AMPLIFICATION ADJUSTMENT IN COMMUNICATION DEVICES

• US 20180287580A1
• Filed: 03/30/2017
• Published: 10/04/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sorenson Ip Holdings, LLC
• Original Assignee: Sorenson Ip Holdings, LLC
• Inventors: Lalor, Christian
• Granted Patent: US 10,483,933 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/165 Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path
• CPC Class Codes: H03G 5/025 Equalizers; Volume or gain control in limited frequency bands
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6016 in the receiver circuit
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72448 with means for adapting the functionality of the device according to specific conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/2236 Quality of speech transmission monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 5/14 Applications of speech amplifiers
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 3/04 for correcting frequency response

Abstract

A method to adjust audio amplification may include presenting an audio configuration interface. The audio configuration interface may include multiple amplification settings that each correspond to a different one of multiple frequency range. The multiple amplification settings indicating amplifications may be applied to the multiple frequencies of audio output by a device. The method may further include obtaining an action to adjust the amplification of one or more of multiple amplification settings in the audio configuration interface to generate adjusted amplification settings. The method also includes, in response to obtaining the action, automatically applying the adjusted amplification settings to test audio and automatically outputting the test audio with the applied adjusted amplification settings through a speaker of the device.

Claims

1. A method to adjust audio amplification in a communication device, the method comprising:

obtaining a request from a user regarding adjusting settings of audio output by the communication device;

in response to obtaining the request, presenting an audio configuration interface on a display of the communication device, the audio configuration interface including a visual depiction of a plurality of amplification settings that each correspond to a different one of a plurality of frequencies, the plurality of amplification settings indicating amplifications applied to the plurality of frequencies of the audio output by the communication device;

obtaining an action from the user to adjust the amplification of one or more of the plurality of amplification settings in the audio configuration interface to generate adjusted amplification settings;

in response to obtaining the action,

automatically applying the adjusted amplification settings to test audio, the test audio including a female voice and a male voice;

in response to applying the adjusted amplification settings, automatically outputting the test audio with the applied adjusted amplification settings through a speaker of the communication device, wherein no other audio configured to allow a user of the communication device to aurally assess the plurality of amplification settings is output by the communication device after obtaining the request and before outputting the test audio with the applied adjusted amplification settings;

while outputting the test audio with the applied adjusted amplification settings, obtaining a second action from the user to adjust the amplification of one or more of the plurality of amplification settings in the audio configuration interface to generate second adjusted amplification settings;

automatically applying the second adjusted amplification settings to the test audio; and

in response to automatically applying the second adjusted amplification settings to the test audio, un-applying the adjusted amplification settings to the test audio.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the speaker is a first speaker, the method further comprising associating the adjusted amplification settings with the first speaker such that the adjusted amplification settings are applied to audio output by the first speaker but are not applied to audio output by a second speaker of the communication device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein determining that interactions with the audio configuration interface have stopped further includes determining a user is no longer touching the display of the communication device.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising selecting the test audio from a plurality of test audios based on an obtained indication through the audio configuration interface.

7. At least one non-transitory computer-readable media configured to store one or more instructions that in response to being executed by at least one computing system cause performance of the method of claim 1.

25. The method of claim 1, further comprising in response to obtaining the action, determining that interactions with the audio configuration interface have stopped, wherein automatically applying the adjusted amplification settings and automatically outputting the test audio occur in response to obtaining the action and determining that interactions with the audio configuration interface have stopped.

26. The method of claim 3, wherein when outputting the test audio with the applied adjusted amplification settings through the speaker, no audio is output by the second speaker.

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8. A method to adjust audio amplification, the method comprising:

presenting an audio configuration interface, the audio configuration interface including a plurality of amplification settings that each correspond to a different one of a plurality of frequencies, the plurality of amplification settings indicating amplifications applied to the plurality of frequencies of audio output by a device;

obtaining an action from a user to adjust the amplification of one or more of the plurality of amplification settings in the audio configuration interface to generate adjusted amplification settings; and

in response to obtaining the action,

automatically applying the adjusted amplification settings to test audio; and

automatically outputting the test audio with the applied adjusted amplification settings through a first speaker of the device;

while outputting the test audio with the applied adjusted amplification settings, obtaining a second action from the user to adjust the amplification of one or more of the plurality of amplification settings in the audio configuration interface to generate second adjusted amplification settings;

automatically applying the second adjusted amplification settings to the test audio; and

in response to automatically applying the second adjusted amplification settings to the test audio, un-applying the adjusted amplification settings to the test audio.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the test audio is configured to allow a user of the device to aurally assess the plurality of amplification settings.

11. The method of claim 8, further comprising after obtaining the action, determining that interactions with the audio configuration interface have stopped, wherein automatically applying the adjusted amplification settings and automatically outputting the test audio occur in response to obtaining the action and determining that interactions with the audio configuration interface have stopped.

12. The method of claim 8, further comprising selecting the test audio from a plurality of test audios based on an obtained indication through the audio configuration interface.

14. At least one non-transitory computer-readable media configured to store one or more instructions that in response to being executed by at least one computing system cause performance of the method of claim 8.

27. The method of claim 8, further comprising associating the adjusted amplification settings with the speaker such that the adjusted amplification settings are applied to audio output by the speaker but are not applied to audio output by a second speaker of the device, wherein when outputting the test audio with the applied adjusted amplification settings through the speaker of the device, no audio is output by the second speaker.

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15. A communication device configured to adjust audio amplification, the communication device comprising:

a display configured to present an audio configuration interface, the audio configuration interface including a plurality of amplification settings that each correspond to a different one of a plurality of frequencies, the plurality of amplification settings indicating amplifications applied to the plurality of frequencies of audio output by the communication device;

a first speaker and a second speaker each configured to output test audio with adjusted amplification settings applied thereto;

a computing system communicatively coupled to the display and the first and second speakers; and

at least one non-transitory computer-readable media coupled to the computing system, the at least one non-transitory computer-readable media configured to store one or more instructions that in response executed by the computing system cause performance of operations including;

provide the audio configuration interface to the display;

obtain an action to adjust the amplification of one or more of the plurality of amplification settings in the audio configuration interface to generate the adjusted amplification settings; and

in response to obtaining the action,

automatically apply the adjusted amplification settings to test audio;

automatically provide the test audio with the applied adjusted amplification settings to the first speaker without providing the test any audio to the second speaker; and

associating the adjusted amplification settings with the first speaker such that the adjusted amplification settings are applied to audio output by the first speaker but the adjusted amplification settings are not applied to audio output by the second speaker.

17. The communication device of claim 15, wherein the test audio is configured to allow a user of the communication device to aurally assess the plurality of amplification settings.

19. The communication device of claim 15, wherein the operations further include after obtaining the action, determining that interactions with the audio configuration interface have stopped, wherein automatically applying the adjusted amplification settings and automatically providing the test audio to the first speaker occur in response to obtaining the action and determining that interactions with the audio configuration interface have stopped.

20. The communication device of claim 15, wherein the operations further include while the first speaker is outputting the test audio with the applied adjusted amplification settings, obtaining a second action to adjust the amplification of one or more of the plurality of amplification settings in the audio configuration interface to generate second adjusted amplification settings and automatically apply the second adjusted amplification settings to the test audio.

23. The communication device of claim 19, wherein the operations further include after obtaining the action, determining a threshold period of time has occurred since obtaining the action, wherein automatically providing the test audio to the first speaker occurs in response to obtaining the action, determining that interactions with the audio configuration interface have stopped, and determining the threshold period of time has occurred.

24. The communication device of claim 20, wherein the operations further include in response to automatically applying the second adjusted amplification settings to the test audio, un-applying the adjusted amplification settings to the test audio.

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