ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING STEREO SOUND
First Claim
1. An electronic apparatus comprising:
- a sensor to sense an orientation of the electronic apparatus;
an audio processor to divide a stereo audio signal into a left audio signal and a right audio signal;
a plurality of speakers disposed at separate locations on a main body of the electronic apparatus to output the left audio signal and the right audio signal;
a switching unit to output the left audio signal and the right audio signal from the audio processor to the plurality of speakers; and
a controller to control the switching unit to switch the output of the left audio signal and the right audio signal between the plurality of speakers based on a change in the orientation of the electronic apparatus.
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Abstract
An electronic apparatus is provided. The electronic apparatus includes a sensor to sense an orientation of the electronic apparatus, an audio processor to divide a stereo audio signal into a left audio signal and a right audio signal, a plurality of speakers disposed at separate locations on a main body of the electronic apparatus to output the left audio signal and the right audio signal, a switching unit to output the left audio signal and the right audio signal from the audio processor to the plurality of speakers, and a controller to control the switching unit to switch the output of the left audio signal and the right audio signal between the plurality of speakers based on a change in the orientation of the electronic apparatus.
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27 Claims
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1. An electronic apparatus comprising:
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a sensor to sense an orientation of the electronic apparatus; an audio processor to divide a stereo audio signal into a left audio signal and a right audio signal; a plurality of speakers disposed at separate locations on a main body of the electronic apparatus to output the left audio signal and the right audio signal; a switching unit to output the left audio signal and the right audio signal from the audio processor to the plurality of speakers; and a controller to control the switching unit to switch the output of the left audio signal and the right audio signal between the plurality of speakers based on a change in the orientation of the electronic apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 18)
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9. A method of providing a stereo sound of an electronic apparatus, the method comprising:
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sensing an orientation of the electronic apparatus; dividing a stereo audio signal into a left audio signal and a right audio signal; outputting the left audio signal and the right audio signal to a plurality of speakers; and controlling the outputting of the left audio signal and the right audio signal by switching the output of the left audio signal and the right audio signal between the plurality of speakers based on a change in the orientation of the electronic apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium comprising a program to execute a method of providing a stereo sound, the method comprising:
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sensing an orientation of an electronic apparatus; dividing a stereo audio signal into a left audio signal and a right audio signal; outputting the left audio signal and the right audio signal to a plurality of speakers; and controlling the outputting of the left audio signal and the right audio signal by switching the output of the left audio signal and the right audio signal between the plurality of signals based on a change in the orientation of the electronic apparatus.
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19. An electronic apparatus comprising:
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a sensor to sense an orientation of the electronic apparatus with respect to a user; a plurality of speakers disposed at different locations on the electronic apparatus; a switching unit to output a left audio signal and a right audio signal to the plurality of speakers; and a controller to control the switching unit to switch the output of the left and right audio signals to the plurality of speakers when the orientation of the electronic apparatus changes such that the switching unit outputs the left audio signal to one or more of the plurality of speakers oriented on a left side of the electronic apparatus with respect to the user and outputs the right audio signal to one or more of the plurality of speakers oriented on a right side of the electronic apparatus with respect to the user.
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20. An electronic apparatus comprising:
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a sensor to sense an orientation of the electronic apparatus with respect to a user; a plurality of speakers disposed at different locations on the electronic apparatus; an audio processor to process an audio signal and to output processed audio signals to each of the plurality of speakers; and a controller to determine a location of each of the plurality of speakers with respect to the user based on the sensed orientation and to control the audio processor to process the audio signal based on the determined locations of each of the plurality of speakers. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An electronic apparatus comprising:
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a camera disposed on a front side of the electronic apparatus to capture an image of a user; an image processor to process the captured image to locate the user in the captured image; a plurality of speakers disposed at different locations on the electronic apparatus; an audio processor to process an audio signal and to output processed audio signals to each of the plurality of speakers; and a controller to determine a location of each of the plurality of speakers with respect to the user by using the processed image and to control the audio processor to process the audio signal based on the determined locations of each of the plurality of speakers.
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