Adaptive system for managing a plurality of microphones and speakers
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1. An adaptive system for managing a plurality of speakers, comprising:
- an electronic device comprising one or more circuits, a first speaker and a second speaker that belong to the plurality of speakers, the one or more circuits being operable to;
determine, based upon a mode of operation of the electronic device, whether there is a certain speaker out of the first and second speakers that is unused during the mode of operation of the electronic device, and whether there is a need to configure the certain speaker to provide input; and
configure the certain speaker to provide input if it is determined that there is a need to configure the certain speaker to provide input.
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Methods and systems are provided for adaptively managing a plurality of microphones and speakers in an electronic device. A mode of operation of the electronic device may be determined, and operation of at least one speaker may be managed, based on the determined mode of operation. The managing may comprise adaptively switching or modifying functions of the at least one speaker. For example, the at least one speaker may be configured to act as microphone or as vibration detector. Input obtained using the at least one speaker may be utilized in optimizing audio related functions, such as noise reduction and/or acoustic echo canceling.
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1. An adaptive system for managing a plurality of speakers, comprising:
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an electronic device comprising one or more circuits, a first speaker and a second speaker that belong to the plurality of speakers, the one or more circuits being operable to; determine, based upon a mode of operation of the electronic device, whether there is a certain speaker out of the first and second speakers that is unused during the mode of operation of the electronic device, and whether there is a need to configure the certain speaker to provide input; and configure the certain speaker to provide input if it is determined that there is a need to configure the certain speaker to provide input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 18)
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9. A method for adaptively managing a plurality of speakers, the method comprising:
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in an electronic device comprising a first speaker and a second speaker that belong to the plurality of speakers; determining, based upon a mode of operation of the electronic device, whether there is a certain speaker out of the first and second speakers that is unused during the mode of operation of the electronic device, and whether there is a need to configure the certain speaker to provide input; and configuring the certain speaker to provide input if it is determined that there is a need to configure the certain speaker to provide input. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer readable medium that stores a computer program that one executed by the computer causes the computer to perform the steps of:
- determining, based upon a mode of operation of an electronic device, whether there is a certain speaker out of the first and second speakers that is unused during the mode of operation of the electronic device, and whether there is a need to configure the certain speaker to provide input; and
configuring the certain speaker to provide input if it is determined that there is a need to configure the certain speaker to provide input.
- determining, based upon a mode of operation of an electronic device, whether there is a certain speaker out of the first and second speakers that is unused during the mode of operation of the electronic device, and whether there is a need to configure the certain speaker to provide input; and
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