MULTIMEDIA PLAYING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OUTPUTTING MODULATED SOUND ACCORDING TO HEARING CHARACTERISTIC OF USER
First Claim
1. A multimedia playing apparatus comprising:
- a sound output unit configured to output a sound comprising of one or more phonemes;
a user interface configured to receive a user response to the phonemes; and
a processor configured toacquire hearing characteristics of a user based on the user response, anddetermine an output level and/or an output time of the sound for each of frequency bands based on the hearing characteristics of the user,wherein the sound output unit is further configured to output the sound according to the output level and/or the output time of the sound for each of the frequency bands.
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Abstract
Multimedia playing apparatuses and methods of measuring hearing characteristics of a user and outputting a sound modulated according to the hearing characteristics of the user are provided. A multimedia playing apparatus includes a sound output unit configured to output a sound comprising of one or more phonemes, and a user interface configured to receive a user response to the phonemes. The multimedia playing apparatus further includes a processor configured to acquire hearing characteristics of a user based on the user response, and determine an output level and/or an output time of the sound for each of frequency bands based on the hearing characteristics of the user. The sound output unit is further configured to output the sound according to the output level and/or the output time of the sound for each of the frequency bands.
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22 Claims
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1. A multimedia playing apparatus comprising:
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a sound output unit configured to output a sound comprising of one or more phonemes; a user interface configured to receive a user response to the phonemes; and a processor configured to acquire hearing characteristics of a user based on the user response, and determine an output level and/or an output time of the sound for each of frequency bands based on the hearing characteristics of the user, wherein the sound output unit is further configured to output the sound according to the output level and/or the output time of the sound for each of the frequency bands. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of outputting a sound according to hearing characteristics of a user in a multimedia playing apparatus, the method comprising:
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outputting a sound comprising of one or more phonemes; receiving a user response to the phonemes; acquiring the hearing characteristics of the user based on the user response; and determining an output level and/or an output time of the sound for each of frequency bands based on the hearing characteristics of the user; and outputting the sound according to the output level and/or the output time of the sound for each of the frequency bands. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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