Patent ID: 8838259
Filing Date: 2014-09-16
Classification: H04R,H04S

Abstract:
1. A method for controlling the consumed audio dose of a user of a media player within a first and a second frequency range from the total frequency range relevant for the human ear, the first and the second frequency ranges being different, the method comprising: determining the audio dose already consumed by the user within the first frequency range; determining the audio dose within the first frequency range of a set of media tracks; determining the audio dose already consumed by the user within the second frequency range; determining the audio dose within the second frequency range of the set of media tracks; determining, from the audio dose of the set of media tracks within the first frequency range and the already consumed audio dose of the user within the first frequency range, a potentially consumed audio dose for each of the media tracks of the set of media tracks within the first frequency range, wherein determining the potentially consumed audio dose for a media track within the first frequency range comprises determining, from the audio dose of the set of media tracks within the second frequency range and the already consumed audio dose of the user within the second frequency range, a potentially consumed audio dose for each of the media tracks of the set of media tracks within the second frequency range, wherein determining the potentially consumed audio dose for a media track within the second frequency range comprises selecting a media track from the set of media tracks for play-back on the media player, the selected media track providing a potentially consumed audio dose in the first and the second frequency range and a predetermined value for the second frequency range, respectively.