Disney patents method to sort audio channels using AI and rules
Disney has filed a patent for a system that identifies what type of sound is in each audio channel of a recording. It uses a machine learning model to analyze the sound patterns, then applies specific rules to correct any mistakes in the initial guess.
In the filing’s own words
Embodiments provide for multimodal audio channel classification. Audio data comprising a set of channels is accessed, and a set of spectrograms comprising a respective spectrogram for each respective channel of the set of channels is generated. An initial set of channel classifications is generated based on, for each respective channel of the set of channels, processing the respective spectrogram using a channel classification machine learning model. A revised set of channel classifications is generated based on evaluating the initial set of channel classifications using a set of channel rules. The revised set of channel classifications is output.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. A method, comprising: accessing audio data comprising a set of channels; generating a set of spectrograms comprising a respective spectrogram for each respective channel of the set of channels; generating an initial set of channel classifications based on, for each respective channel of the set of channels, processing the respective spectrogram using a channel classification machine learning model; generating a revised set of channel classifications based on evaluating the initial set of channel classifications using a set of channel rules; and outputting the revised set of channel classifications.
Facts
- Company
- Disney (Disney Enterprises, Inc.)
- Official title
- MULTIMODAL AUDIO CHANNEL CLASSIFICATION
- Publication number
- US20260331116A1
- Application number
- 19184960
- Filed
- Apr 21, 2025
- Published
- Oct 22, 2026
- Inventors
- 1
- Claims
- 20
Classified under
G10L 19/04 Physics & computingG06V 20/46 Physics & computingG06V 20/63 Physics & computingG06V 30/10 Physics & computingMore from Disney in AI & software
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Summaries are simplified from the filing’s own abstract and first claim. A patent filing is not a product announcement.
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