the speech (the corresponding pressure waves), corresponding phase parameters, eg phase shift parameters;
• a frequency parameter of the auditory communication, eg a (effectively or effectively used) bandwidth, a frequency spectrum, an energy density spectrum and the like;
• Dynamics of one or more amplitudes and / or frequencies of the auditory communication audible in the living space;
• - one or more voice parameters or recognition data for voices of one or more auditory communicating persons;
• an amplitude variation, or a temporal amplitude change, or an amplitude dynamic, a change in the frequency spectrum or the energy density spectrum of the corresponding sound waves;
• a content-related feature of a section or at least one transaction from said communication between at least two persons. The content-related feature can refer to the (linguistic, content-related) information or content of a communication message represented by the audio signal, which is represented in a sufficiently large portion of the communication. A content parameter may preferably characterize one or more contents of the content of said communication. A content-related feature does not have to correspond to an information content of the communication;
• linguistic parameters of communication, eg certain linguistic structures or constructs occurring in the communication;
• a communication behavior occurring or expected within the scope of said communication or the communication style of at least one person.

Furthermore, a parameter of the communication can also be a measure of the change or deviation of a said parameter value. For example, a parameter of the communication may also indicate a measure of the change of one or more parameter values depending on further criteria. A parameter of the communication may be expressed as a function of one of said parameter values depending on another quantity.

A parameter of the communication may relate to a communication message, a so-called transaction, or multiple transactions within said communication. A transaction is a step in the communication of two people, consisting of a question and an answer, a statement and a counter statement or a recommendation, an instruction, a command and a query. For example, a parameter of an auditory message may be determined or adjusted depending on a past, particularly frequently repeated and / or current and / or at least expected transaction, the transaction being for communication between the at least two persons (not with an optional existing or active voice control application).

In the method, at least one parameter determined in the past, for example statistical, of the communication, and / or current parameters and / or at least one predicated parameter of the communication can be determined and processed. In particular, in the method, a temporal sequence of the corresponding parameter values of one or more parameters of the communication, for example within a certain time interval or at specific time intervals, is determined and taken into account. For example, a parameter of the communication may also be a measure of the change of a parameter value over time and / or in relation to a space (spatially varying) size, eg direction and / or distance, and / or certain surface areas or volume areas, the one or several specific areas of the room Represent living space. For example, a parameter of said communication may be a temporal gradient and / or a spatial gradient of one or more parameter values.

At least one parameter of said communication in the living space may be stored in the method on the basis of sensor data, a history, e.g. to one or more, in particular earlier communications in the living space or communications involving certain persons, persons belonging to specific groups of persons, etc., are determined, preferably predicted. In this case, an, at least simplified, probability calculation or estimation, in particular in a prediction of one or more parameters can be applied. Preferably, at least one parameter of the communication can be determined by means of machine learning, in particular by means of a comparison or a clearing of a plurality of the parameters from the history for one or more communication processes and / or for one or more (specific) persons. In particular, the said learning takes place in the context of or taking into account a scene in the living space detected within a certain time interval with the section of the communication. In this case, a later determination of a parameter of the communication can take place as a function of a parameter of a scene then detected, in particular recognized scene. Preferably, the determination of a parameter of an auditory message and / or a portion of the further audio signal is dependent on a combination of learning data based on a plurality of communications in the past and a current or currently predicted parameter of said communication.

For example, at least one parameter of the communication represents a communication project and / or a voice parameter of at least one, in particular a specific person in the living space and / or a person in a certain spatial area, e.g. at a seat in the living room. The method may involve recording a communication project and / or a voice of at least one, in particular a specific person in the living space and / or a person in a specific room area in the living space, thereupon determining a parameter of an auditory message and / or a section of the further output audio signal depending on the detected communication project and / or the voice takes place.

The communication project may be e.g. refer to an expected start of an auditory communication or an expected transaction or a particular expected transaction or transaction of a particular type (question, announcement, response, comment, instruction, request, etc.). In particular, the communication project may indicate that it is from a particular person or from a particular area of space, e.g. person seated at a particular seat, in particular with a certain degree of probability (exceeding a threshold), linguistic communication, e.g. the "speaking" is to be expected. Similarly, with the parameter "communication project" also the information can be determined and provided that no linguistic communication (possibly of a person in the living room or a certain person) in the near future or only with a comparatively low probability measure is to be expected.

Also, with the communication project, a predicted value of another, e.g. acoustic, parameters of an expected communication, for example, an expected magnitude of an acoustic parameter, are determined or estimated and taken into account. The communication project may be represented as one or more qualitative values and / or quantitative values of the parameter of the communication or transaction identifying a (probable following), portion of the communication or returned transaction. In this case, the parameter "communication project" can also refer to an at least probable conclusion or the termination of a section of the linguistic communication. For example, the communication project may also identify an anticipated end of a sentence, phrase, or linguistic structure within the communication.

The communication project and / or the voice parameters of at least one, in particular a specific person can be determined, for example, with the electronic means operated in the living space or with means of the house. Such agents may e.g. comprise one or more microphones, an imaging sensor, an image processing device. Particularly preferred may be a communication project with a camera, e.g. be done with one or more digitally networked cameras and an appropriately equipped image processing. In this case, e.g. a feature recognition, object tracking, eye tracking, person recognition, facial expressions recognition, intent detection or prediction, etc. are performed.

A communication project or a parameter value of the communication project can be determined in the method as a function of a parameter or pattern of one or more physical impulses, which precedes, for example, speaking and / or a pause in the flow of speech or a certain change in the flow of speech. Alternatively or additionally, the at least one said parameter of the communication, eg the communication project also on the basis of one or more physical parameters or on the basis of noises, eg breathing noises, which precede a speech or other variables correlating with a speaking, are recognized.

The at least one parameter of the communication can be a parameter of the communication determined in the past, and / or a current parameter and / or at least one predicted parameter of the communication. In particular, at least two parameters or parameter values of a parameter from different time intervals are determined and taken into account. For example, a temporal sequence of the corresponding parameter values of one or more parameters of the communication, e.g. within a certain time interval, determined and processed. For example, a parameter of said communication may also be a measure of the change in a parameter value over time and / or in relation to a space-related quantity, e.g. Direction and / or distance, one or more specific areas of the living space represent. For example, a parameter of the communication may be a temporal gradient and / or a spatial gradient of one or more corresponding parameter values.

At least one parameter of the communication may be used in the method based on sensor data, a history, e.g. to one or more, in particular earlier communications in the living space or in at least one other living space, or communications involving certain persons, persons belonging to specific groups of people, etc., determined, preferably predicted. In this case, a probability calculation can be used, in particular in the case of a prediction of one or more parameters. Preferably, at least one parameter of the communication can be determined by means of machine learning, in particular by means of a comparison or a clearing of a plurality of the parameters from the history for one or more communication processes and / or persons.

In particular, the said learning of the parameters of the communication takes place in connection with or taking into account a scene in the living space detected within a specific time interval with the section of the communication. In this case, a subsequent determination of a parameter of the communication can take place as a function of a scene then detected, in particular recognized.

Also, changing, in particular adjusting a parameter of the audio signal to be output in the living space, can be dependent on one or more parameters of the communication in the past, in particular depending on learning data on the basis of the communication parameters determined or learned in the past. For example, determining a parameter of an audio signal to be outputted depends on a combination of the learning data based on a plurality of communications in the past and a current parameter of the communication.

In another example, adjusting one or more parameters of a portion of the audio signal comprising voice or voices predominantly or more than adjusting a content that does not represent speech and / or predominantly other content, or certain other contents, e.g. Music, representing, section of the audio signal. For example, portions of the audio signal representing speech may be adjusted for other parameters of the audio signal, and / or in a different intensity, e.g. other content comprising sections of the audio signal. This may be an adaptation of the comparable parameters of the audio signal and another, larger, smaller variation of the parameter values, and / or an adaptation of other parameters of the audio signal or other types of the parameters of the audio signal.

In this case, there is a particular advantage, since a mutual interference of the second language in each case comprehensive acoustic content, which is typically much higher than a disturbance of a speech-comprehensive acoustic content by a different kind of acoustic content, e.g. through instrumental music or background noise, is particularly effectively avoided.

According to an expedient embodiment, the adaptation of the at least one parameter of the audio signal to be output in the stationary living room concerns an adaptation of one or more surround sound parameters. Preferably, at least one direction from which an acoustic content is output on the basis of the audio signal or made perceptible in the stationary housing can be suitably adapted.

For example, the room sound parameter makes a direction perceivable by the person or persons in the living space from which at least one acoustic content (the corresponding sound waves) is output on the basis of the audio signal to be output or made perceptible to at least one person who is probably present or assumed in the living space changed, in particular (dynamically) controlled.

For example, a parameter of the said communication is determined, which identifies how many persons, in particular which persons or persons in certain areas of the room or at which seats, concern an actual or predicated communication, in particular with a certain degree of probability. Thereupon, depending on the parameter, one or more surround parameters for the output of at least auditory message and / or a section of the further audio signal can be determined or adapted. For example, a distribution of the sound waves (based on at least a portion of the at least one audio signal and / or the at least one auditory message) in a plurality of acoustically connected and / or acoustically partially separated parts of the living space can be appropriately controlled.

Preferably, a surround sound parameter with which a portion of the audio signal to be output and / or the at least one auditory message is output may be adapted depending on the determined distribution of the persons to the spatial areas and / or seats such that a cumulative value related to at least two persons, representing the quality of the perceptibility and / or intelligibility of at least one audio signal and / or at least one linguistic communication increased or towards a target value, is controlled. It may be a cumulative value of the measured, determined, estimated or simulated values of perceptibility and / or comprehensibility for at least two persons present or likely to be present in the living space.

The perceptibility may also refer to a spatial distribution of the corresponding sound waves or sound sources and / or to determined or assumed perception properties of the persons or persons concerned from groups of persons concerned. In this case, a desired surround sound perception of an auditory message and / or the further audio signal, e.g. a multimedia content, be achieved or improved by at least two people in the living room, preferably without or with a reduced disruption of communication between these people or other people in the living room. Alternatively or additionally, a measure of a respective (one-sided and / or mutual) disorder or a susceptibility to malfunction in relation to (or for) a human perception (eg as a measure of psychoacoustic masking, a measure of a correlation of at least one parameter, a measure a content correlation which can lead to the disturbance of intelligibility) of at least a portion of the audio signal to be output and a portion of said communication determined, preferably predicted. This can be taken into account (for example, as an inverse of the said perceptibility and / or intelligibility or as the basis for determining perceptibility and / or intelligibility).

For example, only or predominantly a particular part and / or the audio signal used in a surround sound system, e.g. in a cinema format that represents language. In this case, the audible position from which the part of corresponding sound waves is output, in particular for the perception of at least one person in the living space by an adaptation of the at least one surround sound parameter spatially changed, e.g. be moved. In this case, another part or channel of the audio signal, e.g. representing a background music to be output in the surround sound system, e.g. be adapted less or in some other way, depending on the determined, in particular predicated parameters of the auditory communication. In this case, an improvement in the audibility of certain parts, in particular channels of a room sound or the surround sound comprehensive audio signal can be carried out by at least one specific person in the process.

Also, in the method in this connection, a distribution, or rather a suitable separation, of the auditory communication on the one hand and a portion of the further audio signal and / or an auditory message on "two ears of a potential listener or a particular listener" can be carried out in the context of this method, which in turn reduces mutual masking of the auditory communication and the additional audio signal to be output and / or the auditory message and / or enables improved audible perceptibility by one or more (specific) persons. Furthermore, a more brain-appropriate perception of the audio signal to be output can be improved by at least two language comprehensive content can be improved by a listener. The corresponding contents (which match the generated or adapted auditory stimuli) can be better classified, processed or interpreted in their perception by one or more persons.

In the method, such a determination or adaptation of one or more parameters of the audio signal to be output can be carried out, that a shift of the acoustic power generated in certain parts of the living space and / or a change of the phase and / or a relative time delay (eg in a millisecond range) of one or more certain (physical or virtual) loudspeakers output based on the audio signal generated sound waves occurs.

In particular, a (controllable) relative time delay or a frequency-dependent change in a phase shift between the acoustic sound waves to be output by at least two (physical or virtual) loudspeakers can be controlled or regulated on the basis of the audio signal to be output, or certain sound wave patterns.

Alternatively or additionally, depending on one or more determined parameters of the communication, the generation of acoustic sound waves for a specific room area of the living space or for a specific person based on the at least one (specific) section of the audio signal to be output can be initiated at least partially or in sections by other means, eg with other speakers, with another combination of speakers, or with another output device, e.g. an audio output device or a multimedia output device. In this case, the acoustic parameters, in particular performance parameters, of the corresponding sound waves arriving in a certain area of space (in which a listener is or is suspected) can be suitably controlled. These may e.g. can be substantially maintained by the said control or its (undesired) change can be counteracted, so that they will change relatively slightly (from the perceptual perspective of the respective listener). In this case, for example, the transmission of the data for outputting an auditory message and / or the corresponding output parameters for at least two networked audio output devices can be controlled.

Furthermore, on the basis of the audio signal to be output and / or the at least one auditory message, one or more sound sources (perceptible by at least one person present or assumed in the living space) can be generated. One or more contents of the audio signal to be output, or the contents to be transmitted with a portion of the audio signal to be output, can be assigned to at least two sound sources perceptible in the living space, depending on one or more parameters or information determined in the method, in particular according to a predetermined logic. Preferably, the at least one spatial sound parameter of the audio signal to be adapted thereby represents one or more features which generate one or more sound sources (also virtual, at least audible by human perception). For example, a spatial sound parameter determined or adjusted in the method represents a direction, a distance, a position, an acoustic parameter of one or more such sound sources. The position of the sound source preferably does not correspond to a position of a loudspeaker. Rather, acoustically, sound sources formed, for example, by means of generating and controlling a corresponding room sound signal (virtual, perceivable by present or assumed person) are meant.

The generation of the at least one sound source preferably relates to one or more specific spatial regions of the living space, from which they are made (particularly good, fully) perceptible (audible). Preferably, said surround sound parameter may represent the values of direction, distance, position, acoustic parameters associated with at least one sound source. Preferably, a parameter to be adjusted of the audio signal to be output, e.g. said surround sound parameter (s) to be determined (for the listener from which room area of the living space, and / or from which seat, and / or by which person, person belonging to a group of people or a particular person the respective sound source, perceptible or with improved parameters should be made perceptible. For example, on the basis of the audio signal to be output and / or on the basis of the at least one auditory message, depending on the said parameters of the speech communication, at least two audible sound sources are generated for at least two different room areas or for two present persons, the different, respectively appropriately determined, Objectively measurable or subjectively perceptible by the present or assumed persons parameters, eg Directions, positions, volumes, have.

Preferably, at least one sound source is generated by means of or taking into account one or more reflections of the (relevant, radiated in a certain direction) sound waves on at least one surface of the living space. For example, a targeted emission of sound waves, in a first direction, for example in the direction of a surface of the living space such as a wall, take place, a sound source is placed, which from a certain second direction, which is different from the first direction is noticeable generated become. For example, at least one parameter of the at least one auditory message and / or the further audio signal can be determined or adapted by a specific section of the corresponding sound waves to be output, in particular in a specific way, from at least a wall or object of the living space are reflected. In other words, a specific parameter of the sound waves or sound wave pattern can be determined or adjusted by means of one or more reflections (so-called ricochet) of one or more surfaces, eg walls of the living space. One or more surround sound parameters may be determined or adjusted in the method such that specific sound waves or sound wave patterns are generated in one or more specific room areas of the living space and / or made audible from a particular spatial area or perceptual perspective (with certain parameters).

For example, a generated, at least subjectively sensible, direction and / or distance, in particular the position of a sound source from which the at least one section of the audio signal and / or the at least one auditory message is output, dependent on one or more parameters of said communication, for example be varied depending on a recognized communication project and / or a vote of at least one person in the living room. In this case, a specific direction and / or position and / or distance of a sound source in the living space coordinates and / or in relation to one, in particular a particular person, in particular in relation to the head position or head alignment of the position adapted or achieved. Also, at least one perceptible position of at least one sound source can be moved depending on at least one parameter of the communication, for example stepwise or substantially continuously. In particular, one or more sound sources generated in the method, which reproduces a (specific) content of one or more of the auditory messages and / or one or more sections of the further audio signal in the living space, depending on the, in particular predicated parameters of the auditory communication, for example at a recognized communication project and / or a parameter of communication at least one person in the living room, placed in a convenient manner and / or relocated and / or moved.

For example, the sound waves may only or predominantly result in a particular auditory message for the perception of at least one (particular, highly probable or assumed) person or for perception by a person having a current head position and / or head orientation, e.g. in terms of their perceptible direction or distance, shifted, or generated at a new position.

If it is determined that an auditory message is to be output, a portion of the further audio signal, e.g. a multimedia signal, e.g. an audio signal is adapted to a video such that in particular for the perception of at least one (specific) person or for the perception with a current head position and / or head alignment spatially, e.g. with respect to their perceptible direction or distance, shifted, or generated from at least one new sound source at a new position, wherein the new position, in particular from the position of the at least one sound source of at least one auditory message.

In this case, different parts of the audio signal to be output, in particular representing voice, e.g. a voice of a protagonist or a typical content of a channel "center" and another part or channel of the audio signal (e.g., corresponding to background music to be output or so-called atmosphere sounds, "background") are adapted differently. In particular, with regard to an auditory message and with regard to a first content or channel of the audio signal to be output and / or with respect to a second content or channel of the audio signal, a different adaptation, with regard to the type of parameters, the logic and / or a mathematical context are executed.

For example, depending on a determined parameter of the communication, a balance value can be adjusted between at least two channels or contents contained in a further room sound signal. In this case, e.g. in a portion of a spoken communication in the living space, a temporally corresponding portion of the audio signal is substantially reduced or demoted to a limited number of channels or contents, steplessly or in stages. There may be some (at least subjectively perceptible) simplification of, e.g. in the context of a multimedia signal, e.g. Home theater, output audio signal or a generated from this acoustic effect. This can be done for a suitable time interval in favor of the perceptibility of the at least one said communication taking place in this time interval or the at least one auditory message.

In a further example, a (dynamic) content distribution or redistribution of at least partially auditory contents to be output as sound waves can be based on at least two sound sources formed or placed in particular by determining or adapting a surround parameter, depending on the at least one parameter of said Communication takes place. In this case, one or more parameters (at least of a portion of the audio signal to be output and / or the at least one auditory message) can be determined or adapted such that a distribution logic of the at least two auditory contents to be output to two or more channels, loudspeakers, or virtual sound sources or (audio) output devices is changed.

In this case, the type and / or priority measure of the at least one section of the audio signal to be output and / or a specific channel of a multi-channel audio signal and / or the at least one auditory message can also be taken into account. The type and / or the priority measure can depend on the reading of the audio signal to be output accompanying or related information and / or depending on a content evaluation of at least a portion of the audio signal and / or depending on the content of the at least one auditory message and / or the at least one auditory message accompanying or related information, are determined and taken into account. For example, depending on a beginning and / or end of a portion of said communication, one or more parameters for outputting at least two different types of contents to be output as sound waves are determined differently, in particular in different ways (as corresponding sound waves or sound wave patterns) in the living space , eg to certain areas of space, be distributed and / or at least partially assigned to different sound sources. Alternatively or additionally, at least one particular sound wave pattern, e.g. an interference pattern, depending on or based on at least one content, for example, the at least one auditory message and / or the further audio signal and / or another audible in the living space audible content can be generated.

For example, portions of one or more audio signals, characteristically different in content (different in terms of their content characteristics "poled") content, e.g. representing opinions, viewpoints, ratings, viewpoints on at least one topic, request, context, associated with at least two differently placed sound sources. In this case, a substantive differentiation (by a spatial placement or orientation) can be represented. Such a spatial arrangement of the contents can promote a brain-oriented perception by at least one particular (probably, actually present or assumed in a spatial area) person. For example, a "spatial staging" and / or a dialogue (shown or not necessarily actually taking place) or a comparison between the at least two different contents, e.g. At least two different opinions on a topic, context, question, etc. that are displayed from at least two sound sources will be presented.

By way of example, at least two different sections of one or more audio signals to be output can be output from at least two different sound sources with at least two contents which differ from one another according to at least one predetermined criterion or whose content is contrasted in terms of content. In this case, the at least two different sections of one or more audio signals to be output can be from one or different data or signal sources, e.g. are determined from one or more infotainment programs according to one or more criteria or come from one or more search queries. The at least two different sections of one or more audio signals to be output may have at least two opposing or opposite opinions (eg, advantages and disadvantages, "pros" and "contra"), and / or matching to a perspective of different people or groups of people, and / or more or less recent or new data-based content. These can be output from at least two different sound sources. The at least two different sections of one or more audio signals to be output, each representing content-contrasting content, can thereby be output at least partially in the same time interval, in particular at least partially overlapping temporally or simultaneously, or else in an order (dependent on the content).

Preferably, a dynamic assignment of different acoustically outputting contents, eg of sections of the at least one audio signal to be output and / or of the at least one said auditory message, in particular with contents which respectively belong to different (specific) types, can be carried out. This can also be done depending on one or more predetermined conditions. For example, the two sound sources are placed or the auditory content is assigned to different, in particular specific, sound sources, if it has been determined that the two determined contents have a substantial difference in content. For example, the at least two sections of the at least one (second) further audio signal, for example a multimedia signal, can be assigned a telecommunication content to at least two different sound sources. The sound sources for at least one ( at least probably) present in the living room person in different spatial angles or positions are made perceptible and / or less perceptible. Such a distribution may also be made to match a current probable room area in which a person is resident for whom the section of corresponding sound waves is destined, and depending on the person's participation in the said communication in the living space, eg as a "speaker", "Listener" or "speaker and listener".

Optionally, in the process, a physical impulse (more or less conscious for the person or intuitively or reflexively executed) that corresponds to or corresponds to the intention to listen in a particular direction can be identified and processed. Such a physical impulse may e.g. a head rotation in a corresponding direction and / or holding a palm on the left or right ear to the appropriate direction. In one example, a parameter, in particular representing the volume or frequency parameters of the audio signal to be output from the respective direction or the content from a particular, particular direction, may be increased in this example, and / or a (specific, last) section of the Audio signal, eg the last sentence or phrase, be repeated and / or a better understood, e.g. simplified version of an auditory report.

In particular, certain patterns may be explicitly identified as conscious patterns or unconscious patterns of bodily motion, e.g. Gestures, facial expressions, a strong eye movement, body alignment are recognized and taken into account. These may be patterns indicative of inadequate perception and / or inadequate understanding of a heard auditive content, at least one such pattern being associated with the output of an auditory message and / or a portion of the audio signal to be output, e.g. immediately followed by the output of a portion of the auditory message or audio signal. Thereafter, an output of an adapted portion of the auditory report or an issue of an alternative information dependent on the content of the auditory report or the implementation of any other particular action may be initiated. On the basis of such patterns, a measure of success with regard to the output of at least one section of the further audio signal or at least one auditory message can also be determined and processed in the method.

Furthermore, in the method, one or more predetermined or adjustable limit parameters or limit values with respect to acoustic parameters can be taken into account which in a specific room area or in a room area, specific room area and / or room assigned to a specific person or person Seating in the living room, exceeded and / or not exceeded, or should be maintained in a certain way. For example, the method can be carried out in such a way that certain limit values for certain, in particular acoustic, parameters in a certain room area of the living space are not exceeded or not exceeded for a short time or not exceeded.

Preferably, such space areas may be provided by a user, e.g. be selected by means of a graphical surface that represents a part of the living space. In this case, other conditions, e.g. Time intervals, times, dependencies on the presence of a person or a person belonging to a specific group of people are determined.

According to an expedient embodiment, the voice of a person present in the stationary living room is heard from a voice from an audio reproduction device, in particular from the said audio system or a, e.g. audio reproducing apparatus, e.g., the home and / or audio system, e.g. from a mobile multimedia player. Then the difference can be considered. For example, the adaptation of an audio signal to be output is only or predominantly to the live (immediately acoustically spoken) voice within the living space. For example, determining or adjusting one or more parameters of a portion of the audio signal to be output is only or predominantly to one or more live (immediately acoustically speaking) voices within the living space. A predefined action may be taken on a portion of the voice from a technical issuer.

According to another optional embodiment, it is also recognized that the voice recorded in the stationary living space (acoustically) is a person's voice, in particular a (currently generated) voice. Voice of a particular person or person belonging to a particular group of persons, and then changing the audio signal depending on the recognition of the voice as a person's voice, in particular depending on the recognition that the voice is from a specific person or from a person belonging to a group of people, he follows.

For example, it is recognized that the voice recorded in the living space (acoustically) is a person's voice, in particular a voice of a specific person or person belonging to a certain group of persons, and then determining the parameters auditory message depending on the recognition of the voice as a person's voice, in particular depending on the recognition that the voice is from a specific person or from a person belonging to a group of people, is performed. Also, in the method, for example by means of voice recognition and / or image recognition or by other means, it can be ascertained or ensured that one or more (acoustically audible) voices belong or do not belong to a person present, and the ascertained information is taken into account in the method , For example, it can then be avoided that a voice from another audio output device affects the generation of an auditory message in a disadvantageous manner or is interpreted as a possible speech input, voice command, question to a voice control application.

Alternatively or additionally, it can be determined that an audible voice audible in the living space comes from an audio output device at least with a probability measure exceeding a limit value and / or that the acoustically audible voice has a probability value exceeding one limit, one or more, in particular none of the Persons who can be detected by other means in the living space (not being a person in question) are heard, and an interpretation and / or further processing of the words or linguistic messages said with said voice is changed on the basis of the information determined. Preferably, a word, words or at least one linguistic message spoken with the said voice may be caused not to be interpreted as a voice input or to be executed as a voice command and / or the criteria for interpreting the words or linguistic messages may be changed, in particular aggravated.

For example, the voice of a person present in the living space (eg, a "speaker") in the living space of a voice from an audio output device (eg, a multimedia player or a mobile user device) of a wirelessly networked in the living room audio output device, can be distinguished by whether the Voice is contained or recognizable only in the data of a microphone or a microphone system, or whether the voice (also, in some form) can be detected in the signal data of an audio output device.

Such a calibration may e.g. by means of evaluation of a measure of similarity or correlation between a dependent of a microphone in the living room (detected by a microphone) signal and the data or the data stream, which correspond to another audible in the living room audio signal or correlate directly done. The data for the at least one other audio signal can be determined from data of the audio system, from data from a further audio output device or from another networked device which reproduces audio signals or generates specific acoustic sound waves. In this case, e.g. an audio signal to be outputted by an audio output device operated in the living space, directly or indirectly to said voice control application, which is not output, but provided for matching with a signal detected by a microphone in the living space.

Also, in the method, certain voices, e.g. Voices of a TV or radio presenter, actor, etc., voices of a virtual reality or of a video game, voices of a category or list of voices, of voices spoken directly (live) in the living room, in particular not reproduced by technical means become. Such voices can be recognized by means of appropriate (learned in the process and / or provided) recognition data and taken into account in the process.

According to an expedient embodiment, the method comprises detecting a parameter of a physical movement, in particular a lip movement, of at least one person present in the stationary living space. This can be done, in particular by means of a networked camera. Thereupon, on the basis of a parameter of the detected physical movement, in particular a lip movement, a determination of a communication project of the person and / or a prediction of a parameter of a subsequently expected communication can take place. In this case, an (at least probably) expected communication or a selection of the expected parameters of the expected communication can already be taken into account in the method. Thus, a significant gain in performance can be achieved.

In this case, a probability measure can be determined according to which the person concerned will then communicate audibly, in particular within a certain time interval, after the detected physical movement, for example a lip movement. The corresponding probability measure and / or a said time interval can also be determined or estimated depending on the history data. Furthermore, determining or adjusting one or more parameters of the be outputted audio signal and / or the at least one auditory message depending on the probability measure and / or depending on the determined or estimated time interval to be executed.

Preferably, one or more parameters of the physical movement, in particular of facial expressions, gestures, and / or a lip movement of a person are recorded at several successive points in time. Subsequently, one or more patterns, preferably patterns of a temporal course of a physical movement, are determined. For example, such a pattern of bodily agitation, in particular comprising a pattern of lip movement, in particular lip deformation, e.g. captured in multiple images with a camera and processed in the process. In particular, an adjustment of a recognized pattern of the lip movement, facial expression change, gesture change or a pattern of changing further sensory features, especially in the captured images, can be done with one or more parameters of an approximately simultaneous or subsequent auditive communication of the person.

By way of example, a parameter of the communication, in particular a communication project of at least one person located in the living space is determined, in particular predicted, by the recognition of their lip movement and / or a bodily movement, in particular by means of a camera designed for data exchange. In this case, a relevant section of the audio signal to be output can then also be adapted in a forward-looking manner (before or shortly after the beginning of the speech).

Also, in the method, a modification, in particular adaptation of one or more parameters of the audio signal to be output and / or a determination of at least one parameter of the at least one of an auditory message to such a communication, the (under given circumstances) not or not sufficiently audible or not with a microphone is detectable or would be.

Further, depending on a match between one or more parameters, a physical sensation, e.g. lip movement, mimic change, gesture change with increased assurance that (also) an auditory communication is taking place or is desired. In this case, a parameter of an ongoing or predicated communication can be taken into account, which would not be sufficiently recognizable acoustically (for example with a microphone).

In particular, accompanied by the determination of a communication project, it may also be a prediction, in particular an assumption about one or more acoustic parameters of (probably) subsequent communication, e.g. of a particular section of communication. By way of example, in this way, a time parameter may characteristically be determined as a probable duration of the communication or of a relevant section of the communication. From a particularly strong physical movement, e.g. a fast and / or strong facial movement, for example, a conclusion can be drawn on a relatively long duration of a subsequent communication. Also, depending on the latter comparison, a directly occurring, in particular to a further person or spatial direction directed communication of further, issued in the environment or in the environment acoustically generated speech comprehensive, sound waves, for example from the neighborhood, can be distinguished.

Preferably, one or more parameters of an audio signal to be output are determined as a function of a comparison between a determined physical movement and a corresponding or subsequently determined acoustic parameter of said communication. For example, at least one, e.g. be detected and taken into account by means of a camera in the living room and an image processing, recognized pattern of physical emotion or gesture, facial expression, lip movement. Furthermore, at least one, e.g. from an audio signal analysis, detected pattern to a parameter of the auditory communication, to a particular feeling, laughing, crying, an interjection within the said communication, determined and taken into account. Preferably, the audio signal to be output is adjusted as a function of the matching of the at least two named patterns or the patterns of the mentioned different types. Such matching may be done on the basis of a measure of correspondence, similarity, correlation, in particular of a temporal or causal dependence of said patterns derived therefrom. In this case, the data can be adjusted on the basis of a first pattern which was determined on the basis of an image sequence recorded in the living space with a second pattern which was determined on the basis of an evaluation of acoustic sound waves in the living space. In the case of a temporary unavailability of acoustically acquired data, the method can also be operated at least transitionally on the basis of the image data or vice versa. Thus, improved performance, availability, reliability in the execution of the method is achieved.

In particular, during a comparison, a mathematical relationship between a plurality of parameters of a physical movement and an auditory communication taking place approximately simultaneously with the latter and / or a subsequent one can be determined and taken into account in the method. For example, a recognition of a smiling or crying face in combination with a corresponding acoustic pattern, which is typical for example for laughter, crying or a certain interjection, can be processed in the process. For example, a parameter of a portion of the audio signal to be output and / or the at least one auditory message may be determined depending on: a particular facial expression, eg, a smile, in particular combined with speech and / or a face marked by a strong facial expression and loud speech or screaming; Thereupon, for example, an adaptation of one or more parameters of the audio signal and / or the at least one auditory message can be carried out according to a respectively determined (changed) logic, formula, characteristic curves.

In the method, the number and / or distribution of the at least two persons, preferably all persons present in the living space, is preferably determined and taken into account in certain room areas or seats within the living space. This can be done in the context of detection or recognition of a scene, in particular an image scene or independently thereof, e.g. done with simplified means. In this case, one or more positions or areas in which (specific) persons or persons belong to certain groups of persons (at least with a high degree of probability) can be determined, and / or the occupancy of one or more seats by (specific) persons or persons belonging to specific groups of persons, within the living space. For example, it may be the room areas or seats that correspond to a sofa, a play area, a particular armchair, places in the kitchen, places at the dining table, the children's play area, balcony, etc. Groups of persons can e.g. adult persons, children's baby sitting, cot, etc. By distinguishing and considering the areas of space within the living space, and from the distinction and consideration according to class of persons, various advantages that can be understood by the skilled person result.

The determination of the number and / or the distribution of the persons present in the living space can in a simplified case with one or more infrared sensors, motion detectors, occupancy sensors, fire protection sensors in the living space or with other sensors, e.g. serve to control other systems of the house done. Furthermore, data or signals of a sensor or system of the house can be determined, which serve for a (needs-based) control of lighting, heating, ventilation, the fire alarm or a fire prevention or fire extinguishing system of the living room or the house. The determination of the number and / or the distribution of the persons present in the living space can take place in the process by means of sensors or systems known per se, or by means of the sensors or devices set up or further developed for carrying out the method.

Furthermore, determining the number and / or the distribution of the persons present in the living space can also be determined by the number of mobile user devices detected in the living space, in particular localized mobile user devices, e.g. Mobile terminals and / or wearables (e.g., smart watches). Furthermore, determining the number and / or the distribution of the persons present in the living space by means of so-called smart closes or near field communication NFC (= Near Field Communication) or e.g. RFID chips (= Radio Frequency Identification). Identification of the persons is not necessary in the procedure. Nevertheless, an identification or recognition of specific persons, a determination of a group of people or an assignment of a particular relevant for the process user profile can be performed. In particular, an association of one or more persons or room areas, where these are currently, typically, to determine time intervals within the house, can be made to particular groups of people.

For example, an association can be made between the groups of persons: an adult, a child, a child bed with a child, a baby without a baby seat, a baby seat with or without a baby to the specific room areas and / or sitting positions in the living room in which they (at least with an increased probability measure). For (currently executing) determining one or more parameters of the audio signal to be output, the (particular) persons, groups of people, or the corresponding spatial areas and / or seats may each have the property of being at least more likely "spokespersons" and / or at least potential or more likely to be associated with "listeners" and / or at least potential or likely "speakers and listeners".

For example, it can also be distinguished in the method how many of the persons present in the living space, in particular which of the persons communicate audibly with which person and, depending on this, one or more Parameters of the output audio signal to be determined or adjusted. A suitable distribution of the sound waves or sound wave patterns on the basis of at least one section of the audio signal to be output to specific spatial areas within the living space and / or specific time intervals can also be carried out. At least one parameter of a section of the audio signal and / or the at least one auditory message is expected depending on the position of the speaker and / or a relative direction from which a (linguistic) communication content arrives or is expected (within a certain time interval) will be adapted.

According to a further expedient embodiment, at least a portion of an audio signal to be output in a stationary living space is dependent on the position of the speaker and / or a relative direction from which a portion of the (speech) communication (a communication content, a communication message) comes from or in accordance with detected communication projects and / or adjusted depending on the position of a particular, probable or assumed listener to the section of communication.

According to an expedient refinement, one or more physical impulses (of a person) that are preceded by a communication, in particular speaking, take place at one or more time intervals, and then, for example, at an execution of the method at least one later time interval, at a recognition of the at least one (specific, learned-in) physical impulse is adapted to one or more parameters of the audio signal to be output and / or the at least one auditory message depends on the recognition of at least one of the learned physical impulses. The said physical impulse can also be part of said communication. Preferably, at least two different physical impulses are learned and / or recognized. In particular, a parameter of at least one bleed of the audio signal to be output and / or of the at least one auditory message is determined or adapted depending on which of at least two physical impulses were recognized or recognized. The physical impulses may be described as their corresponding patterns, e.g. Parameter patterns are learned and / or recognized as movement patterns or change patterns.

For example, an adaptation of one or more parameters of the audio signal to be output and / or determination or adaptation of at least one parameter of the at least one auditory message depending on the recognition of a specific physical emotion can be performed. In this case, when different physical impulses are recognized, a different adaptation of certain parameters can be carried out in each case, and / or different parameters of the audio signal to be output or combinations of the parameters, in particular of different types for adaptation, can be selected. For example, different mathematical relationships are used or activated for different predefined classes (categories) of physical impulses for determining the parameter of the audio signal to be output or variants of the determining parameter. In other words, upon recognizing one of a particular speaker and his physical impulse, an appropriate altering of the audio signal (in an improved, optimized, or in this case predefined or learned manner) may be performed. This can be determined, for example, for the voice of the speaker or for the typical parameters of the communication or his communication behavior, suitable parameters or suitable parameter values of the audio signal.

For example, a learning of several specific voices and / or more specific physical impulses of one or more speakers is done. The training may preferably comprise determining the corresponding recognition features, for example the recognition patterns for the voices or the physical impulses, which allow a later differentiation of these voices or physical impulses from other voices or physical impulses, or those of another person. This is preferably carried out at several time intervals and for several persons. In this case, learning data can be generated which represent an association between one or more recognition patterns and a subsequent output of the audio signal, or a section of the audio signal, which exceeds a certain degree of success and / or falls below a certain measure of success.

In a recognition of the particular voice or the corresponding pattern, or the recognition patterns in one or more later time intervals, the application of a correspondingly improved, for example, the patterns or the voice parameters associated adjustment of the audio signal, in particular the variants for changing the parameters of audio signal. The characteristics may be the particular voice of the speaker and / or characteristics relating to communication behavior, perception, etc. for the particular person or particular Person group are taken into account. A speaker may also be recognized by means other than a particular speaker, a particular person or person belonging to a particular group of persons, and the characteristics assigned to him or her or learned in the method may be taken into account in the output of an audio signal. If, then, the said bodily movement of the person is recognized as a pattern of a physical movement, for example, an especially improved determination of one or more parameters of an auditory message is provided.

The logic and / or formula or contexts under which determining or adjusting one or more parameters may be adjusted depending on a recognized bodily sensation. For different patterns of bodily movements, e.g. Facial expressions, gestures, lip movement, a specific message communicated with the body language, different variants of determining or adapting the at least one auditory message and / or a section of the further audio signal can be predetermined or learned. These can then be used in recognition (recognition) of corresponding patterns. Preference is given to generating a pre-stored, in particular the specific physical impulse associated with or generated in connection with said physical impulse in the past with a certain degree of achievement generating an auditory message and / or the adjustment or output of a (in the past adjusted or not ) Section of the audio signal.

Furthermore, this variant of the method can be combined with recognizing or recognizing the person of the speaker or the group of persons to which the speaker is assigned. In other words, a specific physical impulse of a particular person or a person belonging to a group of persons can then be recognized. Thereupon, a determination or adaptation of the audio signal to be output associated with the person or a person belonging to the person group can be carried out, the assignment, e.g. taking into account statistical data, history data, aggregated data. At least two or three different ones of said relationships, e.g. be considered for children, adults, or the elderly.

Preferably, training refers to determining a (scientific, mathematical) relationship between a parameter of one or more bodily movements that are dependent on particular patterns of gesture and / or facial expression and / or lip movement and / or eye movement, and within a certain time interval taking place (accompanying or subsequent) communication, in particular the speaking of a person. The term "speaking" can be at least one particular (communication) transaction or a transaction of a certain type within said communication.

Said teaching can be recognized in the method with respect to a particular person or with respect to a person having certain, e.g. sensory characteristics (height, clothing, movement parameters, group of people, etc.) or with respect to a person in a particular space, e.g. be performed on a seat in the living room. Teaching and / or recognizing may further comprise: detecting a feedback indicator indicative of at least one time, appropriately, satisfactorily generating or adjusting the audio signal, and considering the feedback indicator in a repetitive execution of the method. Such a feedback indicator may in turn be triggered by an input from a user, such as "like" or "preferably", or preferably by evaluating its response to the output of a (adjusted, unmatched, adjusted in a particular manner) audio signal be determined.

Particularly preferably, a physical emotion preceding a said communication, in particular with a specific directional parameter and / or a specific voice or voice or a certain content-related feature and / or communication behavior, can also be recognized for a (specific) person, and then a (still much more precise) determining the parameters of the output audio signal. Furthermore, such an embodiment of the method can be used as means for recognizing or classifying the behavioral pattern of at least one person, whereby information about a determined behavioral pattern is output.

A voice of a particular person recognized in the procedure and / or the voice belonging to a particular group of persons may be a trained voice. Teach-in voices can be represented as one or more typical parameter values for the voice. On the basis of such parameters, identification data for one or more specific votes can be determined or processed in the method or taken into account. Preferably, voices of certain persons living in the living space can be trained in the procedure. Especially on the recognition of one or more learned voices or a Combining voices, when used to communicate with another person in the living space, may execute an appropriate or predetermined logic, formula, or selection of the parameters for generating the at least one auditory message.

The teaching of the voice (of a certain person) or of the group of persons may in turn be carried out by means of the system described in this document or by means of another device, e.g. another mobile user device, done. For example, the recognition data for one or more voices may be obtained based on the data of a mobile user equipment and / or a telecommunications service (e.g., telephoning) and / or provided from a mobile user equipment set up to perform the method. Particularly preferred may be for at least two different, e.g. Recognized, voices of two different persons or persons belonging to two different groups of people, different parameter networks, logic, formula, characteristic, etc. are applied when generating an auditory message and / or output of the further audio signal.

In one example, the audio signal to be output may be related to one or more parameters of communication of a particular (recognized, presumed, assumed) person and / or a person in a particular area of the living space and / or to a particular voice quantitatively (eg, stronger or weaker) and / or qualitatively (with respect to other parameters of the audio signal) and / or according to appropriate, specific logical relationships. For example, a time parameter for outputting at least a portion of the audio signal and / or the at least one auditory message can be adapted differently to specific parameters or parameters of the particular type of communication of different persons. Also, for certain persons, groups of people or areas of space, a multimedia content to be output in the same time interval can be adapted differently. For certain voices, nicknames, or directional parameters of the communication recognized in said communication, e.g. between different adjustments of another multimedia content, e.g. not changing, pausing, changing a selected performance parameter, changing a surround sound parameter, etc.

According to an expedient refinement, certain key words, word sequences and / or mimic patterns of at least one (specific) person are taught in the stationary living space. Keywords can be words from a particular list, e.g. Nouns, adjectives, certain interjections, etc .. In this case, corresponding learning data can be generated. Learning data based on several sections of the communication involving a particular person, communication between two specific persons or communication between the persons belonging to specific groups of persons may be determined and / or taken into account in the method. Also, learning data based on a plurality of communications between at least two people each from different homes or houses can be matched and useful aggregated learning data generated therefrom. Matching or aggregation of corresponding data may be performed in a spaced apart arithmetic unit, e.g. done in a server. The resulting matched learning data may then be provided for a further implementation of the method. For example, recognition of a willingness to communicate, determination of a priority measure of a section of the communication (a transaction or a communication message) or an association of a linguistic message with a specific event (event), in particular depending on the learning data generated and / or provided in a living space taking into account a currently determined scene in the living room, done.

In particular, the method comprises a comparison between a physical sensation detected in the past, e.g. certain facial expressions, gestures, lip movements and various parameters of subsequent communication, e.g. the subsequently used words, word sequences, linguistic structures, transactions of certain types, voice parameters, etc. In this case, a parameter of the said communication can also be determined or predicated and processed on the basis of the comparison.

Preferably, one or more parameters from the past may be taken into account in the method, which may be a causal dependence and / or a time interval between a certain physical impulse, eg physical impulse patterns and parameters of a simultaneous, within a certain time interval or subsequently occurring linguistic communication, eg the content of communication, used words, word sequences, linguistic structures, transactions of certain types of sound, undertone, voice, communication behavior, etc.). Such a comparison can be determined person-specific depending on the said communication between at least two people in the living room and / or when generating at least one auditory message and / or adjusting at least a portion of the further audio signal be taken into account. For example, the reconciliation or data obtained from the reconciliation (qualitative and / or quantitative values or relationships between the parameters) may relate to particular persons or persons belonging to particular groups of persons. Thereupon, data determined during the comparison can be taken into account in a later execution of the method, in particular depending on the recognition of the person or person from the particular group of persons.

In particular, in the method, the training of voices and / or physical impulses with or without consideration of a recognized scene, in particular the at least one particular class of the scene (image scene), executed and taken into account. Such training can refer to characteristics that are characteristic of certain persons or persons belonging to particular groups of persons, e.g. are statistically typical.

According to an expedient embodiment, a current scene, which in particular accompanies said communication or precedes the communication, is recorded in the stationary living space and taken into account in the method. In particular, it is a scene associated with at least one person involved in the communication. A parameter of the scene, in particular a recognized class (category) of the scene together or alternatively to a determined parameter of an auditory communication in the method can be taken into account. Information about the detected, in particular recognized, scene can be processed in the method in the same way as a parameter of an auditory communication. In this case, an image-based classification and pattern recognition can be carried out in images or image sequences with respect to the images or image sequences recorded in the living space (standing in connection with at least a portion of the said communication).

For example, depending on a parameter of the scene, a parameter of a further communication and / or a parameter of a subsequent communication can be predicted (at least with a certain degree of probability).

Preferably, a parameter of the detected scene is assigned to at least one further parameter of said communication and processed in the method. In particular, the scene comprises an arrangement of at least two said persons involved in the communication or those affected by the communication (in a disturbing manner) in the living space, in particular a relative position, orientation, poses, etc. Preferably, a scene comprises at least one Parameter characterizing a physical orientation of at least two persons in relation to each other, in particular a relative orientation and / or an action of at least one person with respect to another person. An action can also be evaluated as a change or a dynamic or a sequence of the change of scene and taken into account in the process. The change of the scene within the scene can be detected by means of image processing, object recognition and the like. Preferably, in the method, a classification and / or learning of the scenes, in particular the typical, in a living room, or in the particular living space frequently occurring scenes. A determined parameter may identify an action currently being performed or predicated by at least one person. For example, certain frequently-performed actions, or actions that match predefined features to particular patterns, may be recognized as such, or recognized and taken into account.

An evaluation of the at least one parameter of said communication and / or the adaptation of one or more parameters of the audio signal to be output depends on a detected scene, for example on a recognized class of the scene or on a quantitative parameter of the scene. It takes into account the fact that in a natural, not separately standardized communication between people the same words or communication sounds may have different meanings depending on a mutual arrangement of the persons or the scene, a currently performed action, or the action within the scene , With the consideration of the scene, a higher performance can be achieved in the process. For example, a communication project of the person and / or prediction of a parameter of an expected communication or an evaluation or interpretation of at least one content feature of a portion of the communication depending on the detected scene, for example, from a recognized class (category) of the scene.

For example, depending on at least one detected scene and / or a determined time parameter for outputting at least a portion of the audio signal to be output and / or the at least one auditory message, a selection, readout or output of one or more underlying data for generating the audio signal or the at least one auditory message. Also, two or more audio signals to be output (or underlying contents to be output) of at least one audio signal or a particular selection, order, sequence, portions may be selected. These can be output at the respective time interval. Also, at least portions of one or more audio signals to be output can be selected, which are to be output at least temporally overlapping and / or in different spatial areas. For example, auditory messages with certain features, eg, contents, topics may be preferred or avoided depending on a parameter of said communication or scene.

Preferably, depending on the at least one recognized scene, a current action of at least one person and at least one content characteristic of said communication, a suitable stylistic and / or thematic or an output language, e.g. Speech channel, relevant feature determined, according to which at least one output audio signal, one or more sections of one or more output audio signals selected, avoided, suppressed, time-shifted or brought forward. Also, a time parameter for outputting at least one auditory message can be determined depending on the parameters of one or more audio signals to be output. Such a time parameter of the auditory message and / or of the section of the further audio signal determines, for example, at least one suitable playback time and / or one output time or a point in time until which the output is to be completed. For example, for a determined time parameter, an auditory message (from several auditory messages to be output or variants of an auditory message) can be selected or generated for output.

Alternatively or additionally, a parameter of the audio signal to be output, a suitable stylistic and / or thematic feature for an audio signal to be selected, a multimedia sequence to be played depending on a detected scene, a current action of at least one person and at least one content-related feature of said communication determined or adjusted become.

Furthermore, a time parameter for outputting at least a portion of the audio signal to be output can be determined. Such a time parameter determines, for example, at least a suitable playback time and / or an output time or a time until the output is to be completed. Thereupon, a multimedia content or a section of a multimedia content to be output can be selected, in particular taking into account at least one predicated parameter of said communication and / or the at least one audible message (to be issued, planned, probably coming). In doing so, a request to the Internet, e.g. be sent to a portal or platform with multimedia content. Thereupon, one or more multimedia contents, for example optionally comprising only one audio signal, or an audio signal and a video signal are provided, which in turn can be decided depending on the said parameters.

In this case, in relation to the type, theme, genre, run length, etc. suitable multimedia content, for example, read from a disk or an Internet portal and output in the living room. Such multimedia content may preferably be selected depending on a runlength characterizing it and / or depending on said determined time parameter and / or genre associated with or assigned to a detected scene, combination of the parameters of said communication according to predetermined criteria. Such a time parameter determines, for example, at least a suitable playback time and / or an output time or a time until the output is to be completed. Thereupon a multimedia content to be played or a section of a multimedia content can be selected.

Depending on a detected scene, a current action of at least one person and / or at least one parameter of said communication, in particular a content-related feature of one or more sections of the communication, a suitable stylistic and / or thematic feature of an audio signal to be output or selected is preferred , eg of a multimedia sequence to be played. Furthermore, a time parameter for outputting one or more specific sections of one or more audio signals to be output can be determined. One or more such time parameters determine, for example, at least one suitable (in this case in particular also a desired) playback time and / or an output time or a time until which the output should be completed. Thereupon, a multimedia content or a section of a multimedia content to be played back, for example appropriately matching, can be selected.

On this basis, a request can be sent to the network or Internet, for example to a portal or platform with multimedia content. For example, a request may be generated depending on a parameter of the scene in the living space, a current employment of one or more persons and / or at least one parameter, in particular a content-related feature of said communication. Thereupon, one or more multimedia contents, for example comprising optionally only one audio signal, or one audio signal and one video signal, may be provided. there For example, the decision as to whether a multimedia content is selected predominantly with audio signals or predominantly without audio signals may be made depending on the at least one parameter of said communication or the at least one auditory message (to be output).

In the method, the position of at least one of the speaker or a part of space in which a speaker is located can be predicted, in particular with a probability measure, by a comparison between the signals of at least two microphones in the living space or with a sensor that detects the detection of acoustic signals combined with an ultrasound or radar based principle. Also, a recognition of a location of a person in the living room, for example, with a camera, fire protection sensor, motion detectors. For example, at least the position of the speaker can be determined from a phase shift of an acoustic signal, e.g. is detected by two spatially displaced microphones. The position of at least one of the said persons involved in the communication can also take place with consideration, in particular comparison with the data from the past.

For example, a surround sound parameter of an audio signal to be outputted and / or the at least one auditory message may depend on a scene (determined for a specific time interval) and / or distribution of the persons or persons belonging to particular groups of persons to the spatial areas and / or seats within the Housing and / or the head position of one or more persons, be determined or adapted that a cumulative value for at least two persons is indicative of the quality of the visibility and / or intelligibility of at least a portion of the output audio signal and / or the at least one auditory message , and / or at least a portion of said communication, increased or changed to a target value, eg is controlled. In this case, the one or more surround sound parameters can be changed depending on how many people are in the living room, in which specific room areas they are and / or sitting on these seats and / or if and how at least one person moves, and / or of the recognized action of at least one person with respect to another person, and / or depending on how many or which of the person participate in said communication.

In a further example, the surround sound parameter may be controlled depending on the position of the at least one person that upon movement of said person within the living space, an output of the dedicated audio signal and / or the at least one auditory message is determined or mutatis mutandis according to the movement and / or spatial orientation of the person is changed and / or one or more parameters of the sound waves or sound wave patterns, based on the portion of the output audio signal and / or the auditory message for said person (for at least one new Position and / or orientation of the person) are made or made perceptible, are controlled by the at least one previous (previous) parameter or the perceptibility of the sound waves based on the audio signal in a previous spatial area and / or maintained substantially.

Preference is given for at least two persons, at least two, in particular to the said persons associated outputs of each at least one audio content, in particular the total of at least two sections of one or more output audio signals, or an auditory message and an output audio signal, depending on the movement of persons controlled such that a measure of perceptibility by the one or two persons is increased and / or a degree of mutual interference of the at least two auditory contents is reduced. For example, the auditory contents assigned to the at least one, two or more persons (intended for them and / or those they have hitherto heard) can be controlled in such a way that their (respective) position, orientation, head direction change (undesired) Perceptibility or intelligibility is avoided. Also, acoustic contents (by means of the control, in particular regulation of the corresponding output or of the contents of corresponding sound waves or sound wave patterns of the at least one of said persons (spatially) can be tracked.

Also, at least one auditory content, in particular an operator action or another will, eg a predefined gesture of the person, can be assigned to a person, the parameters of the at least one associated auditory content, and in particular at least one second, assigned to another person auditory content. In this case, at least one person can "take away" a chosen auditory content, for example from a first spatial region into a second spatial region. In this case, it is also possible to control a second auditory content assigned in particular to a second person in accordance with at least one optimization criterion. For example, the parameters of the sound waves generated in the living space or Sound wave pattern to at least two auditory content so controlled, in particular regulated, that a space area specific crosstalk between the at least two acoustic content is reduced, an undesirable interaction or psychoacoustic masking is reduced, a mutual spatial separation of the auditory content is increased or a (cumulative) Perceptibility of at least two auditory content is increased.

For example, the speech or communication project of the at least one first person, depending on which position is within the living space, e.g. in which part of the living space it is located and / or in which direction the first person communicates and / or in which direction at least one person moves, the audio signal to be output is adapted differently, in particular more strongly, than to the speaking and / or communication project of another , second person in the living room, who is in a different position within the living space.

According to an expedient embodiment, an emotion, in particular at least one class of the emotion, and / or an intention, in particular at least one class of the intention of at least one person in the inpatient housing is determined or estimated according to predetermined criteria and considered. Thereupon, at least one or more parameters of the audio signal to be output in the stationary living room and / or the at least one auditory message, depending on a detected emotion or intention of the at least one person, in particular of the respectively recognized class of the emotion or the intention and / or of a qualitative or quantitative parameter of the emotion or intention of the at least one person, determined or adapted. Particularly preferably, it is an emotion or intention that arises or applies in connection with said communication between at least two persons in the stationary living space.

In this case, the said emotion recognition and / or intent recognition can be carried out in particular with a camera located in the living space, in particular belonging to or linked to the system described in this document. For example, the detection of at least one parameter of the emotion (eg concerning a change of the emotion) and / or the intention of at least one person involved in the present communication on the basis of the evaluation of the temporal course of the facial expressions and / or gestures and / or eye movements person, with or without consideration of further physical impulses, with or without reconciliation with the at least one auditory communication parameter. For example, two or more simplified classes of emotion, e.g. relatively neutral, joy, affection, dislike, annoyance, rapture, etc. and / or two or more of the intention, e.g. ready for a reaction, ready for a (specific) movement or type of action, passivity, etc. recognized and considered.

According to an expedient refinement, a measure of the applicability and / or a measure of the probability of success of one or more variants of determining or adapting one or more parameters of the audio signal to be output in the stationary housing is determined and taken into account in the method. Thereupon, a selection of the variant of determining or adapting one and / or more parameters or the selection of at least one alternative measure with respect to the audio signal to be output or an information associated with the audio signal or accompanying the audio signal can be carried out.

The degree of said applicability and / or the probability of success may or may be determined according to predetermined criteria, e.g. be determined taking into account at least one optimization criterion. In particular, the probability measure that the output of at least one (specific) section of the audio signal was unsuccessful is or will be determined and / or the degree of applicability of one or more specific variants of the determination or adaptation of one or more parameters of the audio signal is taken into account and considered. The degree of said applicability and / or the probability of success may or may be at least partially, predictively, e.g. determined on the basis of the history data. In this case, a result of the output of at least one section of the audio signal shortly before, during or after the output of said section can be simulated and compared with at least one predefined condition, preferably a current optimization criterion. For example, a measure of the perceptibility and / or intelligibility of the audio signal in a specific spatial area and / or by a specific person can be determined and taken into account. In the analogous manner, a measure of the said applicability and / or the probability of success with respect to the generation of the at least one auditory message, in particular during the output of the at least one section of the audio signal to be output, can be determined and taken into account. Thereupon, one or more parameters of at least one (relevant) section of the audio signal and / or said auditory message may be suitably adjusted.

Alternatively or additionally, in the method, a determination of a probability measure be carried out that an output of a portion of the audio signal and / or generating the at least one auditory message in the determined and / or predicted parameter of said communication, in particular taking into account a parameter of a further acoustic content was not successful, is or will and then depending on the determined probability measure, the selection of the variant of adaptation of one or more parameters or a specific alternative measure with respect to at least a portion of the audio signal to be output, and / or to the auditory message or the content to be transmitted with the auditory message.

For example, a measure of the probability of success is determined that the output of a portion of the audio signal, taking into account a determined or predicated parameter of said communication, in particular taking into account a determined or predicated parameter of another (audible in the living room) acoustic content, in particular in a certain space or for a person in a particular area, is insufficient or has been determined and taken into account. Thereupon, a predetermined measure, e.g. a repetition of a portion of the audio signal (with or without at least one associated or accompanying video sequence) may be caused and / or altered adaptation of the parameters of the audio signal to be output in a further embodiment of the method are performed.

Alternatively or additionally, a measure of the applicability of an adaptation of a parameter of the auditory message, taking into account a determined parameter of the said communication, in particular taking into account a parameter of a further acoustic content in the living space is or is insufficient, is determined and taken into account. Depending on the measure of probability of success or applicability of an adjustment, a measure is selected in relation to the auditory report to be issued or to the content to be transmitted with the auditory report. Such a measure may e.g. a variant of determining or adapting at least one parameter of the auditory message.

For example, a measure of the probability of success relating to the output of a portion of the audio signal and / or a convenient applicability of a particular adaptation of the audio signal may be at least partially pre-determined, i. before or partly during the output of the portion of the audio signal or the data corresponding to the portion of the audio signal. Also, a measure of the probability of success with respect to a portion of the audio signal already present in the output or already output can be determined and taken into account, in particular dynamically. For example, a measure of the applicability or likelihood of success may include, in particular, anticipated achievement of a particular goal, e.g. in terms of perceptibility of the relevant portion of said communication and / or the portion of the audio signal.

Depending on the measure determined for the applicability and / or probability of success, various measures, preferably the changes described in this document, adaptations of various parameters of one or more audio signals to be output can be carried out. Preferably, the logic, formula, characteristic for determining or adapting at least one parameter of the audio signal and / or the at least one auditory message, depending on the degree of applicability and / or probability of success, are changed. For example, such a measure may include varying a time parameter in the output of at least a portion of the audio signal to be output, sequence or combination in the output of at least two audio signals or portions of two audio signals, a combination with at least one auditory message and / or an audio signal of another type, a repeated output of a portion of the audio signal and / or a portion of the data associated with the portion of the audio signal, eg a corresponding video section.

Furthermore, the at least one predefined measure may include that at least a portion of the audio signal and / or part of the content to be transmitted with at least one auditory message is transmitted by other means, e.g. visually, textually and / or in another room area of the living space and / or on a further output device, e.g. on a mobile user device of a person.

According to an expedient embodiment, at least one parameter of said communication represents a content-related, in particular thematic, feature of said communication. For example, the parameter represents a type of content and / or a topic of the content transmitted in said communication, e.g. the information content. A content feature may also identify one or more contents of a communication message within said communication. For example, the content-related feature refers to the so-called self-disclosure, appeal, factual aspect, relationship aspect of the communication message.

For example, one or more parameters of a portion of the audio signal to be output and / or of the at least one auditory message which relate to the same or subsequent time interval as the portion of the said communication can then be adapted. In this case, a parameter of the section of the audio signal to be output only in a few seconds and / or a section (already generated or yet to be generated) of the at least one auditory message can be adapted.

A content-related feature may, for example, be indicative of the communications messages or certain relationships between the communications messages. The content-related feature of a section of the communication can be determined or taken into account as a function of the recognized or preset language, a context, a recognized scene or a parameter of the scene in the living space. The content characteristic does not have to correspond to the content of the communication or the communication messages. This may include only one or more parameter values representing one or more features of the communication without reflecting the communication itself. A content-related feature or parameter of the content-related feature can be expressed or processed as an identifier (at least coarse) for the classification and / or a specific pattern. Compared to a complete content of the communication, said content feature can be determined and processed as a very compact set of values.

At least one content feature of said communication may be based on sensor data, a history, e.g. in connection with one or more communications in the home or communications involving certain persons and / or taking into account a probability calculation. For example, at least one content-related feature of a current or forthcoming linguistic communication can be predicted by means of a comparison or a clearing of a multiplicity of content-related features and / or further parameters from the history. Such alignment can be performed in the method e.g. within a spaced apart arithmetic unit, e.g. running in a server.

In the method, a simple, content-related evaluation, in particular analysis of the linguistic communication between at least two persons can be carried out and taken into account.

In contrast to, for example, an input of a voice command to a voice control, in the method a voice communication which (explicitly) is not directed to a voice control application or to a voice assistant is taken into account. In this case, one or more parameters of the linguistic communication, in particular a content-related feature, in particular processed or taken into account in the manner described here.

Preferably, it is explicitly recognized in the method that a communication message, a linguistic message or a transaction of a person (a speaker) in the living space (in particular explicitly) is not addressed to a voice control application in the living space (possibly existing, operated, active). This can then be used not to interpret a control command or to exchange information with a speech assistant, but rather to adapt the parameter of the audio signal to be output. On the other hand, if a linguistic message is recognized as a message addressed to the voice control application operated in the living space, a suitably modified (or no) adaptation of the audio signal can again take place and / or a measure predefined for this case can be executed.

For example, when it is detected that the speaker has finished his sentence and / or phrase and / or message, a corresponding adaptation of a portion of an auditory message may occur. In this case, an appropriate, in particular predictive, planning of the output of one or more sections of one or more audio signals to be output can be carried out in the method, with or without combination with the at least one auditory message.

Preferably, it can be determined from the content-related feature or a corresponding parameter value, in particular at what time a linguistic message of a person in the living room will be completed, and in particular at what time a further linguistic message (eg as a reaction of the communication partner) will take place or with what probability it is to be expected. Thereupon, for example, a time parameter (here: the beginning of the output of one or more sections of the audio signal to be output and / or an auditory message) can be planned.

Alternatively or additionally, a suitable section of the audio signal can then be selected and / or a content to be represented with an auditory message (eg information to be transmitted) adapted to one or more determined time intervals and / or the generation of the corresponding sound waves in another Room area or for another room area of the living room.

A further optional embodiment provides that, depending on a content-related and / or linguistic evaluation of the linguistic communication between the at least two persons, a prediction of the at least one directional parameter of the linguistic communication takes place. In the process, names (including calls, nicknames, pet names, etc.) and / or typical phrases and / or a typical intonation can also be recognized and processed. From this information, e.g. the current or predicted value of a direction parameter of the communication is determined and taken into account.

For example, predetermined parameters of the communication can be recognized and predicated on how the at least one direction parameter of the communication is changed, e.g. which particular change of at least one directional parameter will occur in the near future (with a high probability). Such predefined parameters may, for example, characterize a beginning and / or an end and / or a temporal course of the amplitude and / or the frequency parameters of the speech communication. For example, depending on predetermined parameters and / or dependent on predetermined relationships between certain parameters, a change of a direction parameter of an auditory communication or a prediction of a (new or changed) direction parameter for the near future can take place. In reversing the directional parameter, e.g. a space area (hereinafter referred to) as a space occupied with the "listener" will be identified as a space area occupied by a "listener", and / or a space area previously occupied by a "listener" (hereinafter) as a space area occupied by a "listener" be taken into account.

According to an expedient embodiment, a section of the audio signal to be output comprises information, in particular information in a linguistic form, preferably a voice message, wherein an adaptation of a content feature of the audio signal to be output, in particular a selection of a portion of the at least one audio signal or selection between at least two audio signals , Is dependent on the determined content characteristic of said communication.

For example, a particular, e.g. time or content matched portion of the audio signal to be output, comprising linguistic information, e.g. such as a contribution within a multimedia program, depending on the determined content characteristic of the linguistic communication between at least two people in the living space are determined. For example, a composition of a sequence of multimedia contents to be output can be adapted.

In this example, an adaptation of one or more information represented by the auditory message can also take place (depending on the determined content characteristic of said communication).

For example, in the method, a selection of an audio signal to be output or at least a portion of one or more audio signals may be provided depending on the subject of said communication. In this case, a predefined dependency, in particular a relation, a similarity, between a determined or predicted content characteristic of at least one section of the communication and a content-related parameter of one or more sections of the audio signal can be sought.

In this case, the said predetermined relation can be executed according to predetermined criteria or a predetermined logic or association links.

According to an optional embodiment, depending on the identified content-related feature of the said communication, a, in particular anticipatory, content-related adaptation of one or more audio signals to be output (to be selected for output, intended for specific further processing or output) is carried out. For example, depending on the determined, in particular predicated, content characteristics of said between the at least two persons, a reduction of the contents of the portion of the audio signal and / or adding further contents to the (at one time, at a time) output section of the audio signal. For example, an extension of the content or an addition of a content to an information to be transmitted with a section of the audio signal can take place.

Alternatively or additionally, contents of a generated auditory message, e.g. a portion of an automatically generated language depending on a parameter, e.g. at least one content-related feature of said communication, in particular according to a predetermined logic or legitimacy, be changed or adapted, the contents of the at least one auditory message with the said communication of persons but not directly, especially not thematically, logically or causally related or related have to.

Also, an output of further information associated with the audio signal to be output and / or the at least one auditory message or accompanied a portion of the audio signal, such as a video sequence, a text, another channel of the corresponding multimedia content, a corresponding Internet post, depending on one or more parameters of a, in particular in the near past, section of said communication, eg of a content-related feature, suitably varied or adapted.

According to an expedient refinement, one or more time parameters for outputting the at least one audio signal to be output or at least two sections of the at least one audio signal to be output or of two different audio signals to be output are determined as a function of a content-related feature of said communication. determined or adjusted.

Alternatively or additionally, one or more parameters, in particular selection parameters, can be changed or adapted in the method, which are decisive for the selection of at least one audio signal to be output and / or one or more sections of one or more audio signals to be output. By way of example, the selection parameters can be determined or adapted according to which one or more appropriate one of two or more audio signals suitable for output, in particular for at least one time interval, or according to which (from the signal data) at least one audio signal or a multimedia program Sections, in particular for at least one time interval selected.

For example, time parameters may be used for a plurality of sections (each identified by particular features) of one or more multimedia programs, e.g. one or more radio broadcasts depending on one or more parameters of said communication. In this case, the said sections, in particular a selection of the determined sections, depending on one or more determined parameters of said communication, are output, in particular as a suitably selected sequence or a created in the process for the living space program.

For example, depending on one or more parameters of said communication, a particular arrangement, order of diverse (eg, each short) content, contributions, entertainment sequences, or even a "reordering" or "resorting" a (received or read) program, such as a TV broadcast. For example, time parameters for generating or outputting a plurality of sentences to be output, subordinate clauses, specific word sequences of an audio signal to be output or a multimedia program can also be determined. For example, parameters for selecting and / or outputting (short) sequences comprising consumer information may also be determined or adapted depending on one or more parameters of said communication. These may be e.g. with no or with a predefined transition, transition effect, after a predefined pause or "seamlessly", added to the sections of said communication and / or to further output audio signals or portions of the audio signals and / or to the other contents audible in the living space or be combined with these. In this case, a dynamic, in particular at least partially real-time-capable, synthesis of a plurality of auditory contents can be made dependent on the said communication and further parameters determined in the method.

It is also possible to determine at least two alternatively applicable time parameters, for example the two time parameter variants, for outputting at least one section of the audio signal and / or one or more auditory messages and then selecting at least one of the at least two time parameters or the time parameter variants according to predetermined criteria.

A linguistic evaluation, preferably analysis, with regard to sentences, phrases or various linguistic structures as well as an evaluation of a content-related feature of said communication between at least two persons in the living space, in particular for specific sections of the communication, can be carried out and taken into account. For example, it can be taken into account from which person to which person or persons a respective relevant section of the communication is addressed. Thereupon, for example, an audio program or multimedia program matching the said communication and / or scene in the living space, compiled according to predetermined criteria, can be synthesized in particular.

Also, one or more parameters of the at least one auditory message, in particular as to its content, may be divided into at least two sections, or as to the timing of the abandonment of at least a portion or content of the auditory message, depending on the execution of said content and / or linguistic evaluation of the said communication. Thereupon, for example, a suitable for the said communication and / or scene in the living room, by means of a speech generation and / or a combination of a plurality of sections of audio signal data, according to predetermined criteria, a speech-comprehensive ("improvised") entertainment program, in particular synthesized. In this case, the entertainment program may at least partially or predominantly include content that does not correspond to said communication and / or does not have to be thematically, logically, or causally related to it.

A term "time parameter" may in the context of this description be an (absolute or relative) time for output, in particular at the beginning and / or end of the output of an audio signal to be output, in particular a (specific) section of a (determined, eg selected according to specific criteria) output audio signal, a duration, or preferably a specific time interval for outputting at least a portion of the output audio signal. Alternatively or additionally, at least one time parameter for outputting at least a portion of the audio signal to be output can be an (absolute or relative) time, in particular the beginning and / or the end or the duration of a time interval of or for the output, in particular of a certain section of the Audio signal, for example, a (selected according to certain criteria) portion of the audio signal is not suitable, mark. Thereupon, the output of at least a portion of the audio signal can take place taking into account one or more such time parameters. For example, in the method, a time parameter comprising two times (for the beginning and / or for the planned end) and / or a time and the duration of the output representing size, for one or more audio signals to be output or their sections can be determined.

For example, one or more temporal intervals, e.g. represented by a time and / or duration, determines which ones are suitable and / or unsuitable for outputting at least one specific section of one or more sections of the audio signal to be output and / or the at least one auditory message, each with a specific time duration. The determination of the time parameter for the output of one or more sections of the audio signal and / or the at least one auditory message can then take place from the determined time intervals. In this case, it can be considered whether these are (more or less, in particular in a quantitative measure) suitable and / or unsuitable for outputting a section of the (specific) audio signal to be output, in particular specific sections of the one or more audio signals. In a simplified case, the appropriate time points or the points in time which are not suitable can be determined.

Alternatively or additionally, a time parameter to be determined or adapted can relate to or be referred to at least one event (event), in particular a pre-determined event and / or an event of a specific type or an event with a specific priority measure. Preferably, it can be an event in the context of the living space or the house or a person present therein. However, such an event can also be a telecommunication signal or it can be determined from an Internet service or from data of a home network. For example, the time parameter may identify a time frame in relation to a particular event or event of a particular type. For example, a time parameter may be determined that represents that a (particular) portion of the audio signal to be output and / or the at least one (specific) auditory message should not be output earlier than a time value and / or later than a time value Time value refers to a specific event, eg in relation to the event, e.g. in seconds.

One or more time parameters for outputting at least a portion of the at least one audio signal to be output and / or the at least one auditory message may be in the method in particular to certain sections of the audio signal, certain channels of the audio signal, certain types of at least one auditory message, and / or refer a part of the audio signal or the at least one auditory message with a specific content and / or with a certain type of content.

Alternatively or additionally, the generation of another acoustic content audible in the living space, e.g. an operating noise of a device of the house (as far as controllable) depending on a parameter of said communication and / or by generating the at least one auditory message and / or he output of at least a portion of the output audio signal to be influenced. For example, in the method, one or more parameters, e.g. comprising changing or adjusting a time parameter of an operating phase of a device associated with a particular operating noise. In this case, an operating phase of an apparatus comprising an operating sound may be e.g. not earlier than a certain time value and / or later than a certain time value, the time value depending on one or more parameters of said communication.

A further expedient embodiment provides that a sequence of at least two auditory messages or sections of auditory messages representing at least two different contents depends on a determined, preferably predicated parameter of the communication, in particular a communication project and / or a vote of at least one person and / or or a recognized scene in the living room, determined, in particular, is changed. For example, it is possible to adapt an auditory message or sections of auditory messages that represent a plurality of different contents in such a way that the corresponding data sections are read or output in a changed order for the purpose of outputting respective sections or representing respectively different contents. Preferably, an auditory message can already be determined before its output, eg a few seconds before the output, in the form of several sections or the data for generating several voice sections and then depending on the parameters of the communication, in particular depending on whether or how well a predicted parameter of the communication has been confirmed.

Conveniently, the method selects such an order of outputting at least two auditory messages or at least two sections of an auditory message or two different audio signals to be output, or two sections of the audio signal to be output or at least a portion of the audio signal and at least a portion of an auditory message in which the total information (or content) to be output must be broken down into as few sections as possible and / or an appropriate length of the pauses between said communication and the at least one output of a portion of the auditory message and / or the audio signal to be output ,

Also, the said order of output of the sections may be selected such that the similarity, compatibility, or a predetermined (eg, logical, content) relation to at least two consecutively output sections (one or more audio signals to be output, auditory messages) is increased and / or not sufficiently similar, explicitly dissimilar, not (also thematically) compatible sections as possible not be issued sequentially. For example, the order is determined or adjusted such that relatively hard transitions between at least two contents are avoided and / or a similarity, compatibility, or a predetermined (e.g., logical, contentual) relation to the at least two consecutively outputted portions is increased. The similarity, compatibility or other applicable criteria in this context, for example, can be deposited and / or determined according to a predetermined logic or deposited association compounds. The determination of said sections and / or the determination or adaptation of the order may or may be based on association rules, association logic, a database representing different strong (association) associations between various possible contents, sources, information of an auditory message on the one hand, and topics, words, typical sentence structures, communication behavior pattern, combination of at least two in the context of said communication communicating people in the living room, etc. on the other hand, are determined.

According to an expedient embodiment, an output of the at least one audio signal to be output is paused and / or the audio signal is divided into at least two sections, and / or the contents contained in two sections of one or more audio signals or their associated data are merged, offset or combined , Depending on at least one current parameter value, this can take place from a parameter value from the (near) past and / or depending on a parameter of said communication predicated on the (near) future. In this case, the at least one parameter of said communication may preferably characterize a content-related feature and / or a linguistic parameter of the communication.

One or more parameters for pausing, dividing an auditory message, in particular a voice message and / or for the combination or combination of at least two audio signals, portions of at least one audio signal, and / or output as an auditory message depending on at least one content-related feature and / or a linguistic parameter of the linguistic communication between at least two persons in the living space.

A prediction of a, in particular content-related, feature of said communication can be based on a previous content of the communication, a communication from the history, the type of at least one last or current transaction and / or depending on the learning data, history data and / or a communication model or a state of such a model can be predicted.

For example, the at least one audio signal to be output depends on a determined parameters of the communication (for example, depending on a content-related parameter of the communication) for a certain time to be paused. This can be done in particular from one and / or up to one (already determined as content or specific data sections) at a suitable location within the audio signal. After the end of a portion of the communication, eg after the end of a phrase, one or more transactions within the said communication, at least a portion of the audio signal, in particular from the same location, can be reproduced or, or newly, possibly generated in an updated form , or at least partially, to a reasonable extent.

• - ein sofortiges Pausieren, ein Pausieren nach Ende eines Satzes, einer Phrase oder einer bestimmten linguistischen Struktur;
• - ein Aufteilen des zu übermittelnden Inhalts, der mittels des auszugebenen Audiosignals oder der zu dem Audiosignal zugeordneter oder der mit dem Audiosignal zusammenhängender Daten. Das Aufteilen kann, z.B. auf zumindest Abschnitte des Audiosignals erfolgen, wobei diese, bevorzugt bei jeweils zumindest zwei unterschiedlichen Bedingungen, ausgegeben werden;
• - ein Verändern, insbesondere ein Bestimmen einer Reihenfolge zur Ausgabe zumindest zweier Abschnitte zumindest eines auszugebenden Audiosignals und/oder eines Abschnitts des auszugebenen Audiosignals und der zumindest einen auditiven Meldungen;
• - Zusammenfügen oder Kombinieren zumindest zwei auszugebender Inhalte in einem Audiosignal oder in nacheinander auszugebende Abschnitte eines oder mehreren Audiosignale.
• - Zusammenfügen oder Kombinieren zumindest einer auditiven Meldung und eines Abschnitts des einen oder mehrerer weiteren auszugebenden Audiosignale.
• - Verrechnen von zumindest zwei auszugebenden Audiosignalen von zumindest zwei unterschiedlichen Arten und/oder mit wesentlich unterschiedlichen Inhalten zu einem Raumklangsignal oder einem mehrkanaligen, z.B. entsprechend kodierten, Audiosignals, z.B. zu einem Multiraum-Audiosignals.

For example, depending on the type and / or content of a portion of said communication:

• - an immediate pause, a pause after the end of a sentence, a phrase or a particular linguistic structure;
• - Dividing the content to be transmitted, by means of the output audio signal or associated with the audio signal or related to the audio signal data. The splitting can take place, for example, on at least sections of the audio signal, these being output, preferably at at least two different conditions;
• a modification, in particular a determination of an order for outputting at least two sections of at least one audio signal to be output and / or a section of the audio signal to be output and the at least one auditory message;
• Combining or combining at least two contents to be output in an audio signal or in successive sections of one or more audio signals to be output.
• Merging or combining at least one auditory message and a portion of the one or more further audio signals to be output.
• - Compute at least two audio signals to be output from at least two different types and / or with substantially different contents to a surround sound signal or a multi-channel, eg correspondingly encoded, audio signal, for example to a multi-room audio signal.

Furthermore, an aggregation or combination of at least two sections of at least one audio signal to be output and / or of two auditory messages to each other or to each other can take place (in an analogous manner). In this case, any suitable form of assembly or combination can be determined in the process.

In this case, one or more auditory messages and / or one or more sections of the audio signal to be output can, for example, be added to one another seamlessly, depending on the at least one determined parameter of the communication, with a defined transition, e.g. be provided a transition effect. At least one section or at least two such sections of the audio signal to be output and / or the auditory messages may be previously paused, paused, split, and / or cached and / or queued sections or data for outputting the at least one auditory Act message.

Furthermore, in the method also a determination, in particular predication of a further acoustic content in the living space, in particular taking into account at least two different, but preferably of all essential acoustic content, and then a prediction of one or more temporal intervals take place, which for the output of at least a (specific) audio signal or a (predetermined criteria, eg playing time, theme, genre, fulfilling) portion of the audio signal and / or the at least one (specific) auditory message or one (predetermined criteria, eg a required issue duration, subject, reference, fulfilling) auditory message. Such acoustic content may also correspond to sound emission, operating noise of a home-operated device or device. For example, it may be a household appliance, a kitchen appliance, etc. In this case, one or more parameters of the said acoustic content can be determined or predicted in a manner analogous or analogous to what happens with the parameters of said communication. By way of example, two or more time parameters for outputting one or more auditory messages and / or one or more sections of the further audio signal can be determined as a function of at least one, in particular predicated, parameter of said communication and at least one, in particular predicated, parameter of at least one further acoustic content. For example, a division of the auditory message and / or a portion of the audio signal in at least two sections and / or their subsequent output can be made depending on the time parameters characteristically suitable and / or inappropriate time intervals, which are determined taking into account determined or predicted acoustic content in the living room ,

In this case, it is possible to distinguish between an acoustic content generated in the living space and an audible (and audible in the living room) coming from outside. Also, a priority measure of a respective acoustic content can be determined, estimated and taken into account. Such acoustic content may be, for example, a learned or recognized voice of a child or pet of a particular species, eg, from the garden or the balcony, a cry for help, a "mummy call" of a child, and the like. Preferably, the type of acoustic content may also be classified according to predetermined criteria and, depending on the type of acoustic content (with or without a parameter of said communication), a different determination of the parameters (of the audio signal to be output and / or the at least one auditory message ) or different variants for determining said parameters. For example, a different influence on the determination of the time for the output of the auditory message or a portion of the auditory message is determined.

According to an expedient embodiment, at least one auditory message comprises a voice message, the voice message depending on a content, in particular linguistic parameters of said communication stylistically in terms of voice (output voice) and / or pitch and / or undertone, in which at least a part of the voice message is output, is adjusted. Furthermore, the said voice message can also be adapted depending on the content, genre, melody, speech type of at least a portion of the audio signal to be output (almost in the same time interval). In this context, a parameter, in particular a parameter to be used in a speech generation, which characterizes a voice characteristic and / or a style direction, pitch, a (simulated or artificially generated) undertone of a corresponding auditory message generated in linguistic form can be adapted.

For example, one or more voice messages may be stylistically, in terms of voice, and / or output (shortly before played, currently issued, or possibly output in the near future) depending on the determined content characteristic of the said communication and / or legitimacy. or their pitch and / or undertone and / or communication behavior that characterizes them.

The pitch and / or the content of the auditory message may be adjusted, for example, such that a convenient, e.g. a more or less polite, stylistically fitting insertion into or between the said communication and / or the content of the at least one audio signal. In this case, the auditory message may be dependent on one or more parameters of the said communication and / or on a parameter adapted or unadjusted in the method of a portion of the audio signal, e.g. be varied in terms of their choice of words, tone, voice or linguistic parameter. For example, an adaptation may be made taking into account a communication model, e.g. of a model based on a so-called transaction analysis or a so-called SR (stimulus-response) model. For example, five so-called "ego states" known to the person skilled in the art and the corresponding typical actions, reactions, gestures, words can be taken into account or simulated. For example, in the method, an active "I-state" at least one person in the living room is recognized and taken into account in the process.

For example, the at least one auditory message may be generated that annotates (at least a portion of) said communication (and in a predetermined manner) and / or includes information or content associated therewith according to predetermined criteria. For example, the at least one auditory message can be generated which comments on at least a portion of the audio signal to be output and / or comprises information or content associated therewith according to predetermined criteria.

• - einem psychischen Bedürfnis zumindest einer Person im Wohnraum entsprochen wird, und/oder
• - ein Informationsaustausch zwischen den zwei Personen im Wohnraum durch die Ausgabe einer angepassten auditiven Meldung verbessert, insbesondere optimiert, wird, und/oder
• - ein bestimmtes Kommunikationsziel zwischen einer Person und einer Sprachsteuerungsapplikation gefördert wird, und/oder
• - ein bestimmtes Kommunikationsziel (Einigung, Harmonie, fließende Kommunikation, Hinweis auf eine Unstimmigkeit oder ein Problem, Auffindung eines Problems) zwischen zumindest zwei Personen im Wohnraum gefördert wird, und/oder
• - ein emotionaler Ausgleich zumindest einer der zwei besagten Personen im Wohnraum gefördert wird.

For example, one or more auditory messages may be generated or adjusted taking into account a communication model based on a transaction analysis or an SR model (= stimulus-response model) and / or a personality model applicable to at least one person present. For example, the adaptation or generation can take place such that

• - a mental need of at least one person in the living space is met, and / or
• an information exchange between the two persons in the living space is improved, in particular optimized, by the issuance of an adapted auditory message, and / or
• a particular communication goal between a person and a voice control application is promoted, and / or
• - a specific communication goal (agreement, harmony, fluent communication, indication of a discrepancy or problem, finding a problem) between at least two Persons in the living space is promoted, and / or
• - an emotional balance of at least one of the two persons in the living space is promoted.

According to an expedient refinement, a parameter of the body language of at least one person involved in the communication in the stationary living space, who is actively involved in particular in said communication, is detected and then at least one parameter of the audio signal to be output in the stationary living space and / or a content parameter of the at least an auditory message is determined or adjusted depending on the detected body language parameter. Also, a parameter concerning output of information associated with at least a portion of the audio signal to be output or with the auditory message (to be outputted) may be determined or adjusted depending on at least one parameter of the body language. In other words, depending on the at least one parameter of the body language, an output of information related to at least a portion of the audio signal to be output or to the auditory message to be output, in particular to a particular or adjusted parameter, e.g. be prompted for at least one relevant time interval.

In this case, said parameter of the body language can be determined depending on the gestures and / or facial expressions and / or a further physical emotion of at least one person involved in the communication in the living space. For example, a parameter of the body language may be determined based on a change pattern or a temporal pattern of the change of the gesture, facial expression, or physical emotion. For example, the body language parameter may correspond to one of a total of up to 4, 16, 32, 64 recognizable different patterns. Preferably, in the method an evaluation of a, in particular current, context-related meaning of the body language, wherein preferably at least one parameter of the gestures, facial expressions, body pose, a person involved in the communication and at least one parameter of the gestures, facial expressions, body pose another involved in the communication Person is evaluated. The said context reference may be e.g. depending on a parameter of the scene in the living room, e.g. recognizing or recognizing a particular class of the scene in the living space, an action within a scene.

Preferably, the information determined on the basis of the detection and evaluation of the body language can be taken into account together with a parameter of the approximately simultaneous auditory communication and / or a recognized scene. In particular, at least one content-related feature of the audio signal to be output and / or the at least one auditory message is then determined.

The parameters of the at least one physical sensation, facial expressions, gestures and / or body language (a parameter of the communication message conveyable with the body language) can be a conscious (consciously generated or controlled by the corresponding person) and / or act an unconscious (unintentionally generated by the corresponding person or uncontrolled or uncontrollable) impulse. In particular, in the method a distinction can be made between a conscious and unconscious physical impulse and / or a conscious or unconscious body language message. In particular, in the method, an interpretation or classification of the body language of one or two persons involved in said communication is carried out and taken into account. This can include a recognition (read in or learned in the procedure), a specific person or a person belonging to a specific group of people corresponding patterns. For example, based on the detected body language, one or more parameters of the communication, e.g. a content-related feature of a linguistic transaction taking place approximately simultaneously (in the same predefined time interval) can be determined. An actual meaning of a section of the body language, or a body language message, may or may not be evaluated. However, a (technically relatively difficult) determination or translation of body language in the form of (content) information, however, need not be carried out. The at least one said parameter of the body language is preferably taken into account in addition to further parameters of the communication, the scene, etc. described in this document, in particular such that at least one optimization criterion is sought.

Also, in the method, at least one parameter of the audio signal to be outputted may be determined depending on the at least one detected physical emotion and a key word or a communication tone recognized within a certain time interval. For example, in the method, a distinction is made between different types of communication sounds, eg exclamation word, interjection, tongue snapping, screaming, laughing, sobbing, crying, groaning, etc. In the method, a comparison preferably takes place between recorded information on one or more detected keywords, communication sounds and / or on a linguistic feature on the one hand, and within a specific one Time interval detected physical impulse, in particular a pattern of physical activity of at least one person involved in the communication on the other. Thereupon, adjustment of one or more parameters of the audio signal to be outputted may be performed depending on the adjustment. For example, in the method, a measure of the correlation, correspondence between the at least one recognized gesture, facial expressions and at least one keyword, a communication tone or a determined linguistic feature can be determined and taken into account. The information on the gestures, facial expressions, further physical movement, selection, sequence, sequence, constellation of keywords, interjections or linguistic features can preferably be recognized as corresponding patterns, in particular as sequences typical for a person, recognized and taken into account in the method.

Alternatively or additionally, the said reconciliation between a parameter of a physical impulse and the auditive communication of a person may also be determined and taken into account on the basis of one or more communications of the person from the past. In this case, learning data of the learning data for executing the method can be provided. For example, learning data on a person based on the data, which are determined in a video telephony or video conference, in particular, have been trained to be provided for the execution of the method or (targeted) retrieved.

In other words, the parameters of a portion of the audio signal to be output and / or an auditory message, depending on a determined parameter of the body language, in particular taking into account a match determined in the method, correlation or a time delay between the at least parameters of the body language and the at least one content Characteristic within an auditory communication between at least two persons are varied. Also, a direction parameter of said communication can be determined depending on a detected, preferably interpreted body language.

According to an expedient embodiment, depending on a linguistic evaluation and / or content evaluation of at least a portion of the said communication, a prediction of a time profile of the further communication or a subsequent communication is carried out and when determining or adjusting a parameter of the audio signal to be output and / or the at least one auditory notification. For example, depending on a linguistic evaluation and / or content evaluation of at least a portion of said communication, determining, in particular predicating one or more temporal parameters, in particular characterizing a temporal course of the further communication or a subsequent communication and at least one determined temporal parameter in determining or adjusting a parameter of the audio signal to be outputted and / or the at least one auditory message. For example, predicting one or more temporal parameters may refer to a voice of at least one speaker. By way of example, a time parameter for outputting a section of the further audio signal and / or the at least one auditory message can then be determined on the basis of the one or more determined temporal parameters, in particular a predicted chronological progression of the further or subsequent communication.

Such parameters can be recognized, evaluated and taken into account in the method, for example in the form of qualitative and / or quantitative measures. In this case, a speech recognition method or a specific development of a speech recognition method can be used, the result of the execution of such a method not for interpreting or transforming the speech into textual information or for executing a command but for modifying a portion of the audio signal to be output is processed depending on the (casual) communication between at least two people in the living room.

Alternatively or additionally, a spatial (in the space: positions, directions related) parameters of said communication, in particular a directional parameter of said communication can be determined. Thereupon, a spatial parameter, a surround sound parameter or a parameter characterizing a distribution of an auditory message or a content of the auditory message are adapted to at least two spatial areas in the living space or house, wherein the acoustic properties of the living space, in particular with respect to the propagation of the acoustic sound waves within the living space (attenuation, reflection, phase shift, change in the frequency characteristic) can be predicted or taken into account.

Preferably, at least two time parameters are determined, in particular predicated, characterizing a time interval in which a per se meaningful section of an auditory message or a per se meaningful section of the at least one auditory message, in particular with no, no significant or minimized temporal overlap can be spent with a linguistic communication in the living space. Such a determination or adaptation of the parameters can take place several times, preferably cyclically, whereby the parameters can be specified or optimized in particular.

Also, pauses of a predetermined duration between the portions of the speech communication and the output of at least a portion of the audio signal and / or the at least one auditory message may be taken into account. For example, an auditory message can be generated between the sections of the speech communication, in particular between two successive transactions of said communication. For example, short, in particular a portion of said communication and / or the portion of the audio signal commenting auditory messages can be generated, e.g. also comprising communication sounds, interjections, laughter, crying, tongue lashes, moans, exclamation words.

It is also possible to use pauses of a predetermined duration between the sections of the speech communication and to output at least a portion of the audio signal to be output with a suitable playing time. For example, a linguistic evaluation of the said communication can take place with respect to parameters of the sentences or phrases, linguistic constructs, and the determined parameters are taken into account when generating an auditory message, in particular with regard to its content, distribution, time of the output. Preferably, a predictive adaptation of the contents to be output with the audio signal is carried out.

According to an expedient embodiment, a parameter and / or a classification of the type and / or content of another audible content audible in the stationary living space is determined, in particular analyzed, and taken into account in the method. In this case, in the method, at least one parameter of another, in particular of the said communication and of the said audio signal deviating, acoustic content can be determined and taken into account in the process. This can preferably be taken into account differently qualitatively and / or quantitatively, as a parameter of said linguistic communication.

According to an expedient embodiment, a parameter and / or a classification of the type and / or a content-related feature of another audio signal audible in the stationary living space is determined and taken into account in the method. In this case, in the method, a parameter and / or a classification of the type and / or a content-related feature of another audio signal audible in the living space can be determined and processed in the method. For example, a parameter of a section of the audio signal to be output or an auditory message is dependent on a recognized class of the type and / or a content-related feature of another in the living space, e.g. in an at least partially acoustically connected spatial region, audible audio signal.

For example, as an alternative or in addition to one or more parameters of the said communication, a parameter of a specific acoustic content which is characterized by predetermined characteristics and can be heard in the living space can be taken into account. For example, a voice of a child, pet, call for help, a particular taught-in sound coming from another room, garden, balcony, may be considered as a particular type of audible acoustic content in the process. The said acoustic content audible in the living space differs in particular from the said further audio signal audible in the living space. The audible acoustic content may be a "purely acoustic" nature. The audible acoustic content may be audible content not generated in the living space and audible in the living space. Another audible audio signal does not correspond to the audio signal (to be output by the system) or the directly controllable audio signal. This may be another based on analog or digital data from another output device audio signal. The further audio signal audible in the living area is preferably a technically, electronically generated audio signal. The at least one further audio signal audible in the living space may be an audio signal output from another audio output device, e.g. in a partially acoustically separated room area of the living space, in particular of an adjacent room in the form of at least partially damped sound waves, is audible.

For example, in the method, the at least one parameter of at least one section of the audio signal to be output and / or the at least one auditory message can be adapted depending on the type of one or more further audible contents audible in the living space. In particular, a different adaptation to a language (the language of corresponding sound waves) comprising comprehensive and / or no language comprehensive acoustic content can be performed. The type of said further acoustic content can be subdivided into the following or comparable types and determined in the method: eg a music title; a language program, a telecommunications content (telephone call, read SMS, messenger, etc.). In this case, the audible acoustic content, for example by means of one or more microphones recorded, assessed, in particular classified and taken into account in the procedure. For example, sections of the audio signal to be output can then be panned in advance, in particular paused at at least one suitable location, split, and / or combined with another section of the audio signal to be output or with a broad content. Also, one or more auditory messages from certain devices or devices of the house, eg based on data from networked devices and / or themes or events to be determined, may subsequently be output later or in a substantially modified, adapted form.

Preferably, in the method, matching of one or more parameters of said communication and one or more parameters of said further audible content audible in the living space is performed with respect to approximately the same space area and / or time interval. The parameters to be adjusted may be the types of corresponding communication sections determined by predetermined criteria (a relaxed dialogue, lively discussion, monologue, argument, drama, etc.), the types of another audible content audible in the living space (external noise, noise of a domestic appliance , Ringtone, playing children, kitchen sounds, voice of a pet, etc.) and the nature of a portion of the at least one further audio signal audible in the living room (news, music, auditory message based on the data of a device operated in the home, eg in a neighboring room ). In particular, the at least two corresponding priority measures of respective auditory contents (competing for one spatial area and / or time interval) are defined in this document. Depending on the adjustment of the priority measures, a variant for determining or adjusting the (respective) parameters can be selected and / or a determination or adaptation of the parameters can be carried out taking into account the information determined during the adjustment.

Preferably, the priority measures are determined for the respective sections of the communication, another acoustic content and / or for the portion of an audio signal to be output, e.g. assigned according to stored criteria, and compared. The result of the adjustment is taken into account when adapting at least a portion of the audio signal to be output and / or the at least one auditory message. Such a comparison of the at least two priority measures can be carried out, for example, according to a prescribed rule, logic, assignment table, etc. In this case, a priority measure determined or processed in the method can identify at least one respective "importance" and / or at least one (temporal) "urgency". For example, in the case of an acoustic content having approximately average parameters, portions of an audio signal to be output and / or auditory messages, the following may have the following priority flags: "Important" and "Urgent"; "Important" but not "Urgent"; "Urgent" but not "important"; not "urgent" and not "important", treated differently.

Depending on the alignment of the read, determined or estimated priority measures, the parameters of at least one section of the audio signal to be output and / or the at least one auditory message can be determined or adapted. In this case, a time parameter of the output and / or at least one, in particular acoustic parameters can be suitably varied. For example, a parameter can be determined or adapted that identifies a point in time at which the output of the at least one section of the audio signal to be output is to end, and / or the available playback length that a section of the audio signal may output, in particular without the content the audio signal is thereby affected in a substantially disadvantageous way, eg becomes misleading. In particular, the at least one auditory message can also be matched to an available time interval, for example within said communication, between at least two sections of said communication, between at least two sections of the at least one audio signal to be output, between a section of the audio signal and a section of the communication be placed or planned ahead. For example, an auditory message may be output between two phrases of a speaker or a phrase of a speaker, where a time interval until an expected response of the phrase by another person is sufficiently determined, predicted, or estimated. Alternatively or additionally, depending on the alignment of said parameters, information intended for output as an audible message may be provided as a visual message, e.g. Image, graphics, text or symbol or a haptic message, vibration, for example, by a user device of a specific person (smartphone, smart watch, smart closets, data glasses, etc.) are output.

If, for example, it is determined from the comparison of the parameters that a certain additional audible content audible in the living space should have an overall higher priority than at least a portion of the audio signal to be output and / or the at least one auditory message, an output of the section of the Audio signal and / or the auditory message pauses, suppressed and / or at a later date and / or with a changed parameter be issued. For example, if it is determined from the alignment of the priority measures, that a particular portion of the audio signal to be output and / or the at least one particular auditory message may have an overall higher priority measure than a particular portion of the communication (alone or along with a particular acoustic content in the living space ), the portion of the audio signal or the auditory message with a changed parameter, eg louder or predominantly from another speaker or sound source, and additionally a visual or graphical and / or textual information to at least one person or out at least one user device to be output.

In another variant of the invention, another room area adjacent to the living space or only partially acoustically separated, e.g. in another room of the house to be output audio signal (this is called "the more audible in the living room" or "adjacent" audio signal). This can be read in wirelessly as the corresponding data sections and taken into account when adapting the (actual) audio signal to be output in a respective room area of the living space. In this way, data or data sections may characteristically be determined and processed one or more further, indirectly affecting the living space, to be issued adjacent audio signals. For example, data may be related to one or more audio signals, e.g. be transmitted by means of a wireless transmission technology (Bluetooth, WLAN, home network, etc.), in particular targeted or according to a request message. These data may be taken into account in the adaptation of the audio signal to be output (which is different from, or in no technical connection with, the at least one said "adjacent" audio signal).

For example, one data stream or the corresponding data sections of the further audio signal audible in the living space are read in from an adjacent spatial area and a temporal assignment, e.g. a temporal dependence (simplified: time delay) to a corresponding (corresponding to the data stream) in the relevant room area of the living room audible sound waves determined. Subsequently, control data for adapting the audio signal to be output are determined and / or data which serve to compensate for the influence of the sound waves from the adjacent spatial area is determined. In an example of the method, an audio signal of an electronic musical instrument, e.g. an electric guitar, a keyboard, in a partially acoustically connected area, e.g. read from an adjacent room and used in determining or adjusting one or more parameters of the output audio signal in a (relevant) space of the living space and / or used to determine the data used to compensate for the influence of the sound waves from the adjacent room area.

In other words, the method can also read in the stationary housing at least potentially audible (potentially deviant from the audio signal to be output or not by the audio system of the living, potentially disturbing) audio signals, for example (targeted) in the form of data or (to the living room or to the system in the living room), be streamed. However, these need not be output directly (much like the said audio signal to be output), but are provided or used to achieve at least one optimization criterion, e.g. for adapting at least a portion of the audio signal to be output and / or the at least one auditory message processed.

Further, the data may characteristically be used in said living room audible audio signal to modify the output audio signal. In particular, the data relating to the said further audio signal can be reproduced in a specific mixing ratio with the actual audio signal to be output, the perceptibility and / or audibility of the audio signal to be output being improved in a certain spatial area of the living space. Also, a surround parameter, frequency parameters, frequency density spectrum, amplitude dynamics, frequency dynamics of the audio signal to be output can be varied depending on a further audio signal to be output adjacently.

In a further example of the invention, in a first spatial region, e.g. an audio signal to be output to a room, further signal components based on the further audible in the living room, wirelessly transmitted or recorded by a microphone ("adjacent") audio signal, which in a second space area, e.g. in a neighboring room, spent or spend. In this case, the admixed signal components are determined in such a way that the acoustically audible sound waves of the further audio signal are reduced and / or masked at least in the first spatial region, and / or the perceptibility or audibility of the audio signal to be output in the first spatial region is increased.

According to a further embodiment, the method comprises an evaluation of at least one physical posture and / or one physical impulse of at least one person in the living space and then it is decided that a linguistic message: explicitly addressed to the voice control application, and / or explicitly not to the voice control application, and / or to a specific person in the living room. One or more physical impulses of one or more persons involved in the communication can also be processed and taken into account as a function of at least one parameter of one or more detected scenes in the living space.

For example, it can be recognized that a speaker says one sentence and turns physically to another person in the living room. Thereupon, the linguistic message output by the speaker is not or at least not analyzed for the purpose of generating a response or instruction execution. In particular, then the content of the linguistic message is not processed into an immediate response or the answer to it. It is also possible to avoid unwanted answers or unwanted or explicitly undesirable content (textual) analysis of the conversation. The evaluation is then rather purposive, in particular only for adapting at least a portion of the audio signal or the at least one auditory message.

For example, such a physical posture and / or physical movement of at least one person by means of at least one camera located in the living room, e.g. a webcam on a TV. For example, if a donation of at least one of said persons to at least one second person is recognized as a head or torso rotation and / or eye contact, then a spoken message spoken by the person may not be addressed to the voice control application but as part of the speech control application said communication.

According to an expedient refinement, the sequence in the at least two audio signals to be output and / or two sections of one or more audio signals to be output and / or at least two auditory messages is output and / or the sequence is output in the at least one auditory message and a portion of the audio signal to be output be changed depending on the determined, in particular predicated parameters of said communication, in particular reversed.

For example, a determined or predicted parameter of the voice of at least one person in the living space, in particular a specific person and / or a person in a specific room area or at a certain seat in the living space can be taken into account in a (special) predetermined manner. Preferably, an order can be determined in which at least one auditory message or a single content or the at least one auditory message and at least one (specific) section of the audio signal to be output are output.

For example, e.g. an order of one or more sections of an audio signal read as a signal data and one or more auditory messages generated or to be generated, e.g. generated voice messages are changed. For example, an order in which a portion of the audio signal comprising an audio signal of a multimedia content, said auditory message, and / or a telecommunications content is output may be determined depending on at least one parameter of said communication.

For example, in particular together with or depending on the at least two time parameters determined for at least two sections and / or the sequence for outputting the at least two sections, also a suitable assignment of the sound waves or sound wave patterns corresponding to said sections to at least two spatial areas of the living space be determined or adjusted. In this case, the at least two sections, at least predominantly, can be output in the two at least partially different spatial regions and / or made perceptible from two at least partially different spatial regions.

Also, in the method, a merging or outputting of a sequence or in a dense sequence of two or more sections of the audio signal and / or one or more auditory messages can be carried out, in particular in a specific sequence. For example, determining or adjusting a parameter to generate one or more auditory messages may be performed such that the data portions associated with different auditory messages and / or portions of a (split) auditory message are read out in a changed order.

Alternatively or additionally, a prediction of one or more time intervals may also be dependent on the prediction of the parameters of one or more further audible contents audible in the living space, in particular taking into account at least two different, preferably all essential audible contents (exceeding certain limits) in the living space be carried out to issue a or several specific sections of the audio signal and / or the at least one auditory message are suitable. Said temporal intervals may also indicate (expected) pauses in which said portions of the audio signal and / or auditory messages may be output in time, preferably without temporal overlap and / or without a substantial increase in volume. Here, shorter (predicted) pauses in the acoustic content in the living room and / or in the course of said communication, (in the flow of speech between the two communicating persons, for the output of a shorter portion of the audio signal to be output and / or the first auditory message or a the first linguistic structure of the auditory message, and / or longer (predicted) pauses in the further audible acoustic content in the living space and / or in the course of the said communication (in the flow of speech between the two communicating persons), for the output of a longer section of the audio signal to be output and / or the first auditory message or a second linguistic structure of the auditory message.

For example, an evaluation of a determined content-related feature of the communication is carried out without or preferably taking into account further parameters of the communication. Furthermore, an evaluation of one or more sections of an audio signal to be output or of two different audio signals or auditory messages to be output is carried out. In this case, the type or types, preferably a classification of the type of at least one or more sections to be output of an audio signal to be output and / or a priority measure of one or more sections of an audio signal to be output or two different audio signals to be output can be determined. Depending on a comparison of evaluated data, one or more time parameters for outputting at least a specific section of the audio signal and / or the order in which at least two sections of an audio signal or two audio signals are output can be determined.

According to an expedient embodiment, the method comprises determining a content feature of said communication between at least two persons in the living space, and / or determining the type and / or a priority measure of one or more audio signals to be output in the living space or sections of at least one audio signal, and then depending on the determined information: determining, in particular adjusting an order in which at least two sections of the audio signal are output, depending on a determined content feature of the communication and / or the determined type and / or the determined priority of one or more audio signals or sections of a living space audio signal.

For example, a simplified, rudimentary determination of a content feature is such that the content of a portion of said communication, e.g. with stored pattern recognition methods or similarity criteria is classified into 4-64 predefined categories. One or more portions of the audio signal to be output thereby adapted may include auditory transmitted information for or relating to at least one particular person present in the home, e.g. in the form of an auditory message and / or a voice message.

According to an expedient embodiment, the type (eg category) and / or a priority measure of one or more sections of said communication, and / or the type and / or priority measure of one or more sections of the at least one audio signal to be output, or two different audio signals to be output are determined , Thereupon, an output of at least one section of at least one audio signal to be output with changed, in particular adapted parameters and / or an output of at least two sections of at least one audio signal of a changed order can be output.

Alternatively or additionally, the type and / or priority measure of one or more sections of the at least one (to be output) auditory message or two different auditory messages can be determined and with the determined type (eg category) and / or the priority measure of one or more sections of said communication , and / or compared with the type and / or with the priority measure of one or more sections of the at least one audio signal to be output. Depending on the comparison, at least one parameter of the auditory message may be determined or adjusted.

For example, the method comprises determining the type and / or priority measure of one or more sections of said communication, and / or determining the type and / or priority measure of one or more sections of the at least one audio signal to be output, or two different audio signals, and then in particular determining a parameter for outputting at least a portion of at least one audio signal to be output and / or the order in which at least two sections of the audio signal to be output are output.

Furthermore, a priority measure of one or more auditory messages and / or one or two sections of an audio signal to be output approximately in the same time interval can be determined. Depending on a matching of determined priority measures, one or more parameters for generating a portion of the auditory message and / or an order in the at least two sections of the at least one auditory message and / or outputting a portion of the audio signal to be output may be determined.

Preferably, a content-related feature of the linguistic communication is determined between at least two persons in the living space, and / or determining the type and / or priority measure of one or more audio signals or sections of an audio signal to be output in the living space, and / or determining or considering the type and / or or priority measure of at least one auditory message to be output concerns about the same time interval, and then depending on the determined information: determining, in particular adjusting an order in which at least two sections of the audio signal are output, depending on a determined content characteristic of the communication and / or the determined type and / or the determined priority of one or more audio signals or sections of an audio signal to be output in the living space.

Alternatively or additionally, the at least one auditory message may be paused and / or divided into at least two sections depending on one or more determined priority measures of one or more sections of said communication and / or one or more sections of the audio signal to be output, or two audible messages Content is merged into an auditory message or combined (in an auditory message).

Preferably, the output of one or more auditory messages and one or more sections of the further audio signal are assigned to specific, at least partially different (and at least partially overlapping) time intervals and / or to specific at least partially different (and at least partially overlapping) spatial areas in the living space. In this case, the assignment can take place taking into account one or more of the said priority measures.

For example, a simplified, rudimentary determination of the data or values of a content-related feature of at least one section of said communication suffices, without the corresponding ascertained data or values reflecting (must) the content of the communication. For example, the content feature of a portion of the communication, e.g. After a pattern recognition process, deposited similarity criteria, association rules in about 4-64 predefined classes (categories) are classified. It is also possible to distinguish between several types of said transactions within the communication. For example, the data and values about one or more recognized classes may be associated with the corresponding sections of the communication and taken into account in the method.

According to an expedient embodiment, at least one parameter of the communication in the living space represents a direction of a communication or a direction which is directly related to the said communication. In other words, at least one determined parameter of the communication in the living space is a directional parameter of a communication. For example, at least one parameter of said communication represents a direction of at least a portion of the communication or a direction that is directly related to said communication or another communication predicted for the near future. In other words, at least one direction parameter of a communication can be determined and taken into account, which corresponds to a continuation of the current communication or another predicated communication.

For example, at least one directional parameter of a (linguistic) communication with respect to at least one person in the living space can be determined, in particular predicated. Thereupon, a plurality of parameters of the at least one auditory message and / or of a portion of the further audio signal to be output, in particular respective acoustic and / or content parameters, depending on at least one, at least with a certain probability measure applicable, directional parameters of communication between at least two people in the living room and / or the corresponding acoustic parameters, determined, adjusted, controlled. For example, as a factor for determining a parameter of the auditory message, also mentioning one or more recipients of the communication message by name, a pre-stored or learned in the method (often used with respect to a person) call names, and / or keywords one or more Addressees of communication such as "to all", "listen to all", "children", "your on the couch", "your on the balcony", and the like can be used. In this case, the said recognition of one or more keywords defined in advance or learned in advance and / or physical impulses and / or recipients of a communication transaction, which identify a direction of the communication, and thereupon a suitable adaptation of one or more parameters of the audio signal to be output takes place. Preferably, the at least one surround parameter of the relevant (specific) sound waves generated on the basis of the audio signal to be output and / or the at least one auditory message is determined or adjusted.

The at least one directional parameter of said communication may be representative of the direction in which the communication, or a particular portion of the communication, is conducted, for example representing one or more directions between one or more speakers and one or more listeners Spaces with an increased probability measure a "speaker" and / or "listener" or a "speaker and listener" include. For different sections of communication, e.g. correspond to different transactions, different directional parameters can be determined. The directional parameter may also include a parameter that identifies a particular room area corresponding in particular to a particular seat, as a room area of the "speaker", as a room area of the "listener" or as a room area as "speaker and listener". The directional parameter may also include a parameter that is indicative of whether a communication is one-way, two-way, or multidirectional, or (in the prediction of the parameter) will soon be performed. For example, a distinction can be made as to whether the ongoing or predicted auditory communication is a monologue or dialogue. Furthermore, the directional parameter may also be indicative of a communication which is conducted (by a "speaker") with a mobile telephone or hands-free device and / or intended for no or no other persons present in the living space. For example, for the said communication in which at least three persons are involved, 1-6 different directional parameters are determined and taken into account.

For example, a directional parameter may represent values, the spatial regions within the living space, angle values, solid angles, etc., and / or the relationships between them, e.g. by vectors, represent. Preferably, a direction parameter comprises a spatial distribution and / or respective alignment of acoustic parameters of the said communication. For example, one or more directional parameters may be indicative of the spatial distribution and / or propagation and / or one or more propagation directions or propagation functions of the sound waves corresponding to the portions of said communication.

Additionally, the directional parameter of said communication may also include one or more different parameters of the communication, particularly indicative of acoustic parameters of the auditory communication, body language parameters, or associated with one or more other parameters (described in this document). The acoustic parameters may e.g. an amplitude characteristic of the communication (eg an envelope of the amplitude characteristic) and / or one or more frequency parameters (eg energy density spectrum or envelope of the energy density spectrum) and / or one or more phase parameters (eg phase differences or phase shifts) and / or a temporal course of various acoustic quantities and the like mark.

Preferably, a directional parameter may relate to at least one spatial parameter, in particular one direction or several specific directions, and may include or be associated with at least one parameter of another type of communication concerning the at least one (respective) direction. In this case, the directional parameter of said communication may have a reference, e.g. establish an association or mathematical function between one or more particular directions and one or more particular corresponding acoustic parameters of the communication.

The detection of one or more directional parameters of said communication may be accomplished with two or more sensors operable in the home, e.g. The system includes microphones, motion detectors and / or cameras and / or motion detectors. Thereby, e.g. the position of a speaker, for example, by adjusting the phases of the detected with two or more microphones acoustic sound waves done. Also, a distinction, in particular separation, of the auditory communication (speaking) of another audible content audible in the living space, e.g. done with means of signal processing. Furthermore, a said directional parameter may also depend on sensor data, a history, on at least one or more communications, in particular depending on several different communication processes from the past (eg "grandfather often scolds the uncle"), a currently detected or predicted parameter of a scene or Action in the living space can be determined.

Further, the method may be applied to at least two concurrently said communications, wherein determining or adjusting one or more parameters of the audio signal to be output and / or the at least one auditory message taking into account the parameters of the at least two (approximately in the same Time interval expiring) communications takes place. In this case, the at least two different communications, for example with different predetermined criteria and / or with different influence on one or more parameters to be adjusted of the audio signal to be output and / or the at least one auditory message, can be taken into account. Furthermore, a determination or adaptation of the respective at least one parameter of the at least two different auditory signals to be output in the same time interval with one or more audio signals can be carried out in a specific, respectively different, manner, eg different variants of determining or adapting the parameters ,

• - eine Position einer aktuell aktiv kommunizierenden sprechenden Person im Wohnraum, insbesondere einen bestimmten Raumbereich und/oder einen Sitzplatz der sprechenden Person, und/oder
• - eine Position oder mehrere Positionen, insbesondere Raumbereiche und/oder Sitzplätze, der Person oder Personen, an die die Kommunikation (zumindest eine bestimmte Kommunikation oder ein bestimmter Abschnitt der Kommunikation) der aktuell aktiv kommunizierenden sprechenden Person gerichtet ist, und/oder
• - eine oder mehrere räumliche Richtungen, insbesondere als einen oder mehrere Vektoren, in die die Kommunikation (eine bestimmte Kommunikation oder ein bestimmter Abschnitt der Kommunikation), insbesondere mittels Schallwellen und/oder einer gerichteten Körpersprache geführt wird.

The determination of the at least one directional parameter of said communication can be carried out in the method as a function of the following information, which is sensed at least partially and / or determined on the basis of the history data:

• a position of a currently actively communicating speaking person in the living space, in particular a specific space area and / or a seat of the speaking person, and / or
• a position or a plurality of positions, in particular room areas and / or seats, of the person or persons to whom the communication (at least a specific communication or a specific section of communication) of the currently actively communicating speaking person is directed, and / or
• one or more spatial directions, in particular as one or more vectors, into which the communication (a specific communication or a certain portion of the communication) is guided, in particular by means of sound waves and / or directed body language.

Furthermore, a corresponding measure of success can be assigned to a said directional parameter, characterizing in the past one or more specific, relevant directions (or between at least two specific regions of space) more or less well (not or only to an acceptable extent) disturbed and / or or unsatisfactorily successful (disturbed, characterized by frequent inquiries or by certain physical stimuli) communication sections, eg Transactions are assigned. In this case, when determining or adapting a parameter of an audio signal to be output and / or the at least one auditory message, one or more respective (in the past assigned) success measures of the communication can be taken into account.

In the method, based on the data from the past, success measures of said communication of at least one specific room area, at least one specific room area, and / or between at least two specific room areas, in particular with certain directional parameters, can be taken into account. In this case, a prediction of at least one measure of success for a current time interval and / or for the near future on the basis of the said data on the success measures from the past can take place.

For example, in a past unsuccessful application of the method, e.g. if the corresponding measure of success of a portion of the communication without at least adjusting the parameters of the audio signal or despite adjusting the parameters of the audio signal was at least statistically low, e.g. If the threshold value falls below a limit value, then at a further time interval, in particular with respect to the communication from or to certain areas, with certain directional parameters, a modified adaptation of the parameters of the audio signal or another alternative variant for the determination or adaptation of the parameters can be carried out.

In particular, the at least one parameter of the audio signal adapted in the method takes into account which person (or which corresponding spatial area) sends or will send a communication message in a particular time interval, in particular speaks or speaks, and which person or persons (or which or which corresponding person) Spaces), at least potentially, listening and / or are provided as receivers of the corresponding linguistic message, and / or are expected to listen to the at least a portion of the output audio signal. In this case, at least one temporal parameter and / or acoustic parameter of said communication, relating to one or more sections of the communication in combination with the directional parameter of the relevant sections of the communication, in particular of specific transactions or communication messages can be determined, in particular and taken into account.

The at least one parameter of the audio signal to be output can be determined in such a way an appropriate audibility and / or interpretability of said communication, in particular of at least one particular section of said communication, in at least one or more particular room areas of the living space, eg a room area at or in which at least one particular, probable or potential listener is located; and / or at certain time intervals according to certain criteria.

Furthermore, the determined number and / or distribution of the persons present in the living space in certain room areas or in certain seats or seating positions within the living space, when determining the at least one parameter of said communication and / or when determining or adjusting the at least one parameter of at least an auditory message and / or the audio signal to be output. Room areas and / or seats may also be taken into account, for which it has been determined that there is (at least with a high probability) no person there. The number and / or distribution of the persons present in the living space can also be determined from statistical data collected or learned for the living space. Space regions where persons or certain persons never or only relatively rarely reside can be disregarded, in particular for at least one adaptation of the audio signal or the at least one auditory message, in particular for these persons.

Also, a movement of at least one person (a speaker and / or a listener) in the living space and / or a predicted space area in which a person (a speaker and / or a listener) will be in a time interval in the near future may, for example determined and taken into account using sensor data and / or history data.

If, for example, it is determined that there is no speaker and / or listener in a specific room area and / or seat (at least with a certain probability), then the corresponding room area or seat can be disregarded when adjusting the at least one parameter of the audio signal or considered explicitly irrelevant. In particular, it is not possible to achieve the optimization criteria or deviating optimization criteria for these room areas or seats. In contrast, a better adaptation, in particular achievement of at least one optimization criterion for one or more of the remaining, room areas and / or seats can be carried out, was (explicitly) determined and / or determined or assumed with a certain probability that at least one there "Speaker" and / or at least one "listener" and / or at least one "speaker and listener" stop.

As a result, depending on the determined information, for example, determining or adapting one or more parameters of the audio signal to be output and / or the at least one auditory message, which are indicative of the spatial distribution of the corresponding acoustic sound waves in connection with the corresponding content the audio signal to be output and / or the at least one auditory message are generated in the living space. Also, one or more different sections (of particular criteria) of one or more audio signals and / or the one or more auditory messages to be output may be adapted differently (possibly according to different variants), whereby an adapted, in particular at least one valid or selected one Optimization criterion suitable, control, in particular control, the corresponding acoustic sound waves or one or more sound wave pattern is executed in the living room.

The output of at least one (certain) section or several specific (different) sections of the audio signal to be output and / or the at least one auditory message, of which not only one but also several can be given, is in a greatly simplified case by the selection of the loudspeakers , Selecting a combination of loudspeakers and / or an adjustment of the balance and / or a time delay (of a few milliseconds) between the outputs from the at least two loudspeakers present or virtually generated in the living space.

Furthermore, as an alternative or in addition, phase parameters of at least one signal component can be adapted to a section of the audio signal corresponding to that of the audio signal generating at least one person in the living room that a sound source is from a certain section of the audio signal to be output and / or the at least one particular auditory message is issued, in a given position and / or in a particular direction and / or at a certain distance. It is also possible to generate such (virtual) sound sources which are located (in the subjective perception of at least one person in the living space) outside the living space, e.g. behind a wall.

For example, the sound source may be composed of the at least one (according to certain criteria selected portion of the audio signal and / or an auditory message (selected according to certain criteria), depending on a directional parameter of said communication, between at least two persons, virtually moved, removed, brought closer or moved. In this case, at least one physical posture and / or one gesture of at least one person in the living space can be recognized and taken into account with a sensor, eg with a camera. For example, a donation of a person's head or body rotation and / or eye contact to another person may be recognized and taken into account, eg, when generating a sound source for outputting at least one auditory message. In this case, the one or more parameters of the at least one sound source (of at least two sound sources generated in the living space) may be selected by at least one person (to at least one person or room area) as a function of at least one parameter characterizing a relative physical posture, pose, head position (s) become. Preferably, the parameters are characteristically taken into account relative to each other or to the respective spatial regions of a relative physical posture, pose, head position (s) of at least two present, in particular communicating, persons.

Also, depending on at least one parameter of said communication and / or one parameter indicative of a detected, especially recognized scene, movement, action, a perceptible impression for a movement of at least one sound source can be generated in the method. For example, for at least one (sensory detected, recognized or assumed person) the impression of movement may be generated by a stepwise change of the distance and / or direction or position in the one sound source (at the successive time intervals).

In addition, the determination or adaptation of a surround sound parameter can also take place depending on a determined, current or predicted or with a certain probability estimated position and / or orientation and / or pose, and / or head orientation of one or more persons in the living space. For example, then one or more virtual sound sources can be placed and / or moved and / or an acoustic parameter of at least one virtual sound source is adjusted. In this case, an improved spatial sound perception (overall or cumulatively considered) can preferably be generated in the living space depending on the position and / or orientation and / or pose, and / or head orientation of at least one person and / or one recognized scene, preferably at least two persons.

In the method, two different sections or channels of an audio signal to be output or further processed audio signals based on at least one audio signal can also be treated as audio signals to be output. In particular, these can be adapted differently. The parameters of the at least two audio signals can be adapted such that an expedient distribution of acoustic sound waves results within the living space, in particular in certain spatial areas. In particular, it is possible to deviate from a spatial distribution of the corresponding acoustic sound waves which may be provided, for example in an audio signal which is provided as a surround sound signal (for example encoded in the surround sound signal).

In other words, a certain distribution, a redistribution, or a distribution of an output signal represented by the audio signal between at least two at least partially different spatial regions or directions in the coordinate system of the living space can be carried out depending on said parameters of the said communication , For example, a distribution of corresponding acoustic sound waves or specific sound wave patterns can be carried out on at least two spatial areas of the living space in which persons, certain persons, persons from certain groups of persons, participating in said communication and / or uninvolved persons, at least with a certain probability, stop them.

For example, in the process, a communication of a person standing in the kitchen and turning to another person who is on a TV set or in the winter garden, be improved by at least one channel of the audio signal, which is crucial to the sound of the room area of the TV or the conservatory is significantly attenuated for a suitable time interval and / or output with appropriately adjusted parameters. The sonication of an intermediate spatial region can remain unchanged or changed in such a way that the sound waves arriving there (with respect to accumulated acoustic values) are essentially maintained.

Thereby, e.g. Also sound sources that correspond to different audio content and / or channels of an audio signal or signal sources, depending on the at least one determined in the method parameters of communication controlled, in particular regulated, are.

In particular, a time-varying spatial distribution of the sound waves, which correspond to certain sections of the audio signal or auditory messages, depending on a temporal change of a determined parameter of the communication adaptively controlled. The adaptation of the spatial distribution of one or more audio contents, for example to at least two spatial regions of the living space or audibly from at least two spatial regions of the living space, can be controlled, in particular regulated, depending on a detected change in the at least one parameter of the communication. In this case, the parameter of the linguistic communication can represent a (specific) change of at least one parameter, eg an acoustic parameter or a communication project.

Preferably, alternatively or additionally, such an adaptation of the at least one parameter of the audio signal is carried out, in which a subjective impression is created in at least one spatial area or in a person potentially located in a room area or sitting position that one or more channels of the Audio signal or audio content (s) or audio content of certain types represented in the audio signal come from a particular (direction-determined, optimized), directions or positions.

In particular, in the method, a subjectively perceived direction and / or distance and / or a sound source corresponding to a specific content of the audio signal (as a subjectively perceived location at which the content in question is perceived by human acoustic perception) are adapted. In this case, one or more phase parameters, in particular a phase parameter of at least one signal component of a part of the audio signal to be output, e.g. a phase offset to a further signal component, which is output from at least two different arranged in the living room or aligned speakers or virtually formed sound sources, adapted.

The sound source perceptible by a specific person, in particular in a certain room area and / or on a certain seat in the living space, which corresponds to at least a part of the audio signal or the auditory message, can be dynamically shifted depending on the at least one directional parameter of the speech communication or be moved. This is done, for example, in combination with varying the amplitude and / or the frequency parameters of the corresponding sound waves. The parts of the audio signal may, for example, be stored in different channels of a surround sound signal, e.g. in a home theater format, encoded contents (a voice of the speaker of a program or entertainment program, background music, so-called atmospheric sounds, etc.). For example, a weighting and / or a spatial displacement and / or movement of individual parts or specific, selected contents of the audio signal corresponding to the different channels of a surround sound signal, depending on said communication between at least two people changed or adapted.

For example, if the person "mother" turns from the TV sofa to the person playing on the carpet or a play corner "children", then a multimedia content in the area of the carpet or the play area is issued with such adjusted parameters that a sufficient audibility of the communication, in particular the specific linguistic message.

Two room areas can be understood as two rooms of a house that are at least partially acoustically separated and / or at least partially connected.

Moreover, a content distribution of two or more auditory contents to loudspeakers or sound sources may be generated, wherein mutual masking of at least a portion of said communication and at least a portion of the audio signal is reduced and / or improved acoustical perceptibility and / or intelligibility by at least one Person in the living room, eg by at least one (at least likely) listener.

For example, by determining a parameter, (also) associating, distributing or redistributing an audio signal corresponding to the at least one auditory content to different channels of a surround sound signal, e.g. in a home theater format. For example, the at least one auditory message or at least two auditory messages or at least two contents of at least two auditory messages or an auditory message and a portion of another audio signal may be distributed to different channels of a surround sound signal to be outputted in the living space, depending on predetermined conditions. Also, the at least one auditory message may be sent to the at least two particular (respectively selected) channels of, e.g. be added via the audio system to be output (in the manner to be carried out according to predetermined conditions).

According to an expedient embodiment, the output of at least one section or two sections of at least one audio signal to be output and / or the generation of at least two or at least partially different sections of the at least one auditory message depending on the directional parameter of said communication for a (specific) space area (of at least two different room areas) and / or with two or more sound sources. These may be two different sections of an auditory message or one or more further processed audio signals based on at least one auditory message. The parameters of the at least two auditory messages can be adapted in such a way that there is an expedient distribution of acoustic sound waves, in particular specific sound wave patterns within the living space, in particular in certain spatial areas.

According to an expedient embodiment, at least a portion of the further audio signal or one or more (specific) channels of a further audio signal is output to at least two spatial regions and / or sound sources depending on a determined directional parameter of said communication and / or of the parameters of the at least one (to spend) auditory report. In particular, it is possible to deviate from a distribution rule or surround sound coding possibly provided, for example, in a surround sound system of the living space or in a multi-channel audio signal. In other words, a certain distribution or predefined variable distribution of an output content represented by the audio signal to be output between at least two at least partially different spatial regions or directions (in the coordinate system of the living space) may be performed depending on one or more parameters of said communication become.

Preferably, a distribution or redistribution of the at least one auditory messages, and a portion of the audio signal to be output, or at least two sections of one or more audio signals corresponding sound waves or with corresponding sound wave pattern can be performed on at least two (certain) space areas of the living space. In this case, the said at least two spatial regions can be determined depending on whether and which persons, certain persons or persons belonging to certain groups of people are there at least with an increased probability.

Sound sources or sound wave patterns which correspond to different auditory messages or auditory messages from different sources or contents can also be controlled, in particular regulated, as a function of the at least one parameter of the communication determined in the method.

Adapting the spatial distribution of one or more contents, e.g. At least two spatial regions of the living space or audibly from at least two spatial regions of the living space can be controlled as a function of a recognized change in the at least one parameter of the communication. In this case, the at least one parameter of the communication can be one, in particular a specific, change of at least one parameter, e.g. of a current or predicted for a near future, e.g. represent the acoustic parameter of the communication. For example, a time-varying spatial distribution of the sound waves or one or more specific sound wave patterns corresponding to certain portions of the audio signal and / or at least one auditory message may be controlled depending on a time variation of a determined parameter of the communication.

In particular, in the method, a subjectively perceived direction and / or distance and / or a sound source corresponding to a specific content of an audio signal to be output and / or the at least one auditory message (as a subjectively perceived location where the content in question is perceived by human acoustic perception will or can be felt), adapted. In this case, one or more phase parameters, in particular a phase parameter of at least one signal component of a part of an audio signal on the basis of the auditory message, e.g. determining or adjusting a phase offset to a further signal component output from at least two different physically or virtually formed loudspeakers or generated sound sources arranged in the living space.

The sound source perceivable by a particular person, particularly in a particular room area and / or seat in the living space, which corresponds to at least a portion of the auditory message may be dynamically placed, relocated or moved depending on the at least one directional parameter of said communication. This is done, for example, in combination with varying the amplitude and / or the frequency parameters of the corresponding sound waves. The parts of the audio signal corresponding to the auditory message can, for example, be sent to one or more different channels of one of these parameters depending on one or more parameters of said communication Ambient sound signal are distributed, which is eg in a home theater format and possibly further content (a voice of the speaker of a program or entertainment program, background music, so-called atmospheric noise, etc.) carries. In this case, certain contents of the at least one auditory message can be output by means of a controlled admixing of the corresponding audio signal to the audio signal of an audio system of the living space.

Alternatively or additionally, a distribution of an audio signal corresponding to the auditory message to different channels of a, e.g. in a home theater format present or determined surround sound signal, be prompted. Also, at least two auditory messages or at least two contents of at least two auditory messages can be distributed to different channels of a room sound signal to be output in the living room according to predetermined conditions.

For example, a weighting and / or a partial spatial displacement and / or movement of individual components or contents of the audio signal corresponding to different channels of a surround sound signal, depending on the parameters of said communication between at least two people can be changed.

In addition, a content distribution of an auditory message and / or a portion of the further audio signal to be output to loudspeakers or sound sources can be generated such that mutual interference or masking of at least a portion of the communication and at least one of the auditory messages is reduced and / or improved acoustic Perceptibility and / or comprehensibility by at least one person in the living room, eg by at least one (at least likely) listener, is sought.

According to an expedient embodiment, the method comprises an evaluation, in particular analysis of the said communication for the presence of a sentence fragment of a predetermined type, e.g. a predetermined sentence fragment, in particular representing a question and / or a (subsequently) expected in the future answer. In the positive case, a, in particular anticipatory, adaptation of the previously processed directional parameters of the said communication is carried out. In particular, there is a reversal of the at least one previously determined or processed direction parameter of the communication. In reversing the directional parameter, e.g. a space area previously represented as a "listener" (hereafter) will be identified as a "speaker" and / or a space area previously represented as a "speaker" (hereafter) will be identified as a "listener". Specifically, such a sentence fragment may be recognized as a transaction of a particular type and category, with or without recognition of a personal name, nickname, nickname, other name of the person, and with or without recognition of a questioning intonation.

In this case, the expected direction of the further, or a subsequent communication, for example, at least with respect to one of the subsequent transactions, predicted and taken into account. If e.g. determining that a question from a particular person or person from a particular room area is directed to another (specific) person or person from another room area, and then after completing the question of a corresponding change, in particular reversing the directional parameter of the communication went out. Questions within the linguistic communication may (depending on the language used) be based on the order of words typical of questions and / or a questioning intonation, e.g. in connection with the naming of a person's name. In addition, the recipient of the question may depend on a parameter of the scene, action, his physical response to a transaction, e.g. Transaction of a particular type and / or a physical affection.

Furthermore, properties of propagation, attenuation, reflection of acoustic sound waves in the living space, in particular of the sound waves from a plurality of different frequency ranges, can also be taken into account in the method. The corresponding parameters, e.g. a record representative of an acoustic model of the living space is determined, read and / or taken into account in determining or adjusting one or more parameters of said auditory message and / or a portion of the further audio signal to be output. For example, the parameters may represent an acoustic separation (attenuation, reflection, phase shift) between at least partially acoustically separated parts of the living space, e.g. between adjacent rooms, rooms and a connected corridor, etc. are taken into account. In a simplified case, e.g. Data based on a so-called YPAO - measurement or an extended measurement, for example, according to the principle of YPAO be considered.

According to an expedient embodiment, depending on one or more parameters of the said communication, an output of an audio signal to be outputted (approximately in the same time interval) is output related, in particular the portion of the audio signal accompanying information controlled. In particular, the information associated with the audio signal, in particular accompanying the section of the audio signal, is text, image or video information. Preferably, a parameter for outputting an associated with a portion of the audio signal, in particular a portion of the audio signal accompanying information, in particular a text, image or video output, depending on the determined parameter of communication in the living room controlled.

Furthermore, the said associated or accompanying information may also correspond to a part of the content of the audio signal or the portion of the audio signal (in an altered form). Such information accompanying the section of the audio signal to be output can also correspond to a content of a relevant section of the audio signal, at least correspondingly in another or alternative form, or comprise such information.

For example, along with a portion of the audio signal to be output, or alternatively to a portion of the audio signal, accompanying information may be generated, e.g. an information more or less corresponding to the portion of the audio signal or more or less corresponding to the portion of the audio signal is output, the output being for example a representation in a visual form or in a textual form (as a type read in or in the method, eg by means of a Interpretation of generated "subtitles" or a "text track"). A parameter for generating or outputting such information may be controlled depending on the parameter of said communication.

Alternatively or additionally, in the method, information, preferably an information dependent on the content of the section of the audio signal or on the auditory message, may alternatively be transmitted to a mobile user device of a person and / or output via a networked mobile user device of a person in the living space. For example, if in the living space communication with certain or certain limit exceeding parameters is running or predicted, a portion of the audio signal or an auditory message can be issued by a mobile user device of a person in the living room.

If a relevant portion of the audio signal is part of a multimedia content, e.g. a video sequence, a movie, a video game or a TV broadcast or a video stream, an output of a video content corresponding to the portion of the audio signal or associated with the portion of the audio signal can also be adapted. In a simplified case, a parameter of a video content to be output can be determined, adapted, controlled in the same manner analogously or according to a predetermined criterion, such as one or more, in particular mutatis mutandis, corresponding parameters of an audio signal corresponding to the said video content.

In the method, generating or outputting further multimedia data can be controlled in an analogous manner, such as adjusting the audio signal. For example, a parameter of a video output may be varied depending on the at least one parameter of said communication. Preferably, parameters of further data accompanying the said portion of the audio signal to be output or assigned to the audio signal according to a predetermined rule or read in or output within a predefined time interval with the portion of the audio signal may be adjusted according to predetermined criteria. For example, depending on a parameter of said communication and / or depending on a parameter of another acoustic content in the living space, the subtitles of a movie program (for a respective time interval) may be controlled, e.g. switched on and / or off and / or by another networked device, e.g. a mobile user device of a person be bounced.

In an optional example, a relationship between a portion of the audio signal to be output and another multimedia content, e.g. a section of the video sequence determined. For example, a measure of a permissible temporal tolerance between the output of an image or a section of the video signal and a specific section of the audio signal can be determined. The extent of the permissible temporal tolerance can be determined, for example, from the content-related feature of the section of the video sequence and / or the audio sequence and / or from the data accompanying the multimedia signal or through a content evaluation of the multimedia signal.

If it is determined that a more or less firm (temporal, contentual, causal) connection between an output of a section of the audio signal to be output on the one hand and a section of accompanying information, eg a video sequence, a section of the subtitles or the like, on the other hand is necessary is, can be present on that at least one predetermined condition associated with said communication, a parameter of a portion of the audio signal to be output and a corresponding portion of accompanying information to be output, eg, the video output or the subtitles, are adjusted. If it is determined that no or no fixed temporal relationship is necessary or the temporal relationship has a low, subordinate priority, only or predominantly the portion of the audio signal can be changed while the corresponding video portion is not changed or according to further, especially different, criteria is changed.

According to an expedient embodiment, one or more parameters for outputting at least one auditory message depending on one or more parameters of said communication is determined or adjusted, wherein the at least one auditory message differs from the audio signal to be output, and in particular at least partially in the same certain time interval as at least a portion of the audio signal is output, eg in the same certain time interval of about 5, 15, 30, 60 seconds, intended for output. Various parameters described in this document can be used for the at least one auditory message depending on various determined or predicated parameters of said communication, as well as on the other parameters, e.g. the scene, body language, etc. are controlled.

Also, a parameter for outputting an information accompanying a portion of the at least one auditory message, in particular a parameter of a text, image or video output, depending on the determined parameter of said communication and / or depending on the at least one parameter of the section of be output to be output audio signal. For example, if it is determined or predicted that certain acoustic limit values (for example because of a section of the audio signal to be output), especially regarding a certain spatial area, are exceeded, then the at least one auditory message can be substituted in the form of a textual message. , Video or video output. The at least one auditory message may alternatively be output by means of an alternative output device, for example, the at least one auditory message or alternative information may alternatively be output to a mobile user device of at least one person in the living space.

According to an expedient embodiment, one or more parameters representing a spectral property, in particular a frequency density spectrum of at least a portion of the audio signal to be output or a wavelength characteristic of the sound waves or sound wave patterns corresponding to at least a portion of the audio signal, are determined or adjusted depending on the at least one parameter of the communication.

Also, depending on or independently of this, a frequency density spectrum of an audio signal corresponding to at least one auditory message (generated based on the auditory message) or a wavelength characteristic of the sound waves or sound wave patterns corresponding to at least a portion of the auditory message may be determined depending on the at least one parameter of said communication or adjusted. In this case, a spectral property, in particular a frequency density spectrum of a portion of the audio signal corresponding to at least one auditory message (generated on the basis of the auditory message) and the spectral property, in particular a frequency density spectrum of at least the audio signal to be output, can be determined or adapted differently or in a different manner become. Respectively. a spectral property, in particular one or more wavelength ranges of the sound waves which correspond to the at least one auditory message (generated on the basis of the auditory message) and the spectral property, in particular one or more wavelength ranges of the sound waves which correspond to a portion of the audio signal to be output ( generated on the basis of the portion of the further audio signal) are determined differently or in a different way or adapted. For example, the spectral property, in particular a frequency density spectrum of an audio signal corresponding to the at least one auditory message (generated on the basis of the auditory message) or the corresponding sound waves generated in a spatial area, can be adjusted such that an (enlarged) separation between the (in the same time interval output) frequency parameters or wavelength parameters of a portion of the audio signal to be output, is effected. In other words, a complementary adaptation of the corresponding parameters of the at least one auditory message and / or the section of the audio signal to be output can be carried out, as it were.

By way of example, such generation or modification of the audio signal occurs that signal components of the audio signal which have a (high) coverage with the frequency range of a human voice, in particular with the at least one voice within said communication, into frequency components which have less coverage with the audio signal Frequency range a human voice, in particular with the at least one voice within the said communication, modified.

Preferably, the frequency components of the audio signal to be output, which have an overlap with the frequency range of a human voice, in particular with the voice of the speaker within the said communication, can be changed with respect to their frequency parameters. These may be subjected to frequency band adjustment or convenient frequency band compression. In this case, the said frequency components of the audio signal, which have a (high or very high) coverage with the frequency range of a human voice, in particular with the (specific or in the relevant time interval sounding) voice of at least one speaker within the said communication, converted into frequency components which have less coverage with the frequency range of the at least one human voice, in particular the voice of the speaker within the said communication.

For example, one or more parameters of at least a portion of the audio signal to be output and / or the at least one auditory message may be determined or adjusted such that a portion of the signal components of the portion of the audio signal containing the frequency range of human speech, in particular the (current or in the Is substantially modified, such that part of the corresponding signal energy is at least partially reduced and / or distributed to one or more frequency ranges that do not or in one frequency range of the human voice, in particular the voice of the speaker concerns smaller extent or concern.

There may be a transformation of the signal components in the frequency domain, e.g. are performed as an adjustment of the frequency density spectrum, wherein the signal components of the audio signal to be output in the frequency domain, which have a substantial part of their signal energy within the frequency range of human speech, in particular within the voice of the speaker, are transformed ("shifted") into one or more frequency ranges that does not affect or less the frequency range of human speech. In this case, one or more first frequency bands or wavelength ranges can be formed into which a content of the at least one first section (eg of the first audio signal or a first auditory message) is transformed and one or more acoustic frequency bands are formed into which a content of the at least a second portion (eg a second audio signal or a second auditory message) is transformed.

Alternatively or additionally, tones, sequences of tones, melodies, sounds of the at least one auditory message can be adapted. In this case, also the approximately the same or corresponding content of the at least one auditory message (the same information, information content), e.g. information related to the operation of an in-house device may be outputted with other adapted tones, sequences of tones, melodies or sounds.

For example, at least a first feature may be indicative of, or indicative of, the at least one auditory message indicative of an auditory message of a particular type or indicative of the auditory message to a particular device in the home or other information or event is for a priority measure of said auditory reporting, adapted, while at least a second feature that is indicative of at least one substantive feature of the auditory reporting, for example, to be transmitted with the auditory message information, in particular a textual or factual information, essentially unchanged or can be emphasized or highlighted.

For example, one or more frequencies and / or amplitudes in which the tones are output may be adjusted while a tone sequence remains substantially constant. Thus, the auditory message through human perception is still sufficiently recognizable or interpretable.

Alternatively or additionally, a parameter of the frequency spectrum or of the wavelength range of a section of the further audio signal can be determined depending on one or more parameters of said communication and / or on one or more parameters of the at least one audible message (to be output in the same time interval). For example, a frequency parameter, e.g. Parameters of the frequency spectrum of a portion of the further audio signal can be determined or adjusted, depending on the determined or predicted parameter of the said communication and / or a parameter of the output in the same certain time interval auditory message.

According to an expedient refinement, sound waves or sound wave patterns to be generated on the basis of a section of the audio signal and / or an auditory message are at least statistically, in terms of their frequencies or frequency ranges with the (determined or predicted) acoustic sound waves of the speaker superimpose or probably overlap, alternatively produced in a modified or adjusted frequency range and / or in an at least partially divergent space area of the living space.

Preferably, said sound waves are at least partially displaced from a first spatial direction in which the at least one speaker is located to a second spatial direction based on the portion of the audio signal to be outputted or based on the at least one auditory message (ie, issued as a substitute from a second direction ), which is different from the first direction.

In other words, an at least partial change in the sound waves to be generated based on a portion of the audio signal to be output or the at least one auditory message within one or more particular wavelength ranges, which (at the relevant time interval or at least statistically) with the wavelength ranges of the acoustic speech signal of the speaker superimpose or are likely to be superimposed. In this case, based on a portion of the audio signal or the at least one auditory message, acoustic sound waves may alternatively be generated in altered, deviating wavelength ranges, which have less overlap (in the relevant time interval or at least statistically) with the (actively used) wavelength ranges of the speaker's acoustic speech signal and / or another audible content audible in the living space, superimpose or are likely to overlap.

The said sound waves relating to a specific sound wave range are preferred in the at least one interference of at least a portion of the audio signal, the at least one auditory message, and / or a portion of said communication from a first spatial direction in which the at least one speaker and / or Listener is moved to a second spatial direction, which is arranged differently from the first direction. In this case, one or more parameters of the audio signal may be controlled such that the, e.g. sound waves emitted by the corresponding loudspeakers or sound sources, characterized by said frequencies, in another, particularly suitably displaced, spatial direction, e.g. be spent in another room area. In particular, a spectral property, in particular a frequency density spectrum together, in particular in a suitable combination, can be changed or adapted with a corresponding change of the at least one surround sound parameter.

For example, a portion of the audio signal to be outputted may be outputted from the direction of the speaker (who is speaking in the same time interval) or in the speaker's spatial area and the frequency range, e.g. from 120 to 6000 Hz, in particular from 350 to 3000 Hz, is reduced in amplitude and / or at least partially output from a direction other than the direction of the speaker or in a spatial region as the speaker's spatial region.

Also, the signal components output from a direction other than the speaker's direction or in a space area than the speaker's room area and affecting the frequency range of 120-6000 Hz, particularly 350-3000 Hz can be amplified.

For example, changing or adjusting the parameter of the audio signal to be output comprises at least partially shifting the sound waves based on the audio signal, which at least cumulatively or statistically correspond to the frequencies or sound wavelengths (of a determined or predicted) acoustic speech signal of the speaker, in particular high coverage with the frequency components or the sound wavelengths of the acoustic speech signal of the speaker or are likely to have, from a first spatial direction in which the speaker is located to a second spatial direction, which deviates from the first spatial direction, in particular substantially opposite to the first Direction is arranged, and / or from a first space area where the at least one listener is located to a second space area which is different from the first space area.

In the method, a spatial displacement of the acoustic sound waves or sound wave patterns generated on the basis of the at least one auditory message and / or the audio signal to be output can take place, the acoustic sound waves having specific wavelengths (eg within one or more specific wavelength ranges or corresponding to one or more acoustic waves Frequency bands) are spatially relocated such that one or more (in total) of a given, probable or assumed listener incoming proportion between a plurality of wavelength ranges of the sound waves or the frequency bands based on a portion of the output audio signal substantially unchanged, or relatively slightly fails.

For example, at least one parameter, in particular a spectral property, of a section of the audio signal to be output may be changed in such a way that one or more proportions between two or more parameter values in two or more different wavelength ranges of the section of the audio signal are not changed or are comparatively slightly changed. In other words, in the method, one or more of said proportions may be substantially maintained between at least two parameters to be determined or adapted that are relevant to human (psychoacoustic) sensing. In this way, (objective or subjective) relevant proportions for the perception of the musical properties of an audio signal can be maintained or not adversely affected.

In this case, such an adaptation of the respective audio signal can be carried out such that the corresponding change, in particular for a specific person, probably present or assumed in a spatial area, is slightly, significantly less or less disadvantageous or annoying than, for example, a reduction in the amplitudes of Sound waves in the said wavelength ranges. Such adaptation may be done depending on the speaker's room area and / or the listener's room area. For example, it mainly adjusts the spectral property of the sound waves emitted or made perceptible from the direction in which the speaker is located. Thus, the perceivability of the corresponding portion of the communication for the listener can be improved.

Different further audio signals and / or different sections or channels of a multi-channel audio signal can be changed differently, in particular adapted. These may each be determined in a particular manner, e.g. to achieve a particular purpose or goal sought by one or more optimization criteria. Preferably, audio signals, sections or channels of an audio signal, e.g. Radio broadcasts, other measures applied, in particular a greater adaptation or adaptation of other type of parameters are made as for the (predominantly) music components representing audio signals, or sections or channels of an audio signal.

The method may comprise a step of evaluating at least a portion of the audio signal to be output, wherein an indicator of the composition of the content of the audio signal, e.g. Shares of speech, song, music background, scenic background noise, determined and taken into account. For example, such an indicator for the composition of the audio signal can be determined from an evaluation of the signal content (frequency ranges, amplitude variation, etc.) or from the data accompanying the audio signal.

• - Wenn eine körperliche Regung, z.B. ein bestimmtes Lippenbewegungsmuster, erkannt wird, bei einer Person, die bisher im Wohnraum immer leise und/oder undeutlich gesprochen hat, dann wird ein Parameter der zumindest einen auditiven Meldung und/oder ein Abschnitt des weiteren Audiosignals vergleichsweise stark verändert, und/oder abhängig von den akustischen Parametern der Stimme des Sprechers, insbesondere einer aktiv genutzten Amplitude und/oder Frequenzbandbreite angepasst.
• - Wenn eine körperliche Regung, z.B. ein bestimmtes Lippenbewegungsmuster erkannt wird, bei einer Person, die bisher im Wohnraum immer laut und/oder deutlich gesprochen hat, dann wird ein Parameter der zumindest einen auditiven Meldung und/oder ein Abschnitt des weiteren Audiosignals vergleichsweise stark verändert, und/oder abhängig von den akustischen Parametern der Stimme des Sprechers, insbesondere einer aktiv genutzten Amplitude und/oder Frequenzbandbreite angepasst.

According to an expedient embodiment, the method comprises teaching a particular voice and / or a specific physical impulse of a person (a speaker, the speaking person) at one or more time intervals and then, upon recognition of the determined voice and / or the determined physical impulse the person in one or more later time intervals, an application of a (for this case) optimized or pre-stored adjusting the parameters of a portion of the output audio signal and / or the at least one auditory message. In this case, the adaptation can take place depending on the eg acoustic parameters of the person's voice and / or on the recognition data for a specific voice. For example, the following dependency can also be specified:

• If a physical sensation, eg a specific lip movement pattern, is recognized by a person who has always spoken quietly and / or indistinctly in the living space, then a parameter of the at least one auditory message and / or a portion of the further audio signal becomes comparatively strong changed, and / or adjusted depending on the acoustic parameters of the voice of the speaker, in particular an actively used amplitude and / or frequency bandwidth.
• If a physical sensation, eg a specific lip movement pattern, is recognized by a person who has always spoken loudly and / or clearly in the living space, then a parameter of the at least one auditory message and / or a portion of the further audio signal is changed comparatively strongly , and / or adjusted depending on the acoustic parameters of the voice of the speaker, in particular an actively used amplitude and / or frequency bandwidth.

By way of example, the method comprises training one or more specific physical impulses, which in a linguistic communication, in particular in a specific person or person preceding a group of persons, precedes the speaking at one or more time intervals and subsequently at a (later) recognition of the physical Stir, especially when recognizing an auditory Communication of the person or a person belonging to the group of people, an application of a changed logic and / or given parameters or a specially optimized adaptation. For example, if a person statistically frequently occurring, ascertained, learned physical impulse is recognized or recognized for the at least one person (communicating in the living space), an (improved, predetermined, assigned for this case) determination or adaptation of the parameters of a section takes place of the audio signal to be outputted and / or the at least one auditory message, or a variant of the determination or adaptation of the parameters associated with or optimized for the voice or further characteristics of the person.

Recognition of certain bodily movements may be based on appropriate science-derived laws, and / or expert observations, and / or based on user preferences, and / or preferably based on the learning data obtained by a machine learning method ,

In this case, it is also possible to recognize a physical impulse preceding a certain vocal range or a speech tone as such and / or to classify it as a physical impulse corresponding to a pattern and then to carry out a (much more precise) adaptation of the audio signal to be output.

The determination or adaptation of one or more parameters of the audio signal to be output and / or of the at least one auditory message can take place in the method according to predetermined, user-adjustable, changeable and / or method-learnable criteria. These may e.g. Optimization criteria, each serving a purpose, purpose or purpose of optimization. The word "optimization" or "optimized" does not mean that an absolute optimum should be achieved. Rather, it is to be understood as the pursuit of improvement and a certain approximation to a certain conceivable optimum. For example, the predetermined optimization criteria may serve as an objective measure of convenience.

For example, according to an optimization criterion, a reduction of a temporal overlap between one or more sections of the said communication and the output of a section or several sections of at least one audio signal to be output and / or the at least one auditory message can be carried out.

in another optimization criterion can be at least one user setting or user input, with the user setting or user input one or more spatial areas, e.g. one or more seats or beds within the living space are selected, the parameters and / or logic according to which the determining or adjusting the parameters of the at least one auditory message and / or the further audio signal for the at least one particular (selected) room area, seat , Sleeping place is running, can be selected separately or adjusted by the user input. For example, one or more specific areas of the room may be defined in which certain acoustic limits (as independent as possible of possible acoustic limits in other adjacent room areas) should be maintained at certain times. For example, the said acoustic limit values may relate to cumulative (total incoming) acoustic sound waves or sound wave patterns arriving in a respective spatial area (resulting there as a whole). In this case, certain variants of determining or adapting the parameters may be selected for at least one or more specific (selected) spatial regions.

A further optimization criterion can be, for example, certain directions and / or specific areas of space with regard to the priority measure of the communication and / or with regard to the priority measure of at least a portion of the audio signal to be output and / or the at least one auditory message (in particular of different types and / or events of different types or types) with different contents) mark, for example highlight. For example, adjustable, typical or learned in the process whereabouts of certain people or people from certain groups of people can be treated differently. For example, the procedure for the statistically considered whereabouts of persons from a first group of people (here: "parents") and for the (statistically considered) whereabouts of persons from a second group of people (here: "children") or from a third group of people (here : "Grandparents"), executed differently.

A further optimization criterion may relate to specific, eg statistical values deviating (in a particular way pronounced) perception properties of at least one particular person, person belonging to a group of persons. For example, such an optimization criterion may include the consideration of the parameters of the voice characteristics and / or an audiogram of at least one person or persons from a certain group of persons represent. In this case, the method can be applied taking into account the (non-standard) characteristics of the persons in a predetermined, appropriate manner, in particular especially for the area in which the person is at least likely to be present.

The said optimization criteria can be combined in the method in a varied manner. Also, in the method, a mathematical function for finding one or more maxima or optima for approximating one or more valid optimization criteria can be performed. For example, such a mathematical function may be a so-called cost function. Depending on the finding of one or more maxima or optima, a variant of the determination or adaptation of the said parameters of the audio signal to be output and / or the at least one auditory message can be selected.

In particular, in the method, a control, preferably regulation, of a parameter of the audio signal to be output and / or the at least one auditory message, in particular a so-called envelope or a time profile of a parameter value depending on the at least one parameter, e.g. Directional parameters of a current or predicated communication are executed. For example, a parameter to be adjusted of the audio signal to be output may be indicative of the amplitude dynamics and / or frequency dynamics. Thereby, e.g. one of the determined parameters of said communication dependent, dynamic compression, dynamic spread, frequency band compression, frequency band spreading at least one auditory message or the portion of the output audio signal to be executed or adapted. It is also possible to carry out a control, in particular regulation of the parameters of the corresponding sound waves or sound wave patterns in the living space corresponding to at least part of the said auditory message and / or the further audio signal.

Preferably, a control, in particular control of one or more of said parameters of the audio signal to be output is carried out, wherein a target value of the control depends on a given audibility and / or acoustic perceptibility of the output audio signal and / or the at least one auditory message and / or the at least one section the said communication, or the communication with a certain directional parameter, are selected. The said nominal value of the control can also be adapted, in particular adaptively. The corresponding parameters of the sound waves or sound wave patterns on the basis of the audio signal to be output and / or the at least one auditory message, in particular in one or more specific spatial areas of the living space, can serve as a desired value, reference variable or controlled variable.

The determination or adaptation of one or more parameters of the at least one section of the audio signal to be output and of the at least one auditory message may preferably be dependent on one another, in particular in accordance with a selected variant or a combination of respectively applicable variants. In this case, a mathematical relationship can be selected or determined according to which the dependence between the determination or adaptation of the parameters for generating an auditory message and the adaptation of at least one section of the audio signal to be output is ensured. Also, parameters, e.g. a time parameter, e.g. a timing for adjusting (pausing, pausing, changing) at least one parameter of the audio signal to be output is determined, wherein the adjusting is determined to output the at least one auditory message.

In particular, one or more parameters of the (to be outputted) audio signal and at least one auditory message may be adapted to target at least one common optimization criterion.

The method can be very helpful in a typical private communication in a house, especially in the case of a large family and in the presence of multiple running or switchable multimedia content. For example, the method or a mode of the method can be automatically activated at certain times or from a certain number of people in the living room, or from a certain acoustic volume within the living space. In the case of a spontaneous need for communication, the speaker does not have to switch off a running audio or multimedia program with a separate action or drown out his voice.

At the same time, the method can influence or direct the attention of one or more (at least potential, particular, selected) listeners to a section of the said communication, eg to a (specific) linguistic message within the communication. The listener has to make less effort to perceive the linguistic message and to interpret it correctly. The audio signal or a multimedia content which is associated with the one section of the audio signal to be output can be paused and particularly important sections of the audio signal or of the audio signal related multimedia content will be repeated after the end of the auditory communication section. The listener therefore does not have to feel that he misses an important portion of the audio signal. Thus, communication within a home area can be more effective and relaxed. Neither the speaker nor the listener must forego the perception of an audio program or the corresponding multimedia content or voice messages (a smart home computer, a voice control application or a virtual personality), in addition to conduct their own linguistic conversation with each other.

Depending on the configuration of the method and a high interactive and playful value can be achieved. For example, the method is suitable for generating numerous playful or entertaining effects in the living space. The procedure can be configured according to the wishes of the users. For example, depending on the user inputs or an automatic interpretation of the desires or needs of the persons present in the living space, a change in the relationships described in this document may occur, e.g. the change in the logic with which the adjustment of the audio signal and / or the at least one auditory message is to be executed. For example, the method may also be configured to have certain, e.g. is taken into account for certain persons or groups of typical communication patterns and / or configured for the resolution or a (targeted) change of the communication pattern. For example, For example, a certain parameter (e.g., detected from history or statistics) representing a behavior of a particular person in a communication may be considered and / or influenced by a selection of appropriate logic (targeted or in a particular manner), e.g. to be changed.

With the method, a positive emotional experience in the speaker, the listener or other people in the living room can be effected. Also, with the method, an anticipatory or empathic behavior of the audio system or a voice control application can be achieved.

According to a second aspect, the invention is characterized by a system for generating an audio signal to be output in a stationary living space. The system is designed to carry out the method according to the first aspect in a stationary living space.

The system is designed to determine, in particular, to predict a parameter of a communication of at least two persons within a stationary living space, and to modify, in particular to adapt at least one parameter of the audio signal to be output in the stationary living space, depending on the determined, in particular predicated, parameter of the communication. Furthermore, the system for carrying out the method may be designed according to further expedient and / or optional features described in this document. In this case, the system has the same or similar features and the corresponding advantages as the method. Alternatively, preferably in addition, the system is designed to determine or adapt a parameter of the at least one auditory message in the inpatient housing, wherein the auditory message, in particular at least one auditory message, in the same certain (short) time interval as said output to be output audio signal, ie can or should be issued.

The system may be a so-called distributed electronic system. In particular, the system comprises an audio system operable in the stationary living space. The audio system may also be part of a multimedia system, e.g. a home theater system, a hi-fi system. Also, the audio system may comprise a multimedia system or may be provided via a convenient data interface for carrying out the method, e.g. to exchange the control data, with a multimedia system. Further, the system may include other sensors, devices, e.g. Household appliances or systems of the house, e.g. a power supply system, heating system, fire protection system. Further, the system may also include at least one spaced-apart computing unit, e.g. a server or a correspondingly set up Internet portal or a corresponding cloud service to carry out the method include. The computing unit arranged at a distance may be designed with artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data aggregation of data from a plurality of living spaces. The system may be configured in various combinations for carrying out the method according to all features described in this document. A corresponding home, real estate and / or cloud service for performing the method comprising the living space may be considered part of the system and is also part of the invention.

According to a third aspect, the invention is characterized by a user device, in particular a mobile user device, which is configured to operate the method, in particular together with a stationary housing Audio system and / or built in the house or living room sensor and / or another computing unit to perform the method. In the context of this description, the application device can be a smartphone, tablet, smart watch, smart closes, in particular a garment with an electronic device integrated in the garment, data glasses, a device for generating or outputting VR (= Virtual Reality ), or be an appropriate development of such devices. In particular, the mobile user device can be placed on the audio system, multimedia system or a suitable location in the stationary living room, for example by means of a special holder with or without a data interface. Furthermore, the mobile user device can also be regarded as part of the system according to the invention. For this purpose, the mobile application device can have a wired or wireless interface which is set up to carry out the method. Advantageously, alternatively or additionally, a transmission part and / or a sensor and / or computing resources and / or a transceiver unit and / or authentication method of the user equipment can be used or used in the method. For example, the said taught-in data can be managed with the mobile user device. Also, a part of the evaluation of the said communication can take place with means of the user equipment.

According to a fourth aspect, the invention is characterized by a computer program, in particular a computer program product comprising the computer program, wherein the computer program is designed to execute at least a substantial part of the method according to the invention or an advantageous embodiment of the method on a computing unit which can be operated in a stationary housing perform according to one or more further features of the method. In particular, the computer program is a computer program which, for example, can run as an app (= "application") on a computing unit that can be operated in a stationary housing.

In this case, the computer program or computer program product comprises executable program code which, when executed by means of one or more distributed computing units, performs at least part of the method according to the first aspect or an advantageous embodiment of the method according to one or more other features described in this document. The computer program product can be embodied as an update of a previous computer program or of an operating system which, for example, within the framework of a functional extension, comprises the relevant parts of the computer program or the corresponding program code that can be executed on at least one said arithmetic unit.

The features described in this document can be combined with one another as desired. In this case, explicitly described as well as other readily apparent by a person skilled advantages. The Applicant reserves the right to make the features described in this document the subject of a further independent claim, a divisional application or a subsequent application, independently of the original wording of the independent claims, individually or in various combinations, provided that: that at least one parameter is determined in a stationary living space (belonging to a property) and then at least one audio signal, an auditory message or a voice control application in a stationary living space 1 . 1' . 1" (belonging to a property) is influenced.

• Die 1 zeigt ein Ablaufdiagramm des Verfahrens bzw. des entsprechen Computerprogramms bzw. des Softwareprodukts.
• Die 2 zeigt einen Wohnraum 1, hier in Form von einem Grundriss einer Wohnung 1 in der die Erfindung entstand und ausgeführt wird. Ferner wird eine selbsterklärende beispielhafte Einrichtung des Wohnraums 1 sowie unterschiedliche beispielhaft definierte Raumbereiche RB1, ... RB6 dargestellt.
• Die 3 zeigt denselben Wohnraum 1 mit schematisch dargestellten Kommunikationen K-a, K-b, K-c, K-a', zwischen bestimmten Raumbereichen RB1, ... RB6 bzw. mit unterschiedlichen Richtungsparametern. Es handelt sich beispielsweise um mehrere zeitlich teilweise überlappend geführte Kommunikationen K-a, K-b, K-c, K-a'.

Embodiments of the invention are explained in more detail below, without limiting the generality, also with reference to the schematic drawings. Show it:

• The 1 shows a flowchart of the method or the corresponding computer program or the software product.
• The 2 shows a living room 1 , here in the form of a floor plan of an apartment 1 in which the invention was made and executed. Furthermore, a self-explanatory exemplary device of the living space 1 as well as different exemplarily defined spatial areas RB1 , ... RB6 shown.
• The 3 shows the same living space 1 with schematically represented communications ka . kb . kc . K-a ' , between certain room areas RB1 , ... RB6 or with different directional parameters. These are, for example, a plurality of temporally partially overlapping guided communications ka . kb . kc . K-a ' ,

Also, the examples of the invention described below relate to use in conjunction with one or more stationary, i. Residential areas or real estate linked to a fixed location. The term "living space" in the context of this document is to be understood as a stationary living space. The examples 1-7 described below each illustrate different aspects of the invention. These are arbitrarily combinable and advantageous in various combinations.

For simplicity, this will be at least one audio signal to be output AS1 . AS2 in the example description simply as the "audio signal AS1 . AS2 " designated.

EXAMPLE 1 (Describes the vision of the inventor)

In the vision of the inventor, the invention becomes a networked house with the living space 1 realized. For the equipment of the house or a living room 1 includes a surround sound audio system ASYS, here a multimedia system or a home theater system, which is used to output the audio signals AS1 . AS2 over a multiplicity of loudspeakers AAV ... in different space ranges RB1 ... RB6 of the living space 1 is set up. The audio system ASYS in this example includes an amplifier with a decoder (at least for decoding a spatial audio signal) and multiple speakers. They can also be virtual loudspeakers generated by means of signal processing or acoustics. The audio system has several controllable display devices AAV1a , ... AAV2a ..., ... and a so-called multi-room PA mode. In different areas of the house, eg in different rooms, the same or different audio signals or channels of an audio signal can be output. The ASYS audio system is for data exchange with several other devices of the house or in the house operated devices G1 . G2 , with an intranet or a local network of the house and optionally designed directly or indirectly with Internet. This example will be a smart home computer R1 a spaced apart arithmetic unit R2 , a mobile user device AG1 . AG2 , a device for a voice control, or a voice control application SSV1 . SSV2 operated or appropriately furnished for carrying out the method.

For carrying out the invention, in particular for determining the at least one parameter ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' , various microphones, preferably several networked microphones, a presence sensor, a motion detector, a fire protection sensor, one or more (web) cameras, etc. may be set up. In this example, a sensor device SV1 . SV2 attached to the ceiling or luminaire of the living space, which captures image data and parameters of different types ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) of said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' , as well as various other (audible in the living room) acoustic sound waves is configured. The at least one sensor device SV1 . SV2 comprises a substantially downwardly directed camera and a plurality of microphones used to determine (localize) one or more sources of the sound waves, eg to the sections of auditory communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' as well as for recording further sound waves in the living space, eg to a further acoustic content AI-a . AI-b . AI-c . AI-d , are furnished. Also, at least one parameter ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' between at least two persons present directly by means of a (further) in the living room 1 operable voice control application SSA1 . SSA2 be determined.

Diverse members of the living room 1 living family like to listen to music or multimedia programs, hold telephone and video conferences and speak directly to each other. In doing so, the persons neither want the advantages of several audio signals or multimedia signals with corresponding audio signals, further acoustic contents in the living space 1 , on the output of various auditory messages AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 , still on a successful, relaxed communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' dispense with each other.

When a person gives something to one or more people in the living space 1 even with a loud output of an audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 already has this intention is recognized. A particular active operator action in a conventional sense by the person is not required for this. At the latest when the person has begun to speak, the person becomes through a suitable change of at least one audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 made the "stage free". If the person stops speaking, eg after the end of the last sentence, the ASYS audio system has the "stage by itself" again after 1-5 seconds and gives the audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 continue out.

The term "communication" in the method refers to a communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' from and to real persons, not with or by means of technical devices. This becomes immediate, or without technical devices between the real people in the living room 1 , for example, by language and other for people, or for the persons concerned typical communication sounds, eg interjections, body language, etc. out. The said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' between those in the living room 1 Persons are explicitly distinguished from several audible contents audible in the living space, eg from the audio signals emitted in the neighborhood and audible in the living room, as well as from a radio program, multimedia sound, a telecommunication content. Also, a distinction can be made in the living space 1 resulting acoustic content AI-c . AI-d , (here: from the devices G1 = Dishwasher and G2 = Washing machine) coming from outside, outside the living room 1 arising (and audible in the living room) acoustic content AI-a . AI-b respectively.

By way of example, adaptation of a section of the audio signal to be output, in particular comprising speech parts or person voices, takes place AS1 . AS2 predominantly or more strongly on the parameter or parameters ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' than about the parameters ( PAI-1 . PAI2 , ...) at least one more auditory content AI-a . AI-b . AI-c . AI-d , For example, in the method, the outside penetrating noise AI-a . AI-b , such as the barking of a dog or a background noise, such as wind noise, from those in the living room 1 or in the house resulting acoustic content AI-c . AI-d distinguished. Also, specific or unspecific, regular or irregular sounds or soundscapes can be distinguished. In this example, an audible content AI-a . AI-b . AI-c . AI-d , eg a section of an acoustic content AI-a . AI-b . AI-c . AI-d , Be learned about a particular, in particular different from people's voices, noise and when recognizing the learned sound, a predetermined action will be performed.

Also, mostly acoustic content or audio signals comprising speech components are processed differently than no or only a small amount of audio content comprising acoustic content or audio signals. It takes into account that a communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' With regard to their intelligibility, acoustic content or audio signals comprising many speech components is typically disturbed more strongly than by further, for example irregular, noises.

Depending on the type of audio signal AS1 . AS2 or a specific section of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 For example, if it is a language program or news, the output of the audio signal AS1 , depending on the parameters ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) of said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' , regarding a first combination of parameters ( PAS1 . PAS2 , ... PAS10 ), eg automatically paused and later (after completing at least one matching section of the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' ) be continued suitably or put together with other content to be output. The audio signal AS2 or sections of the audio signal AS2 music content or entertainment scopes, on the other hand (with the same parameters of communication ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) with regard to a second combination of their parameters ( PAS1 . PAS2 , ... PAS10 ), eg in an acoustically adapted form (further). An audio signal AS1 or sections of an audio signal AS1 , which comprise a relatively large number of parts of speech, are (in the same circumstances) in turn advantageously divided into several sections. In this case, the sections are formed in such a way that they give correct (linguistically, thematically, mutatis mutandis) correct, in particular in comparison to the entire content to be output, non-ambiguous or excessively redundant sections. A corresponding division or joining takes place at the appropriate locations.

If a section of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 by the at least one said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' and / or by another acoustic content AI-a . AI-b . AI-c . AI-d should be drowned out or if the linguistic communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' by a pronounced increase in the amplitude of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 For example, if it is not made sufficiently audible or interpretable, a determination is made of a section of the audio signal which is suitable for a repetition AS1 . AS2 and / or the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 wherein the repetition depends on a suitable location within the audio signal AS1 . AS2 or the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 , eg from and / or to a suitable location. A portion to be repeated may include both a portion of the disturbed, drowned, under-perceived portion, and other (subsequently or alternatively output suitable or intended) contents. The said determined portion of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 will be issued as soon as the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' at least temporarily ceases, falls below a certain threshold, a particular pattern of one or more parameters of the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' be recognized or recognized, or when a (self-contained or linguistically completed) linguistic message of the speaker is completed or if a, in particular predicted, suitable time interval for outputting the determined portion of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 or the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 is reached.

For example, an output of a (next) portion of the audio signal becomes AS1 . AS2 and / or an auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 started or an output of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or an auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 continued without significantly adjusted (reduced) acoustic parameters when it was detected that one within a section of communication K-a ' a particular reaction, in particular an answer (not a question or a question) Counter question) to a previously asked question within a section of the communication ka has come.

In the method, a spatial position of the "speaker" and / or at least one actually recognized, presumed or possible "listener" and / or at least one actually recognized, suspected or possible "speaker and listener", and / or a more or less probable direction the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' between at least two persons or their spatial areas RB1 , ... RB6 determined or estimated. Several measures to adjust the audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 become dependent on the ascertained position of the persons (of the "speaker and / or listener") or a (at least probable) direction of the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' implemented or planned ahead. Analogously, at least one or more spatial areas can be used RB1 , ... BP6 of the living space 1 , in particular temporarily, adaptively or depending on predetermined criteria, eg depending on certain time intervals within a week, an identifier as "speaker" or "listener" or "speaker and listener" are assigned. In this case, the method can be performed, analogously or mutatis mutandis, as in a (about real-time capable) sensory detection of persons in the said areas of space RB1 , ... BP6 , For example, a sensory recognition of a certain family member (here: "grandmother"), in a certain area of space RB3 Although possible in a certain time interval, this is not absolutely necessary in this example. The occupancy of a room area RB1 , .. RB6 of the living space 1 With a specific person or person belonging to a group of people, for example, can be determined from data or from the automatically learned contexts that come at least partially from the past. For example, it can also be determined that a particular family member speaks mostly to his pet (eg when he wakes up or comes home after work) and / or from another family member and / or from certain types of audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or certain types of auditory messages AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 do not want to be disturbed.

The in the context of said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' used, audible voice (live, acoustically generated voices of one or more speakers) is distinguished in the process of any technically generated, or reproduced by electronic means human voices. The difference is taken into account in the procedure.

In this example, a parameter ( PS1 . PS2 , ...) at least one scene S1 , ... S8 captured and processed. A detected parameter ( PS1 . PS2 , ...) of the scene S1 , ... S8 essentially denotes the simplified classification of a scene relevant to the execution of the method S1 , ... S8 into one of 8-64 different, appropriately defined classes ( PS1 . PS2 , ...). In this case, at least one quantitative parameter can also be assigned to a code of the class. The classes ( PS1 . PS2 , ...) or the corresponding code of the scenes S1 , ... S8 indicates in this example in each case some (for the specific living space 1 . 1' . 1" , for families in general or for the particular family typical) arrangements of persons in certain areas of space RB1 , ... RB6 , for example, in relation to each other. The parameter values ( PS1 . PS2 , ...) are determined in this example as (in themselves neutral, non-judgmental) code values and further processed. These can be selected in such a way that they in themselves provide a (possibly undesirable) inference about the events or events in the living space 1 do not allow. For example, a class ( PS1 . PS2 , ...) of a scene S1 in about a dinner together, another class ( PS11 . PS21 , ...) a game with a child S2 , a class ( PS12 . PS22 , ...) reading a book S3 , a class ( PS13 . PS23 , ...) doing a housework S4 , a class ( PS14 . PS24 , ...) a music making S4 , a class ( PS15 . PS25 , ...) a television S5 for two, one class ( PS16 . PS26 , ...) a more or less easy family dispute S6 , a class ( PS17 . PS27 , ...) of a further interaction of a certain kind, between the persons S8 , Class ( PS18 . PS28 , ...) can, for example, be a non-classifiable scene or (deliberately) excluded from processing S0 be, and the like. By processing a corresponding class or category ( PS1 . PS2 , ...) of a scene S1 , ... S8 the handling of the process is much easier.

In this case, a parameter ( PS1 . PS2 , ...) of a scene S1 , ... S8 , if its detection is not provided, has been switched off or this is currently not sufficiently detectable, by means of a probability calculation, eg depending on history data ( PS1 ' . PS2 ' , ...) in the living room 1 . 1' . 1" to be appreciated. Also, a parameter ( PS1 . PS2 , ...) of the scene S1 , ... S8 depending on a user input, or as pre-assigned, eg assumed, interpolated, or by statistically suitable parameter values ( PS1 '" . PS2 '" , ...) from one or more living spaces 1 . 1' . 1" be replaced.

Depending on the detected scene S1 , ... S8 with the parameter ( PS1 . PS2 , ...) can be executed in the process a variety of decisions and / or adjustments. For example, certain, for example set by a user and / or by means of an operator action of a user as "good" (or an opposite of "Poor" or not "bad") evaluated operations and / or settings learned, and in particular when recognizing a similar or comparable scene S1 , ... S8 with the (similar) parameters ( PS1 . PS2 , ...) or corresponding parameter patterns ( PS1 . PS2 , ...) or more with the scene S1 , ... S8 (at least statistically) correlating boundary conditions, in particular as far as possible and appropriate, reproduced.

Alternatively or in addition to further features, a selection of a portion of the audio signal to be output takes place AS1 . AS2 or a section of a multimedia content, or a selection of a source of the audio signal, depending on a parameter ( PS1 . PS2 , ...) of the scene S1 , ... S8 , eg, one or more of the at least one captured scene S1 , ... S8 assigned class ( PS1 . PS2 , ...), in particular a recognized action of one or more persons and / or an approximately predefined time interval to the scene S1 , ... S8 or action, determined parameters ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' ,

Preference is given to a priority measure in a selection of one or more sections of the multimedia content, eg a playback of relatively short audio or video sequences from an Internet portal, depending on the parameter determined ( PS1 . PS2 , ...) of the captured scene S1 , ... S8 and / or a parameter ( PK1 . PK2 , ..., PK8 ) the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' certainly. In this case, at least two such multimedia sequences can be added to one another or output one behind the other, with one, for example, a time parameter determined PAM2 matching or matching parameters as possible, in particular at least a matching Abspiellänge results. A suitable combination of the sections of multimedia contents, for example from the multimedia contents read out from a network or data carrier, may also be formed. In this case, depending on one or more priority measures, for example, predominantly sections of an audio signal AS1 . AS2 , or sections of video sequences without the corresponding audio signal (video sequences to which no accompanying or relevant audio signal relevant or necessary for the use of the multimedia content) and / or at least one auditory message are selected. For example, depending on one or more parameters or combination of parameters determined in the method, one or more parameters (described in detail below) ( pAS7 ) PAS8 ) pAS9 ) PAS10 ). The output of one or more sections of one or more audio signals AS1 . AS2 in the living room 1 takes place, in particular taking into account a predetermined criterion, depending on one or more parameters ( pAS7 ) PAS8 ) pAS9 ) PAS10 ).

For example, within a scene S1 , ... S8 with the parameters ( PS1 . PS2 , ...) a kitchen work, parameters of the scene S4 and a relaxed conversation ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) can detect an output of a light entertaining song AS2 be initiated. Will play with a child or pet with the parameter of the scene S2 detected, can be a section of the audio signal suitable for children AS1 . AS2 be issued. Will be reading a book with the parameter of the scene S3 detected, can audio signals AS2 are preferred, which include a (quiet) music and / or audio signals AS1 tends to be avoided, which include texts, eg exciting news content. Is a conversation ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) is detected with a high importance and / or urgency, the output of the content, in particular at a suitable location within an audio signal AS1 . AS2 or a multimedia sequence paused. Also, depending on a determined parameter ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' appropriate compromise between several audio signals to be output AS1 . AS2 (possibly with different content IAS1 . IAS2 ) or channels of a room sound capable, audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or one or more auditory messages AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 in each case, with or without an appropriate determination or adaptation of the parameters ( PAM1 . PAM2 , ...) the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 or the parameter ( PAS1 . PAS2 , ...) of AS1 . AS2 be issued. It can also be determined that it is expedient to dispense with fitting a section and instead to adapt another section. For example, the output of two audio signals AS1 . AS2 or corresponding multimedia content to two room areas RB1 . RB3 and / or two different output devices ASYS, SSA1 . AG1 . AG2 distributed. Further, an association between the (preset, determined, or estimated) interests of the persons, eg certain persons, persons belonging to certain groups of persons on the one hand, and the types and / or contents of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 or the sections of the audio signal or the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 , on the other hand.

For example, a spatial distribution may be based on the audio signal AS1 . AS2 (or channels, sections of the audio signal) and / or the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 generated acoustic sound waves or sound wave pattern within the living space 1 so that at least one, in particular according to priority measures (priority Indicators) selected section of linguistic communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' , at least in a certain, relevant directional parameter, is improved and / or can be transmitted or perceived to a degree that is sufficient according to predetermined criteria. For example, a redistribution between the different at least partially acoustically separated spatial regions is (also) carried out. Also, certain sound wave patterns or distribution of at least two sound wave patterns into or on at least two spatial regions RB1 , ... RB6 be generated. The sound wave patterns can be controlled such that a significantly improved separation (or a lower crosstalk) between the corresponding, eg in the at least two adjacent spatial areas RB1 , ... RB6 Audible, sound waves is effected. In this case, determining the type and / or priority measure of one or more sections of the linguistic communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' depending on a determined content characteristic IK-a . IK-b . IK-c a section of the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' be executed.

This example also recognizes and takes into account who of the persons (or persons of which room area RB1 , ... RB6 ) communicates to whom (to which other person present or probably present or to a person connected by means of a telecommunication device, to a person in which area of space RB1 , ... RB6 ), which is at least one said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' is directed.

In an example, one or more parameters ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' , one or more parameters ( PS1 . PS2 , ...) of the scene S1 , ... S8 in the living room 1 , one or more parameters ( PBL1 . PBL2 , ...) of a physical impulse of at least one person, at a first time interval (t1, t2) determined. The said parameters can be determined in particular as a pattern of the corresponding parameters or parameter values. Depending on the determined parameters ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) PS1 . PS2 , ...), ( PBL1 . PBL2 , ...), or the corresponding pattern, one or more parameters ( PK1 " . PK2 " , ... PK8 " ) the communication K-a ' . K-b ' . K-c ' . ka " , a parameter ( PS1 " . PS2 " , ...) of the scene S1 , ... S8 , a parameter ( PBL1 " PBL2 ", ...) predicts a physical impulse of at least one person for an at least partially predefined time interval (t3, -t4) Depending on the determined parameters ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) PS1 . PS2 , ...), ( PBL1 . PBL2 , ...), or the corresponding pattern from at least a first time interval (t1, t2) and / or depending on the predicted parameters ( PK1 " . PK2 " , ... PK8 " ) PS1 " . PS2 " , ...), ( PBL1 " PBL2 ", ...) for at least an at least partially predefined time interval (t3, -t4), determining or adjusting one or more parameters ( PAS1 . PAS2 , ...) at least a portion of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or one or more parameters ( PAM1 . PAM2 , ...) of a section of the at least auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 and / or one or more parameters ( PAI-1 . PAI2 , ...) at least a portion of another acoustic content AI-a . AI-b . AI-c . AI-d for at least one, in particular in comparison to the time interval (t1 - t2), at least partially preceding third time interval (t3 '- t4') are executed.

For example, depending on a parameter (PK1 ) PK3 ) PK5 ) and or ( PK7 ) characterizing a section of the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' , and / or from a parameter ( PBL1 . PBL2 , ...) of a physical movement of at least one person, in each case at a first time interval (t1, t2), a parameter ( PK2 " ) PK4 " ) PK8 " ), and or ( PK1 " ) of further or subsequent communication K-a ' . K-b ' . K-c ' . ka " with respect to a subsequent time interval, in particular with respect to a specific time interval (t3 - t4) are predicted. Also, depending on one or more parameters ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' , one or more parameters ( PS1 . PS2 , ...) of the scene S1 , ... S8 in the living room 1 , one or more parameters ( PBL1 . PBL2 , ...) of a physical movement of at least one person, at a first time interval (t1, t2) one or more predicted parameters of the sound waves in one or more spatial regions RB1 , ... RB6 of the living space 1 for an at least partially predefined time interval (t3, t4) are predicted and taken into account.

A predicted parameter ( PK1 " . PK2 " , ... PK8 " ) PS1 " . PS2 " , ...), ( PBL1 " PBL2 ", ...) can in turn (as a basis) for determining or adjusting one or more parameters ( PAS1 . PAS2 , ...) at least a portion of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or one or more parameters ( PAM1 . PAM2 , ...) of a section of the at least auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 and / or one or more parameters (PAI-1 . PAI2 , ...) at least a portion of another acoustic content AI-a . AI-b . AI-c . AI-d for an at least partially preceding third time interval (t3 '- t4').

The said time interval (t3 '- t4') may at least partially overlap or correspond to the time interval (t3 - t4). Also, the second time interval (t3-t4) and / or the third time interval (t3 '-t4') may each be one compared to the said first time interval (t1, t2), e.g. about 1, 3, 5, 15, 30, 60 seconds later, e.g. a subsequent, time interval.

In one example, communication may be ka . kb . kc . K-a ' or a subsequent or another expected communication K-a ' . K-b ' . K-c ' . ka " , in particular of at least one speaker, for example a first person or the at least one first spatial area RB1 , ... RB6 and a listener, eg a second person or the at least one second space area RB1 , ... RB6 be favored. In particular, such communication, targeted, ie with the least possible impact or disturbance to other people, space areas RB1 , ... RB6 or auditory content. Also, communication can be ka . kb . kc . K-a ' or a subsequent or further expected communication K-a ' . K-b ' . K-c ' . ka " between certain, determined persons and / or certain determined spatial areas RB1 , ... RB6 of the living space 1 , in particular at certain time intervals and / or in one or more specific directions are favored. For example, only or predominantly a portion of the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' respectively. K-a ' . K-b ' . K-c ' . ka " beneficiary for which a low, pre-determined threshold of success has been identified or predicted. Alternatively or additionally, the perception of an output of a section may be based on the audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 be improved. For example, one or more, in particular anticipated, predicted disturbing influences, in particular mutual interference between two or more auditory contents, can be reduced or disadvantages for the perception by at least one person or from at least one (specific, selected) spatial area RB1 , ... RB6 be reduced.

Depending on the determined parameters ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' may be caused to generate acoustic sound waves or output one to an audio signal AS2 belonging video content VI1 . VI2 or the output of others with the audio signal AS1 . AS2 or with a portion of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 according to predetermined criteria of associated data, in particular for a specific area of space RB1 , ... RB6 or for a particular person, at least partially by other means, eg with other loudspeakers or with another combination of loudspeakers or display devices AV1 . AV2 in the house, eg with a user device AG1 . AG2 at least one person takes place. It can be in a room area RB1 , ... RB6 incoming acoustic acoustic wave parameters based on the audio signal AS2 , preferably substantially maintained or changed relatively negligibly or not adversely. Also, at least one, with the portion of the audio signal AS2 or the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 related information IAM2 on a mobile user device AG1 . AG2 a person are spent. For example, an output of a portion of the audio signal AS2 and / or the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 in a modified form, eg as appropriate subtitles and / or visual, eg symbolic and / or textual information IAM1 . IAM2 be initiated.

Also can be a video content VI1 . VI2 of a multimedia content AS1 . AS2 the by means of one of the display device AV1 is output, for example, depending on a detection, in particular recognition of a scene S1 , ... S8 and / or detecting a longer turn away (say, from or greater than 5, 15, 30, 60 seconds) of at least one person from watching the display device AV1 and / or if the person is the room area RB1 , ... RB6 changes, one to the video content VI1 . VI2 appropriate or the video content VI1 . VI2 at least partially replacing information IVB1 . IVb2 be issued. For example, if it is detected that the person or a mobile user device AG1 . AG2 the person's specific space area RB1 , ... RB6 (from which the display device AV1 is visible), an output of a next portion of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or the next section of video content VI1 . VI2 , or one to the video content VI1 . VI2 matching or the video content VI1 . VI2 at least partially replacing information IVB1 IVb2 be done on a mobile user device of the person. In this case, for example, a corresponding auditory output AS1 . AS2 one to the video content VI1 . VI2 matching or the video content VI1 . VI2 at least partially replacing information IVB1 IVb2 a portion of the video content that is not sufficiently perceptible (due to averting or distracting from observation or changing the spatial area) VI1 . VI2 replace or compensate. In this example, an audio signal AS1 . AS2 or information from the accompanying data IAS1 IAS2 usually intended for disabled or blind people, in sections, eg by an appropriate audio output device ASYS, AAV 1 ..., AG1 . AG2 be issued. In this case, a section of a TV program or video streaming for a (specific, marked by aversion of an observer) time interval as a corresponding radio program or text sections can be further issued.

For example, in a transmission of a sports match, if the viewer briefly walks out of the kitchen, for example, or turns away from the screen, an appropriate listening version with an auditory description of the events (of the sports match) is adaptively switched on. This can be avoided in the particular type of content possibly unwanted pauses and the Content can still be displayed in real-time ("live") despite the distraction of visual perception.

Furthermore, as a parameter ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) of said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' or together with a parameter of communication ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) the language or dialect in or in the one section of the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' takes place, and then determining or adjusting, in particular switching a voice channel (a multi-channel, such as bilingual) audio signal AS1 . AS2 a multimedia content depending on the recognized language (in the same, a similar, a predefined or to the recognized language or the dialect associated language) are executed.

Appropriately, by adjusting a portion of the audio signal to be output AS1 . AS2 a reduction in the disturbance or a (psychoacoustic) masking of at least one section of the linguistic communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' on the part of the room area concerned RB1 , ... RB6 audible, based on the audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 achieved or desired sound waves generated. This is done in this example such that in one or more other space areas RB1 , ... RB6 for at least one person present there (possibly or with at least one measure of probability), in particular a person, for example, in the content IAS1 . IAS2 of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 (at least with a certain probability measure) is interested in a least or not disturbing change of at least one parameter ( PAS1 . PAS2 , ...) of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 , or the corresponding sound waves is effected or a repetition of at least a portion of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 predominantly for the at least one relevant room area RB1 , ... RB6 is initiated.

For example, one of an audio signal to be output AS1 . AS2 and / or another acoustic content AI-a . AI-b . AL-c . AL-d at least partially freed space area RB1 , ... RB6 to be formed. Decisive here is a reduction in one, in particular mutual, disorder, for example the disturbance or masking of a portion of the linguistic communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' in the spatial areas "speaker" and / or "listener" and / or "speaker and listener". The sonication of the at least one intermediate space area RB1 , ... RB6 can remain essentially unchanged, for example, this can be further sonicated, or sonicated with sound waves that compensate for the disturbing effect at least partially. In this case, the audio signal in the other room areas RB1 , ... RB6 of the living space 1 , especially in the room areas RB1 , ... RB6 which are spatially or acoustically (in the acoustic acoustic wave propagation path) between a "speaker" and a "listener", unadapted, otherwise adapted, less adapted, or contrary to the adaptation based on the audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 Sound waves generated are adapted to the spatial areas of the "speaker" or "listener".

Different sections of the sound waves are treated differently in the process:

• - eine Spracheingabe SE1, SE2 in die Sprachsteuerungsapplikation SSA1, SSA2, und/oder
• - einen Sprachbefehl SB1, SB2 für die Sprachsteuerungsapplikation SSA1, SSA2, und/oder
• - eine Frage FR1, FR2 an die Sprachsteuerungsapplikation SSA1, SSA2 handelt.

For example, it is determined that there is a section of acoustic sound waves, for example from a certain area of space RB1 , ... RB6 , in the direction of the voice control application SSA1 . SSA2 , or a sensor device SV1 . SV2 around:

• - a voice input SE1 . SE2 into the voice control application SSA1 . SSA2 , and or
• - a voice command SB1 . SB2 for the voice control application SSA1 . SSA2 , and or
• - a question FR1 . FR2 to the voice control application SSA1 . SSA2 is.

Then at least a first measure or a first variant ( V1 . V2 , ... V10 ) determining or adjusting one or more parameters of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or one or more of the parameters ( PAM1 . PAM2 , ...) the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 be executed. The measure or variant may include or be oriented to the acoustic sound waves based on the audio signal AS1 . AS2 especially or preferably only in the first room area RB SSA1 , ... RB SSA2 in or near which the voice control application is located SSA1 . SSA2 or the sensor device SV1 . SV2 is changed, for example, in a relevant time interval, below a certain limit is lowered.

Furthermore, when outputting to the voice input SE1 . SE2 , Voice command SB1 . SB2 and / or the question FR1 . FR2 following auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 eg while answering the question FR1 . FR2 , an output of an audio signal to be output AS1 . AS2 only or predominantly in a second room area RB1 , ... RB6 , in or near the person concerned, and / or in a room area RB1 , ... RB6 from the voice input SE1 . SE2 , Voice command and / or the question FR1 . FR2 has come to be changed. For example, (only or predominantly) certain parameters of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 , eg, only or predominantly in a respective time interval, are determined or adjusted according to one or more predetermined limits, such that one or more predetermined perceptibility measures (for certain persons, in certain areas of space) are met.

For example, it is determined that there is a section of acoustic sound waves (from a certain area of space RB1 , ... RB6 and possibly in the direction of another room area RB1 , ... RB6) around a section of said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' is. Thereupon, at least one second measure, or a second variant ( V1 . V2 , ... V10 ) determining or adjusting one or more parameters of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or one or more parameters of the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 be executed. This may include or be oriented to the acoustic sound waves based on the further audio signal AS1 . AS2 especially or possibly only in the room area RB1 , ... RB6 where the at least one (likely) listener of the communication section ka . kb . kc . K-a ' is, for example, in a relevant time interval, below a certain threshold, lowered.

If so, especially after or during the output of the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 and / or at least a portion of the further audio signal AS1 . AS2 it is assumed that this was not sufficiently heard (for example, the audio signal or the auditory message was acoustically difficult to discern or interpret and / or it was determined, for example on the basis of the detected physical impulse that this was not sufficiently listened to), a section the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 , or an information contained therein IAM1 . IAM2 . IAM3 then be issued (repeatedly), without any action, such as a control action of a person in the living room 1 necessary for this. In this case, the at least one repeated output taking into account the at least one determined suitable position within the AS1 . AS2 . AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 respectively.

Different others, about the same time interval with the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 output audio signals AS1 . AS2 , in particular different sections or channels of a multi-channel audio signal AS1 . AS2 can be changed differently in the process, in particular adapted. These can be determined in a particular manner, for example, to achieve a specific, by an optimization criterion ( OK1 . OK2 . OK3 , ...) for the intended purpose or goal. Preference can be given to the (predominantly) voice components representing audio signals AS1 , Sections or channels of an audio signal, such as radio broadcasts, other (measure) variants of determining or adjusting the parameters are applied, in particular a greater adjustment to be made, as for the (predominantly) music-representing audio signals AS2 , Sections or channels of an audio signal AS2 , In this case, the method may include a step for evaluating at least a portion of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 comprising an indicator of the content of one or more portions of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 , Eg shares of speech, song, music background, scenic background noise, determined and taken into account in the process. For example, such an indicator for the composition of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 from an evaluation of the signal content (frequency ranges, amplitude variation, etc.) or from the audio signal AS1 . AS2 accompanying data are determined.

The method can also be carried out differently for different users. As a user, a specific, assigned or currently automatically recognized or logged in user, for example, be accepted with a specific user account. A "user" can also correspond to a group of people, or the user's group of users can be determined depending on the recognized or logged in user or vice versa. In particular, the user may also be the "main user", "master" or one of several potential users who uses the system in a particular manner and / or particularly intensively. Such a user can be handled in the procedure as a person belonging to a specific group of persons (here: "parents"). For example, a particular user may change the parameter ( PAS1 . PAS2 , ...) the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 and / or the further audio signal AS1 . AS2 treated differently than another person. For example, a parameter ( PK1 . PK2 .. ., PK8) the auditory communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' of the (master) user reacts differently than to the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' another person. An additional person may be a person recognized as a "guest", unrecognized, not logged in, or a person recognized as a less active user. Automatic adaptation, in particular machine learning in several embodiments of the method for specific users, for the behavior of a specific person, for example a communication behavior that is typical for the latter (from the past) and / or currently determined and / or predicted, can be provided.

Also, a priority measure of certain portions of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 for (in relation to) one or more specific persons or persons belonging to particular groups of persons and / or persons in specific areas of space RB1 ... PB6 of the living space 1 be determined and taken into account. For example, a parameter ( PAM1 . PAM2 , ...) an auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 and / or a portion of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 be determined or adapted so that an age range (baby, child, teenager, adult, senior, etc.) and / or gender and / or an archetype of a present, in particular at the said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' involved, person is taken into account. It is also possible to take into account the specific characteristics of the auditive perception that are known for a particular person or person belonging to a particular group of persons, eg phenomena or differences known from psychoacoustics. In a simplified case, the specific characteristics of the perception and / or certain areas of interest can be determined, in particular estimated, depending on a stored, determined or read user profile. The characteristics of certain persons or the differences to be taken into account can be taken into account, for example, in the form of appropriate measures of the deviations or the differences, eg compared to standardized values.

In the method, a (physical or virtual) sound source, from which a portion of the audio signal to be output AS1 . AS2 and / or the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 is output, so chosen, placed or moved that the perceptible direction of the sound source for a (detected, probable or assumed) perceptual perspective, body position, pose, head position of at least one listener is adjusted. In this case, such a placement of a sound source from a section or content IAS1 . IAS2 of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 can be achieved depending on the perceived (probable, probable or assumed) perceptual perspective of the listener. In doing so, the perceived direction and / or distance of said sound source from one direction and / or distance of another perceived sound source may be caused to provide another acoustic content AI-a . AI-b . AI-c . AI-d corresponds (which could be disturbed or disturbed) does not match. For example, by adjusting one or more parameters ( PAS1 . PAS2 , ...) of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or one or more parameters ( PAM1 . PAM2 , ...) the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 an enlarged difference from a said relative (from a listener) perceptible direction and / or distance in which said sound source is placed may be appropriately selected. For example, an angle between the perceptible positions of the at least two corresponding sound sources, in particular sound sources of at least 60 °, 90 °, 120 °, 180 ° can be achieved.

It can be a distribution or a dynamic redistribution of at least two different audio contents IAS1 . IAS2 . IAM1 . IAM2 . IAM3 depending on their respective content-related feature, on at least two perceptual directions or listening directions (here: also on "two ears of at least one potential listener") are generated, wherein an excessive overlaying and / or a mutual masking of the portion of the at least one output audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 and / or a section of the communication ka . kb . kb , in particular for at least one, certain or at least accepted listeners, eg in a certain area of space RB1 ... RB6 , be reduced. This allows improved perceptibility or interpretation by the listener.

Depending on the type, or according to the priority measure of at least a portion of the audio signal to be output AS1 . AS2 and / or at least a portion of the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' in the living room 1 by modifying, in particular, adjusting the at least one parameter ( PAS1 . PAS2 , ...) of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 a simultaneous, as good as possible audibility and / or intelligibility, in particular a specific portion of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 and the section of linguistic communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' , in the same room area RB1 , ... RB6 or in at least two different, eg adjacent, spatial areas RB1 , ... RB6 be achieved. For example, at least a part (channel, section) of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 be varied, for example, by means of a signal processing in the frequency domain, wherein also an adaptation of the sound image, a selective, of one or more parameters ( PK1 . PK2 , ...) of said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' dependent signal processing function, eg frequency band compression and / or dynamic compression, of at least part of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 or the corresponding based on the said audio signal AS1 . AS2 generated acoustic sound waves can be effected.

Also, two or more different auditory messages AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 , for example regarding different devices G1 . G2 of the house to at least two different ones Sound sources, in a highly simplified case to different channels of a home theater system, or the, for example by means of a wave field synthesis, generated sound sources are assigned. For example, the sound source may be the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 depending on whether it is at least one person in a particular room area RB1 , ... RB6 an audio signal AS1 . AS2 listen or a multimedia content with such an audio signal AS2 on at least one display device AV1 . AV2 watching. For example, different types of auditory messages AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 , eg in each case concerning different devices G1 . G2 of the house or different events, optionally via audio output devices AAV SSA1 . AAV SSA2 the at least one voice control application SSA1 . SSA2 or via the audio system ASYS of the living space, in particular via one or more audio output devices AAV1a ... AAV1b , ... or combinations of audio output devices AAV1a ... AAV1b , ... are issued.

If necessary, it will focus on a section of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 (as one of the combinable measures) a frequency band transformation is applied, wherein the frequency components of the corresponding signal section, which are a significant overlap with the (actively used) frequency band of human speech, in particular within the voice of the speaker to the, in particular nearest, Frequency ranges are transformed, which are essentially outside of the above, for human communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' particularly important, frequency band lie. In this case, the modification, in particular transformation of a plurality of signal components of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 such that a mathematical relationship between the signal components, in particular one or more proportions, eg regarding the frequency density spectrum, essentially remains intact. In this case, the modification can take place in such a way that it does not result in any substantial (subjectively disturbing) alienation or a reduction in the interpretability of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 or the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 results.

Alternatively or additionally, depending on a determined parameter ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' , an auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 comprising a voice message, adapted to be generated with a different voice or at least partially as a substitute by means of sounds, sound sequences, interjections, sounds. For example, depending on a determined parameter ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' , a parameter of speech generation ( PSG1 . PSG2 , ...) the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 be adapted so that the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 is generated with a different voice or with a voice based on other actively used frequency parameters, eg acoustic bandwidth sections, etc.

One or more parameters ( PAS1 . PAS2 , ...) of the audio signal to be output AS1 . AS2 and / or one or more parameters ( PAM1 . PAM2 , ...) the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 are selected in the method such, in particular combined, that a mutual interference or masking in particular taking into account the characteristics of human perception (as these are known to those skilled in psychoacoustics, cognitive science, brain research, communication science) are reduced. The determination or adaptation of the parameters can be carried out in the method such that the perceptibility of said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' and / or the part of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 , in particular in a respectively suitably chosen dimensions or at least to a predetermined minimum, be increased.

In a variant of the invention, it is provided that, depending on the recognized feature ( PK4 ), eg topic of a section of the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' , and / or depending on the intonation or the direction parameter ( PK1 ) the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' , and / or the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' involved, certain persons, a decision to issue one of two or more different audio signals AS1 . AS2 , eg from different audio signal sources and / or one of two or more different auditory messages AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 , eg from different data sets and / or with different contents IAS1 . IAS2 . IAM1 . IAM2 . IAM3 is taken. For example, switching between at least two different audio signals AS1 . AS2 , in particular with substantially different contents, themes, styles or from different audio sources. In this case, one or more suitable locations for splitting, joining or combining can be taken into account.

For example, if in the living room 1 Spouses or partners communicate about a relationship issue through which children, a (generally, statistically or for the persons concerned) typical issue and the corresponding (typical, objectively recordable) characteristics or parameters of the Themas be recognized by this class, a matching multimedia content AS2 For example, a calmer song or program, or a portion of the audio signal that can produce a desired perceptual effect or psychological effect, can be output. Also, in the method, a, in particular stepless, accounting or mixing of at least two audio signals AS1 . AS2 or multimedia contents, wherein the mixing ratio or a parameter after the at least two audio signals AS1 . AS2 be calculated, essentially continuously or in stages, depending on the determined, in particular predicated parameters of the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' determined or adjusted. Similarly, this may be due to one or more auditory messages AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 be applied. For example, in the method, a switching, omitting (here: controlled omitted or "cut") or changing the auditory content IAS1a . IAS2a . IAM1a . IAM2a . IAM3a a first predetermined type, eg depending on one or more parameters determined or predicated in the method ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) PS1 . PS2 , ...), ( PBL1 . PBL2 , ...), or the corresponding recognized pattern. Such contents of the first kind may be the content not desired or explicitly undesirable by a user and / or manufacturer of a part of the system and / or by an operator of the method or of the invention. For example, such contents of the first kind IAS1a . IAS2a . IAM1a . IAM2a . IAM3a be or include consumer information of a particular first type, adult portions of multimedia content, and the like. Furthermore, an at least partial replacement of a first content of the first type may also be provided IAS1a . IAS2a . IAM1a . IAM2a . IAM3a by at least a second content of a second predetermined type IAS1b . IAS2b . IAM1b . IAM2b . IAM3b respectively. A content of the second predetermined kind IAS1b . IAS2b . IAM1b . IAM2b . IAM3b For example, a consumer information of a second kind, sufficiently mature portions of a multimedia content and the like can be, the contents of the second kind IAS1b . IAS2b . IAM1b . IAM2b . IAM3b are explicitly desired or not undesirable by a user and / or manufacturer of the system and / or by an operator of the method of the service according to the invention.

The procedure is based on natural, non-standard communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' in the living room 1 present persons among themselves. In doing so, the said communication must ka . kb . kc . K-a ' comply with specific criteria or standards in order to achieve a useful effect. It does not have to have certain voice commands SB1 . SB2 (in a special way) or perform special gestures defined for operation.

As a result, for example, an automated, event-driven, in particular operated determination, parameterization and combining of the sections of the audio content and video content, a type of audio and / or video editing in relation to various (information and / or multimedia) contents can be performed the result in the form of sound waves, sound wave patterns and / or Vodeoausgaben in the living room 1 is output almost in real time, in particular in a spatially distributed or processed as a spatial sound effect form. In this case, determining, parameterizing and combining the sections or the audio and / or video editing can be dynamic or adaptive one or more by at least people in the living room 1 guided (free improvised) communications ka . kb . kb . K-a ' adapts. The sections of communication ka . kb . kb , the auditory messages AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 , one or more audio signals AS1 . AS2 may then be perceptible (as a result, from the point of view of a speaker and / or listener) as a matching component of a variety of audible content. In this case, the method may take into account a mathematical function for finding one or more maxima or optima, eg a weighting function or a so-called cost function for approximating one or more valid optimization criteria, OK1 . OK2 . OK3 , ...) are executed.

The term "auditory message" AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 refers in the method in particular to: an auditory message representing an acoustically conveyable information (to be output by technical means) which should be interpreted or understood by humans. Preferably, an auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 include relatively complex information. It can be such an auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 be with the a variety of different meanings can be transmitted. Preferably, an auditory message to be issued AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 comprise at least a portion of a voice message. For example, an auditory message refers AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 to a state of an operating system of the corresponding house or to an information on a, in particular current the house or living space 1 relevant event.

Preferably, the auditory message includes AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 at least one voice message. The voice message may include, for example, one or more so-called transactions (analogous to so-called communications transactions). An auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 , in particular the voice message can be artificial, for example computer-generated, in particular interactively generated speech content, eg a voice of a virtual assistant or a virtual personality. For example, the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 be an artificial intelligence generated announcement, textual information, question, voice opinions, etc. These may be based on, for example, or based on the data of a home computer, "smart home computer", an electronic "personal assistant", "family assistant", "virtual babysitter", "virtual entertainer", "mind of the house", or several virtual personalities, etc. are generated. For example, the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 a communication form, eg a voice of a virtual personality simulated with means of artificial intelligence. The at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 can also, in particular represented by the voice of the virtual personality, artificially generated or improvised content IAM1 . IAM2 . IAM3 , eg include entertainment content. An auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 may include information not represented by speech but eg based on sound sequences, melodies, certain sounds.

Alternatively or additionally, the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 acoustically output content IAM1 . IAM2 . IAM3 based on the data of a (networked with the home network) user device (smartphone, tablet, smart watch, data glasses, smart headphones, etc.), eg correspond to a read by means of a speech generation text content. The user device AG1 . AG2 can be a personal (mobile, especially portable on the body, possibly connected to the body) user device of at least one in the living room 1 Present at the said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' be involved person.

Alternatively or additionally, a portion of a second audio signal (different from the audio signal AS1 . AS2 ), representing a linguistically transmitted message, a section of a telecommunications content, such as a message to an answering machine or a voice message sent exceptionally also an auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 be treated accordingly. The auditory messages AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 The latter type can be treated differently in the method than, for example, the at least one auditory message generated by means of a speech generation (depending on certain events) AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 ,

One or more sections of an auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 can be an auditory information to be transmitted IAM1 . IAM2 . IAM3 concerning a particular one in the living space 1 include present person and / or specifically to at least one in the living room 1 be present (or with a high probability of being present). In particular, the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 in one or more acoustically connected or acoustically partially separated parts of the living space 1 be issued. A section of a longer, complex auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 , in particular a section of the auditory message which is in itself more meaningful (an unambiguous meaning, a message, a coherent transaction or communication messages) AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 can also act as an auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 to be viewed as. It should be emphasized here that auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 principally represent different contents or contents of different kinds. A section of an auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 For example, it may include certain human communication sounds, eg, interjections, in a synthesized or imitated form. Different types of auditory messages AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 can be treated differently in the procedure. For example, parameters of auditory messages AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 based on speech generation, based on read-in data comprising or representing linguistic information, and auditory messages AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 Based on sound sequences, melodies, specific sounds, determined or adapted according to different mathematical contexts (logics, formulas, characteristics).

In particular, the at least one auditory message is characterized AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 by at least one generated content independent of (conceivable) previous particular information entries. The at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 is in particular no immediate reaction, eg no response to specific (targeted) information input. This does not have to be in any particular, immediate temporal connection with the section of said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' stand.

The at least one (to be issued) auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 For example, it can already be present or read in as a section of an audio signal corresponding to the auditory message or a multiplicity of combinable audio signals or sections of an audio signal (possibly also audio data for individual words, syllables, communication sounds, etc.). An auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 may be based on or taking into account the data from a data source, eg as a data stream or in a form arbitrarily distributed on data packets, or generated in the method. For example, the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 are generated as data from which the same or in a further arithmetic unit, the corresponding sounds, or data for generating the sounds, generated or synthesized. In this sense, the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 also be generated as a rule for the generation or output of one or more specific voice messages. For example, one or more parameters of the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 determined or adjusted, which is the output of at least a portion of the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 from one or more (different, further) audio output devices ASYS, AAV1a , ... AAV SSA1 , ... in the living room 1 or on a mobile user device AG1 . AG2 a person, eg a person selected according to certain criteria. Also, the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 based on the corresponding audio output device ASYS, AAV1a , ... AAV SSA1 , ... in the living room 1 pushed or streamed (in a so-called "push method" or "streaming method") data sections are generated. In this case, one or more parameters can be determined in the method which is a transmission of data to one or more specific audio output devices in the living room 1 and / or the output of auditory reporting data AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 in the form of acoustic sound waves. The generation of the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 According to a parameter determined in the method, by means of a direct or indirect control of a computing unit in which the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 corresponding audio signal is generated, processed, amplified or output as sound waves. For example, a modification, in particular an adaptation of at least one parameter in the living space 1 to be generated (to be issued) auditory report AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 , by controlling a (networked to execute the method) computing unit done.

Determining, in particular adjusting a parameter ( PAM1 . PAM2 , ...) the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 can already occur during the generation of the underlying data, data sections or during the reading of the corresponding data stream in the process. In particular, a parameter ( PAM1 . PAM2 , ...) for an auditory report to be issued AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 depending on the said parameter ( PK1 . PK2 , ..., PK8 ) the communication ka . kb . kc , eg dynamic, adapted. Also, the mathematical relationship between a change of the at least one parameter ( PK1 . PK2 , ..., PK8 ) the communication ka . kb . kc in the living room 1 and then determining or adjusting one or more parameters ( PAM1 . PAM2 , ...) of the said auditory report AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 and / or a portion of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 , preferably dynamically, be changed.

At least a portion of an acoustic content is preferred in the method AI-a . AI-b . AI-c . AL-d , eg in the form of corresponding identification data, taught. In this case, the training can be carried out depending on a specific user action. Thereupon, upon recognizing the at least one learned portion of an acoustic content AI-a . AI-b . AI-c . AL-d , For example, by means of the corresponding recognition data, at least one predetermined, in particular the learned acoustic content AI-a . AI-b . AI-c . AL-d associated action are performed.

For example, a repetitive sound may always be in a similar form AI-a . AI-b from the neighborhood, eg the squeaking of a gate AI-a ' . AI-b ' , Barking of a dog AI-a " . AI-b " or a sound from a device G1 . G2 in the house AI-c . AI-d , eg as a corresponding pattern of parameters ( PAI-1 . PAI2 , ...), in particular a signal pattern, characterized by certain identification data are taught. The teaching can be done, for example, by means of an operator action or, for example, with a voice command to the voice control application SSA1 . SSA2 , (here for example: "please avoid this" or "I do not want to hear this anymore", or "please no such sounds at this time"), to be arranged. Also, a measure can be prompted by an operator action, for example by a voice input, eg "if this sound comes again please Beethoven in full volume". This can lead to a, in particular taught acoustic content AI-a . AI-b . AI-c . AL-d or a particular taught-in portion or pattern of the (a portion of) the acoustic content AI-a . AI-b . AI-c . AL-d a, for example, at least one user from at least one living room 1 . 1' . 1" assigned, for example, assigned a very low or negative priority measure. A negative priority measure can identify contents to be avoided.

Also may be a (for at least one person relevant or desired) acoustic content AI-a ' . AIb ' . AI-c ' . AI-d ' to be taught. This can be a call of the child from the garden, a sound of a device of the house G1 . G2 that requires an action, for example. In the method, such an acoustic content may in particular be embodied as at least one pattern with regard to at least one, for example, particularly prominent, section of the acoustic content AI-a ' . AI-b ' . AI-c ' . AI-d ' , are taught. One or more specific acoustic content AI-a . AI-b . AI-c . AI-d . AI-a ' . AI-b ' . AI-c ' . AI-d can be occupied, for example by a user action with at least one desired, selectable measure. For example, on the recognition or recognizing at least one particular acoustic content AI-a . AI-b . AI-c . AI-d an auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 "your child called you", or "your washing machine makes unusual noises, this is overloaded", "your boiler is making strange noises", etc.

The said recognition data for at least one determined acoustic content AI-a . AI-b . AI-c . AId , respectively. AI-a ' . AI-b ' . AI-c ' . AI-d ' can be defined as a specific pattern of parameter values ( PAI-1 . PAI2 . PAI3 . PAI4 ), for example a pattern of the time course of one or more parameter values ( PAI-1 . PAI2 . PAI3 . PAI4 , ...) at a first time interval (t1, t2, t3 -t4) are detected and learned. A pattern corresponding to the recognition data can be recognized or recognized at a later time interval (t5-t6, t7-t8), eg in a later execution of the method. From this, the conclusion is made that the specific (eg unwanted or relevant) noise AI-a . AI-b . AI-c . AL-d comes and then a variant ( V1 . V2 , ... V10 ) of determining the parameters ( PAS1 . PAS2 , ...) of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or the parameter ( PAM1 . PAM2 , ...) the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 be executed.

Alternatively or additionally, an output of an acoustic wave pattern (marked or determined by specific features) can be initiated as a measure. For example, the output of one of the at least a portion of the acoustic content AI-a . AI-b . AI-c . AL-d drowning (subjectively better tolerated) section of an audio signal AS1 . AS2 or causing him neutralizing sound waves.

For example, it is recognized that a particular recognized, predicted or recognized acoustic content AI-a . AI-b . AI-c . AL-d a (in particular predicated) section of said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' , (here: an important communication message) would at least likely disturb or disturb you may be generating the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 and / or an output of a portion of an audio signal AS1 . AS2 be paused or suppressed for a respective time interval. Alternatively or additionally, a source (here: the dishwasher G1 , or washing machine G2 ) of the at least one further acoustic content AI-c . AL-d , are controlled, whereby a parameter ( PAI-1 . PAI2 , ...) one of the device G1 . G2 of the house resulting audible acoustic content AI-c . AI-d in at least one relevant relevant space area RB1 , ... RB6 , in particular in favor of at least a portion of the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' , and / or the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 , or at least a portion of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 , and / or a cumulative parameter in a space area RB1 , ... RB6 , determined or adapted.

The recognition data for at least one acoustic content AI-a . AI-b . AI-c . AL-d can by means of a computing unit R1 . R2 saved. Also, recognition data for at least one acoustic content AI-a . AI-b . AI-c . AL-d be determined otherwise. These can be done by means of a computer R1 . R2 provided or by means of the arithmetic unit R1 . R2 in connection with the execution of the procedure.

EXAMPLE 2 (Exemplary summary of the procedure)

The process may take the form of the following freely combinable process steps ( 1 ) ... ( 12 ) being represented. In this example, essential or optional process steps in the 1 executed sequence executed. Essential steps ( 1 ) 3 ) 10 ) of the method are shown in the figure with the solid lines, further advantageous steps are shown in dashed lines. The method is based on data, relationships, features, which are each scientifically, in particular expressed mathematically. Any features, parameters, values and measures that are relatively difficult to express in a mathematical form are replaced by correlative, statistical representative features, parameters, values and measures or data. Also, certain parameter values or measures can be replaced depending on the information of a user that makes the user, for example, based on his subjective discretion.

=> Step comprising the start of the procedure

The procedure is started. The data for executing the procedure are read. In this example, the method is activated in conjunction with or as a function of switching on the audio system ASYS or the voice control application SSA1 . SSA2 , Also, the method may be dependent on the presence of an audio signal to be output AS1 . AS2 and / or at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 , or from the presence of at least one or at least two persons in the living space 1 , or from an at least likely present or expected communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' be started between the persons or transferred into an active mode. In this example it is determined that an audio signal AS1 . AS2 is currently issued by the said audio system ASYS or output and / or that the Voice Control application SSA1 . SSA2 an auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 to produce.

At least two or more types of audio signals AS1 . AS2 are distinguished and the difference in the procedure taken into account. The types of the audio signal may, for example, depending on a the audio signal AS1 . AS2 accompanying information, the currently read source of the audio signal or by an evaluation of corresponding signal data or data sections are recognized or classified. For example, from a multimedia content, for example based on an evaluation of an image sequence of a video content VI1 . VI2 , Sections of the corresponding audio signal AS1 . AS2 are determined, which include at least to a certain degree of probability each language, music or certain auditory effects.

The audio signal to be output AS1 . AS2 may be present as an analog or digital signal, as a coded spatial sound signal or data sections for outputting a corresponding acoustic content, for example as data sections characterizing a particular (to be issued) sequence of acoustic sound waves. Alternatively or additionally, at least a part of the audio signal to be output AS1 . AS2 (also in the context of the method), eg largely real-time capable, generated (calculated).

At least two or more types of auditory messages AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 are distinguished and the difference in the procedure taken into account. The types of auditory messages AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 For example, depending on one, the respective auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 accompanying information, the source of the auditory report or by an evaluation of the underlying data, such as data on the underlying events are recognized or classified. The at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 can be generated (calculated) as data sections for generating, in particular synthesis, generation of the auditory signal corresponding to the audio signal or the corresponding sound waves, for example, largely in real time.

=> Step by determining the information about the persons present, scene, etc.

In an optional step, recognizing at least one person or a specific space area occupied by a person takes place RB1 , ... RB6 the one or the at least temporarily accepted as the "speaker". Furthermore, recognition takes place of at least one person or of a certain space area occupied by a person RB1 , ... RB6 that is at least temporarily assumed to be the "listener" or a potential or likely "listener". The presence of the persons or identification of the persons, or assignment to a "speaker" or "listener", can by means of various (networked) sensors, alternatively or additionally to the activities of the persons and / or their voices and / or stored history data are recognized. Alternatively, only an acoustically audible (currently, "live" spoken) voice can be recognized as such, or as a voice associated with a particular person. The "listener" refers to the listener of the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' between the two persons, this can in the process of the addressee of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 be differentiated. By way of exception, an animal, for example a domestic pet, can be treated in the procedure as a "person". That is, the method can also be performed for at least one animal or person and one animal.

In a simplified case, a human voice, in particular a certain voice can be recognized and a presence of a (further) person in the living room 1 to the acceptance of a communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' between at least two people. It can also be recognized that an acoustically recognized voice of at least one person present a communication message to another (in the living room 1 present) person represents. This can also be done, for example, depending on the recognition of nicknames, nicknames, etc. Alternatively or additionally, it can also be stated that currently no telecommunications communication, eg telephone, video conference and the like, is used and then it can be assumed with a relatively high degree of probability that the sections of the sound waves are an immediate, to a present person directed acoustic communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' is. In this case, the second person may not necessarily be sensed. Preferably, a sensory detection can not be performed constantly but, for example, only in the case of a substantial change.

Optionally, a movement, preferably a predicated movement of persons in the living room 1 determined and considered. For example, a forward-looking determination or adaptation of the at least one parameter of the at least one auditory report AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 and / or the audio signal AS1 . AS2 depending on the movement or on a predicted position of at least one person in a near future, eg after a few seconds. For example, a time parameter ( PAS2 ) concerning the output of a portion of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or a time parameter ( PAM2 ) concerning the issue of a section of the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 be adjusted so that the person the relevant section or sections in time to leave a room area RB1 , ... RB6 or the living space 1 and / or the relevant section or sections are not issued until the person is in the living space 1 or a suitable room area RB1 , ... RB6 of the living space 1 reached.

In this example, an identifier of the group of persons, in particular the said type of communication of at least one person in the living room 1 , in particular one of the persons involved in said communication (as a "speaker" or a "listener" or "speaker and listener"). The said identifier may be one or more spatial domains described herein RB1 , ... RB6 in which the person or a person belonging to a certain group of people is assigned.

Different people or groups of people or people living in different areas of the room RB1 , ... RB6 of the living space 1 stop, eg on different seats in the living room 1 sitting, each has a different impact on the living space 1 output audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 assigned. In this example, the influence of a communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' (as a speaker and / or as a listener) different people or people who are in different spatial positions RB1 , ... RB6 in the living room 1 are located on the audio signal to be output AS1 . AS2 and / or the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 differently or in different ways effectively set or adjusted. For example, a certain, appropriately selected or assigned influence on the audio signal to be output AS1 . AS2 and / or on the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 during a movement of the person inside the living space 1 maintained or changed (in a predetermined way).

In this example, also a current or one of the said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' preceding or accompanying scene S1 , ... S8 with one or more parameters ( PS1 . PS2 , ...) by means of at least one in the living room 1 operated camera SV1 . SV2 detected. This can be done for example by means of a wide-angle or a so-called omnidirectional camera. In this example, the at least one parameter ( PS1 . PS2 , ...) of the scene S1 , ... S8 determined by means of two wide-angle or omnidirectional cameras. The at least one camera can eg as part of the sensor device SV1 . SV2 be formed and, for example, on the ceiling of the living room 1 or from the ceiling of the living room 1 be attached hanging. In particular, such a camera does not provide human beings with visually meaningful, not proportionally correct, images in the conventional sense. However, these can be used as an input to determine a parameter ( PS1 . PS2 , ...) of the scene S1 , ... S8 in the living room 1 serve. By means of image processing designed for this, the scene becomes S1 , ... S8 recognized, eg classified, ie one or more classes or categories ( PS1 . PS2 , ...) and, if necessary, taught-in. This can also be recognized depending on stored or provided data at a later date.

Also quantitative parameters ( PS1 . PS2 , ...) of the scene S1 , ... S8 are determined and considered in this example. The detection and detection of the scene S1 , ... S8 in this example refers only or predominantly to the persons and possibly to pets. In this case, parameters characterizing for certain types of actions of at least one person are recognized and considered accordingly. For example, a performance of a particular housework, a certain interaction between the persons, etc. is considered a value of the parameter ( PS1 . PS2 , ...) represents. In this case, only the data relevant to the method are processed further in a coded form, for example as scene classification and scene parameters, action classification. Parameter values can be selected which in themselves make no conclusion as to what exactly in the living space 1 happens.

In each case, a suitably selected combination of the mentioned parameters ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) of said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' takes into account and / or subsequently determining or adapting a suitably selected combination of the parameters of the audio signal to be output ( PAS1 . PAS2 , ...) and / or the at least one auditory message ( PAM1 . PAM2 , ...). The appropriate combination or variant ( V1 . V2 , ... V10 ) of determining the parameters, in this example, depends on at least one respectively valid optimization criterion ( OK1 . OK2 . OK3 , ...) are determined. Insufficiently determinable parameters of communication ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) can be estimated or accepted. For example, a parameter may be represented by a sample value or by one, in particular for the living space 1 . 1' . 1" statistically appropriate or estimated value and / or value determined on the basis of the history data ( PK1 ' . PK2 ' , ... PK8 ' ) be replaced.

=> Step with determining the parameters of the communication

A parameter ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) of at least one communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' between at least two people in the living room 1 is determined, preferably predicated. In this example, a determination of a current parameter ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) and a consideration of at least one information from the history of a parameter or parameter value ( PK1 ' . PK2 ' , ... PK8 ' ) and / or a prediction of a parameter or parameter value ( PK1 " . PK2 " , ... PK8 " ) for a time interval in the near future (a few seconds or minutes ahead). In this example, several parameters of at least two different types ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) one or more communications ka . kb . kc . K-a ' within a living space 1 . 1' . 1" in each case at least two persons are involved, in particular based on one or more communications ka . kb . kc . K-a ' . K-a ' . K-b ' . K-c ' between at least two persons each.

In particular, the said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' within a living space 1 in which at least two persons are involved, an active communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' between the said persons. The said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' is performed without technical means, ie directly, eg acoustically and / or by means of body language. Preferably, it is a communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' which is guided in both directions, ie alternately or almost simultaneously, from a first person to a second person and from the second person to the first person with or without the participation of a third person. It is a natural, not separately standardized auditory communication and / or a body language that is not standardized. In particular, it is stated that the at least one section of the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' explicitly addressed to a (present) person, and / or none for any voice command SB1 . SB2 or voice input SE1 . SE2 or question FR1 . FR2 typical features, keywords, naming a name of the voice control application SSA1 . SSA2 or about a virtual service and the like are recognized.

• (PK1), einen Richtungsparameter, kennzeichnend eine oder mehrere Richtungen zumindest eines Abschnitts der besagten Kommunikation K-a, K-b, K-c, K-a', z.B. einer Transaktion, einer Kommunikationsbotschaft;
• (PK2), einen akustischen Parameter, z.B. eine räumliche Verteilung der akustischen Schallwellen der Sprache, ein oder mehrere Phasenparameter, z.B. Phasenverschiebungsparameter, Dynamik einer oder mehrerer Amplituden und/oder Frequenzen, einen Amplitudenverlauf, eine zeitliche Amplitudenveränderung, eine Veränderung des Frequenzspektrums bzw. des Energiedichtespektrums der Schallwellen eines Abschnitts der besagten Kommunikation K-a, K-b, K-c, K-a' im Wohnraum 1;
• (PK3), einen oder mehrere Stimmenparameter einer oder mehrerer (auditiv kommunizierender) Personen im Wohnraum 1, eine oder mehrere Frequenzparameter oder Parametermuster einer Stimme, Erkennungsdaten kennzeichnend eine oder mehrere bereits eingelernte oder einzulernende, bzw. erkannte oder wiedererkannten Stimmen;
• (PK4), einen zeitlicher Parameter eines Abschnitts der Kommunikation K-a, K-b, K-c, K-a', z.B. repräsentierend einen oder mehrere Zeitwerte im Zusammenhang mit zumindest einem Abschnitt der Kommunikation K-a, K-b, K-c, K-a', z.B. mit dem Beginn oder dem Ende eines Satzes, einer Transaktion, einer linguistischen Struktur, eines Gesprächs, etc.;
• (PK5), ein inhaltliches Merkmal eines Abschnitts bzw. zumindest einer Transaktion innerhalb der Kommunikation K-a, K-b, K-c, K-a'. Das inhaltliche Merkmal kann sich auf einen hinreichend großen Abschnitt der Kommunikation K-a, K-b, K-c, K-a' bzw. auf eine oder mehrere Kommunikationsbotschaften beziehen. Hier werden mehrere Parameterwerte bzw. Maße, Kennungen zu einem oder mehreren inhaltlichen Merkmalen des zumindest einen Abschnitt der Kommunikation K-a, K-b, K-c, K-a' erfasst, ohne dabei den besagten Inhalt wiederzugeben;
• (PK6), einen Parameter des aktuellen oder erwarteten Kommunikationsverhaltens oder des Kommunikationsstils zumindest einer Person im Rahmen der besagten Kommunikation K-a, K-b, K-c, K-a';
• (PK7), einen linguistischen Parameter der Kommunikation K-a, K-b, K-c, K-a', der z.B. bestimmte in der Kommunikation K-a, K-b, K-c, K-a' vorkommende linguistische Strukturen bzw. Konstrukte kennzeichnet;
• (PK8), einen oder mehrere Parameter der besagten Kommunikation K-a, K-b, K-c, K-a', der oder die unmittelbar oder mittelbar repräsentieren:
  • - Phonologische Parameter (z.B. betreffend Phoneme, Silben);
  • - Morphologische Parameter (z.B. betreffend Bestandteile einer Sprache (Morpheme), deren Kombination, Verhältnis zueinander, etc.);
  • - Syntaktische Parameter (z.B. zur Form und der Struktur von Wortkombinationen, Satzgrammatik);
  • - Lexikologische Parameter (z.B. betreffend Nutzung bestimmter Wörter innerhalb der Kommunikation);
  • - Semantische Parameter (z.B. die Bedeutung von Wörtern in Bezug auf bestimmte Gegebenheiten);
  • - Satzsemantische Parameter (z.B. betreffend logische Bedeutung von Sätzen);
  • - Textsemantische Parameter (z.B. betreffend Bezüge auf erkannte Gegebenheiten oder Szene S1, ... S8).

In this case, one or more parameters, in each case as parameter values for the following different types of parameters ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ), in particular in an appropriate combination of said parameters or said types of parameters ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) determined or predicted. These indicate each:

• ( PK1 ), a directional parameter indicative of one or more directions of at least a portion of said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' , eg a transaction, a communication message;
• ( PK2 ), an acoustic parameter, eg a spatial distribution of the acoustic sound waves of the speech, one or more phase parameters, eg phase shift parameters, dynamics of one or more amplitudes and / or frequencies, an amplitude curve, a temporal amplitude change, a change of the frequency spectrum or the energy density spectrum of the Sound waves of a section of said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' in the living room 1 ;
• ( PK3 ), one or more voice parameters of one or more (auditory communicating) persons in the living space 1 , one or more frequency parameters or parameter patterns of a voice, identifying identification data one or more voices already learned or einzulernende, or recognized or recognized;
• ( PK4 ), a temporal parameter of a section of the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' , eg, representing one or more time values associated with at least a portion of the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' eg with the beginning or the end of a sentence, a transaction, a linguistic structure, a conversation, etc .;
• ( PK5 ), a content-related feature of a section or at least one transaction within the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' , The content feature can affect a sufficiently large section of the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' or to one or more communication messages. Here, a plurality of parameter values or measures, identifiers for one or more content-related features of the at least one section of the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' recorded without reproducing the said content;
• ( PK6 ), a parameter of the current or expected communication behavior or the communication style of at least one person in the context of said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ';
• ( PK7 ), a linguistic parameter of communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' For example, the particular in communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' characterizes existing linguistic structures or constructs;
• ( PK8 ), one or more parameters of said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' which directly or indirectly represent:
  • - Phonological parameters (eg concerning phonemes, syllables);
  • - Morphological parameters (eg concerning components of a language (morphemes), their combination, relationship to each other, etc.);
  • - Syntactic parameters (eg on the form and structure of word combinations, sentence grammar);
  • - lexicological parameters (eg regarding the use of certain words within the communication);
  • - semantic parameters (eg the meaning of words in relation to specific circumstances);
  • - sentence-semantic parameters (eg regarding the logical meaning of sentences);
  • - Text-semantic parameters (eg regarding references to recognized conditions or scene S1 , ... S8 ).

At least one parameter ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) can be an identifier of one or more relevant space areas RB1 , ... RB6 include, for example, an identifier of a space area RB1 , ... RB6 from and / or to the relevant section of the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' to be led.

Two or more parameters or two different types of parameters are preferred ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) in connection with said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' determined, in particular predicated. These can be processed in the process in one of the various combinations (each appropriate). Preferably, the detection or prediction of several parameters ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) running, in this example about once a second or more frequently. Each of the said parameters ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) can each mark several values or dimensions. Likewise, a correspondingly corresponding auditory or physical communication excitation of an animal, in particular a pet, can be determined and taken into account in the method.

Also, in the method, at least one parameter of a physical impulse ( PBL1 . PBL2 , ...) at least one person, in particular one of said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' directly affected person. Also, a parameter ( PBL1 . PBL2 , ...) of said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' be associated with the body language between the at least two persons. In particular, this can characterize a type, class, intensity of a corresponding communication message transmitted at least partially with the body language.

One or more (certain) gestures, facial expressions, eye movements, body alignments or combinations of these belong to the at least one physical movement. In this example, depending on a physical posture (eg, recorded with a camera) and / or a conscious or unconscious bodily movement, and / or of certain recognized gestures, at least one of the said communication becomes ka . kb . kc . K-a ' person involved (the speaker and / or the listener), assumed that a linguistic message: explicitly to a voice control application SSA1 . SSA2 , and / or explicitly not to the voice control application SSA1 . SSA2 , and / or to a specific person in the living space 1 is directed.

All said parameters ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) together with or depending on at least one parameter ( PS1 . PS2 , ...), for example, a class of detected or with a certain probability estimated or assumed scene S1 , ... S8 in the living room 1 processed or taken into account in the process. Also, all said parameters of communication ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) depending on a parameter ( PS1 . PS2 , ...) of the scene S1 , ... S8 be evaluated. Also, the (measure) variant ( V1 . V2 , ... V10 ) for determining or adjusting a parameter ( PAS1 . PAS2 , ...) respectively. ( PAM1 . PAM2 , ...) depending on the at least one parameter ( PS1 . PS2 , ...) of the scene S1 , ... S8 to get voted.

In this example, the determined parameters ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' only or at least primarily on the (direct, without technical means) communication taking place ka . kb . kc . K-a ' in the living room 1 present persons among themselves. Here, between a first parameter ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' in the living room 1 , in particular the speaking of at least one person in the living space 1 , and a second parameter ( PAI-1 . PAI2 , ...), for example, from outside (and in the living room 1 audible) acoustic content AI-a . AI-b distinguished.

There can be parameters ( PAI-1 . PAI2 , ...) of different types of living space 1 audible acoustic content AI-a . AI-b . AI-c . AI-d be determined and taken into account. The parameters ( PAI-1 . PAI2 , ...) or the different types of parameters ( PAI-1 . PAI2 , ...) can, for example, be analogous or analogous to the detailed parameters ( PK1 . PK2 , ..., PK8 ) the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' be defined.

It is also between an acoustic content from the audio system ASYS and another with the audio system ASYS or with the system according to the invention networked or non-networked device G1 . G2 or another audio output device. An acoustic content AI-c . AI-d the inside of the living space 1 or the house arises and / or an acoustic content AI-a . AI-b from outside the living space 1 or the house comes is determined. This can be done by balancing one of one, within the living space 1 located, microphone-dependent signal or data and one of, outside the living space 1 located or aligned, microphone-dependent signal or data are determined.

One in the living room 1 speaking voice or communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' serving noise, eg an interjection, of at least one person is from one of a (possibly existing or active) audio output device ASYS, AAV 1 ... by tuning the signals of a microphone (or a microphone system) in the living room 1 and one (read) from the audio output device ASYS, AAV 1 , ... dependent signals.

In an optional example, a (scientific, mathematical, temporal, causal) relationship between a parameter ( PBL1 . PBL2 , ...) one or more physical impulses, facial expressions, gestures, lip movement and a parameter ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) one or more associated or subsequent sections of the linguistic communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' in particular, speaking of a person or a reaction of a person to the speaking of another person or to a specific auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 determined and considered. Preference is given to a (scientific, mathematical, temporal, causal) connection between a recognized and possibly classified pattern of a physical impulse, gestures, facial expressions, eye movement, lip movement ( PBL1 . PBL2 , ...) and an associated or subsequent parameter ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) of said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' , in particular a pattern or a sequence of parameters ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) of linguistic communication, determined and taken into account. In principle, all parameters determined by the method (sensory, calculated, read-in) can be PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) PS1 . PS2 , ...), ( PAI-1 . PAI2 , ...) in any way offset against each other, as well as a pattern recognition are subjected. In the method, various pattern recognition may be performed with respect to one or more parameter values ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) PS1 . PS2 , ...), ( PBL1 . PBL2 , ...), corresponding value combinations, corresponding time functions, etc. are executed. In this case, the information (eg an identifier) for at least one recognized or recognized pattern can also be processed as a parameter or a parameter value of a corresponding parameter. For example, a pattern can also be constructed from a combination of the parameters of acoustic sound waves, parameters ( PBL1 . PBL2 , ...) physical impulses, parameters ( PS1 . PS2 , ...) at least one scene S1 , ... S8 determined, detected, stored, recognized. Recognizing or recognizing such a pattern can or can be carried out by various measures which can also be combined in relation to at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 , on an audio signal AS1 . AS2 in which generating or changing at least one sound source, a video output, an information output by one or more output devices, a control of at least one device of the house, are caused. In the method, various pattern recognition methods can be applied to various determined parameters. The corresponding patterns can be distinguished, learned and recognized by certain qualitative, quantitative features, eg temporal features, typical sequences of parameter values, etc. Furthermore, various other measures can also be defined, in particular by means of an operator action, which are initiated upon recognition or recognition of the specific pattern, eg classes of patterns.

In this example, the data will be based on a plurality of temporal relationships and / or a relationship between the corresponding parameters of the physical sensation, gestures, facial expressions, eye movement, lip movement or the corresponding patterns with a parameter of a linguistic communication taking place approximately in the same time interval ka . kb . kc . K-a ' determined, stored and / or provided for a re-execution of the method. A re-execution of the method can be carried out by one or more, preferably a plurality of data on such relationships. For example, in a renewed execution of the process in the same living space 1 or in another living space 1' . 1" depending on the said data and depending on a then determined parameter ( PBL1 ' . PBL2 ' ) PBL1 " . PBL2 " , ...) the physical movement, gestures, facial expressions, eye movement, lip movement or the corresponding patterns a time value, after which (with a certain degree of probability) then a linguistic communication K-a ' . K-b ' . K-c ' . ka " follows, determined and / or a parameter ( PK1 ' . PK2 ' , ... PK8 ' ) of (probably upcoming) linguistic communication K-a ' . K-b ' . K-c ' . ka " predicted.

A prediction of a time value, according to which (with a certain degree of probability) a linguistic communication K-a ' . K-b ' . K-c ' . ka " follows, and / or a prediction of a parameter ( PK1 " . PK2 " , ... PK8 " ) of (probably following) linguistic communication K-a ' . K-b ' . K-c ' . ka " can refer to a specific person or group of persons in the procedure become. In a later execution of the method, the information about the person or the group of people can be detected. The corresponding data can then be taken into account. This allows a much better prediction of the parameter values ( PK1 " . PK2 " , ... PK8 " ).

For example, a said temporal relationship and / or a relationship between the parameters ( PBL1 . PBL2 , ...) of a particular physical emotion of a person belonging to a certain group of people (here: a child between 2-4 years) and a subsequent communication sound ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ), (here: crying or screaming). For example, a relationship between a parameter of physical impulse ( PBI1 . PBL2 ), (here: two different patterns) and a parameter of a subsequent communication sound ( PK1 " . PK2 " , ... PK8 " ), (here: crying or laughing). Said relationships can be determined by a plurality of embodiments of the method (for the same or for different persons from a group of people, in one or more living spaces 1 . 1' . 1" ) and aggregated. Then, when the method is re-executed, when it is determined that the person belongs to a particular group of people (here: a child of 2-4 years), when determining a physical sensation with a parameter ( PBL1 ' . PBL2 ' , ...), the said physical impulse ( PBL1 . PBL2 , ...) is sufficiently similar, eg if a sufficient agreement is found, it can be assumed that according to the determined physical PBL1 ' . PBL2 ' , ...) a certain communication sound (here: the crying, screaming, laughing, etc.), will follow. It is also possible to draw conclusions about a time value or time interval to which a (significant, louder, a reaction of the parents demanding) communication tone ( PK1 " . PK2 " , ... PK8 " ) will follow.

As an alternative or in addition to further features of the method, a recognizing or recognizing a pattern of the physical impulse, a selection of a suitable mathematical relationship, an occupancy with certain parameter values and the prediction of a parameter in connection with a subsequent event can then be followed be carried out further action. In this example, e.g. anticipating a multimedia content for the child spent which is used to calm the child or a (for this case) predefined action are executed. For example, one or more predefined tunes, sound sequences, or audio and / or video recordings may be output and / or one or more predefined stimuli may be output. A recording with a voice and / or image or video sequence of a parent or educator is preferably output upon the determination of one or more such detection patterns, in particular taking into account a determined parameter of a communication sound of the child. Also, the child can be rocked or petted, for example, by controlling an actuator.

Alternatively or additionally, it may be upon determining a relationship with respect to a person in one or more embodiments of the method in a living space 1 or in several living spaces 1 . 1' . 1" also a corresponding, for example, a hitherto not sufficiently well known, information about the person group of the person are determined. For example, an association or association of the person to a group of persons takes place on the basis of one of the said relationships, if these were determined or confirmed sufficiently often (with similar values). A determined group of persons of the particular person in the living space can be stored and made available for later execution of the method or be provided in a later execution of the method or for other purposes. Also taking into account the said context, early warning symptoms can be recognized which indicate a mentally unstable condition or a tendency of a person to a certain degree that leads to certain actions. Certain early warning symptoms can also be detected early on, taking into account the statistical correlations known from the natural sciences and / or other aggregated data. Then, for example, a corresponding warning can be generated.

Alternatively, preferably additionally, for determining the at least one parameter ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) of said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' will at least be a voice input SE1 . SE2 into the voice control application SSA1 . SSA2 and recognized as such and / or will at least be a voice command SB1 . SB2 for the voice control application SSA1 . SSA2 detected and recognized as such and / or a question FR1 . FR2 to the voice control application SSA1 . SSA2 detected and recognized as such. It can then be assumed in the procedure that a corresponding section of the sound waves is not part of the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' is processed. The at least one voice input SE1 . SE2 who at least has a voice command SB1 . SB2 or the at least one question FR1 . FR2 becomes explicit in the procedure of said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' or the sections of said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' distinguished.

=> Step with the recognition of an emotion and / or intention

In an optional step, a recognition of an emotion and / or a recognition of an intention of a person, in particular one of the said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' involved person. At least one parameter of the emotion ( PE1 . PE2 , ...) and / or a parameter ( PA1 . PA2 , ...) the intention to determine or adjust the parameters ( PAM1 . PAM2 , ...) the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 and / or a parameter ( PAS1 . PAS2 , ...) of a section of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 processed.

For example, when recognizing a particular class ( PE1 . PE2 , ...) an emotion or a parameter exceeding a measure ( PE1 . PE2 , ...) of the emotion and / or a particular class ( PA1 . PA2 , ...) of an intention or parameter ( PA1 . PA2 , ...) the intention of at least one person in the living space 1 a changed, eg stronger adaptation of at least one parameter ( PAS1 . PAS2 , ...) respectively. ( PAM1 . PAM2 , ...) or a suitable selection of a variant ( V1 . V2 , ... V10 ) or another action is taken. A qualitative parameter value ( PE1 , ...) of the emotion and / or a qualitative parameter value ( PA1 , ...) the intention, eg one of four easily recognizable or distinguishable classes (categories) and one or more corresponding quantitative parameter values ( PE1 , ...) respectively. ( PA2 , ...), eg concerning a corresponding intensity.

The recognition of the emotion and / or intention can be achieved, in particular, by means of a camera, in particular a camera of the sensor device SV1 . SV2 , Web camera or a TV camera, done. Also, the recognition of the emotion and / or intention or a determination of the parameter of the emotion and / or intention, for example by means of a mobile user device of Parson AG1 . AG2 , eg a smart watch. For example, the emotion recognition and / or intention recognition by an evaluation of the time course of various parameters such as a physical emotion, gestures, facial expressions, eye movements, at least one person in the living room 1 respectively. Preferably, a recognized category of emotion and / or intention is related, eg with the parameters valid in the same time interval ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' determined or processed.

=> Step with determining a priority measure of a communication section

In an optional step, the nature of a portion of said communication becomes ka . kb . kc . K-a ' , eg the type of transaction and / or a feature of one or more communication messages, one with the section of the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' represented content IK-a . IK-b . IK-c determined and considered. It becomes a priority measure of a section of communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' determined on the basis of at least one priority indicator. A priority measure may be derived from a combination of already-acquired or assumed parameters ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) or estimated. For example, this may be from or taking into account a detected or predicted scene S1 , ... S8 and / or emotion recognition or intent recognition, eg taking into account corresponding parameters ( PS1 . PS2 , ...), ( PE1 . PE2 , ...), ( PA1 . PA2 , ...) be determined.

In this example, the priority measure is determined two-dimensionally, in particular with at least two more or less independent indicators. It becomes a first priority indicator of at least a portion of the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' determined, which approximately in its "importance", or a current "relevance" marks, and / or a second indicator representing approximately an "urgency" or "for transmission, until ...", identified determined. In this case, the second priority indicator may indicate an absolute or relative time value, eg as a "deadline time" or a time interval or an expected event, up to which the corresponding section of the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' to be listened to or listened to or interpreted by an (arbitrary, specific or potential) listener. In this example, two to four levels are provided for the two respective priority indicators.

Priority indicators defined according to this principle are very conducive to later processing of the priority measures in the procedure. For example, with respect to at least a portion of the audio signal as well AS1 . AS2 and / or at least an auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 a comparable priority measure, preferably determined with comparable priority indicators. However, it is also possible to use the priority measure or at least one priority indicator of a section of the audio signal to be output in the same temporal context AS1 . AS2 and / or at least an auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 at least temporarily determined as a specific, eg average measure or value.

=> Step with determining a measure of the probability of success

In an optional step of the method, one or more probability of success measures are determined that a (particular) section of one in the living space 1 issued audio signal AS1 . AS2 or section of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 with certain parameters ( PAS1 ' . PAS2 ' , ...) and / or an auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 with certain parameters ( PAM1 ' PAM2 ', ...), with one or more determined parameters ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) a portion of a communication (simultaneously, within a certain time interval or imminent) communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' , in particular taking into account a parameter ( PAI-1 . PAI2 , ...) of another acoustic content AI-a . AI-b . AI-c . AI-d , is sufficiently perceptible and / or interpretable or will be. In this case, the determination, in particular the assessment of perceptibility and / or interpretability, can be based on a specific area of space RB1 , ... RB6 eg a seating area and / or a specific person, person belonging to a particular group of persons.

Such a measure of the probability of success may preferably relate to a near future or to an (at least partially) imminent time interval. One or more measures of the probability of success, eg for different time intervals or different sections of one or more audio signals to be output AS1 . AS2 and / or different auditory messages AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 , can be determined, estimated or accepted. These can be taken into account during the same or later execution of the procedure.

Preferably, a selection of an appropriate (measure) variant ( V1 . V2 , ... V10 ) of determining or adapting one or more parameters ( PAM1 . PAM2 , ...) the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 and / or one or more parameters ( PAS1 . PAS2 , ...) of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 from at least two, preferably in principle different variants ( V1 . V2 , ... V10 ). The at least two variants ( V1 . V2 , ... V10 ) differ at least by different consideration of said parameters ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) and by the parameters to be determined or predominantly influenced ( PAM1 . PAM2 , ...) the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 and / or parameters ( PAS1 . PAS2 , ...) of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 , In this example, depending on one or more measures of probability of success, each for an application of one or more variants ( V1 . V2 , ... V10 ), different types of parameters ( PAM1 . PAM2 , ...) respectively. ( PAS1 . PAS2 , ...) and / or different logics or formulas for determining the parameter values of the said auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 and / or the audio signal AS1 . AS2 selected. Also, one or more variants ( V1 . V2 , ... V10 ) depending on the extent of their respective applicability (eg for the parameter determined ( PS1 . PS2 , ...) of the scene S1 , ... S8 or situation in the living room 1 ).

If, for example, the measure of the probability of success falls short of or exceeds a certain limit value, then a selection of a measure with respect to the audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or in relation to the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 be met or changed. For example, a measure can then be identified by a suitably selected logic and / or a type of the parameter to be controlled ( PAM1 . PAM2 , ...), ( PAS1 . PAS2 , ...) and / or combination of parameter values for adjusting at least a portion of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 be determined or executed. The corresponding logic and / or the type of parameter to be controlled and / or the combination of parameters and / or characteristic curves can be selected depending on a measure of the probability of success. For example, if the probability of success is very low, a time parameter ( PAM2 ) for outputting at least a portion of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 or at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 be adjusted. With an approximately average measure of the probability of success, for example, a frequency parameter and / or a surround parameter ( PAM1 ) PAS1 ) at least a portion of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 or the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 be adjusted. For example, if the probability of success is relatively high, an acoustic parameter ( PAS2 ) for outputting at least a portion of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 or an acoustic parameter ( PAM2 ) of the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 be adjusted. At a high degree of probability of success, for example exceeding a predetermined second threshold, may be due to an adaptation of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 be waived. Analogously, a prediction of the applicability of at least one specific measure or variant ( V1 . V2 , ... V10 ) on a predicated communication K-a ' . K-b ' . K-c ' . K-a ' to a parameter of another acoustic content ( PAI-1 . PAI2 , ...), a specific section of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 and then decide on the change of the measure, or a new measure or variant ( V1 . V2 , ... V10 ) to be hit. At least one appropriate combination of variants ( V1 . V2 , ... V10 ) are selected or executed.

=> Step of determining a priority measure of a portion of the audio signal

In an optional step, the present type of at least a portion of the output audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or a feature of the portion of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 represented content IAS1 . IAS2 determined and considered. It becomes a priority measure of a portion of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 determined on the basis of at least one priority indicator.

In this example, the priority measure is determined two-dimensionally, in particular with at least two more or less independent indicators. It becomes a first priority indicator of at least one portion of the audio signal to be output AS1 . AS2 which roughly identifies its "importance", or a current "relevance" and / or a second indicator representing roughly an "urgency" or "for transmission until ..." indicates determined. In this case, the second priority indicator may indicate an absolute or relative time value, eg as a "deadline time" or a time interval or an expected event, up to which the corresponding section of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 on or for one (any, certain or potential) persons in the living space 1 issued, or heard of this or should be interpreted (understood). In this example, two to four levels are provided for the two respective priority indicators.

The priority indicators of the at least one portion of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 or several different audio signals AS1 . AS2 and / or one or more auditory messages AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 are thereby compatible, normalized to or adapted to the corresponding priority indicators for the said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' determined. As a result, they can achieve an appropriate result with corresponding indicators of further acoustic content AI-a . AI-b . AI-c . AI-d and / or the at least one portion of the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' or further output contents, wherein based on the comparison at least one determining or adjusting the parameters of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 , the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 or possibly the acoustic content AI-a . AI-b . AI-c . AI-d can be done. For example, a specific variant ( V1 , ... V10 ). But it is also possible the priority measure or at least a priority indicator of a happening in the same temporal context, accepted or expected communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' between at least two persons, at least temporarily as a specific, eg statistical, statistical for the housing in question 1 . 1' . 1" typical average measurement. Based on the stated priority measures of a section of the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' between at least two persons and the priority measures of the at least a portion of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or an auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 may be a particularly convenient output of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 or the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 respectively.

=> Step with the capture of further optional variables

In an optional step, a parameter ( PAI-a . PAI-b . PAI-c . PAI-d ) of the at least one further acoustic content AI-a . AI-b . AI-c . AL-d , in particular concerning one from outside the living space 1 coming AI-a . AI-b or in the house, eg by devices or operating systems of the house G1 . G2 , generated acoustic content AI-c . AI-d determined.

Also, the other said in the living room 1 audible acoustic content AI-a . AI-b . AI-c . AL-d , eg depending on the time of day, the current or predicted operating state of one or more in-house systems or devices G1 . G2 , from the energy consumption of the living space 1 or the house is determined, modeled, estimated, simulated, or assumed as a certain parameter value. Also, events (events, situations) can be determined, the at least one in the living room 1 person, the house or the living space 1 or the said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' affect or significantly influence. These may be directly or indirectly (eg by changing at least one of the said priority measures) when determining or adapting one or more parameters ( PAS1 . PAS2 , ...) of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or one or more parameters ( PAM1 . PAM2 , ...) the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 be taken into account.

=> Step with the reading in or determination of optimization criteria to be applied

In an optional step, one or more predetermined or determined optimization criteria ( OK1 . OK2 . OK3 , ...), for example, one or more desired goals of adjusting the audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or generating or adapting the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 represent, determined (ie read in a simplified case), checked, adjusted and taken into account in the process. The optimization criteria ( OK1 . OK2 . OK3 , ...) can also depend on certain time intervals, eg time intervals, weather, number of people in the living room 1 present persons, etc., be re-elected or adapted. Also can for different room areas RB1 , ... RB6 of the living space 1 different optimization criteria ( OK1 . OK2 . OK3 , ...) to get voted. The optimization criteria ( OK1 . OK2 . OK3 , ...) correspond at least partially to different priorities or Objectives. At least one optimization criterion ( OK1 . OK2 . OK3 , ...) can be determined or accepted depending on a probability calculation.

Depending on at least one optimization criterion ( OK1 . OK2 . OK3 , ...) is in each case a suitably chosen combination of said parameters ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' and / or the parameter ( PAI-1 . PAI2 , ...) of another acoustic content AI-a . AI-b . AI-c . AI-d considered. Also, depending on at least one optimization criterion ( OK1 . OK2 . OK3 , ...) a suitably chosen combination of the adjustments of the parameters ( PAS1 . PAS2 , ...) of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or parameters ( PAM1 . PAM2 , ...) the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 be executed. Also, a predetermined event, another acoustic influence or a telecommunications communication, for example one or more parameters ( PTI1 . PTI2 , ...) of a telecommunications communication T1 . T2 depending on a (current) optimization criterion ( OK1 . OK2 . OK3 , ...).

The combination and possibly a different weighting of the parameters to be considered ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) PS1 . PS2 , ...), ( PBL1 . PBL2 , ...) or the parameter respectively of different types and / or parameters to be determined or adapted (or the parameters of different types) may be based on appropriate science-based laws or observations, wishes or attitudes of users, and / or preferred based on one or more embodiments of the method in the past, for example on the basis of aggregated data.

=> Step with determining or adjusting the parameters of the AS and / or AM

Dependent, in particular on the basis of the determined or predicted parameters ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) of said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' , in particular taking into account one or more parameters ( PS1 . PS2 , ...) one in the living room 1 captured scene S1 , ... S8 and / or a physical impulse ( PBL1 . PBL2 , ...) or a recognized parameter of body language ( PBL1 ' . PBL2 ' , ...) at least one present, especially at the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' involved, in particular running or cyclically executed, determining or adjusting one or more parameters ( PAM1 . PAM2 , ...) the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 , in particular of several parameters of at least two different types ( PAM1 . PAM2 , ...) and / or determining or adjusting a parameter ( PAS1 . PAS2 , ...) of a section of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 ,

As a result, a parameter ( PAM1 . PAM2 , ...) of the (to be generated) auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 from a parameter ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' in the living room 1 involving at least two persons (at least one communication between said persons), the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 or by the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 Content to be output (information content) IAM1 . IAM2 . IAM3 in no direct connection with the content of said communication ka . kb , Kc, K-a ' stands or has to stand. In this case, the reaction to the said communication differs ka . kb . kc . K-a ' an (optional, exemplary) existing or active voice control application SSA1 . SSA2 from a (possible) further reaction which, in the case of recognition of a voice input SE1 . SE2 into the voice control application SSA1 . SSA2 or a voice command SB1 . SB2 for the voice control application SSA1 . SSA2 or a question to the voice control application SSA1 . SSA2 is or would be executed.

The said auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 can one or more, in particular generated, linguistic messages, eg information on specific events, but also comments or questions to at least one (to said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' involved, not involved or not actively involved) person in the living space 1 . 1' . 1" , include.

Exceptionally, at least one generated auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 include (own, linguistically expressed, predicted terms), assertion, opinion, recommendation, or answer to a question or topic in the room. Such an auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 Nevertheless, there is no immediate answer to a question, such as the one conceivable question, to the voice control application SSA1 . SSA2 would be directed. For example, by at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 a topic from the said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' , in particular also "unsolicited" and / or according to one or more predetermined conditions, by the voice control application SSA1 . SSA2 determined, taken as it were, and possibly further developed in a particular logical direction, thematic direction, mindset or further thought. For example, voice messages AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 generated, which include, mutatis mutandis: "Also, by the way, ... IAM1 . IAM2 . IAM3 , ... "," By the way, too ... I also know a recipe for a cake for your celebration, ... "," I have and / or mine too, that IAM1 . IAM2 . IAM3 ... "," I also have an idea what you could give your grandmother ... "and the like. The contents of the linguistic messages IAM1 . IAM2 . IAM3 the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 may have a certain predefined relation to the characteristics of at least one said communication ka . kb , Kc, K-a ' exhibit. It can be a certain relation of the parameters ( PAM1 . PAM2 , ...) of the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 to the parameters of communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' which has taken place between the persons a relatively short time (the last seconds or minutes) and / or has taken place in the past (past days). The auditory messages AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 However, they are generated from a perspective of an independent virtual personality, in this example with its own "ego state", such as another party different from the communicating persons ("communication party"). In this sense, the system according to the invention can not be regarded, or not only as an assistant or a virtual slave of the persons. The system or the at least one active virtual personality also carry out their own opinion finding and possibly represent an opinion. In doing so, an interactive and playful value can be increased or certain characteristics of an interpersonal relationship can be simulated.

Alternatively or additionally, a specific operator action or a triggering criterion can be provided for this, an auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 comprising a generated opinion, a proposed solution, a recommendation, an association, at least partially dependent on predetermined criteria, and / or at least partially random association with a specific topic, question, event (explicitly). For example, the voice control application SSA1 . SSA2 be asked explicitly for their opinion or for a proposed solution to a specific topic, a question, an event.

For example, depending on one or more communications ka . kb . kc . K-a ' an auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 are generated, which mediates (for example, a specific, current state of affairs) between at least two communicating persons.

Determining or adjusting one or more (appropriately chosen) parameters ( PAS1 . PAS2 , ...), ( PAM1 . PAM2 , ...) can be based on predefined logic, parameters, previous empirical values, mechanically executed learning methods, etc. At least one of (in principle different) variants ( V1 . V2 , ... V10 ) of determining or adapting the parameters ( PAM1 . PAM2 , ...) the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 and / or the parameter (PSAS1, PAS2 , ...) of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 chosen and applied. A corresponding determination, control or influencing of the parameters of the audio signal ( PAS1 . PAS2 , ...) or the auditory message ( PAM1 . PAM2 , ...) can occur along with the generation, intermediate storage, signal processing, output of corresponding signal data.

• (PAM1) bzw. (PAS1), einen oder mehrere akustische Parameter zumindest eines Abschnitts des Audiosignals AS1, AS2 bzw. der zumindest einen auditiven Meldung AM1, AM2, AM3 insbesondere kennzeichnend eine Amplitude, Lautstärke, sogenannte Lautheit, Frequenzbereich, Phase des entsprechenden ausgegebenen Audiosignals. Alternativ oder zusätzlich bestimmt PAM1 bzw. PAS1 die akustischen Parameter der entsprechenden, auf Basis des Audiosignals AS1, AS2 bzw. der auditiven Meldung AM1, AM2, AM3 erzeugten Schallwellen, eines oder mehrerer bestimmten (zu erzeugende) Schallwellenmuster bzw. Schallwellenfronten, insbesondere in einem bestimmten Raumbereich RB1, ... RB6. Der zumindest ein Parameter bzw. Parameterwert PAM1 bzw. PAS1, kann auf zumindest einen oder mehrere Raumbereiche RB1, ... RB6 oder Richtungen bezogen werden.
• (PAM2) bzw. (PAS2), einen oder mehrere Zeitparameter zur Ausgabe zumindest eines Abschnitts des Audiosignals AS1, AS2 bzw. der zumindest einen auditiven Meldung AM1, AM2, AM3 insbesondere kennzeichnend ein Zeitintervall oder ein Event in Abhängigkeit von dem die Ausgabe zumindest eines Abschnitts des Audiosignals AS1, AS2 und/oder der zumindest einen auditiven Meldung AM1, AM2, AM3 erfolgen soll. Diese Art der Parameter betrifft insbesondere eine zeitliche Planung bzw. ein Anpassen einer oder mehrerer Ausgaben eines oder mehrerer Abschnitte des Audiosignals AS1, AS2 und/oder der auditiven Meldung AM1, AM2, AM3 auf der Zeitachse;
• (PAM3) bzw. (PAS3), eine Aufteilung der Ausgabe des Audiosignals AS1, AS2, bzw. einzelner Kanäle eines Audiosignals AS1, AS2 bzw. der zumindest einer auditiven Meldung auf unterschiedliche Raumbereiche RB1, ... RB6, z.B. auch auf nur teilweise akustisch verbundene oder getrennte Raumbereiche RB1, ... RB6 des Wohnraums 1. Alternativ oder zusätzlich wird durch PAM3 bzw. PAS3 eine räumliche Aufteilung, Ausbreitung der entsprechenden, auf Basis des Audiosignals AS1, AS2 und/oder der zumindest einer auditiven Meldung AM1, AM2, AM3 erzeugten Schallwellen, ein oder mehrere bestimmte (zu erzeugende) Schallwellenmuster, insbesondere in einem oder mehreren bestimmten Raumbereichen RB1, ...RB6, eine Zuordnung zumindest eines aktuellen bzw. bestimmten Abschnitts des Audiosignals AS1, AS2 bzw. der auditiven Meldung AM1, AM2, AM3 zu einer oder mehreren bestimmten, z.B. virtuellen, Klangquellen, insbesondere synthetisierter Schallquellen;
• (PAM4) bzw. (PAS4), einen Raumklangparameter. In einem vereinfachten Fall kann ein Raumklangparameter etwa einem aus dem Bereich von Raumklang- bzw. Sourroundsystemen bekannter Art der Raumklangparameter entsprechen. Durch das Bestimmen oder Anpassen des zumindest einen Raumklangparameters können bestimmte, zweckmäßige Raumklangeffekte veranlasst werden, die sich auf die Ausgabe bestimmte Abschnitte des Audiosignals AS1, AS2 und/oder die zumindest eine auditive Meldung AM1, AM2, AM3 auswirken. Beispielsweise kennzeichnet ein Raumklangparameter PAM4 bzw. PAS4 aus welcher Richtung und/oder in welche Richtung die auf Basis des Audiosignals AS1, AS2 bzw. auf Basis der zumindest einen auditiven Meldung AM1, AM2, AM3 erzeugten Schallwellen ausgegeben oder wahrnehmbar gemacht werden sollen. Auch kann der Raumklangparameter PAM4 bzw. PAS4 kennzeichnend für die Parameter zumindest einer Klangquelle, insbesondere einer mittels der Wellenfeldsynthese erzeugten Schallquelle sein, beispielsweise kennzeichnend für eine wahrnehmbare Entfernung, Richtung in der diese, insbesondere aus einem bestimmten Raumbereich RB1, ... RB6, wahrnehmbar gemacht werden soll. Beispielsweise wird abhängig von dem ermittelten Parameter PAM4 bzw. PAM4 eine Wellenfeldsynthese im Wohnraum 1 ausgeführt;
• (PAM5) bzw. (PAS5), eine Umhüllende der Amplitude und/oder des Frequenzdichtespektrums bzw. Umhüllenden des Frequenzdichtespektrums, bzw. der entsprechender Parameter der Schallwellen auf Basis der zumindest einen auditiven Meldung AM1, AM2, AM3 bzw. des Audiosignals AS1, AS2. Insbesondere bestimmt der PAM5 bzw. PAS5 eine Steuerung der Amplitudendynamik bzw. Dynamikkompression der zumindest einen auditiven Meldung AM1, AM2, AM3 bzw. des Audiosignals AS1, AS2.;
• (PAM6) bzw. (PAS6), die Kennwerte eines spektralen Parameters, bzw. Kennwerte zur Abwandlung, insbesondere Verschiebung oder Komprimierung eines oder mehrerer spektralen Parameter, eines Frequenzdichtespektrums, bzw. eines oder mehrerer Wellenlängenparameter der auf Basis der zumindest einen auditiven Meldung AM1, AM2, AM3 bzw. des Audiosignals AS1, AS2 zu erzeugenden Schallwellen;
• (PAM7) bzw. (PAS7), einen inhaltlichen Parameter bzw. Kennwerte zum Bestimmen oder Anpassen eines inhaltlichen Parameters, betreffend eine in einem Abschnitt des Audiosignals AS1, AS2 und/oder der zumindest einen auditiven Meldung AM1, AM2, AM repräsentierten Inhalt bzw. Information IAS1, IAS2, IAM1, IAM2, IAM3;
• (PAM8), eine Auswahl oder Anpassung der Töne, Tonsequenzen, Melodien oder Geräusche für die zumindest eine auditive Meldung AM1, AM2, AM3;
• (PAS8), eine Auswahl zumindest des Audiosignals AS1, AS2, beispielsweise kennzeichnend dafür ob ein Audiosignal S1 überwiegend mit Sprachanteilen oder ein Audiosignal AS2 überwiegend mit Musikanteilen auszuwählen, z.B. aktuell oder für ein bestimmtes Zeitintervall, vorzuziehen ist. Auch kann dieser Auswahlparameter kennzeichnend sein dafür, ob ein Audiosignals AS1, AS2 mit einem oder ohne einen entsprechenden (abhängigen, zugeordneten) Videoinhalt VI1, VI2 bzw. Textinhalt, z.B. für ein aktuelles oder ein bestimmtes Zeitintervall auszuwählen oder vorzuziehen ist. Auch kann dabei die Auswahl oder ein Vorziehen eines von zumindest zwei alternativen Sprachkanälen des Audiosignals AS1, AS2 gekennzeichnet sein, der z.B. aktuell oder für ein bestimmtes Zeitintervall auszuwählen oder vorzuziehen ist.
• (PAM9), einen stilistischen Parameter bzw. das Variieren eines stilistischen Parameters der auditiven Meldung AM1, AM2, AM3, z.B. betreffend die Wortwahl, Stil, Intonation, Kommunikationsverhalten einer generierten Sprachmitteilung. Ferner kann ein Verändern, Bestimmen oder Anpassen eines Parameters der Sprachgenerierung (PSG1, PSG2, ...) abhängig von dem ermittelten Parameter PAM9 veranlasst werden;
• (PAS9), eine Auswahl bzw. ein Vorziehen hinsichtlich einer Art, eines Genres oder Stils in Bezug auf zumindest ein Audiosignal AS1, AS2 oder einen Abschnitt eines Audiosignals AS1, AS2;
• (PAM10) eine Kennung einer auditiven Meldung AM1 oder eines Abschnitts der auditiven Meldung AM1, die anzeigt, ob die auditive Meldung AM1 bzw. ein Abschnitt der auditiven Meldung AM1 (in einem Zeitintervall) allein ausgegeben werden soll oder eine, insbesondere eine bestimmte weitere Ausgabe einer weiteren auditiven Meldung AM2, AM3 und/oder eines Audiosignals AS1, AS2 zulässig, erwünscht wird bzw. anzustreben ist. Insbesondere kennzeichnet (PAS10), einen Parameter (PAS1', PAS2', ...) und/oder (PAM1', PAM2', ...), insbesondere einen oder mehrere Grenzwerte (PAM2min, PAM2max; ...), (PAS1min, PAS1max; PAS2min, PAS2max; ...) eines weiteren (auditiv) auszugebenden Inhalts der zusammen mit dem Audiosignal AS1, AS2 ausgegeben werden kann.
• (PAS10) eine Kennung eines Audiosignals AS1 oder eines Abschnitts des Audiosignals AS1, die anzeigt, ob das Audiosignal AS1, oder ein Abschnitt des Audiosignals AS1, (in einem Zeitintervall) allein ausgegeben werden soll oder eine, insbesondere eine bestimmte weitere Ausgabe eines Audiosignals AS2 und/oder einer auditiven Meldung AM1, AM2, AM3 zulässig, erwünscht wird bzw. anzustreben ist. Insbesondere kennzeichnet (PAM10), einen Parameter (PAM1', PAM2', ...) und/oder (PAS1', PAS2', ...), insbesondere einen oder mehrere Grenzwerte (PAM1min, PAM1max; PAM2min, PAM2max; ...), (PAS2min, PAS2max; ...) eines weiteren (auditiv) auszugebenden Inhalts der zusammen mit der auditiven Meldung AM1 ausgegeben werden kann.

Determining or adjusting one or more parameters ( PAS1 . PAS2 , ...) of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or determining or adjusting one or more parameters ( PAM1 . PAM2 , ...) the at least one auditory message PM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 concerns simultaneously or optionally one or more of the following parameter values which correspond to the following (in principle) different types of parameters ( PAS1 . PAS2 . PAS3 . PAS4 . pAS5 . PAS6 . pAS7 . PAS8 . pAS9 . PAS10 ) respectively. ( PAM1 . PAM2 . pAM3 . PAM4 . PAM5 . pAM6 . PAM7 . PAM8 . PAM9 . PAM10 ). The different types of parameters characterize:

• ( PAM1 ) respectively. ( PAS1 ), one or more acoustic parameters of at least a portion of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 or the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 particularly characterizing an amplitude, volume, so-called loudness, frequency range, phase of the corresponding output audio signal. Alternatively or additionally determined PAM1 respectively. PAS1 the acoustic parameters of the corresponding, based on the audio signal AS1 . AS2 or the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 generated sound waves, one or more specific (to be generated) sound wave pattern or sound wave fronts, especially in a certain space area RB1 , ... RB6 , The at least one parameter or parameter value PAM1 respectively. PAS1 , can cover at least one or more room areas RB1 , ... RB6 or directions.
• ( PAM2 ) respectively. ( PAS2 ), one or more timing parameters for outputting at least a portion of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 or the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 in particular, a time interval or an event depending on the output of at least a portion of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 should be done. In particular, this type of parameter relates to scheduling or adjusting one or more outputs of one or more portions of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 and/ or the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 on the time axis;
• ( pAM3 ) respectively. ( PAS3 ), a division of the output of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 , or individual channels of an audio signal AS1 . AS2 or the at least one auditory message on different spatial areas RB1 , ... RB6 , For example, on only partially acoustically connected or separate space areas RB1 , ... RB6 of the living space 1 , Alternatively or additionally is by pAM3 respectively. PAS3 a spatial division, propagation of the corresponding, based on the audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 generated sound waves, one or more specific (to be generated) sound wave pattern, especially in one or more specific space areas RB1 , ... RB6 , an assignment of at least one current or specific section of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 or the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 to one or more specific, eg virtual, sound sources, in particular synthesized sound sources;
• ( PAM4 ) respectively. ( PAS4 ), a surround sound parameter. In a simplified case, a surround sound parameter may correspond to, for example, one of the surround sound parameters known in the field of surround sound systems. By determining or adapting the at least one surround sound parameter, certain expedient spatial sound effects can be induced which relate to the output of certain sections of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 impact. For example, a surround sound parameter indicates PAM4 respectively. PAS4 from which direction and / or in which direction the on the basis of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 or on the basis of at least one auditory report AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 generated sound waves to be made or made perceptible. Also, the surround sound parameter PAM4 respectively. PAS4 indicative of the parameters of at least one sound source, in particular a sound source generated by means of wave field synthesis, for example, a characteristic of a perceivable distance, direction in which these, in particular from a certain area of space RB1 , ... RB6 to be made perceptible. For example, depends on the parameter determined PAM4 respectively. PAM4 a wave field synthesis in the living space 1 performed;
• ( PAM5 ) respectively. ( pAS5 ), an envelope of the amplitude and / or the frequency density spectrum or envelopes of the frequency density spectrum, or of the corresponding parameters of the sound waves on the basis of the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 or the audio signal AS1 . AS2 , In particular, determines the PAM5 respectively. pAS5 a control of the amplitude dynamics or dynamic compression of the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 or the audio signal AS1 . AS2 .
• ( pAM6 ) respectively. ( PAS6 ), the characteristic values of a spectral parameter, or characteristics for the modification, in particular displacement or compression of one or more spectral parameters, of a frequency density spectrum, or one or more wavelength parameters, based on the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 or the audio signal AS1 . AS2 sound waves to be generated;
• ( PAM7 ) respectively. ( pAS7 ), a content parameter for determining or adjusting a content parameter relating to one in a portion of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 , AM represented content or information IAS1 . IAS2 . IAM1 . IAM2 . IAM3 ;
• ( PAM8 ), a selection or adaptation of the tones, sound sequences, melodies or sounds for the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 ;
• ( PAS8 ), a selection of at least the audio signal AS1 . AS2 , for example, whether an audio signal S1 predominantly with voice portions or an audio signal AS2 predominantly with music parts to select, eg current or for a certain time interval, is preferable. Also, this selection parameter may be indicative of whether an audio signal AS1 . AS2 with or without a corresponding (dependent, assigned) video content VI1 . VI2 or text content, eg for a current or a specific time interval to select or preferable. It is also possible to select or prefer one of at least two alternative voice channels of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 be selected, for example, currently or for a particular time interval or preferable.
• ( PAM9 ), a stylistic parameter or varying a stylistic parameter of the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 , eg regarding the choice of words, style, intonation, communication behavior of a generated voice message. Furthermore, changing, determining or adapting a parameter of the speech generation ( PSG1 . PSG2 , ...) depending on the determined parameter PAM9 be initiated;
• ( pAS9 ), a choice or a preference in terms of a type, a genre or style in Reference to at least one audio signal AS1 . AS2 or a section of an audio signal AS1 . AS2 ;
• ( PAM10 ) an identifier of an auditory report AM1 or a portion of the auditory message AM1 indicating if the auditory message AM1 or a section of the auditory message AM1 (in a time interval) should be output alone or one, in particular a specific further output of another auditory message ON 2 . AT 3 and / or an audio signal AS1 . AS2 permissible, desirable or desirable. In particular, marks ( PAS10 ), a parameter ( PAS1 ' PAS2 ', ...) and or ( PAM1 ' PAM2 ', ...), in particular one or more limit values (PAM2min, PAM2max; ...), (PAS1min, PAS1max, PAS2min, PAS2max; ...) of another (auditory) content to be output together with the audio signal AS1 . AS2 can be issued.
• ( PAS10 ) an identifier of an audio signal AS1 or a portion of the audio signal AS1 indicating whether the audio signal AS1 , or a section of the audio signal AS1 , (in a time interval) is to be output alone or one, in particular a certain further output of an audio signal AS2 and / or an auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 permissible, desirable or desirable. In particular, marks ( PAM10 ), a parameter ( PAM1 ' . PAM2 ' , ...) and or ( PAS1 ' . PAS2 ' , ...), in particular one or more limit values (PAM1min, PAM1max, PAM2min, PAM2max; ...), (PAS2min, PAS2max, ...) of another (auditory) content to be output together with the auditory message AM1 can be issued.

All said parameters ( PAM1 . PAM2 , ...), respectively. ( PAS1 . PAS2 , ...) can also be parameters of the corresponding, based on the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 or based on at least a portion of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 produced or to be generated sound waves or sound wave pattern in the living room 1 be. In this case, the respective mutually corresponding parameters or parameter values can be determined or adapted in a manner analogous to that described above.

In this case, in the method, a determination, in particular continuous, or cyclical execution, of determining or adjusting one or more parameters ( PAS1 . PAS2 , ...) of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or one or more parameters ( PAM1 . PAM2 , ...) the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 , The determination of one or more parameters may be during the generation of the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 or during the output of the portion of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 , depending on at least one parameter related to the near past ( PK1 ' . PK2 ' , ... PK8 ' ) and / or current parameters ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) and / or at least one predicted parameter ( PK1 " . PK2 " , ... PK8 " ) of said communication ka , Kb, Kc, K-a ' respectively. Determining or adjusting the parameters (values) of the parameters ( PAM1 . PAM2 , ...) respectively. ( PAS1 . PAS2 , ...) of a certain kind can correspond to one for this type of parameter ( PAM1 . PAM2 ,) respectively. ( PAS1 . PAS2 , ...) mathematical relationship. In doing so, the corresponding mathematical relationships can be determined in at least two different ways ( PAM1 . PAM2 ,) respectively. ( PAS1 . PAS2 ,) of the parameters to be applied differ.

Determining or adjusting the parameters ( PAM1 . PAM2 , ...) respectively. PAS1 . PAS2 , ...) of the said auditory report AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 and / or the audio signal AS1 . AS2 is determined by the parameters ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) of normal, not separately standardized communication ka . kb , Kc, K-a ' the at least two people in the living room 1 relates, in particular a bidirectional communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' between the said persons in the living space 1 executed. In particular, the said determination or adaptation of the parameters to the sections, features, patterns of the parameters ( PK1 ' . PK2 ' , ... PK8 ' ) PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) PK1 " . PK2 " , ... PK8 " ), said communication ka . kb , K- executed. These are patterns that are a distinction from the sections, features, or again patterns of any voice command SB1 . SB2 , or any voice input SB1 . SB2 , a possible question FR1 . FR2 to the voice control application SSA1 . SSA2 or another standard for voice control.

The following is an exemplary description of the variants of determining or adapting one or more parameters ( PAM1 . PAM2 , ...) the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 and / or one or more parameters ( PAS1 . PAS2 , ...) of the at least a portion of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 , These variants can, for example, depending on the achievable measure of success, for example, depending on one or a variety of success measures achieved in the past, be selected or combined as desired.

It follows description of the variant V1 with determining or changing a time parameter PAM2 :

For example, a time parameter ( PAM2 ) for outputting a portion of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 depending on a predicted parameter ( PK1 " . PK2 " , ... PK8 " ) one communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' and / or dependent on a predicted parameter ( PAI-1 " . PAI2 '' , ...) at least one acoustic content AI-a . AI-b . AI-c . AI-d certainly. It is only or primarily the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' the persons present to each other. For example, depending on a determined parameter ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) and / or a predicted parameter ( PK1 " . PK2 " , ... PK8 " ) of said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' and a determined or predicted parameter ( PAI-1 . PAI2 , ...) of another acoustic content AI-a . AI-b . AI-c . AI-d , which deals with a section of communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' , eg an upstream section of the communication K-a ' . K-b ' . K-c ' . ka " at least partially overlapping in time, an audio signal scheduled for output or an audio signal already in the output AS1 . AS2 and / or an auditory message AM1 . AT 3 . AT 3 : be paused immediately; in an appropriate place, (here: after the end of a phrase or sentence of the person) are reproduced; in at least two sections, which in each case in each case represent perceptible perceptible content and / or completed linguistic structures are divided.

Such splitting, later playback and / or later merging, eg with at least one further section, can also depend on the predicted content-related feature IK-a . IK-b . IK-c the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' eg before or during the output of at least a portion of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 be arranged. In this example, splitting, pausing or (re) rendering and / or later merging takes place at or from at least one suitable location.

For example, determining or adjusting a parameter involves selection, in particular, adjusting a time interval for the output of at least a portion of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 , Memory accesses to data sections or their respective output representing one or more of these sections may be varied.

Furthermore, a suitable location is determined for pausing, splitting and / or combining a section of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 , As such a body may be a body within an auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 or an audio signal AS1 . AS2 in which an at least partially completed (in itself unequivocal, corresponding to predetermined, eg linguistic features, more complete) section of the content IAS 1 ' . IAS2 ' . IAM1 ' . IAM2 ' . IAM3 ' is present, ends and / or another (in itself unmistakable) section of the content IAS 1 '' . IAS2 " . IAM1 '' . IAM2 " . IAM3 " starts. As such a suitable place of a multimedia content AS1 . AS2 or the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 Alternatively or additionally, a position can be determined in which a "hard" cut or scene change within the video sequence and / or a change of voices and / or a content-related feature is detected. For example, a start and / or end of an advertisement (advertising block) can also be determined as a suitable place. In this example, a said suitable location becomes the data of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 which are to be output only in a few seconds, which are read in anticipation (and evaluated or generated in the process with foresight). If a priority measure of a portion of said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' is below a (relatively high) threshold, the pausing, splitting and / or merging of a portion of the audio signal occurs AS1 . AS2 and / or the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 only when one of the said suitable places for pausing, splitting and / or joining.

In this example, temporal intervals are determined, for example, pauses within a verbal communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' identifying at least two persons in which one or more particular sections of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or sections of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 with a certain duration, at least temporally, can be spent appropriately. Preferably, such time intervals are suitable for output, or particularly well suited, which match a time dimension, for example, for the determined or anticipated playing time. In this case, at least a specific section of an audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or one or more sections of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 with (each) a certain amount of time without a temporal overlap and / or without a significant increase in the volume output. In this case, in the method a corresponding, matching the time intervals determined, splitting the audio signal AS1 . AS2 or the information to be transmitted by the audio signal IAS2 . IAS2 be arranged in at least two sections. The corresponding sections can then be matched to the determined time intervals determined by the corresponding time parameters ( PAM2 ), generated or output. In this case, a combination of sections of the audio signal to be output may also be preferred AS1 . AS2 , eg from the multimedia content read from a network or from a data medium, the at least one generated auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 , from a section of telecommunication content TI1 . TI2 be determined. In this case, it is also possible for sections of an audio signal to be output, for example read in from a data source AS1 . AS2 a multimedia signal, an auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 , a telecommunications content TI1 . TI2 appropriately combined and / or provided with predetermined transition effects.

In this example, a sequence of at least two audible messages to be issued, eg, queued, is output AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 and / or individual sections or contents IAM1 . IAM2 . IAM3 a respective auditory report AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 depending on a current communication ka . kb . kc 'Ka' or a predicted communication project with respect to a further, subsequent communication K-a ' . K-b ' . K-c ' . ka " and / or the voices of at least two said persons and / or the voice of a person in a particular room area RB1 , ... RB6 , eg at a certain seat RB4 in the living room 1 changed.

It follows description of the variant V2 with an adjustment of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 or the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 on a direction parameter ( PK1 ):

If at least one directional parameter ( PK1 ) of said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' determined, estimated or accepted, it may be considered, preferably as its current or near future (1 - 30 sec) predicted value. Also, one or more room areas RB1 , ... RB6 determining where at least one "speaker" or at least one "listener," or "speaker and listener," will at least likely be or will be in the near future. The information obtained is taken into account.

At least one parameter ( PAS1 . PAS2 , ...) of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 or at least one parameter ( PAM1 . PAM2 , ...) the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 depending on the at least one direction parameter ( PK1 ) of said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' in the living room 1 customized. For this purpose, it is determined how many people communicate with each other, and in particular the associations between one or more speakers and / or listeners (or with these corresponding areas of space RB1 , ... RB6 ) is determined and considered for two or more time intervals. For example, it is determined which of the persons or which room areas RB1 , ... RB6 the sender (speaker) and which person or which of the persons or which room areas RB1 , ... RB6 the recipients of the communication (listener or target persons expected to hear or interpret a corresponding particular linguistic message) are or are. Depending on this will be one or more sections of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 expedient, in particular in the respectively appropriate manner or with the selected variant ( V1 . V2 , ... V10 ) of determining the parameters.

In this case, a certain appropriate distribution of acoustic sound waves based on the audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 in the living room 1 be generated. In this case, signal processing operations in the time and frequency domain or changing the phases or phase differences between individual components or channels of the corresponding signals can be executed, controlled or regulated. As a controlled variable can be a corresponding, for example by means of the sensor device SV1 . SV2 detected or for a specific room area RB1 , ... RB6 determined sound wave parameters in the living room 1 serve.

It follows description of the variant V3 with an adjustment of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 depending on a priority measure:

If, in the method, a priority measure of a portion of said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' determined, estimated or accepted, this may preferably be taken into account as its current or near-future predicted value. Depending on the content characteristic ( PK4 ) the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' also a priority measure of a respective (of at least one person in the living space 1 spoken) linguistic message are automatically estimated. For example, security-relevant sections of the communication ka , Kb, Kc, K-a ' (eg, certain types, subjects of linguistic messages between individuals), eg, as "Important" and / or "Urgent" and / or "To Submit Event ...", "must be heard essentially by a person ... until ... "accordingly, be marked with a high priority level. Then, for example, an output of a portion of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or an auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 , in particular a voice message, brought forward, stopped and, in particular at a later time, in the form of an output, for example a section between two suitable locations and / or repeated in an alternative form. As a repetition is also to be understood that a new section of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 or information IAS1 ' IAS2 ' respectively. IAM1 ' IAM2 ', IAKM3' generated in an alternative form or is issued. In this case, a corresponding, in particular at least probably not sufficiently transmitted content, eg a (previous) information content IAS1 . IAS2 respectively. IAM1 . IAM2 , IAKM3 compensates, supplements or replaces.

It follows description of the variant V4 with adapting to a content characteristic ( PK4 ) and / or a linguistic parameter ( PK6 ) the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' out:

If, in the process, a substantive feature ( PK4 ) or a linguistic parameter ( PK6 ) of a section of said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' determined, estimated or accepted, it may, preferably, also be taken into account as its current or near-future predicted value. Depending on at least one content characteristic ( PK4 ) and / or at least one linguistic parameter ( PK6 ) a temporal parameter relating to the said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' determined, in particular predicted, which characterizes one or more points in time, to which a communication message, linguistic message, a sentence, a speech of at least one person in the living space 1 expected (sufficient) will be completed. Then, for example, the beginning, the duration, the end of at least one (for at least one person in the living room 1 certain) auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 and / or a portion of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 be planned. In the case of incomplete sentences or phrases, the output of the at least one auditory message may be indicated AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 and / or a (further, adjusted or unmatched) audio signal AS1 . AS2 , eg with an output of at least a portion of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 , after a determined suitable place, longer to be maintained. For example, depending on the content feature ( PK4 ) and / or the linguistic parameter ( PK6 ) predicates or assumes that further communication contents or which communication contents will follow with which (estimated, predicated) parameters with a certain (high) probability.

It follows description of the variant V5 with a control of a surround parameter ( PAM4 ) respectively. ( PAS4 ) or one or more sound sources:

There is a formation or placement of one or more virtual sound sources, in particular sound sources such that two, eg language comprehensive, output content, wherein at least one of the at least two issues to be output based on the accumulated audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 is generated or output, in terms of their (at least objectively and / or subjectively) perceptible position (perceived angle range, perceived distance), in particular in relation to at least one person in the living room 1 different, eg opposite or at significantly different positions perceptible.

For example, one may be based on a portion of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 or the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 generated content IAS1 . IAS2 . IAM1 . IAM2 . IAM3 are assigned to a virtual sound source (in particular generated by means of a signal processing taking into account, eg measured, acoustic room characteristics), which corresponds to a different spatial direction or spatial position relative to a listener, than the spatial direction or position determined in the method (or . estimated) direction that the at least one said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' from which, for example, a linguistic communication message comes or is expected.

For example, one may be based on the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 generated content to a (virtual) sound source that corresponds to a different spatial direction or spatial position relative to a listener, as the spatial direction of a content based on a portion of the further audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 is issued. As a result, the at least one person concerned or one in a room area RB1 , ... RB6 assumed listeners who have at least two contents IAS1 . IAS2 . IAM1 . IAM2 . IAM3 perceive better by the contents in the perception of the person spatially ordered, "sorted". In doing so, the person can deliberately direct their own perception or attention in the direction of a (subjectively preferred) content IAS1 . IAS2 . IAM1 . IAM2 . IAM3 to steer.

It follows description of the variant V6 with customization depending on a parameter ( PBL1 . PBL2 , ...) of body language:

If in the procedure a parameter ( PBL1 . PBL2 , ...) one or more physical impulses or a parameter ( PBL1 ' PBL2 ', ...) of the body language of at least one person has been determined, estimated or accepted, this may preferably be taken into account as its current or predicted value in the near future. In this example it is also decided whether, or that a physical impulse forms part of a more or less conscious body language and / or that it belongs to the said communication, Ka, Kb, Kc, K-a ' in particular to a particular Section of a language communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' is to be assigned.

In the method, a (scientific, mathematical, temporal, causal) relationship between a recognized and possibly classified patterns of a physical impulse, gestures, facial expressions, eye movement, lip movement and an auditory, linguistic communication related thereto is preferably determined and taken into account. In particular, depending on the context in question, a time parameter ( PAM2 ), a feature ( PK4 ), an acoustic parameter of a portion of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 or the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 determined, in particular dynamically controlled.

It can be a (for at least one person even more or less conscious or intuitive or knee-jerk executed running) determined and processed, in particular interpreted. At the same time, the intention or the wish of at least one person to be recognized in a certain direction (and thus, if necessary, a certain content) can be recognized. Thereupon, a parameter of the direction concerned can be adapted with a first content and / or from the at least one alternative direction with a second content. For example, the volume of the sound waves output from a particular, specific direction or sound source can be increased, and / or the volume of the respective further content can be temporarily reduced.

Also, a certain physical exercise can be taught as a particular pattern (characterized by certain features), the physical emotion or pattern being due to inadequate hearing or understanding, especially for a particular one in the living space 1 person is characteristic, at one or more time intervals. In this case, corresponding detection data can be determined. Upon recognition of the physical impulse or of the corresponding pattern of the physical impulse at one or more second time intervals, in particular also when recognizing the particular speaker, eg by means of the generated or read-in recognition data, an (optimized or pre-stored, eg assigned to specific physical impulses) Repetition and / or adaptation of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 respectively. For example, an already output section of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 , eg the last sentence or phrase, or a corresponding content IAS1 . IAS2 . IAM1 . IAM2 . IAM3 at least partially in another language or with another output device, eg the mobile user device AG1 . AG2 , are issued.

Also, a parameter related to the near past ( PAI-1 ' PAI2 ', ...) and / or a current parameter ( PAI-1 . PAI2 , ...) and / or at least one predicted parameter ( PAI-1 " PAI2 '' , ...) another, of the said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' different or different in the process acoustic content AI-a . AI-b . AI-c . AI-d when determining or adjusting one or more parameters ( PAM1 . PAM2 , ...) at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 and / or parameters ( PAS1 . PAS2 , ...) of a section of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 be taken into account. Also, there may be more pre-determined events related to the living space 1 or the people in the living room 1 be considered appropriate.

It follows description of the variant V7 with adjusting the surround sound settings:

In a variant, the determination, in particular predication of a parameter ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) of said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' and / or a parameter ( PAI-1 . PAI2 , ...) another in the living room 1 audible acoustic content AI-a . AI-b . AI-c . AI-d and / or an auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 , changing or adjusting one or more surround sound settings or a surround mode of the audio system ASYS in the living space 1 that changed, in particular for the parameter ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) of said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' adapted, settings, eg virtual acoustic room properties, in particular a virtual acoustics can be set or simulated. The settings of the surround sound or surround mode may be in terms of the time interval, in terms of a parameter suitable for the output of at least a portion, eg, matching the duration of the output of the portion of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 be set. In other words, a surround sound setting or a surround mode of the audio system ASYS (also with respect to several different contents to be output) may be dependent on one or more parameters ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) or the parameter pattern of said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' be set.

By way of example, this can represent a, in particular flowing, switching or conversion between at least two parameter data sets or correspond to different settings of the surround sound, for example comprising a simulation of specific acoustic spatial properties, eg a (specific) " Concert Hall "," Jazz Club "," Science Fiction "," Cinema "," Gaming ", etc." News ", act. Depending on the parameter ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) of said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' (As a result) a rapid switching or a gradual transition between at least two settings of the spatial sound are performed, which are each predefined, for example, to an optimized perceptibility of the music, to an optimized audibility of the said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' , or to an improved accumulated perceptibility of the music and said communication ka . kb , Kc, K-a ' ,

Furthermore, settings of the surround sound and / or further settings can each be associated with a recognition of a parameter ( PS1 . PS2 , ...) of the scene S1 , ... S8 in the living room 1 learned and when recognizing the scene S1 , ... S8 be retrieved or activated. For example, if the number and / or one or more priority measures of auditory content are exceeded for at least one, preferably at least partially in the near future, time interval and / or for a specific class ( PS1 . PS2 , ...) of the scene S1 , ... S8 in the living room 1 , a simplification of a spatial sound effect, in particular a degradation, eg a back calculation to a mono output or a smaller number of different channels and / or a dynamic compression of the at least one section of the audio signal to be output AS1 . AS2 and / or the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 be executed. Thus, the perception and interpretation of one or more (relevant) content by at least one person in the living room 1 be relieved.

It follows description of the variant V8 with the adaptation to the observance of a limit parameter:

Optionally, it can be provided that for a specific, eg user selectable, area of space RB1 , ... RB6 , in particular a seat in the living room 1 , and / or in a room area RB1 , ... RB6 in which a person belongs to a specific group of persons (eg an elderly person, a child or baby), one or more specific, eg acoustic, limit values are met, eg exceeded and / or should not be exceeded. Furthermore, at least one or more of said limits may be selected depending on one or more other predetermined criteria. The limit values to be observed may be dependent on a detected or estimated scene, for example S1 , ... S8 and / or be controlled depending on predefined criteria and / or adaptive, situation-dependent. At least one limit value may preferably be an acoustic limit value, for example based on the power, frequency characteristic of the content to be output or the corresponding sound waves with respect to the said spatial area RB1 , ..., RB6 , Limit values may also be defined or set in relation to various parameters or types of parameters described in this document.

Preference is given to the recognition of a specific person, a person belonging to a specific group of people and / or taking into account one or more selectable areas of space RB1 , ... RB6 , in particular seats within the living space 1 , one or more parameters ( PAS1 . PAS2 , ...) of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 so controlled, preferably regulated, that at least one predetermined, limit value, or a limit value related to the human perception or to the perception of a specific person, in the said spatial area RB1 , .. RB6 and / or in the close spatial environment of at least one (recognized) person is respected. One or more of the mentioned limit values can be based on a superposition of the acoustic influences of the (auditory) communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' and / or another acoustic content AI-a . AI-b . AI-c . AI-d and with the on the basis of the said audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 relate generated sound waves or sound wave pattern. This can be a selected area of space RB1 , ... RB6 figuratively speaking, be made into an adaptive "quiet zone". In the selected room area RB1 , ... RB6 (in the "quiet zone") may be certain limit parameters, priority measures or laws, eg under respective predetermined conditions, apply or be adhered to by determining or adjusting the parameters. Also can be a selected room area RB1 , ... RB6 figuratively speaking, be made into an adaptive "infotainment zone", whereby certain minimum values or increased parameter values, priority measures or laws, eg under respective predetermined conditions, apply or are maintained by determining or adapting the parameters. Also, such a selected space area RB1 . RB6 (the "rest area" or the "information zone") together with a person located there within the living space 1 moved spatially.

As a result, for example, a more or less local zone can be created in the environment of a person or a person belonging to a specific group of persons in which one or more specific limit values, eg maximum values and / or minimum values, are adhered to. The at least one audio signal to be output AS1 . AS2 and / or the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 or the corresponding sound waves or sound wave pattern are then controlled or regulated so that in a communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' and / or with another acoustic content AI-a . AI-b . AI-c . AI-d and at an output audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 , which can each have variable parameters, compliance with the at least one threshold in at least one predefined area of space RB1 , ... RB6 is effected. For example, such a determination or adaptation of the parameters or a variant ( V1 . V2 , ... V10 ) for determining the parameters of a pertinent portion of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 chosen one or more of said limits, in particular with respect to the sound waves or sound wave pattern in at least one spatial area RB1 , ... RB6 be respected. For example, in the event of a predicted excess of the at least one limit value, content with the tendency of the lowest priority measure tends to be adjusted.

There can be a mathematical relationship between a parameter ( PAS1 . PAS2 , ...) of the audio signal to be output AS1 . AS2 and an acoustic parameter corresponding thereto (based on the portion of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 generated) sound waves, or the sound wave pattern which thereupon (immediately and after one or more reflections, etc.) in one or more specific space areas RB1 , ... RB6 of the living space 1 be taken into account. Such a mathematical relationship can for example be based on an acoustic measurement of at least part of the living space 1 and / or based on a (computationally executable) acoustic simulation can be determined. Also, the values of acoustic parameters in the respective room areas RB1 , ... RB6 and / or in a direct spatial environment of certain persons, taking into account the signals of at least one microphone measured and / or at least partially by means of a simulation taking into account various acoustically relevant conditions in the living room 1 be determined. In this case, also values determined at least partially by calculation can be used as estimated values in the control of the parameters ( PAS1 . PAS2 , ...) of the audio signal to be output AS1 . AS2 and / or the parameter ( PAM1 . PAM2 , ...) at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 be taken into account.

It follows description of the variant V9 with determining the parameters ( PSG1 . PSG2 , ...) of a speech generation:

Depending on one or more determined, in particular predicated parameters ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) of said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' become various parameters ( PSG1 . PSG2 , ...) of the speech generation when generating the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 determined or adjusted. For example, a selection of the contents IAM1a . IAM1b . IAM1c for one or more phrases, determination of a main clause, subordinate clause, (certain) nested linguistic structures, word choice, syllable generation, etc. are determined. Also, parameters ( PSG1 . PSG2 , ...) the output language or the output dialect of a section of the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 concern, be determined or adapted. Furthermore, the level of detail of one or more auditory messages AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 , in particular voice messages are determined or adapted. Here, individual priority measures for individual contents to be transmitted can be determined. Also, the tone, undertone and certain aspects of a content to be conveyed with the voice message (the "communication message" represented by an auditory message) may be determined.

• - Morphologische Parameter (z.B. betreffend Bestandteile einer Sprache (Morpheme), deren Kombination, Verhältnis zueinander, etc.);
• - Syntaktische Parameter (z.B. zur Form und der Struktur von Wortkombinationen, Satzgrammatik);
• - Lexikologische Parameter (z.B. betreffend Wortwahl);
• - Semantische Parameter (z.B. die Bedeutung von Wörtern in Bezug auf erkannte Gegebenheiten);
• - Satzsemantische Parameter (z.B. betreffend logische Bedeutung von Sätzen);
• - Textsemantische Parameter (z.B. betreffend Bezüge auf erkannte Gegebenheiten, und/oder auf einen Parameter einer erkannten oder prädizierten Szene S1, ... S8 im Wohnraum 1).

One or more parameters of speech generation ( PSG1 . PSG2 , ...) can (also almost in real time, or during the generation of a phrase, a sentence) depend on one or more determined parameters ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) and / or predicted parameters ( PK1 " . PK2 " , ... PK8 " ) the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' in the living room 1 , be adapted or controlled in particular dynamically or with foresight. Thus, a significantly improved adaptive adaptation of a language of comprehensive auditory reporting AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 be achieved. In this example, the following parameters ( PSG1 . PSG2 , ...) with respect to the at least one auditory message to be generated AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 determined or adjusted:

• - Morphological parameters (eg concerning components of a language (morphemes), their combination, relationship to each other, etc.);
• - Syntactic parameters (eg on the form and structure of word combinations, sentence grammar);
• - lexicological parameters (eg regarding word choice);
• - semantic parameters (eg the meaning of words in terms of recognized facts);
• - sentence-semantic parameters (eg regarding the logical meaning of sentences);
• - Text-semantic parameters (eg regarding references to recognized facts, and / or to a parameter of a recognized or predicted scene S1 , ... S8 in the living room 1 ).

It follows description of the variant V10 with adjusting a portion of multimedia content:

If the relevant section of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 is part of a multimedia content, eg a video sequence, a movie, a TV show or a video stream, the output of one to the portion of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 appropriate or associated with this video content VI1 . VI2 also be adjusted. For example, in the method, a parameter of a video image output can be changed, in particular controlled. In a simplified case, a parameter ( PV1 . PVI2 , ...), eg a time parameter ( PVI2 ), of a video content to be output VI1 . VI2 be controlled in the same way, analogous or according to a pre-determined criterion, as the time parameter ( PAV2 ) one with the video content VI1 . VI2 corresponding audio signal AS1 . AS2 , Also parameters of further, eg the portion of the audio signal to be output AS1 . AS2 concomitant or concurrently read in or output contents IAS1 . IAS2 or information to be adjusted or controlled. These corresponding parameter values can be determined or adjusted according to the criteria specified for them, for example, according to a specific logic, mathematical relationships, which differ from the logic or mathematical contexts for adapting the corresponding audio signal AS1 . AS2 or the section of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 can distinguish. In other words, for example, an audio content and a picture content or sequence of a film or a video sequence in the method (if appropriate) together or separately, in particular different, corresponding to about in principle different variants ( V1 . V2 , ... V10 ) or according to different optimization criteria ( OK1 . OK2 . OK3 , ...), especially separately.

When determined, a person becomes a space area RB1 , ... RB6 changes, eg from a first room area to a second room area RB1 ' , ... RB6 ' can be made, that a corresponding (previously issued or output) section of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 or an auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 and / or a previously issued or output video content VI1 . VI2 in the second room area RB1 ' , ... RB6 ' is issued. For example, if a person from a room of the living room 1 in another room of the living room 1 or in another living room 1' . 1" can be made to have the same audio content IAS1 . IAS2 and / or video content VI1 . VI2 or a continuation of the audio content IAS1 . IAS2 or video content VI1 . VI2 from a particular source or program, for example after an interim pause (at a suitable location) in the second space area RB1 ' , ... RB6 ' , in particular with another (each suitably chosen) output device AAV1a , ..., AAV SSA1 , .. is issued.

Preferably, depending on one or more parameters ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) of said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' in the living room 1 , in particular taking into account further determined or predicted contents audible in the living space AI-a . AI-b . AI-c . AI-d , a planning ("sorting") of several desired auditory messages AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 and / or one or more audio signals to be output AS1 . AS2 or sections of one or more audio signals to be output AS1 . AS2 , and / or others in the living space of acoustic content AI-a . AI-b . AL-c . AI-d , eg sound emissions, on (two or more at least partially different) areas of space RB1 , ... RB6 and (two or more at least partially different) time intervals (t1-t2, t1'-t2 ') take place. For example, in the method, a planning or sorting of the audible contents (which can be output by technical means) or of the sections of the contents, according to spatial areas RB1 , ... RB6 ("In space") and / or after time intervals ("in time"), depending on a respective content, receiver and / or executed by at least one predetermined condition.

As a result, a plurality of diverse portions (eg, data portions corresponding to portions of an audio signal to be output AS1 . AS2 and / or the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 correspond), for example on the basis of a received or read (multimedia, infotainment) program and / or from a variety of diverse contributions, news on various topics, interviews, contributions to content, subject matter of various kinds, consumer information, and as an appropriate temporal Sequence and / or a convenient spatial distribution are output. The said sequence may preferably be a uniform program, or be perceptible as such. The said sequence can then be analyzed according to one or more optimization criteria ( OK1 . OK2 . OK3 , ...) are determined and output.

The respective separation and / or the joining of the sections is preferably carried out at the suitable locations determined in particular in the method. For example, the voice of a news anchor can be interrupted at one point and / or spent at one point and / or merged with another section corresponding, for example, to a transition between two different topics or content. For example, the said suitable places can be determined, each of which at least two more or less match the theme criteria which depend on the said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' were determined or selected.

In this case, for example, a portion of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 if necessary also removed from a (read in, received) program, skipped, or replaced by another content. Also, at least two sections can be determined which (also) at least partially in the same time interval, for example, from at least two different (in the living room 1 placed) sound sources can be output. Such sections can then be output at least partially in the same (for both sections suitable) time interval, or at least partially parallel or temporally overlapping.

In this example, the formation of the sequence from the determined sections can be controlled adaptively, depending on the acquired information acquired in the method. Preferably, the formation of the sequence from the plurality of determined sections takes place in such a way that a context reference and / or determined, stored, preferred association links to at least one recognized scene S1 , ... S8 in the living room 1 , to at least one recognized or predicated parameter of said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' is enlarged. Thus, for example, based on the same or available baseline data or accessibility to the content, one for different living spaces 1 . 1' . 1" or persons or families in these, suitably formed (here in the literal sense tailored or cut) multimedia or multimedia program are issued.

Optionally, the method comprises a storage, in particular caching certain, with the said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' related data, eg certain features, sections, or fragments of said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' , These data may also identify relevant sound waves or the contents transmitted with the sound waves. It can also be further processed data, wherein the storage, for example the selection of a section to be stored, depends on one or more parameters ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' and / or at least one parameter ( PS1 . PS2 , ...) of a scene S1 , ... S8 is performed.

=> Step with a determination or evaluation of a measure of success

In an optional variant of the method, the (current or probable) success of the output of at least a portion of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 with or without an adaptation of the respective parameters, in the form of an (absolute or relative) measure of success. A measure of success can be based on predetermined criteria, parameters or logic, for example, the perceptibility and / or distinctness and / or intelligibility of a portion of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 determined under the circumstances, in particular estimated. In the process, known, assumed or estimated properties of the auditory perception of at least one person in the living space can be used 1 , a specific person, or a person belonging to a specific group of people. If a determined or estimated measure of success underestimates a predetermined threshold, a (further) adaptation, another variant for determining or adapting the parameters ( PAS1 . PAS2 , ...) of a section of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 and / or a repeated output of at least a portion of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 or the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 with or without a (further) change of the parameters ( PAS1 . PAS2 , ...), ( PAM1 . PAM2 , ...) respectively. Also, information related to a measure of success may be stored in later, further execution of the method. For example, two measures of success for at least two variants ( V1 . V2 , ... V10 ) of determining or adjusting the parameters and compared. Thereupon, a (further) adaptation and / or consideration of at least one determined measure of success for a further execution of the method can take place.

Furthermore, an affiliation of a person to a group of persons, e.g. one of a plurality of predetermined types of perception, types of communication, ... etc. in one or more embodiments of the method, in particular learned and provided for further purposes.

In a variant of the method, an output of data may also be based on a previously recorded or cached portion of the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' respectively. In this case, the output of said data can be executed depending on at least one determined measure of success. For example, if a said measure of success concerning the adaptation of the parameters ( PAS1 . PAS2 , ...) of a section of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 (concerning a corresponding adapted section of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 ) subordinate a threshold, a transaction or a person in the said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' communication message transmitted to the other person, or a corresponding, stored (eg a recorded) section of the auditory communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' be reproduced.

It can be recognized for the respective speaker whether his message could be heard sufficiently or not sufficiently. For example, one or more sections of the audio signal that are affected by a low degree of success AS1 . AS2 or the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 or the last section, transaction or communication message of said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' in the form of a corresponding auditory content (eg the recorded sound waves) and / or in an altered, eg interpreted form. Simplified, it repeats an auditory content that has been determined to be (at least likely) insufficiently received.

In a simplified case, this can be a reproduction of a previously recorded, for example, stored in a ring memory, section of the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' act as an "acoustic repetition". Preferably, a portion of the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' in a processed form, eg using digital filters, eg with adjusted parameters. In this case, determining or adapting the parameters also to a recorded portion of the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' be applied in the same, analogously manner as to the said output audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 be executed.

Also, a (previously detected) section of communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' depending on predetermined criteria in a modified or converted form. For example, an output of information IK-a . IK-b . IK-c . IK-a ' in the context of a section of communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' via which it was determined that the section of communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' in a relevant room area RB1 , ... RB6 and / or could not be sufficiently perceived by the corresponding listener. The output of such information IK-a . IK-b . IK-c . IK-a 'Can be done by means of a visualization, one or more symbols, automatically generated symbol language, matching images or other forms of representation, eg in a text form, such as a phoneme-to-graphene method. Optionally, an automatic translation of a section of the communication ka . kb . kc 'K-a', depending on predetermined criteria, in particular depending on the said measure of success and / or depending on a detected or detected reaction (eg a physical emotion) of the at least one corresponding listener executed or initiated. This can be done if the said measure of success for a particular section of the communication ka . kb . kc , Ka 'falls below a threshold, and / or one of the communication ka . kb . kc 'Ka' involved person a certain auditory reaction and / or physical impulse or body language response to the section of communication ka . kb . kc 'Ka' shows.

For example, if a physical sensation or pattern of physical agitation is detected that does not imply understanding, automatic translation of a pre-recorded portion of the communication ka . kb . kc , Ka 'and / or an output of a mutually corresponding communication message IK-a ' IK-b ' IK-c ' IK-a For example, data or channels of the further audio signal may then also, possibly for a respective time interval, be executed AS1 . AS2 be output in a different (appropriate) language. It can at least temporarily on a channel AS1 " . AS2 " a bilingual or multilingual signal with a different language (or default language) or an automated, adaptive switchable interpreting for certain (eg for the listener not sufficiently understandable) sections of the communication ka . kb . kc 'Ka' be activated.

For example, an (intermediate) storage of data or content IK-a . IK-b . IK-c . IK-a 'based on a section of the communication ka . kb . kc 'Ka' occur when it has been determined that the addressee of the communication section ka . kb . kc 'Ka' could not or could not sufficiently perceive the message, eg if another (comparatively loud, striking) acoustic content was detected during the same time interval.

• - ein ermitteltes, insbesondere prädiziertes Erfolgsmaß eine vorausbestimmte Schwelle überschreitet, und/oder
• - ein oder mehrere akustische Parameter, insbesondere in dem Raumbereich wo sich der Adressat des Abschnitts der Kommunikation K-a, K-b, K-c, K-a' (zumindest wahrscheinlich) befindet, z.B. eine Schwelle unterschreiten, und/oder
• - wenn der Adressat des Abschnitts der Kommunikation K-a, K-b, K-c, K-a' seine räumliche Position derart verändert, z.B. derart, dass das Erfolgsmaß hinreichend anteigt.

An output of information is preferred IK-a . IK-b . IK-c . IK-a 'based on a section of the communication ka . kb . kc 'Ka' reproduce when for the output of information IK-a . IK-b . IK-c it is determined that

• a determined, in particular predicted measure of success exceeds a predetermined threshold, and / or
• one or more acoustic parameters, in particular in the spatial area where the addressee of the communication section ka . kb . kc 'Ka' (at least likely), eg below a threshold, and / or
• - if the addressee of the section of communication ka . kb . kc 'Ka' changes its spatial position in such a way, eg in such a way that the measure of success rises sufficiently.

=> Step to handle the data or stop the procedure

Selected data related to the execution of the procedure is stored. In this example, statistics data, data representing one or more measures of success, determined or updated mathematical relationships, learned data (learning data) or data records determined on the basis of said data, the final or user-preferred settings are stored in non-volatile memory. In this example, there is also an association between one or more user settings and one or more parameters detected in the method ( PS1 . PS2 , ...) one or more scenes S1 , ... S8 determined. The data (learning data) on this basis is stored. All of the data described in this document, eg recorded or determined parameter values, can be determined as (in themselves neutral, non-judgmental) code values or coded, processed, stored and / or provided as such code values. The code values can be selected in such a way that they do not in themselves provide any (unwanted) inference about certain persons or the concrete events in the living space 1 allow. Also can be parameter values, eg with one for each living space 1 individual keys are encrypted or for different living spaces 1 . 1' . 1" each have different meanings. In this example, storage, further processing or provision of selected ascertained data, eg for a further functionality or service, also takes place. On the basis of the data, for example, a prediction about specific events, recognition and consideration of the needs of the persons can take place. Also, taking into account or based on said data contextual information for one or more living spaces 1 . 1' . 1"' and / or generated for certain persons. The data can also be provided for further services, in particular in an aggregated and / or anonymized and / or statistical form.

The storage takes place within the house eg in the arithmetic unit R1 , or in a spaced-apart computing unit R2 eg in a central server. A storage of the data in a spaced apart arithmetic unit R2 is preferred in this example. In this case, a further corresponding system of a user, for example, a next generation of the system, are operated in consideration of the stored data. Also, an aggregation of said data may be carried out and in a further embodiment of the method or a related method, or in an embodiment of the method in a living space 1' . 1" , be taken into account.

In one example, a mathematical relationship between one or more parameters ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' , one or more parameters ( PS1 . PS2 , ...) of the scene S1 , ... S8 , one or more parameters ( PBL1 . PBL2 , ...) the at least one physical emotion of at least one person in a first living space 1 , at a first time interval (t1-t2) and one or more parameters ( PK1 ' . PK2 ' , ... PK8 ' ) the communication K-a ' . K-b ' . K-c ' . ka " , one or more parameters ( PS1 ' . PS2 ' , ...) of the scene S1 , ... S8 , one or more parameters ( PBL1 ' . PBL2 ' , ...) of the at least one physical impulse of at least one person at a second time interval (t3-t4) of the at least partially after the first time interval (t1-t2) was in the first living space 1 determined. Then, learning data based on the at least one determined mathematical relationship, eg in the arithmetic unit R1 or R2 or AG1 . AG2 determined and / or provided. Taking into account a plurality of such mathematical relationships, the learning data can be determined from different embodiments of the method in the at least one or more first living spaces, for example by means of data aggregation. In a later execution of the method in a first living room 1 or in one or more second living spaces 1' . 1" wherein the at least one second living space is different from the at least one first living space 1 can determine or adjust one or more parameters ( PAS1 . PAS2 , ...) at least a portion of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or one or more parameters ( PAM1 . PAM2 , ...) of a section of the at least auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 and / or one or more parameters ( PAI-1 . PAI2 , ...) at least a portion of another audible acoustic content AI-a . AI-b . AI-c . AI-d for an at least partially preceding third time interval (t3 '- t4') depending on said learning data.

Furthermore, an at least statistical correlation between one or more values or patterns of at least one or more parameters ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) of said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' . K-a ' . K-b ' . K-c ' from a variety of living spaces 1 . 1' . 1" on the one hand and certain events or trends taking place, for example, in the same period or later, on the other hand, eg certain natural phenomena or social trends. Thereupon, depending on (later) recognition or recognition of one or more identical or similar values or patterns of one or more parameters ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) the communication K-a ' . K-b ' . K-c ' . ka " . Kb " . kc " from a variety of living spaces 1 . 1' . 1" to draw conclusions about events or trends that will occur during the same period or in the near future. For example, aggregated data based on the values or patterns of one or more parameters ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) communication K-a ', K-b ' . K-c ' . ka " . Kb " . kc " from a variety of living spaces 1 . 1' . 1" a prediction of an event or trend, at least with an increased probability measure. It may also be an event or trend that is or is not directly related to the people in the living space.

For example, based on a changed, significantly above-average and / or below-average rare occurrence of (specific) sounds, scenes, actions, (parameter) patterns, for example, in relation to pets, or pets of a particular kind in a variety of living spaces 1 . 1' . 1" , ... a conclusion on an increased occurrence probability of certain, at least partially preceding events, in particular of natural phenomena, such as otherwise difficult to predict weather changes, earthquakes, solar flares, tsunami and the like are made. For example, a conclusion can be drawn on one or more probability measures in connection with at least one event and / or one parameter of the event.

In this case, a plurality of such or such data based on several living spaces 1 . 1' . 1" , ... and time intervals are evaluated on (in itself very weak, direct, indirect, merely statistical) scientific dependencies. In particular, certain, not immediate, ie, for example, not directly connected by a cause-effect dependencies between the in a variety of living spaces 1 . 1' . 1" ascertained parameter values and / or parameter patterns and at least one event occurring at the same time or (following a certain time after) following event. In a further embodiment of the method (at a later time interval), in turn, from the recognition of said parameter values and / or parameter patterns, a conclusion with respect to at least one, in particular future, event, eg of the type and / or a measure of the occurrence probability, can be at least one Event). For example, a characteristic value for a particular trend, at least one predicted qualitative or quantitative value, can then be determined and outputted with regard to the at least one, in particular future, event.

Also certain (over variety of living spaces 1 . 1' . 1" heaped repetitive) combinations of values or patterns of parameters of said communications K-a ' . K-b ' . K-c ' . ka " , ... Kb " . kc " For example, a statistical accumulation of certain features, parameter values, parameter patterns, exceeding or falling below certain statistical values for at least one time interval with respect to the determined parameters ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) can be determined and processed to predict certain trends or events. For example, statistically significant values may be related to (for a variety of living spaces 1 . 1' . 1" statistically determined) communication behavior are determined, and then a conclusion on a possible at least partially in the future lying event, eg a kind or a measure of the probability of occurrence of the event are made. The corresponding data may be provided in the form of said code values and / or in a statistical form.

The invention can be realized or operated with a system of two or more devices. At least one of the devices configured to carry out the method is one in the living space 1 . 1' . 1" permanently installed or in the living room 1 . 1' . 1" regularly operated device, which is also to carry out other functionalities in the living room 1 . 1' . 1" serves. Furthermore, the said system and / or the determined data in a living room 1 , as a basis for other functions and services, for example in the same living space 1 or in another living room 1' . 1" provided. The invention also relates accordingly to the determination of the control signals for driving the audio system ASYS or the one or more audio output devices. The invention also relates to the described adaptation of the audio signal to be output AS1 . AS2 and / or the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 depending on the control signals of said type. The method can be carried out in this example with a distributed system to that in the living space 1 owned audio system belongs.

For example, determining or adjusting at least one parameter ( PAS1 . PAS2 , ...) of the audio signal to be output AS1 . AS2 depending on the control signals for driving the audio system ASYS done, which in turn are dependent on another in the living room 1 operated device, in particular a home smart home computer, a voice control application SSA1 . SSA2 or one or several mobile user devices AG1 . AG2 , another device operated in the living space G1 . G2 ,

The method may be based on two or more simultaneous, overlapping, and / or spatially-overlapping communications ka . kb . kc . K-a ' be applied. Also, it may be in the said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' for a communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' with at least three directions (with three or different at the same time valid direction parameters) act. In this case, determining the at least one parameter ( PAM1 . PAM2 , ...) the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 and / or the resulting adaptation of the at least one portion of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 taking into account the at least two communications ka . kb . kc . K-a ' in each case to the same or different extent. The parameters of the at least two different communications ka . kb . kc . K-a ' For example, taking into account the respective different predetermined criteria, optimization criteria ( OK1 . OK2 . OK3 , ...) and / or with different influence on the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 and / or the audio signal AS1 . AS2 processed or taken into account.

Also, one or more measures of success may be related to one or more embodiments of the procedure (under certain conditions, for certain parameters ( PS1 . PS2 , ...) of the scene S1 , ... S8 , etc.) in the past. For example, depending on a large number of success measures from the past, one or more optimization criteria ( OK1 . OK2 . OK3 , ...) and / or mathematical relationships for determining or adjusting the respective parameters, determined and taken into account in a further embodiment of the method.

In the method, the "adaptation" means a suitable modification which, for example, serves to achieve one or more predefined goals, for example corresponding to one or more predefined logics and / or mathematical relationships, and / or at least one optimization criterion ( OK1 . OK2 . OK3 , ...) he follows.

In this case, in the method, a targeted improvement in the audibility of certain contents or specific parts, in particular channels of a surround sound signal or an audio signal comprising a surround sound or surround sound data AS1 . AS2 , depending on the determined or predicted parameter ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) of said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' respectively. It can be a selection of at least two different variants ( V1 . V2 , ... V10 ) determining or adjusting the parameters of an auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 and / or adjusting the respective parameters applicable to different channels of a surround sound signal ( PAS1l . PAS1r , PAS_center, ...) of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or for different content IAS1 . IAS2 of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 according to different predetermined criteria.

In the method, a convenient or predetermined measure of the audibility and / or intelligibility of said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' , at least certain sections of said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' , an auditory report AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 , and at least one channel or content IAS1 . IAS2 of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 be respected or improved. Also, adjusting at least one parameter ( PAM1 . PAM2 , ...) the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 and / or a parameter ( PAS1 . PAS2 , ...) at least a portion of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 depending on a parameter of body language ( PBI1 ' . PBL2 ' , ...) of at least one in the living room 1 present, in particular one of the said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' actively involved, person. If, for example, a strong, easily interpretable body language ( PBI1 ' . PBL2 ' , ...) of at least one person was determined, then no or a comparatively weak variant ( V1 . V2 , ... V10 ) of determining or adjusting the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 or the section of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 be executed. It can be assumed that the (relevant) communication message can or could be sufficiently understood even without or with a low auditory component.

In a preferred example, a determination, in particular prediction of a parameter ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) or preferably several parameters of at least two different types ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ), one or more communications ka . kb . kc . K-a ' within a living space 1 . 1' . 1" in which at least two persons are involved, in particular between at least two persons, and a determination of a parameter ( PAS1 . PAS2 , ...), ( PAM1 . PAM2 , ....) or preferably several parameters of at least two different types ( PAS1 . PAS2 , ...), ( PAM1 . PAM2 , ....), a section of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 in a living room 1 depending, in particular, on the one or more determined parameters ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) or parameters of different types ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK3 ) of said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' ,

In a further example of the procedure is the living space 1 . 1' . 1' A residence or residence of persons within a specialized property, in particular a kindergarten, a nursing home of a hospital, a nursery, a public institution, a barracks or a correctional facility. The procedure may be carried out in the context or in consideration of the specifics of a kindergarten, nursing home, hospital, an education center, a barracks or a correctional facility. There are special properties of such living spaces 1 . 1' . 1" , or the use of such living spaces 1 . 1' . 1" considered in the procedure. For example, data, profiles of the individuals, and / or specific data or signals directly related to the context of said entities may be taken into account. For example, diagnostic data of one or more persons, for example patients who are located in the corresponding premises, can be determined, estimated, accepted with a certain probability or taken into account and then at least one audio signal to be output AS1 . AS2 adapted, or a parameter of an auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 be determined. It can also be a sound of a say type of living space 1 . 1' . 1" or an output of auditory messages in such living spaces 1 . 1' . 1" be carried out expediently. Also with all mentioned types of living spaces 1 . 1' . 1" are always stationary living spaces to understand.

As a result, parameters of the sound waves become the ones based on one or more audio signals to be output AS1 . AS2 and / or one or more auditory messages AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 in a living room 1 . 1' . 1" be generated, expedient, for example, depending on at least one respective valid optimization criterion ( OK1 . OK2 . OK3 , ...) varied or controlled. In this case, for example by means of a so-called wave field synthesis, one or more expedient distributions of the sound waves, in particular certain sound wave pattern, sound wave images, sound wave fronts in one or more acoustically at least partially connected or acoustically at least partially separated areas of space RB1 , ... RB6 of the living space 1 . 1' . 1" based on the data, parameters and process features described in this document. The procedure also concerns the control of sound waves extending from the walls or the interior of a living space 1 . 1' . 1" , especially in certain directions, reflect. In this case, suitable sound wave patterns or arrangements of the sound waves in the living room 1 . 1' . 1" , eg taking into account the given (acoustic) room characteristics of the living space 1 . 1' . 1" , eg taking into account a measuring process that can be carried out with the system.

From the foregoing, there are a variety of features of the invention which are advantageous both individually and in various combinations.

With the method, an improved, in particular more efficient communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' in the living room 1 achieved, for example, in terms of the volume to be generated by a respective speaker or clarity and / or effort to be applied by a listener for the perception and interpretation of linguistic messages by at least one listener. Also, the over-listening of desired, important or non-interfering portions of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or an auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 avoided. The invention can therefore meet many needs of people. In particular, the invention can help to cope with the shortage of available living space typical of modern people and the short time spent communicating with one another, as well as listening to desired audio signals. With the invention, both an objectively measurable as well as a subjective perceived standard of living of people, even in relatively small sized living spaces 1 . 1' . 1" , increase.

EXAMPLE 3 (Adjusting other audio content, from other devices in the living room)

Alternatively or in addition to adjusting an audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 can in the process of adjusting a parameter of one or more other living space 1 . 1' . 1" related acoustic content AI-a . AI-b . AI-c . AI-d , in particular of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 or such an audio signal (in principle) deviating in the living room 1 audible acoustic content AI-a . AI-b . AI-c . AI-d respectively. In this case, a change of parameters ( PAI-1 . PAI2 , ...) of such acoustic content AI-a . AI-b . AI-c . AI-d that was determined or estimated in the procedure to include no speech and / or music, or only a small part of it. For example, a corresponding acoustic and / or content-related parameter of an acoustic content AI-a . AI-b . AI-c . AI-d determined or adapted, in particular controlled or regulated. Such audio content can be, for example, sound emission AI-c . AI-d , eg operating noise of at least one system of the house or one in the house or in the living room 1 operated device or device G1 . G2 be.

In this example, changing or adjusting one or more parameters of a sound emission ( PAI-1 . PAI2 , ...), in particular by means of an activation of the relevant system of the house or the device operated in the living space G1 . G2 , respectively.

For example, determining or adapting may depend on the at least one determined, in particular predicated, parameter of the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' in the living room 1 according to the same, similar or mutatis mutandis adapted operating principle described in this document and / or with a corresponding objective or optimization criteria ( OK1 . OK2 . OK3 , ...) respectively. For example, a system of the house or one in the living room 1 operated device G1 . G2 , depending on the current and / or predicted parameter ( PK1 . PK2 , ..., PK8 ) the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' in a special mode, for example, a waiting mode, a sleep mode or mode with a reduced sound emission, in particular for a suitable time interval offset. For example, when a person's answer to the question is expected or predicated, a (relatively or especially) loud operation of a home appliance may occur G1 . G2 (also anticipatory) are influenced.

For example, in this way one, preferably anticipatory, changing or adjusting one or more in the living room 1 audible acoustic content AI-c . AI-d other devices or devices G1 . G2 in the living room 1 or house. In this case, a parameter ( PAI-1 . PAI2 , ...) one of a device or a device G1 . G2 emitted or in the near future to be emitted acoustic content, especially in the case of a detected presence of at least two people in the living room 1 , depending on a said parameter ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) of said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' be varied. Also can be acoustic content AI-c . AI-d , eg operating noise of at least one system of the house, eg a heating system and / or certain devices operated in the house or in the surroundings G1 . G2 , eg washing machine, dishwasher, vacuum cleaner, etc. expedient, eg according to a suitably selected variant ( V1 . V2 , ... V1 0) are determined or adjusted.

For example, if it is determined that in the living room 1 a communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' or a communication project, in particular with a high priority level is performed or expected, can then be a change in an operating parameter of a networked device G1 . G2 in the living room 1 or house, such as a washing machine, dryer, dishwasher, vacuum cleaner, printer, coffee maker and the like, be arranged. Preferably, the networked device can be placed in a (in terms of acoustic emissions) quieter operating mode and / or a time parameter ( PAI2 " ) is executed, determined, controlled or adapted to carry out a relatively loud action or phase of operation, such as spin dryers, a cleaning process of a coffee machine. This can also be initiated in the procedure with regard to concrete processes. For example, an order of at least two operations in a device may be changed.

EXAMPLE 4 => (Adaptation to language, dialect, gender)

Optionally, a parameter of communication ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) characterizing the language or dialect in the at least one section of the linguistic communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' in the living room 1 will be determined. Such a parameter can be determined in the method by means of said keyword recognition and / or one or more similarity criteria known from cybernetics, eg in the application to the rhythm of the speech flow. Depending on the at least one such parameter characterizing the language or dialect, the at least one in the living room 1 to be generated voice message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 and / or an audio signal comprising a language to be output AS1 . AS2 changed, in particular adapted. In this example, an auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 and / or a speech-comprehensive audio signal AS1 . AS2 taking into account one or more predetermined criteria, eg user settings, or logic, with a parameter relevant to the output language, each of the recognized language in which the at least two persons in the living space 1 communicate, or optionally another, eg selected according to certain logic, language or dialect corresponds. For example, a voice message may be generated in the Bavarian dialect if it is determined that the voice communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' between the people in the living room 1 includes a certain proportion of the Bavarian dialect. It is also possible to switch the voice channel of a multichannel, for example bilingual, audio signal of a multimedia content, depending on the language in which at least two persons in the living space are located 1 speak.

Optionally, the method may include having a parameter ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) of said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' a gender-specific and / or age-specific property of at least one in the living space 1 spoken voice. Such a parameter can in the process, eg from the corresponding Frequency spectrum of the corresponding sound waves, determined and taken into account. The parameter may be referred to in the method as the "gender" or "age" indicative parameter value of one or more voices of said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' be taken into account. Depending on the at least one of the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' gender or age group involved, one or more of the parameters of a voice message described in this document ( PAM1 . PAM2 , ...) are determined or adapted. In this example, an auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 or a speech containing audio AS1 . AS2 taking account of one or more predetermined criteria, eg user settings, or logic, with a gender-specific parameter (voice, sentence structure, communication behavior) generated which, for example, selected according to a particular logic, respectively the same or a respective gender or age group , For example, if it is detected that a communication ka . kb , Kc, K-a ' is done with one or more male voices, then the at least one voice message is generated in a female voice and / or when it is detected that communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' is done with one or more female voices, then the at least one voice message is generated in a male voice. For example, if a child is in the living room 1 communicates only age-appropriate audio signals AS1 . AS2 or media content issued or age-appropriate auditory messages AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 issued and / or auditory messages AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 produced with a childish voice, or at least predominantly in a parental-caring intonation. For example, age-appropriate outputs or portions of the at least one audio signal can not AS1 . AS2 and / or the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 to the recognition of a child's voice and / or a child within a detected scene S1 , ... S8 in the living room 1 interrupted, skipped or replaced (with predefined or already read further contents).

For example, one in the living room 1 operated voice control application SSA1 . SSA2 dependent on a gender-specific and / or dialect-specific and / or linguistic parameter of the linguistic communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' between at least two persons in the living space a substantive, gender-specific and / or dialect-specific and / or linguistic parameter ( PSG1 . PSG2 ..) an output or generated voice messages AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 to get voted. In this case, a suitable determination or adaptation of the at least one voice message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 depending on the said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' take place, the voice message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 or a content of the voice message IAM1 . IAM2 . IAM3 with the content of said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' not thematically, logically or causally related.

In a particular example of the method it is recognized that a listener, in particular the listener (addressee) of the linguistic message within said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' at least a portion of the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 and / or a portion of said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' did not sufficiently understand. This can be done with the evaluation of at least one gesture, operator action of a parameter ( PBL1 . PBL2 , ...) of the body language of the (determined or assumed) listener. This is followed by a playback of a content IK-a . IK-b . IK-b concerning the section of communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' with at least one measure, eg an output of the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 in another language and / or an automatic translation of at least one relevant linguistic message from said section of the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' ,

In a particular example of the method, a content characteristic ( PK4 ) of said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' for example, an objective and / or subjective truth content of a corresponding section of the communication (estimated in the method) ka . kb . kc . K-a ' , eg a statement, represent. Also, a section of communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' or a questionable transaction of the communication to which it has been determined that it is (with a certain probability measure) not true, ironic or meant as a joke, cached and then reproduced in a modified form.

For example, a jocular and / or ironic voice message may then be generated.

Example 5 (consideration of body language)

It can be an evaluation of a parameter ( PBL1 . PBL2 , ...) the body language of at least one in the living room 1 present person to be executed and processed. In this case, a parameter of a communication message expressed in body language ( IBL1 . IBL2 , ...) at least one in the living room 1 present person which at said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' involved, executed and taken into account. In this example, the at least one parameter ( PBL1 . PBL2 , ...) of body language not or not only to determine one (only in it rather, in evaluating the (via a linguistic transaction or in total) communicable communication message, eg, for interpreting or interpreting a portion of the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' used.

It can, for example, from a temporal relationship between a parameter communication message ( IBL1 . IBL2 , ...) body language and another parameter determined in the method, eg a parameter ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) of auditory communication, parameters ( PS1 . PS2 , ...) of the scene S1 , ... S8 , etc., be determined that a section of body language ( PBL1 . PBL2 , ...) a part of the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' is. Then one or more additional parameters ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) of said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' depending on one or more parameters ( PBL1 . PBL2 , ...) body language or evaluated. Alternatively or additionally, a communication message expressed in body language ( IBL1 . IBL2 , ...), for example, depending on one or more other parameters of the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' , Parameters ( PS1 . PS2 , ...) of the scene S1 , ... S8 evaluated, interpreted or interpreted.

In contrast to an input of a control command SB1 . SB2 . SB3 a gestural control application by means of a gesture or even a "technically realized body language communication", in the method one or more parameters ( PBL1 . PBL2 , ...) of a communication message expressed in body language ( IBL1 . IBL2 , ...), which does not (explicitly) respond to a gesture control application, in particular not for inputting control commands (not even for inputting certain commands into the audio system ASYS or into the voice control application SSA1 . SSA2 ). Such a communicative message determined in the context of a physical impulse, a pattern of physical impulse, may, for example, be an agreement, refusal, invitation, rejection, affection, dislike, intentional physical action or movement, intended action or the like within said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' to be interpreted.

Then one or more parameters ( PAM1 . PAM2 , ...) of the at least one auditory report to be issued AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 and / or parameters ( PAS1 . PAS2 , ...) of the audio signal to be output AS1 . AS2 especially within a certain time interval with said body language communication message ( IBL1 . IBL2 , ...), in particular depending on one or more parameters of said body language message, determined or adapted. For example, a content parameter ( PAM7 ) the at least one of the voice control application SSA1 . SSA2 generated voice message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 be determined or adjusted. Preferably, it is explicitly recognized in the method that a body language with a parameter ( PBL1 . PBL2 , ...) expressed communication message ( IBL1 . IBL2 , ...) at least one person in the living room 1 (explicitly) not to one in the living room 1 possibly operated Gestik-control application is addressed. For example, this can be done by a direction of body language with a parameter ( PBL1 . PBL2 , ...) expressed communication message ( IBL1 . IBL2 , ...) be recognized.

Alternatively or additionally, depending on the data one in the living room 1 operated (eg networked in the home or set up for the exchange of data with the audio system ASYS) Gestik-control application are determined that expressed by means of body language communication message ( IBL1 . IBL2 , ...) does not correspond to a gesture command (corresponding to a stored logic and / or pattern). It can then be decided that the communication message expressed in body language ( IBL1 . IBL2 , ...), eg at least with an increased probability measure, a part of the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' with another person. This decision can be taken into account in the procedure.

A determined parameter ( PBL1 . PbI2 , ...) of a communication message expressed in body language ( IBL1 . IBL2 , ...) of one in the living room 1 present person, in particular to another in the living room 1 present person, may then not be able to interpret an input of a particular gesture command into a gesture control application, but rather to adapt one or more parameters ( PAS1 . PAS2 , ...) of the audio signal to be output AS1 . AS2 , in particular in the manner described in this document, processed. If a communication message expressed in body language ( IBL1 . IBL2 , ...), however, as one, to a possibly in the living room 1 operated gesture-control application message is detected, for example, by means of one or more stored pattern, then then in turn a suitably changed (or no) determining or adjusting a parameter ( PAS1 . PAS2 , ...) of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or a parameter PAM1 . PAM2 , ...) the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 respectively.

It can be based on one or more scientifically describable, in terms of communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' between Persons or two persons at least statistically applicable relationships, a logic or relationships between a parameter of communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' the parameter ( PAM1 . PAM2 , PAM) for generating an auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 or one or more variants to be used ( V1 . V2 , .. V10 ) of determining the parameters. These can be one or more auditory messages AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 generated, at least in part, by the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' include independent content (selected or generated according to further predetermined conditions) and / or its parameters ( PAM1 . PAM2 , ...) in a predefined dependence on the subject, on the choice of words, on one or more linguistic features, on the language, dialect on the context of said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' stand.

Furthermore, in the method, a determination and consideration of a mathematical relationship between a parameter ( PBL1 . PBL2 , ...) one or more physical impulses of at least one person, which are dependent on certain patterns of gestures and / or facial expressions, and a (time-related) or subsequent content-related feature of the linguistic communication, in particular speaking, a communication sound or a reaction the person to the speaking of another person or to a certain auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 , respectively. On this basis, for example, learning data can be determined or provided which is processed or taken into account at a later time interval in an interpretation of speech inputs and / or a conceivable application which interprets a body language. In other words, based on the parameters determined in the method of communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' Learning data representing one or more relationships that in a later interpretation of body language, in particular one or more parameters of body language ( PBL1 . PBL2 , ...) of at least one person. The learning data or data dependent thereon can be provided, for example, for further purposes.

EXAMPLE 6 ("Handling Sound Sources Based on One or More Contents")

In a further example, the method is configured such that at least two of the contents to be acoustically output IAS1 . IAS2 . IAM1 . IAM2 . IAM3 from at least two in the perception of at least one listener spatially differently placed sound sources, in particular by means of two different generated in the process virtual sound sources are output. The contents may be diverse auditory content, eg represented by one or more sections of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or an auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 be. Preferably, an (active, dynamic) assignment of at least two contents to be acoustically output to at least two different sound sources takes place, the assignment and / or the output taking place depending on at least one predetermined criterion. In this case, the at least two said contents IAS1 . IAS2 . IAM1 . IAM2 . IAM3 at least partially temporally overlapping and / or spatially overlapping from the at least two sound sources, in particular virtual sound sources are output.

In this example, the creation or placement of the sound sources may be accomplished by driving two spaced apart (spaced 50 cm, 150 cm, 2 meters, 4 meters) audio output devices, eg loudspeakers or predominantly the tweeter speakers Placing the sound sources by controlling the at least two high-pitch loudspeakers aligned in at least 3 -12 different spatial directions or angular ranges, which are installed in the same structure, eg behind an enveloping surface, can be done In this example, sound wave patterns can also be made by means of walls For example, sound sources may be based on the first sound waves radiated directly to a certain room area or the sound waves (mostly) reflected from a first area in the living space and / or the second, after at least one Reflection of at least one surface in the living space reflected sound waves done. In this case, one or more parameters of the at least one auditory message and / or of the further audio signal can be determined in such a way that an (appropriate) superposition, in particular interference of the first sound waves and the second sound waves, in particular in a specific spatial area and / or at a specific time , he follows. For generating or placing the at least two sound sources, technical features of a so-called wave field synthesis can be applied, wherein one or more parameters of the wave field synthesis PAM4 , respectively. PAS4 depending on one or more parameters determined in the method ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) PS1 . PS2 , ...), ( PAI-1 . PAI2 , ...) ( PBL1 . PBL2 , ...) are determined or adapted. In this case, a spatial sound parameter to be determined or adapted can be a parameter of such a synthesis or the wave field synthesis or can be appended thereto. For example, depending on one or more parameters determined in the method ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) PS1 . PS2 , ...), ( PBL1 . PBL2 , ...), etc. Sound waves or Sound wave pattern in the ultrasound area (essentially above the audible by human spectrum) in the living room 1 be generated. In this case, from the superposition, in particular an interference of the said sound waves from the ultrasonic range, a useful result in the audible frequency range in the living room 1 be generated. In this case, a superposition, in particular interference of such sound waves in the living room 1 controlled, in particular regulated. For example, one or more sound wave fronts, eg for the formation of virtual sound sources with certain parameters in the living room 1 be generated.

In an example, depending on one or more parameters ( PAS1 . PAS2 , ...) and or ( PAM1 . PAM2 , ...), in particular at least one determined parameter ( pAM3 . PAM4 ) respectively. ( PAS3 . PAS4 , ...) generates sound wave fronts. One or more sound wave fronts originating from one or more points or behaving in the same way as in said points or sound wave fronts may be generated, said point (s) being dependent on the parameters determined in the method ( PAS1 . PAS2 , ...), ( PAM1 . PAM2 , ...) are determined or adapted. In this case, one or more sound wave fronts or sound wave patterns from the superposition or interference of the elementary waves controlled in the process in the living space 1 generated, or synthesized. In this case, convex and / or concave sound wavefronts can be generated. Furthermore, one or more reflections of one or more surfaces in the living space can also be used to generate said sound wave fronts or sound wave patterns 1 be used. For example, an acoustic wave front is generated on the basis of the elementary waves that occur directly and / or after reflection from a surface in the living space 1 to meet. In this case, the use of one or more of said reflections depending on or based on the data of a (in the living room 1 carried out) Einmessverfahren done. One or more of the said sound sources may be generated which are (spatially or in terms of their perceptibility) inside or outside the arrangement of the audio output devices AAV1a , ... AAV1b , ..., AAV SSA1 , AAV SSA2 , ... are located. Such sound sources can be placed such that their perceptible position is substantially independent of the position of the sound waves perceiving person in the living room 1 is.

In this example, a second audio signal is preferred AS2 and / or another auditory message ON 2 . AT 3 , eg in addition to a first audio signal AS1 which is already output or intended to be output, assigned to a sound source which is perceptible from a spatial direction, which is dependent on one or more spatial directions of further, eg already existing, sound sources or for the output of the first audio signal AS1 is different. Also, depending on the connection or output of a portion of the audio signal AS2 or another audio signal, the sound source, from the at least one previously output audio signal AS1 was perceived spatially, at least in terms of the direction of perception to be postponed. At the same time, the shift (movement) of the sound source can be made perceptible. As a result, an easier assignment between the sound sources in the perception of the at least one present or accepted listener and the corresponding content, done. In this example, a first sound wave pattern or sound wave pattern may be based on a first audio signal AS1 be moved spatially, if another second audio signal AS2 or an auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 is issued or must be issued.

Furthermore, a parameter of a (specific) physical impulse, in particular a specific gesture of a person, for example by means of one in the living room 1 determined camera and then at least one parameter ( PAS1 . PAS2 , ...) of the at least one audio signal to be output from at least one of the at least two sound sources as a function of the determined parameters ( PBL1 . PBL2 , ...) controlled the determined physical impulse. In this case, depending on the direction of the physical movement or the gesture in a spatial relationship to which at least one of said sound sources, at least one parameter ( PAS1 . PAS2 . PAM1 . PAM2 . pAM3 , ...) of the corresponding, corresponding to the sound source acoustically output content. In particular, at least one parameter of the content to be acoustically output can be controlled. In one example of the invention, a parameter of the respective other content output from the respective other sound source may also be controlled, preferably in an opposite sense.

For example, two acoustically outputting contents (from an audio signal source or from different audio signal sources), which in particular represent contents comprising different information content or language, in particular according to a predetermined rule, are allocated, in particular distributed, to two virtual sound sources or synthesized sound sources. In this case, the at least two contents can be made perceptible from at least two directions (audible at least potentially or for persons potentially present in the living space). The at least two directions can, for example, in a directional difference of about 90 ° - 120 ° or 120 ° - 180 ° to each other and / or in the direction of +/- 45 ° - 60 ° to the head direction (line of sight) of the person.

Further, depending on a hand movement of the person, e.g. a movement of the person's hand towards a sound source and / or to the right ear or left ear, a parameter of the at least one portion of the audio signal with the corresponding content, e.g. from the sound source right or left output content can be varied. For example, a person may place their hand on a sound source, e.g. pointing and / or removing, pointing and then raising or lowering the hand to a given degree and / or holding the palm up or down. Thereupon, a parameter of the audio signal from the respective sound source (in a simplified case, the volume) can be increased or decreased.

For example, a visualization corresponding to the spatial direction and / or position of said sound sources, in particular spatially corresponding to one of the spatial direction and / or position, can also be generated. The visualization is preferably carried out in the form of a light projection, a holographic image in the living space, an augmentation or a VR display (= virtual reality). Such visualization may further include (symbolic, textual, graphical, photographic, photorealistic) information indicative of the source, content, sender, subject, genre, caregiver, control or operation, etc. of a portion of the corresponding audio signal. By way of example, a section of a multimedia signal, of a telecommunications content or of an auditory message, for example symbolically or by coloration, can be identified as such. Such a visualization can be done, for example, in a so-called data glasses, based on the read data for at least one content.

For example, the person can change a position of the sound source, in particular perceived by her, by means of a physical gesture. For example, the person may "hand-pick" or "hand-mark" a sound source with a subsequent operation action relating to a marked sound source. Also, the direction and / or distance of a particular, in particular preselected, sound source (a direction in which the sound source is perceived) may be changed to a recognition of a particular gesture or pattern of physical motion. For example, a sound source, or a content corresponding to the sound source or corresponding to the sound source, can be "pushed away" by means of a gesture or placed by hand at a location assigned with a certain gesture, so to speak, "fixed". In this case, further, active sound sources may maintain their position, or be shifted according to predetermined conditions or to a predetermined extent, e.g. to occupy a vacant space or angle range. It can be achieved in the process that a person can organize the content in their discretion spatially ("sort"). In particular, the corresponding contents or the audio contents can be generated from the same sources or the same type, in the further operation of the method or at the next start of the method, again at the assigned directions and / or distances.

The said visualization is preferably generated in the case of a first appearance, or connection or modification of a sound source and / or recognition of a user action (desired by the addressees of the output content) or required operator action (for a specific time interval). In the case of a change, one or more sound sources, e.g. by means of a physical gesture, the corresponding visualization, preferably be changed in a corresponding manner. A very high degree of interactivity and clarity can be achieved.

The in the 2 and 3 illustrated, typical for a living area device is self-explanatory. In the living room 1 is a central audio system ASYS installed and operated. Furthermore, there are several audio output devices AAV1center . AAV1r . AAV1l . AAV1hr . AAV1hl . AAV2r . AAV2l . AAV3r . AAV3l operated, here simplified as physical speakers illustrated. Also has the living room 1 via at least one display device AV1 . AV2 , here as a home theater and a video. In the living room 1 is at least one, with respect to a horizontal plane substantially unidirectional sensor devices SV1 . SV2 intended.

The sensor device SV1 . SV2 includes 4-16 individual microphones, which are designed by means of their directional characteristics and / or the corresponding signal processing such a spatial parameter (simplifies: source) of an acoustic content or the sound waves that the human language, in particular the said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' to determine correspond. Furthermore, the sensor device has SV1 . SV2 via a substantially unidirectional camera. The camera can be operated in the visible spectrum and / or in an infrared spectrum. Also, the sensor device SV1 . SV2 for the detection and at least a rough classification of a scene S1 , ... S8 in the living room 1 designed. Part of the parameter value data ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' in the living room 1 be with the sensor device SV1 . SV2 determined.

In this example, the sensor device SV1 . SV2 configured with a detection characteristic approximately corresponding to the so-called "fish eye". The detection (or processing) of the parameters ( PK1 . PK2 , ..., PK8 ) based on the sound waves and / or based on the camera takes place in this example (to increase the efficiency) in a (simplified) cylindrical coordinate system. The parameters can be assigned to one or more solid angle ranges (and processed particularly efficiently). For example, the room areas RB1 , ... RB6 by its substantially horizontal angular range and / or distance from the sensor device SV1 . SV2 distinguished.

Furthermore, the sensor device SV1 . SV2 configured to process the data based on the detected sound waves and / or data based on the captured images or image sequences. The sensor device SV1 . SV2 or the arithmetic unit R1 . R2 Furthermore, the data is configured on the basis of the sound waves, in particular at least one pattern and data recognized therein based on the images or image sequences (image sequences), in particular at least one pattern recognized therein. Also, the sensor device SV1 . SV2 comprise further, based on various physical principles, sensors, the appropriate parameters or parameters are considered in the process appropriate.

The sensor device SV1 . SV2 in this example has the following outward appearance:

In a (conceivable) cross section, this corresponds to a polygon with 4-12, in particular with rounded corners. The sides of the polygon or the (rounded) corners correspond approximately to that through the sensor device SV1 . SV2 (Particularly good) distinguishable spatial directions or symbolize such spatial directions for the perception of a user. At least one camera for capturing images or image sequences in a visible spectrum or in an infrared spectrum is installed at an upper or lower end of the structure. In particular, the sensor device SV1 . SV2 be operable as a part of a scheme, wherein with the scheme at least one parameter in at least one room area RB1 , ... RB6 or for the at least one spatial area RB1 , ... RB6 and / or sound waves or sound wave patterns generated for at least one person, in particular one or more parameters of the sound waves or sound wave patterns is regulated.

The sensor device SV1 . SV2 can in this example optionally on the ceiling, for example hanging from the living room ceiling, in particular with the downwardly oriented optical axis of the camera, and / or placed on a base, eg table, in particular operated with the upward optical axis of the camera. In this case, a data connection of the sensor device SV1 . SV2 to other parts of the system, eg with the home network, via a power supply cable, (here: power cord) done. For example, the sensor device SV1 . SV2 in a hanging operation via a light-weight detection ( E27 . G9 . G11 , or the like) and / or with a luster detection ( E27 . G9 . G11 , or the like) operable. The sensor device SV1 . SV2 may have a display that provides information based on the evaluation of the sound waves and / or images or image sequences in the living room 1 outputs. For example, a display (here: by means of different colors or symbols) can display the information about how or with respect to which spatial direction or spatial region RB1 , ... RB6 a section of the sound waves has been evaluated or taken into account. For example, if a portion of the sound waves is approximately as a voice input SE1 . SE2 , a voice command SB1 . SB2 , or a question FR1 . FR2 has been recognized, a first icon and / or a first color may be displayed. It can depend on whether a voice input SE1 . SE2 , a voice command SB1 . SB2 , or a question FR1 . FR2 Different symbol and / or different colors have been recognized. If a section of the sound waves as a section of said communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' has been recognized, a second symbol and / or a second color can be displayed, which differ in particular from the first symbol or the first color. It can also be distinguished whether and, if so, what immediate action, reaction, command execution of the voice control application SSA1 . SSA2 will follow or not.

The at least one voice control applications SSA1 . SSA2 can have an output device AAV SSA1a . AAV SSA1b , ... AAVSSA2a . AAVSSA2b , ..., in this example have several controllable in selected combinations speakers, such as high-frequency speakers.

In this example, two, in particular networked voice control applications SSA1 . SSA2 indicated, which in different, partially acoustically or visually separate parts of the room 1 are attached or operated. These can be selected according to at least one identical, similar or at least one different optimization criterion ( OK1 . OK2 . OK3 , ...) operate.

The sensor device SV1 . SV2 Can work together or separately with the voice control application SSA1 . SSA2 to be installed. In the sensor device SV1 . SV2 and the voice control application SSA1 . SSA2 they may be separate or built together, in particular integrated devices. An integrated device may be the at least one sensor device SV1 . SV2 and at least one arithmetic unit of the voice control application SSA1 . SSA2 , a common power supply and / or data connection.

One or more parameters ( PS1 . PS2 , ...) of the scene S1 , ... S8 in the living room 1 can be at least partially with the camera of the sensor device SV1 . SV2 and / or at least one further sensor are detected. For example, one or more parameters ( PS1 . PS2 , ...) of the scene S1 , ... S8 by means of the application of a so-called image registration of one or more images of one in the living space 1 operated camera, detection of the scene S1 , ... S8 belonging or matching images or image sequences are determined. Furthermore, further, so-called satellite images based on the camera or one or more others in the living room 1 operated sensors are assigned or processed with. The corresponding image processing can also be set up or controlled in such a way that the information required for determining, further evaluating or interpreting a parameter ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' non-relevant image data or image sequences, eg representing largely unchanged furnishings of the apartment 1 , in particular adaptive, be filtered out. The term "scene" may be a definition of a scene or scene recognition, scene classification known per se to a person skilled in the art. A specific class ( PS1 . PS2 , ...) of the scene S1 , ... S8 be recognized by means of a configured for the execution of the method pattern identifier or a combination of features of different types.

Part of the data for determining or adjusting at least one parameter ( PAS1 . PAS2 , ...) of the audio signal to be output AS1 . AS2 or a parameter ( PAM1 . PAM2 , ...) the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 is dependent on the history data or aggregated data from a spaced apart arithmetic unit R2 determined.

Inside the living room 1 becomes a limited (meaningful) number of room areas RB1 , ..., RB6 , ... defines or takes into account, in which the persons can stop, stop or probably stop. Preferably or only predominantly by a user by input defined and / or at least statistically often occupied or frequented people with space areas RB1 , ..., RB6 , ... considered. The intermediate areas can also be considered in a certain way, for example, be interpolated appropriately. The room areas RB1 , ..., RB6 are also defined in this example according to a typical function for this. To the room areas RB1 , ..., RB6 is an information on the function of these room areas, eg a typical activity or condition of the persons in these room areas RB1 , ..., RB6 assigned.

Capturing, determining the parameters ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' , the other acoustic content AI-a . AI-b . AI-c . AI-d and / or determining, controlling or adjusting the parameters of the sound waves based on the audio signal AS1 . AS2 or the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 can take into account the at least one function of the respective spatial area (here: RB1 = Kitchenette, RB2 = TV couch, RB3 = first conservatory area, RB4 = Seat at the dining table, RB5 = Playground, RB6 = Rocking chair in the conservatory) or to the room area RB1 , ... RB6 assigned information or properties. This results in a further advantage that the respective resulting, adjusted parameters ( PAM1 . PAM2 , ...), ( PAS1 . PAS2 , ...), also representative of the corresponding parameters of the sound waves, also to a (functional) property of the respective room area RB1 , ... RB6 fit.

For the room areas RB1 , ..., RB6 In each case definite limit values (PAM1min, PAM1max, PAM2min, PAM2max, ...), (PAS1min, PAS1max, PAS2min, PAS2max, ...) can be defined. The said limits may also apply to certain types of audio signals AS1 . AS2 and / or certain types of auditory messages AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 be defined differently. For example, for certain audio signals AS1 . AS2 and / or auditory messages AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 or those from certain sources, with a certain type of content, respectively different limit values (PAM1min, PAM1max, PAM2min, PAM2max; ...), (PAS1min, PAS1max, PAS2min, PAS2max; By way of example, it is also possible for a maximum number of different contents, contents which can be output in the same time interval to comprise the speech components and / or a respectively minimum and / or maximum measure of loudness and / or audibility to be set.

The 3 , shows the same living space 1 , In this figure are different communications ka . kb . kc . K-a ' shown. The symbolically represented as arrows sections of communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' affect certain areas of space RB1 , ..., RB6 or the persons present or at least probably present (assumed) (here: speaker, listener, speaker and listener respectively). These are by certain Communication directions marked. Furthermore, another is schematically in the living room 1 audible acoustic content AI-a . AI-b . AI-c . AI-d with the parameter values ( PAI-1 . PAL2 , ...) and its direction parameters are symbolically marked.

A communication ka a first person in a first room area ( RB1 , here: "kitchen corner") and is addressed to a second person, who in a second room area ( RB2 , here: "on a TV sofa") or (possibly) in a third room area ( RB3 , here: "winter garden"), is determined or predicated and treated in the method such that one or more channels of an audio signal to be output AS1 . AS2 this is decisive for the sonication of the first room area ( RB1 , here: "kitchen corner") or the second room area ( RB2 , here: the "TV sofa") or RB3 (here: the "winter garden") and / or the auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 those for the fourth room area ( RB4 , here a seat at the "dining table"), for a time interval in which the at least a portion of the communication Ka, Kb, Kc, K-a ' takes place or is expected to be issued with appropriately determined or adjusted parameters. The sonication of an intermediate fourth spatial area ( RB4 , "At the dining table") with the audio signal AS1 . AS2 can remain unchanged or changed in such a way, that the sound waves arriving there of the output audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or the resulting audible (cumulative) acoustic parameter values are substantially maintained or remain below a certain threshold.

For example, the speech or a recognized communication project of a first person, depending on which room area RB1 , ..., RB6 or at which position these are within the living space 1 located, eg in which part of the living space 1 if these are located and / or in which direction the first person communicates and / or in which direction at least one person moves, the adaptation of a parameter value ( PAM1 . PAM2 , ...) an auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 and / or a parameter value ( PAS1 . PAS2 , ...) of a section of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 determined or adapted. In this case, other parameters or parameters of the other types can be determined and / or the parameter values can be determined differently than the speech and / or communication project of a second person in the living space 1 who are in another room area or position in the living room 1 located.

When determining one or more parameters or parameter values, certain freely combinable logics, formulas, characteristic curves or variants of the determination of a parameter ( V1 . V2 , ... V10 ). These can be essentially independent of a prestored, previous or an otherwise valid value of the respective parameter ( PAS1 ' . PAS2 ' , ...) respectively. ( PAM1 ' . PAM2 ' , ...) are determined. In a simplified case, one of several or a plurality of (with corresponding values or dimensions) assigned or pre-assigned parameters or parameter sets can be selected and applied.

When adjusting a parameter, a previous or otherwise valid value of the parameter (with) can be taken into account in the process. Preferably, a respective new parameter value can be adjusted by means of a multiplicative, additive, logarithmic factor X, and / or a temporal parameter T provided, for example, for a specific (selected) variant. An adjusted parameter value can in this case be eg PAS1 '+ X . PAS2 '+ X , ...) respectively. ( PAM1 '+ X . PAM2 '+ X , ...) be. Also, when adjusting, a control, preferably regulation of at least one parameter value ( PAS1 '+ X . PAS2 '+ X , ...) respectively. ( PAM1 '+ X . PAM2 '+ X , ...) are executed. In the scheme, a parameter based on the audio signal AS1 . AS2 and / or the at least one auditory message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 generated sound waves, eg for a certain area of space RB1 , ... RB6 , determined, for example, measured and / or simulated and taken into account. Determining or adjusting the parameters ( PAS1 '+ X . PAS2 '+ X , ...) respectively. ( PAM1 '+ X . PAM2 '+ X , ...), if applicable (for human perception), are essentially continuous-time. In this case, sudden, disturbing changes in the parameters can be avoided.

Also in the 2 and 3 , symbolically more living spaces 1' . 1" shown. Other living spaces 1' . 1" are also always stationary living rooms belonging to any type of real estate. In the living rooms 1' . 1" the process or part of the process is also carried out.

The invention can comprise: determining, in particular predicating, a parameter ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) respectively. ( PK1 " . PK2 " , ... PK8 " ) of a communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' of at least two persons within one or more living spaces 1' . 1" , and then a change, in particular adaptation of at least one parameter ( PAS1 . PAS2 , ...) of the living space 1 output audio signal AS1 . AS2 , depending on the determined, in particular predicated parameter ( PK1 . PK2 , ... PK8 ) the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' in one or more living spaces 1' . 1" , where is the living room 1 from in one or more living spaces 1' . 1" different.

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stationary housing, part of a property;

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Other living spaces;

PB1, ..., RB6

Spaces within the living space 1 . 1' . 1";

K-a, K-b, K-c, K-a '

the said communication, different sections of said communication;

(PK1, PK2, ... PK8)

Parameters or parameter values of said communication, in particular at least one or more sections of said communication;

AAV1center, AAV1r, AAV1l, AAV1hr, AAV1hl, AAV2r, AAV2l, AAV3r, AAV3l,

Audio output devices, e.g. operated together with the audio system ASYS;

AAV-SSA1, AAV-SSA2

Audio output devices of the voice control application SSA1 . SSA2 ;

AS1, AS2

that in the living room 1 an output audio signal, or a section of such an audio signal;

ISA1, IAS2

one with the audio signal AS1 . AS2 , or a section of the audio signal AS1 . AS2 transmitted or to be transmitted content;

AM1, AM2, AM3

in the stationary living room 1 . 1' . 1" auditory message to be issued, voice message;

IAM1, IAM2, IAM3

one with the auditory message or voice message AM1 . ON 2 . AT 3 transmitted or to be transmitted content;

IV1, IV2

A content of a video picture or a video sequence;

AI-a, AI-b

one from outside the living space 1 incoming audible acoustic content;

AI-a, AI-b

one from within the living space 1 or home-generated acoustic content;

(PAI1, PAI2, ...)

Parameters of a corresponding acoustic content AI-a . AI-b . AI-c . AI-d ;

S1, ... S8

A scene inside a stationary living room 1 . 1' . 1"

(PS1, PS2, ...)

Parameter, in particular characterizing a feature or class of a scene or a corresponding code value.

(PBL1, PBL2, ...)

Parameters of a physical impulse or a pattern of the parameters of a physical impulse or a parameter of the body language of at least one person. In particular, a parameter of a body language communication message or body language is a portion of the communication ka . kb . kc . K-a ' accompanied.

Claims (19)

Method for generating an audio signal AS1, AS2 to be output in a stationary living space 1, comprising: Determining, in particular predicting, a parameter (PK1, PK2, ... PK8) of a communication Ka, Kb, Kc, Ka 'of at least two persons within a stationary housing 1, and - changing, in particular adapting at least one parameter (PAS1, PAS2 , ...) of the output in the stationary living room 1 audio signal AS1, AS2, depending on one or more determined, in particular predicated parameters (PK1, PK2, ... PK8) the communication Ka, Kb, Kc, K-a '. Method according to the Claim 1 in which the adaptation of the parameter (PAS1, PAS2, ...) of the audio signal AS1, AS2 to be output in the stationary living space 1 relates to at least one surround parameter (PAS3, PAS4), preferably at least one direction from the one acoustic content based on the audio signal AS1, AS2 is output or made perceptible. Method according to the Claim 1 or 2 in which the voice of a speaker present in the stationary living room 1 is distinguished from a human voice from the audio system ASYS or from another audio output device AAV1 .., ... and this difference is taken into account when adapting the audio signal AS1, AS2. Method according to one of the preceding claims, comprising Detecting a parameter (PBL1, PBL2,...) Of a physical impulse, in particular a lip movement of at least one person present in the stationary living space 1 and then: Determining a communication project of the person and / or prediction of one or more parameters (PK1, PK2,... PK8) of an expected communication K-a ", K-b", K-c ", K-a". Method according to one of the preceding claims, comprising detecting, in particular, detection of a scene S1, S2, ... preceding the communication Ka, Kb, Kc, Ka 'or preceding the communication Ka, Kb, Kc, Ka' in the stationary living space 1 and a processing of at least one parameter (PS1, PS2,...) Of the scene S1, S2,... S8 in the method. Method according to one of the preceding claims, comprising: Determining a measure of the applicability and / or a measure of the probability of success for one or more variants (V1, V2,... V10) of determining or adapting one or more parameters (PAM1, PAM2,...) Of the audio signal AS1 to be output, AS2, and then: - Selecting one or more variants (V1, V2, ... V10) of determining or adjusting one or more parameters (PAM1, PAM2, ...) of the output audio signal AS1, AS2 or an alternative measure with respect to the at least one output Audio signal AS1, AS2 or the information associated with at least a portion of the output audio signal AS1, AS2 information IAS1, IAS2. Method according to one of the preceding claims, in which a parameter (PBL1, PBL2, ...) of the body language of at least one person involved in said communication Ka, Kb, Kc, Ka 'is determined and at least one parameter (PAS1, PAS2,. ..) of the output audio signal AS1, AS2, in particular of two audio signals to be output AS1, AS2, and / or a further measure with respect to at least a portion of the audio signal AS1, AS2, depending on the detected parameter (PBL1, PBL2, ... ) is adapted to the body language, and / or an output of an associated with at least a portion of the output audio signal AS1, AS2 related information IAS1, IAS2 is caused. Method according to one of the preceding claims, wherein by means of a linguistic evaluation and / or content evaluation of at least a portion of said communication Ka, Kb, Kc, Ka 'a prediction over time of further communication Ka, Kb, Kc, Ka' or a subsequent Communication Ka ", Kb", Kc ", Ka" executed and at least one determined time parameter (PK3) when determining or adjusting a parameter (PAS1, PAS2, ...) of the output audio signal AS1, AS2 is considered. Method according to one of the preceding claims, in which a parameter and / or a classification of the type and / or a content-related characteristic of another acoustic content AI-a, AI-b, AI-c, AI-d and / or audible in stationary housing 1 or another in the stationary housing 1 audible audio signal is determined and taken into account in the process. Method according to one of the preceding claims, comprising: Determining a content-related feature (PK4) of said communication K-a, K-b, K-c, K-a ', and / or Determining the type and / or priority measure of one or more sections of the audio signal AS1, AS2 to be output or of two different audio signals AS1, AS2 to be output, and then: Determining, in particular, adaptation of a time parameter (PAS2, PAS2 ', PAS2 ") for outputting at least a portion of the audio signal AS1, AS2 and / or the order in the at least two sections of an audio signal AS1, AS2 or the two different audio signals AS1 to be output AS2. Method according to one of the preceding claims, in which the sequence is output in the at least two audio signals AS1, AS2 to be output and / or two sections of one or more audio signals AS1, AS2 and / or at least two auditory messages AM1, AM2, AM3 and / or the sequence in which at least one auditory message AM1, AM2, AM3 and a portion of the audio signal AS1, AS2 to be output are output, depending on the determined, in particular predicted parameters (PK1, PK2,..., PK8) of said communication Ka, Kb , Kc, K-a ', Kb ", Kc", Ka ". Method according to one of the preceding claims, wherein at least one determined, in particular predicated parameter (PK1, PK2,... PK8) of the said communication Ka, Kb, Kc, Ka 'is a direction parameter (PK1, PK1', PK1 ") the communication Ka, Kb, Kc, Ka 'or another communication K-a', K-b ', Kc' acts. Method according to one of the preceding claims, in which - said communication K-a, K-b, K-c, K-a 'is evaluated for the presence of a sentence fragment of a given type, or a question and / or a response expected in the future; and in the positive case, a forward-looking adaptation of a previously processed direction parameter (PK1, PK1 ', PK1 ") of the communication Ka, Kb, Kc, K-a', in particular a reversal of a previously considered direction parameter (PK1, PK1 ', PK1" ), carried out. Method according to one of the preceding claims, wherein an output of an associated with a portion of the audio signal AS1, AS2, in particular the audio signal AS1, AS2 accompanying information IAS1 ', IAS2', in particular a text, image or video output, depending on the determined Parameter (PK1, PK2, ... PK8) of the said communication Ka, Kb, Kc, Ka 'is controlled. Method according to one of the preceding claims, in which one or more parameters for outputting at least one auditory message AM1, AM2, AM3 depend on one or more parameters (PK1, PK2,... PK8) of the communication Ka, Kb, Kc, Ka '. is determined or adapted, wherein the at least one auditory message AM1, AM2, AM3 differs from the output audio signal AS1, AS2 and in particular at least partially in the same certain time interval as at least a portion of the audio signal AS1, AS2 is issued. System for generating an audio signal AS1, AS2 to be output in a living space 1, designed to determine, in particular predict, a parameter (PK1, PK2, ... PK8) of a communication Ka, Kb, Kc, Ka 'of at least two persons within a stationary one Living room 1, 1 ', 1 ", and changing at least one parameter (PAS1, PAS2, ...) of the output in the stationary living room 1 audio signal AS1, AS2, depending on the determined or predicated parameter (PK1, PK2, .. PK8) of the communication Ka, Kb, Kc, K-a '. System after the Claim 16 Also designed to carry out the method according to one of Claims 2 to 15 , User equipment AG1, AG2, wherein the user equipment AG1, AG2 is arranged to operate as part of the system according to the Claims 16 or 17 and / or together with at least one further device operable in the stationary housing 1, in particular with a sensor device SV1, SV2, with a voice control application SSA1, SSA2, and / or with an audio output device AAV1, AAV2, AAV3, ..., the method according to one of the Claims 1 - 15 to execute. Computer program, in particular a computer program product comprising a computer program, wherein the computer program is designed, when executed on a computing unit operable in stationary housing 1, the method according to one of Claims 1 - 15 perform.

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