DYNAMIC CONTROL OF AUDIO ON A MOBILE DEVICE WITH RESPECT TO ORIENTATION OF THE MOBILE DEVICE

• US 20130163794A1
• Filed: 12/22/2011
• Published: 06/27/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola Mobility, Inc. (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Groves, William R., Ady, Roger W., Davis, Giles T.
• Application Number:
  US13/334,096
• Publication Number:
  US 20130163794A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 381/303
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1688 the I/O peripheral being integrated loudspeakers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1614 Image rotation following screen orientation, e.g. switching from landscape to portrait mode
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/165 Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2420/01 Input selection or mixing for amplifiers or loudspeakers
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2420/03 Connection circuits to selectively connect loudspeakers or headphones to amplifiers
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 3/12 for distributing signals to two or more loudspeakers specially adapted for hearing aids H04R25/407
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 5/02 Spatial or constructional arrangements of loudspeakers

Abstract

A method of optimizing audio performance of a mobile device. The method can include detecting an orientation of the mobile device. The method also can include, via a processor, responsive to the mobile device being oriented in a first orientation, dynamically selecting at least a first output audio transducer to output left channel audio signals and dynamically selecting at least a second output audio transducer to output right channel audio signals. The method further can include communicating the left channel audio signals to the first output audio transducer and communicating the right channel audio signals to the second output audio transducer.

Claims

1. A method of optimizing audio performance of a mobile device, comprising:

detecting an orientation of the mobile device;

via a processor, responsive to the mobile device being oriented in a first orientation, dynamically selecting at least a first output audio transducer to output left channel audio signals and dynamically selecting at least a second output audio transducer to output right channel audio signals; and

communicating the left channel audio signals to the first output audio transducer and communicating the right channel audio signals to the second output audio transducer.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting a change in the orientation of the mobile device;

responsive to the mobile device being oriented in a second orientation, dynamically selecting at least the first output audio transducer to output the right channel audio signals and dynamically selecting at least the second output audio transducer to output the left channel audio signals; and

communicating the right channel audio signals to the first output audio transducer and communicating the left channel audio signals to the second output audio transducer.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting a change in the orientation of the mobile device;

responsive to the mobile device being oriented in a second orientation, dynamically selecting at least the first output audio transducer to output the right channel audio signals, and dynamically selecting at least a third output audio transducer to output the left channel audio signals; and

communicating the right channel audio signals to the first output audio transducer, and communicating the left channel audio signals to the third output audio transducer.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

responsive to the mobile device oriented in the first orientation, dynamically selecting at least a third output audio transducer to output bass audio signals.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

detecting a change in the orientation of the mobile device;

responsive to the mobile device being oriented in a second orientation, dynamically selecting at least the first output audio transducer to output the right channel audio signals, dynamically selecting at least the second output audio transducer to output the bass audio signals, and dynamically selecting at least the third output audio transducer to output the left channel audio signals; and

communicating the right channel audio signals to the first output audio transducer, communicating the bass audio signals to the second output audio transducer, and communicating the left channel audio signals to the third output audio transducer.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting a change in the orientation of the mobile device;

responsive to the mobile device being oriented in a second orientation, dynamically selecting at least a third output audio transducer to output the right channel audio signals and dynamically selecting at least a fourth output audio transducer to output the left channel audio signals; and

communicating the right channel audio signals to the third output audio transducer and communicating the left channel audio signals to the fourth output audio transducer.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

responsive to the mobile device being oriented in the second orientation, dynamically selecting the first output audio transducer to output bass audio signals and dynamically selecting the second output audio transducer to output the bass audio signals; and

communicating the bass audio signals to the first output audio transducer and the second output audio transducer.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

responsive to the mobile device being oriented in the first orientation, dynamically selecting the third output audio transducer to output the bass audio signals and dynamically selecting the fourth output audio transducer to output the bass audio signals; and

communicating the bass audio signals to both the third output audio transducer and the fourth output audio transducer.

9. A method of optimizing audio performance of a mobile device, comprising:

detecting an orientation of the mobile device;

via a processor, responsive to the mobile device being oriented in a first orientation, dynamically selecting at least a first input audio transducer to receive left channel audio signals and dynamically selecting at least a second input audio transducer to a receive right channel audio signals; and

receiving the left channel audio signals from the first input audio transducer and receiving the right channel audio signals from the second input audio transducer.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

detecting a change in the orientation of the mobile device;

responsive to the mobile device being oriented in a second orientation, dynamically selecting at least the first input audio transducer to receive the right channel audio signals and dynamically selecting at least the second input audio transducer to receive the left channel audio signals; and

receiving the right channel audio signals from the first input audio transducer and receiving the left channel audio signals from the second input audio transducer.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

detecting a change in the orientation of the mobile device;

responsive to the mobile device being oriented in a second orientation, dynamically selecting at least the first input audio transducer to receive the right channel audio signals, and dynamically selecting at least a third input audio transducer to receive the left channel audio signals; and

receiving the right channel audio signals from the first input audio transducer, and receiving the left channel audio signals from the third input audio transducer.

12. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

detecting a change in the orientation of the mobile device;

responsive to the mobile device being oriented in a second orientation, dynamically selecting at least a third input audio transducer to receive the right channel audio signals and dynamically selecting at least a fourth input audio transducer to receive the left channel audio signals; and

receiving the right channel audio signals from the third input audio transducer and receiving the left channel audio signals from the fourth input audio transducer.

13. A mobile device, comprising:

an orientation sensor configured to detect an orientation of the mobile device;

a processor configured to;

responsive to the mobile device being oriented in a first orientation, dynamically select at least a first output audio transducer to output left channel audio signals and dynamically select at least a second output audio transducer to output right channel audio signals; and

communicate the left channel audio signals to the first output audio transducer and communicate the right channel audio signals to the second output audio transducer.

14. The mobile device of claim 13, wherein:

the orientation sensor configured to detect a change in the orientation of the mobile device; and

the processor is configured to;

responsive to the mobile device being oriented in a second orientation, dynamically select at least the first output audio transducer to output the right channel audio signals and dynamically select at least the second output audio transducer to output the left channel audio signals; and

communicate the right channel audio signals to the first output audio transducer and communicate the left channel audio signals to the second output audio transducer.

15. The mobile device of claim 13, wherein:

the orientation sensor configured to detect a change in the orientation of the mobile device; and

the processor is configured to;

responsive to the mobile device being oriented in a second orientation, dynamically select at least the first output audio transducer to output the right channel audio signals, and dynamically select at least a third output audio transducer to output the left channel audio signals; and

communicate the right channel audio signals to the first output audio transducer, and communicate the left channel audio signals to the third output audio transducer.

16. The mobile device of claim 13, wherein the processor is configured to:

responsive to the mobile device oriented in the first orientation, dynamically select at least a third output audio transducer to output bass audio signals.

17. The mobile device of claim 16, wherein:

the orientation sensor configured to detect a change in the orientation of the mobile device; and

the processor is configured to;

responsive to the mobile device being oriented in a second orientation, dynamically select at least the first output audio transducer to output the right channel audio signals, dynamically select at least the second output audio transducer to output the bass audio signals, and dynamically select at least the third output audio transducer to output the left channel audio signals; and

communicate the right channel audio signals to the first output audio transducer, communicate the bass audio signals to the second output audio transducer, and communicate the left channel audio signals to the third output audio transducer.

18. The mobile device of claim 13, wherein:

the orientation sensor configured to detect a change in the orientation of the mobile device; and

the processor is configured to;

responsive to the mobile device being oriented in a second orientation, dynamically select at least a third output audio transducer to output the right channel audio signals and dynamically select at least a fourth output audio transducer to output the left channel audio signals; and

communicate the right channel audio signals to the third output audio transducer and communicate the left channel audio signals to the fourth output audio transducer.

19. The mobile device of claim 18, wherein the processor is configured to:

responsive to the mobile device being oriented in the second orientation, dynamically select the first output audio transducer to output bass audio signals and dynamically select the second output audio transducer to output the bass audio signals; and

communicate the bass audio signals to the first output audio transducer and the second output audio transducer.

20. The mobile device of claim 19, wherein the processor is configured to:

responsive to the mobile device being oriented in the first orientation, dynamically select the third output audio transducer to output the bass audio signals and dynamically select the fourth output audio transducer to output the bass audio signals; and

communicate the bass audio signals to both the third output audio transducer and the fourth output audio transducer.

21. A mobile device, comprising:

an orientation sensor configured to detect an orientation of the mobile device;

a processor configured to;

responsive to the mobile device being oriented in a first orientation, dynamically select at least a first input audio transducer to receive left channel audio signals and dynamically select at least a second input audio transducer to a receive right channel audio signals; and

receive the left channel audio signals from the first input audio transducer and receive the right channel audio signals from the second input audio transducer.

22. The mobile device of claim 21, wherein:

the orientation sensor configured to detect a change in the orientation of the mobile device; and

the processor is configured to;

responsive to the mobile device being oriented in a second orientation, dynamically select at least the first input audio transducer to receive the right channel audio signals and dynamically select at least the second input audio transducer to receive the left channel audio signals; and

receive the right channel audio signals from the first input audio transducer and receive the left channel audio signals from the second input audio transducer.

23. The mobile device of claim 21 wherein:

the orientation sensor configured to detect a change in the orientation of the mobile device; and

the processor is configured to;

responsive to the mobile device being oriented in a second orientation, dynamically select at least the first input audio transducer to receive the right channel audio signals, and dynamically select at least a third input audio transducer to receive the left channel audio signals; and

receive the right channel audio signals from the first input audio transducer, and receive the left channel audio signals from the third input audio transducer.

24. The mobile device of claim 21, wherein:

the orientation sensor configured to detect a change in the orientation of the mobile device; and

the processor is configured to;

responsive to the mobile device being oriented in a second orientation, dynamically select at least a third input audio transducer to receive the right channel audio signals and dynamically select at least a fourth input audio transducer to receive the left channel audio signals; and

receive the right channel audio signals from the third input audio transducer and receive the left channel audio signals from the fourth input audio transducer.