Patent ID: 11877033
Assignee: TENCENT AMERICA LLC
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 9:
10. An apparatus for a subjective evaluation, comprising processing circuitry configured to:
receive scores graded by a subject to an immersive audio or video media presentation, the scores by the subject comprising a plurality of self comparison scores being graded to self comparison tests in the immersive audio or video media presentation;
apply a first rule to the plurality of self comparison scores, the first rule requiring a first subset of the plurality of self comparison scores in a first range;
apply a second rule to the plurality of self comparison scores, the second rule requiring a second subset of the plurality of self comparison scores in a second range to limit at least an outlier score in the plurality of self comparison scores to the first rule according to the second range; and
determine that the scores by the subject are qualified for the subjective evaluation in response to the first rule and the second rule being satisfied,
wherein the scores comprise 4 self comparison scores to 4 self comparison tests;
wherein the first rule comprises a requirement that at least 3 self comparison scores are within the first range of [−0.5, 0.5]; and
wherein the second rule comprises a requirement that all 4 self comparison scores are within a second range of [−1.5, 1.5].