Audio display playback control
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1. A method comprising:
- providing at least one input signal from at least one sensor of an apparatus;
determining an audio signal reproduction mode from a plurality of audio signal reproduction modes comprising at least;
a free space vibration mode, a surface vibration coupling mode, and an earpiece mode;
determining a physical state of the apparatus from a plurality of physical states based at least on the at least one input signal, wherein the plurality of physical states comprises at least a static state and a dynamic state;
controlling at least one audio signal for the audio signal reproduction mode based at least on the physical state of the apparatus; and
reproducing the at least one audio signal using at least one actuator within the apparatus by actuating a display surface of the apparatus while the apparatus remains in the determined physical state,wherein controlling the at least one audio signal comprises;
determining and adjusting at least one audio tuning parameter based on the physical state of the apparatus; and
tuning the at least one audio signal based on the at least one tuning parameter so as to improve the quality of the at least one audio signal from the apparatus display surface for the determined audio signal reproduction mode and the determined physical state.
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Abstract
An apparatus comprising: at least one input configured to provide at least one input signal; a mode determiner configured to determine at least one mode of condition based on the at least one input signal; a controller configured to control the reproduction of at least one audio signal based on the at least one mode of condition; and at least one actuator configured to reproduce the at least one audio signal within the apparatus by vibration of a surface.
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1. A method comprising:
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providing at least one input signal from at least one sensor of an apparatus; determining an audio signal reproduction mode from a plurality of audio signal reproduction modes comprising at least;
a free space vibration mode, a surface vibration coupling mode, and an earpiece mode;determining a physical state of the apparatus from a plurality of physical states based at least on the at least one input signal, wherein the plurality of physical states comprises at least a static state and a dynamic state; controlling at least one audio signal for the audio signal reproduction mode based at least on the physical state of the apparatus; and reproducing the at least one audio signal using at least one actuator within the apparatus by actuating a display surface of the apparatus while the apparatus remains in the determined physical state, wherein controlling the at least one audio signal comprises; determining and adjusting at least one audio tuning parameter based on the physical state of the apparatus; and tuning the at least one audio signal based on the at least one tuning parameter so as to improve the quality of the at least one audio signal from the apparatus display surface for the determined audio signal reproduction mode and the determined physical state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 17, 18)
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11. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer code for one or more programs, the at least one memory and the computer code configured to with the at least one processor cause the apparatus to at least:
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provide at least one input signal from at least one sensor of the apparatus; determine an audio signal reproduction mode from a plurality of audio signal reproduction modes comprising at least;
a free space vibration mode, a surface vibration coupling mode, and an earpiece mode;determine a physical state of the apparatus from a plurality of physical states based at least on the at least one input signal, wherein the plurality of physical states of the apparatus comprises;
a static state and a dynamic state;control at least one audio signal for the audio signal reproduction mode based at least on the physical state of the apparatus; and reproduce the at least one audio signal using at least one actuator within the apparatus by actuating a display surface of the apparatus while the apparatus remains in the determined physical state, wherein the control of the at least one audio signal comprises determining and adjusting at least one audio tuning parameter based on the physical state of the apparatus; and
tuning the at least one audio signal based on the at least one tuning parameter so as to improve the quality of the at least one audio signal from the display surface for the determined audio signal reproduction mode and the determined physical state. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20)
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16. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one sensor; an outer cover; a display suspended relative to the outer cover by at least two actuators located between the display and the outer cover; at least one processor and at least one memory including computer code for one or more programs, the at least one memory and the computer code configured to with the at least one processor cause the apparatus to at least; determine the apparatus is operating in one of a plurality of audio signal reproduction modes comprising at least;
a free space vibration mode, a surface vibration coupling mode, and an earpiece mode;vibrate the display using the at least two actuators to produce sound based on audio signals according to the determined audio signal reproduction mode; determine an orientation of the display and one of a plurality of motion states of the apparatus based on at least one input signal received from the at least one sensor of the apparatus, wherein the plurality of motion states of the apparatus comprises at least a dynamic motion state and a static motion state; monitor at least one of;
the sound produced from the display via the at least one sensor, and the vibrations from the at least two actuators via the at least one sensor;determine and adjust at least one tuning parameter for the determined audio signal reproduction mode based on the orientation of the display, the motion states, and the monitored sound and/or vibrations; and tune the audio signals based on the adjusted at least one tuning parameter so as to improve the quality of the audio signals while the apparatus remains in the determined sound reproduction mode, the determined orientation, and the determined motion state.
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