Dynamic event sounds

摘要

Event sounds for a multimedia system are assigned statically and/or dynamically to an event based on internal and/or external events and the like. An associator associates a sound to an event based on these factors. User related information that is implicit and/or explicit can also be used to determine an association between an event sound and an event. A controller controls which sound is played back when a particular event occurs based on the event sound association. Probabilities related to a user's preferences can also be utilized to determine which sound is played back during an occurrence of an event.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising:
an associator configured to associate a plurality of sounds with an event a controller configured to:
detect an occurrence of the event; andselect a sound from the plurality of sounds associated with the event based at least partially on a weight value corresponding to each of the sounds; and wherein the controller is further configured to assign the weight value corresponding to each sound based at least partially on at least one of a preference of a user, user interface access, a user profile, a media selection, explicit user information and implicit user information.