Electronic device including a microphone array
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1. A portable communication device comprising:
- a front cover forming at least part of a front surface of the portable communication device;
a rear cover forming at least part of a rear surface of the portable communication device;
a peripheral member at least partially forming a plurality of side surfaces of the portable communication device and surrounding at least one portion of a space formed between the front cover and the rear cover, the space including a first portion, a second portion and a third portion, the second portion of the space located between the first portion of the space and a first side surface of the plurality of side surfaces and the third portion of the space located between the first portion of the space and a second side surface of the plurality of side surfaces facing away from the first side surface;
a display disposed in the first portion of the space and at least partially visually exposed through the front cover;
a first microphone disposed in the second portion of the space;
a second and third microphone disposed in the third portion of the space; and
a first connection device disposed between the second microphone and the third microphone in the third portion of the space and adapted to be electrically connected to an external connection device-.
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Abstract
An electronic device comprising: a microphone array including at least three microphones; and at least one processor configured to: identify a kind of an application that is executed; activate one or more of the microphones in the array based on each microphone'"'"'s respective position within the electronic device and the type of the application; and capture audio using the activated microphones.
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33 Claims
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1. A portable communication device comprising:
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a front cover forming at least part of a front surface of the portable communication device; a rear cover forming at least part of a rear surface of the portable communication device; a peripheral member at least partially forming a plurality of side surfaces of the portable communication device and surrounding at least one portion of a space formed between the front cover and the rear cover, the space including a first portion, a second portion and a third portion, the second portion of the space located between the first portion of the space and a first side surface of the plurality of side surfaces and the third portion of the space located between the first portion of the space and a second side surface of the plurality of side surfaces facing away from the first side surface; a display disposed in the first portion of the space and at least partially visually exposed through the front cover; a first microphone disposed in the second portion of the space; a second and third microphone disposed in the third portion of the space; and a first connection device disposed between the second microphone and the third microphone in the third portion of the space and adapted to be electrically connected to an external connection device-. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A portable communication device comprising:
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a touchscreen display forming at least one portion of a front surface of the portable communication device; a speaker; a first microphone, disposed inside a first side surface of the portable communication device and adapted to receive a first sound from an outside of the portable communication device; a second microphone, disposed inside a second side surface of the portable communication device facing away from the first side surface and adapted to receive a second sound from the outside of the portable communication device; a third microphone, disposed inside the second side surface and adapted to receive a third sound from the outside of the portable communication device; and a processor configured to; identify a first voice corresponding to a first direction and a second voice corresponding to a second direction from the first, second and third sounds; and while at least one voice of the first voice or the second voice is output via the speaker, present, via the touchscreen display, at least one indication of a first indication indicating the first direction or a second indication indicating the second direction based at least in part on the at least one voice being output. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A mobile phone comprising:
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a display; a plurality of microphones; a memory to store a first voice signal from a first user at a first location with respect to the mobile phone and a second voice signal from a second user at a second location with respect to the mobile phone using the plurality of microphones; a processor configured to; reproduce the first voice signal and the second voice signal; and display on the display a first direction icon identifying the first location and a second direction icon identifying the second location in relation to reproducing, wherein the processor is further configured to; changing at least one of color and form of the first direction icon while the first voice signal is played. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A mobile phone comprising:
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a display; a plurality of microphones; a memory to store a first voice signal from a first user at a first location with respect to the mobile phone and a second voice signal from a second user at a second location with respect to the mobile phone using the plurality of microphones; a processor configured to; reproduce the first voice signal and the second voice signal; and display on the display a first direction icon identifying the first location and a second direction icon identifying the second location in relation to reproducing, wherein the processor is further configured to; display temporarily the first direction icon while the first user is speaking. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. A mobile phone, comprising:
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a display; a plurality of microphones; a memory; a processor configured to; store, in the memory, first audio data in association with first location information of a first user with respect to the mobile phone and second audio data in association with second location information of a second user with respect to the mobile phone; play the first audio data and the second audio data; display on the display a first direction icon corresponding to the first location information and a second direction icon corresponding to the second location information while playing the first audio data and the second audio data; and based on a user input, change at least one of color and form of the first direction icon to indicate the first audio data is disabled from being played.
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26. A mobile phone comprising:
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a display; a plurality of microphones; a memory; and a processor configured to; store a first voice signal from a first user at a first location with respect to the mobile phone and a second voice signal from a second user at a second location with respect to the mobile phone; play the first voice signal and the second voice signal; display on the display a first direction icon identifying the first location and a second direction icon identifying the second location in relation to playing; and changing at least one of a color and a form of the first direction icon while the first voice signal is played. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A portable communication device comprising:
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a display; a plurality of microphones; a memory; a processor configured to; store, in the memory, first audio data in association with first location information of a first user with respect to the portable communication device and second audio data in association with second location information of a second user with respect to the portable communication device; play the first audio data and the second audio data; display on the display a first direction icon corresponding to the first location and a second direction icon corresponding to the second location information while playing the first audio data and the second audio data; and based on a user input, change at least one of color and form of the first direction icon to indicate the first audio data is disabled from being displayed, while continuing to play the second audio data and maintaining the color and form of the second direction icon. - View Dependent Claims (33)
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