Patent ID: 9373334
Filing Date: 2016-06-21
CPC Classification: G10L,H04H,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method, comprising the steps of: receiving an audio bitstream including at least two metadata parameters, assessing the at least two metadata parameters, including by determining metadata parameter quality values, including a metadata parameter quality value for each of the at least two metadata parameters, wherein the audio bitstream is indicative of audio content of a program, the metadata parameters are indicative of at least one of playback level, playback dynamic range, mixing level, or channel configuration of the audio content, and at least one of the metadata parameters is specifically intended for use in changing sound of the program as delivered to a listening environment, and each said metadata parameter quality value indicates whether or not the respective metadata parameter: generating a metadata score based on a combination of the metadata parameter quality values, wherein at least two of the metadata parameter quality values on which the metadata score is based correspond to the same segment of the audio bitstream.