Methods and systems for altering the speaker orientation of a portable system
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method comprising program instructions stored on a carrier medium, the method comprising:
- first program instructions executable by a processor for determining an orientation of a display of a portable system having a maximum of two speakers; and
second program instructions executable by the processor for altering an orientation of the two speakers arranged along one side of the system based on the orientation of the display, wherein the orientation of the two speakers is altered by swapping audio signals supplied to the two speakers when the orientation of the display is rotated clockwise 90°
from a portrait orientation to a landscape orientation or counter-clockwise 90°
from the landscape orientation to the portrait orientation.
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Abstract
Computer-implemented methods are provided. One method includes determining an orientation of a display of a portable system. The method also includes altering an orientation of two speakers arranged along one side of the system based on the orientation of the display. Another method includes determining an orientation of a display of a portable system and determining an orientation of two speakers of the system based on the orientation of the display. If a current orientation of the two speakers differs from the determined orientation of the two speakers, the method includes altering the current orientation of the speakers such that they have the determined orientation. A portable system is also provided that includes means for determining an orientation of a display of the system. The system also includes means for altering an orientation of two speakers arranged along one side of the system based on the orientation of the display.
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28 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising program instructions stored on a carrier medium, the method comprising:
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first program instructions executable by a processor for determining an orientation of a display of a portable system having a maximum of two speakers; and second program instructions executable by the processor for altering an orientation of the two speakers arranged along one side of the system based on the orientation of the display, wherein the orientation of the two speakers is altered by swapping audio signals supplied to the two speakers when the orientation of the display is rotated clockwise 90°
from a portrait orientation to a landscape orientation or counter-clockwise 90°
from the landscape orientation to the portrait orientation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer-implemented method comprising program instructions stored on a carrier medium, the method comprising:
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first program instructions executable by a processor for determining an orientation of a display of a portable system having a maximum of two speakers, wherein the two speakers are arranged along one side of the portable system; second program instructions executable by the processor for determining an orientation of the two speakers of the system based on the orientation of the display; and third program instructions executable by the processor for determining if a current orientation of the two speakers differs from the determined orientation of the two speakers, and if so, altering the current orientation of the two speakers such that the two speakers have the determined orientation, wherein said altering comprises swapping audio signals supplied to the two speakers when the orientation of the display is rotated clockwise 90°
from a portrait mode to a landscape mode or counter-clockwise 90°
from the landscape mode to the portrait mode. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A portable system, comprising:
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means for determining an orientation of a display of the portable system having a maximum of two speakers arranged along one side of the portable system; and means for altering an orientation of the two speakers arranged along one side of the portable system based on the orientation of the display, wherein said altering comprises swapping audio signals supplied to the two speakers when the orientation of the display is rotated clockwise 90°
from a portrait orientation to a landscape orientation or counter-clockwise from the landscape orientation to the portrait orientation. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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