System and Method for Audio Adjustment

• US 20110135103A1
• Filed: 11/11/2010
• Published: 06/09/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/09/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nuvoton Technology Corporation (Winbond Electronics Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nuvoton Technology Corporation (Winbond Electronics Corporation)
• Inventors: Sun, Chi-Yung, Chao, Hung-Jen
• Application Number:
  US12/944,009
• Publication Number:
  US 20110135103A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 381/58
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 29/00 Monitoring arrangements; Testing arrangements for hearing aids H04R25/30; detection of loudspeaker connection H04R5/04; sound-field adaptation dependent on speaker detection H04S7/308

Abstract

A system and a method for audio adjustment are provided. The method includes following steps. A first output audio signal generated from the under-test audio playback device according to a frequency response test signal is received. The first output audio signal is analyzed to generate a set of suggested equalization parameter. A set of equalization parameters are adjusted according to the suggested equalization parameters, and a sound test signal is generated from an original sound signal according to the equalization parameters and output to the under-test audio playback device. A second output audio signal is generated from the under-test audio playback device in response to the sound test signal. Whether the auditory effect of the second output audio signal is close to the original sound signal or matches the user'"'"'s need is determined. The equalization parameters are adjusted when the auditory effect of the second output audio signal is not close to the original sound signal or the user is not satisfied with the auditory effect.

Claims

1. A method for audio adjustment adapted in an audio adjustment system, wherein the method comprises the steps of:

outputting a frequency response test signal to an under-test audio playback device;

receiving a first output audio signal generated from the under-test audio playback device according to the frequency response test signal;

generating a set of suggested equalization parameters by performing a frequency response analysis on the first output audio signal;

adjusting a set of equalization parameters according to the suggested equalization parameters to generate a sound test signal from an original sound signal according to the equalization parameters and output the sound test signal to the under-test audio playback device;

generating a second output audio signal from the under-test audio playback device in response to the sound test signal instantly;

determining whether the auditory effect of the second output audio signal is close to the original sound signal or matches the user'"'"'s need; and

adjusting the equalization parameters when the auditory effect of the second output audio signal is not close to the original sound signal or the user is not satisfied with the auditory effect.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of outputting the frequency response test signal to the under-test audio playback device further comprises the steps of:

outputting the frequency response test signal from a host through a digital transmission interface to the under-test audio playback device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the frequency analysis further comprises the steps of:

performing an analog to digital conversion on the first output audio signal;

performing a frequency response analysis on a plurality of frequency bands of the first output audio signal respectively;

determining amplitude differences between each two of the frequency bands; and

generating the suggested equalization parameters according to the amplitude differences.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of adjusting the equalization parameters according to the suggested equalization parameters is to make the frequency spectrum of the second output audio signal close to the frequency spectrum of the original sound signal or to make the user satisfy with the auditory effect of the second output audio signal.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the frequency response test signal is a chirp signal.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the original sound signal is a speech signal or a music signal and the sound test signal is a speech signal or a music signal.

7. A audio adjustment system comprising:

a first sound test module to generate a frequency response test signal;

an under-test audio playback device to receive the frequency response test signal to further generate a first output audio signal and to receive a sound test signal to further generate a second output audio signal;

an analysis module to receive the first output audio signal and to perform a frequency response analysis on the first output audio signal to further generate a set of suggested equalization parameters;

an equalizer to provide an adjusting interface to a user to adjust a set of equalization parameters; and

a second sound test module to receive an original sound signal and output the sound test signal according to the set of equalization parameters;

wherein the user adjusts the equalization parameters according to the suggested equalization parameters and the second output audio signal such that an auditory effect of the second output audio signal is close to the original sound signal or matches the user'"'"'s need.

8. The audio adjustment system of claim 7, further comprising a sound-processing module having a digital transmission interface to receive the frequency response test signal and the sound test signal to further output to the under-test audio playback device.

9. The audio adjustment system of claim 8, wherein the sound-processing module is further to perform an encoding process, a compression process and a re-sampling process on the frequency response test signal and the sound test signal.

10. The audio adjustment system of claim 7, further comprising a sound-receiving device, wherein the analysis module receives the first output audio signal through the sound-receiving device.

11. The audio adjustment system of claim 10, wherein the sound-receiving device further performs an analog to digital conversion on the first output audio signal.

12. The audio adjustment system of claim 7, wherein the analysis module performs the frequency response analysis on a plurality of frequency bands of the first output audio signal respectively and to determine amplitude differences between each two of the frequency bands to generate the suggested equalization parameters according to the amplitude differences.

13. The audio adjustment system of claim 7, wherein the equalization parameters are adjusted through the adjusting interface to make the auditory effect of the second output audio signal is close to the original sound signal or match the user'"'"'s need.

14. The audio adjustment system of claim 7, wherein the frequency response test signal is a chirp signal.

15. The audio adjustment system of claim 7, wherein the original sound signal is a speech signal or a music signal and the sound test signal is a speech signal or a music signal.

16. A audio adjustment system comprising:

a host comprising;

a first sound test module to generate a frequency response test signal;

an analysis module to perform a frequency response analysis to further generate a set of suggested equalization parameters;

an equalizer to provide an adjusting interface to a user to adjust a set of equalization parameters;

a second sound test module to receive an original sound signal and output the sound test signal according to the set of equalization parameters;

an under-test audio playback device to receive the frequency response test signal to further generate a first output audio signal and to receive a sound test signal to further generate a second output audio signal; and

a sound-receiving device to receive the first output audio signal and to send the first output audio signal to the host;

wherein the analysis module performs the frequency response analysis on the first output audio signal, the user adjusts the equalizer parameters according to the suggested equalizer parameters and the second output audio signal to further make a auditory effect of the second sound signal close to the original sound signal or match the user'"'"'s need.

17. The audio adjustment system of claim 16, further comprising a sound-processing module having a digital transmission interface to receive the frequency response test signal and the sound test signal to further output to the under-test audio playback device.

18. The audio adjustment system of claim 16, wherein the analysis module performs the frequency response analysis on a plurality of frequency bands of the first output audio signal respectively and to determine amplitude differences between each two of the frequency bands to generate the suggested equalization parameters according to the amplitude differences.