Method and Apparatus for Acoustically Characterizing an Environment in which an Electronic Device Resides
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1. A method for adapting acoustic processing in a communication device, the method comprising:
- capturing at least one acoustic signal using acoustic hardware of the communication device;
characterizing an acoustic environment external to the communication device using the at least one captured acoustic signal;
adapting acoustic processing within the communication device based on the characterized acoustic environment.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for adapting acoustic processing in a communication device, and capturing at least one acoustic signal using acoustic hardware of the communication device, characterizing an acoustic environment external to the communication device using the at least one captured acoustic signal, adapting acoustic processing within the communication device based on the characterized acoustic environment.
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1. A method for adapting acoustic processing in a communication device, the method comprising:
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capturing at least one acoustic signal using acoustic hardware of the communication device; characterizing an acoustic environment external to the communication device using the at least one captured acoustic signal; adapting acoustic processing within the communication device based on the characterized acoustic environment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A communication device configurable based on an acoustic environment, the communication device comprising:
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acoustic hardware configured to emit a first acoustic signal and to capture at least one acoustic signal comprising at least one of ambient sound or at least one reflection of the first acoustic signal; a processor configured to characterize an acoustic environment external to the communication device using the at least one captured acoustic signal; a acoustic processing system configured to provide acoustic processing of a received acoustic signal, wherein the acoustic processing system is adaptable based on the characterized acoustic environment. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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