Apparatus having hearing aid
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1. A portable terminal configured to provide a hearing aid service, the portable terminal comprising:
- a sensor configured to measure a spatial tilt of the portable terminal;
a controller configured to determine one of a left ear and a right ear that is used for communication based on the measured spatial tilt of the portable terminal;
a storage unit configured to store audiology data of the left ear and the right ear; and
an audio signal processor configured to compensate an audio signal according to the audiology data of the determined ear stored in the storage unit,wherein the sensor measures the spatial tilt of the portable terminal by using a straight line between a speaker and a microphone of the portable terminal as a reference line.
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A portable terminal includes an apparatus capable of providing a hearing aid service. The apparatus includes a sensor configured to measure a spatial tilt of the portable terminal. The apparatus also includes a controller that determines whether a left ear or a right ear is used for communication based on the measured spatial tilt of the portable terminal. An audio signal processor compensates an audio signal according to the characteristic of determined ear.
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1. A portable terminal configured to provide a hearing aid service, the portable terminal comprising:
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a sensor configured to measure a spatial tilt of the portable terminal; a controller configured to determine one of a left ear and a right ear that is used for communication based on the measured spatial tilt of the portable terminal; a storage unit configured to store audiology data of the left ear and the right ear; and an audio signal processor configured to compensate an audio signal according to the audiology data of the determined ear stored in the storage unit, wherein the sensor measures the spatial tilt of the portable terminal by using a straight line between a speaker and a microphone of the portable terminal as a reference line. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for providing a hearing aid service in a portable terminal, the method comprising:
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measuring a spatial tilt of the portable terminal by using a straight line between a speaker and a microphone as a reference line; determining one of a left ear and a right ear that is used for communication based on the measured spatial tilt of the portable terminal; and compensating an audio signal according to an audiology data of the determined ear stored in a storage unit in the portable terminal. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus configured for use in a portable terminal that is configured to provide a hearing aid service, the apparatus comprising:
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a sensor configured to measure a spatial tilt of the portable terminal; a controller configured to determine one of a left ear and a right ear that is used for communication based on the measured spatial tilt of the portable terminal; a storage unit configured to store audiology data of the left ear and the right ear; and an audio signal processor configured to compensate an audio signal according to the audiology data of the determined ear stored in the storage unit, wherein the sensor measures the spatial tilt of the portable terminal by using a straight line between a speaker and a microphone of the portable terminal as a reference line. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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