Audio channel mapping in a portable electronic device
First Claim
1. A portable electronic device, comprising:
- a housing;
an audio subsystem comprising a plurality of audio devices, each audio device is coupled to a logic subsystem via a respective audio path;
a display configured to render visual content, the display being fixed in position relative to the plurality of audio devices within the housing;
an orientation sensor electronically coupled to the logic subsystem, the logic subsystem configured, using data received from the orientation sensor, to determine whether the housing has been reoriented and responsive thereto, to vary operation of the respective audio paths, wherein the varying is configured with an operating system, and wherein further the plurality of audio devices comprises a first microphone on a first side of the housing and a second microphone on a second side of the housing opposing the first side, wherein the first side of the housing comprises the display;
wherein the orientation sensor comprises a camera; and
wherein the camera and logic subsystem are collectively operative to determine which of the first and second opposing sides of the portable electronic device is facing a user and, responsive thereto, to slectively enable and disable the first and second audio microphones.
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Abstract
A portable electronic device is provided having an audio subsystem with a plurality of audio devices, each of which is coupled to a logic subsystem via its own audio path. The portable electronic device may also include a display configured to present visual content, with the display being fixed in position relative to the plurality of audio devices. The portable electronic device further includes an orientation sensor electronically coupled to the logic subsystem, the logic subsystem being configured, using data received from the orientation sensor, (i) to determine whether the portable electronic device has been reoriented; and (ii) in response to such determination, vary operation of one or more of the audio paths.
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17 Claims
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1. A portable electronic device, comprising:
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a housing; an audio subsystem comprising a plurality of audio devices, each audio device is coupled to a logic subsystem via a respective audio path; a display configured to render visual content, the display being fixed in position relative to the plurality of audio devices within the housing; an orientation sensor electronically coupled to the logic subsystem, the logic subsystem configured, using data received from the orientation sensor, to determine whether the housing has been reoriented and responsive thereto, to vary operation of the respective audio paths, wherein the varying is configured with an operating system, and wherein further the plurality of audio devices comprises a first microphone on a first side of the housing and a second microphone on a second side of the housing opposing the first side, wherein the first side of the housing comprises the display; wherein the orientation sensor comprises a camera; and wherein the camera and logic subsystem are collectively operative to determine which of the first and second opposing sides of the portable electronic device is facing a user and, responsive thereto, to slectively enable and disable the first and second audio microphones. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for operating a portable electronic device comprising a housing comprising a display and a plurality of audio devices, including a first and second microphone each on opposing sides of said housing, each audio device being fixed relative to the display and having a respective audio path via which audio is transmitted or received, the method comprising:
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determining, via a camera, whether the housing of the portable electronic device has been reoriented; in response to determining that the housing has been reoriented, varying operation of the respective audio paths, wherein the varying is configured with an operating system, and wherein the plurality of audio devices comprises a first audio device on a first side of the housing and a second audio device on a second side of the housing opposing the first side, wherein the first side of the housing comprises the display; and responsive to determining which of the first or second sides of the housing is facing a user, selectively enabling and disabling the first and second microphone. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A portable electronic device comprising:
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a housing comprising a first side comprising a display and a second opposing side; a first speaker coupled with a logic subsystem via a first audio path on the first side of the housing; a second speaker coupled with the logic subsystem via a second audio path on the second side of the housing; a first microphone coupled with a logic subsystem via a first audio path on the first side of the housing; a second microphone coupled with a logic subsystem via a first audio path on the second side of the housing; wherein the display is configured for presenting visual content, where the display and the first and second speakers are fixed in position relative to one another within the housing; and an orientation sensor, comprising a camera, coupled with the logic subsystem, wherein the logic subsystem is configured, using data received from the orientation sensor, to determine whether the housing has been reoriented and, responsive thereto, to swap a first audio channel transmission transmitted through the first audio path with a second audio channel transmission transmitted through the second audio path, wherein the swapping of the first audio channel transmission and the second audio transmission is configured with an operating system; and wherein the camera and logic subsystem are collectively configured for determining which of the first and second opposing sides of the portable electronic device is facing a user and, responsive thereto, to selectively enable and disable the first and second audio microphones. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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