METHOD OF USING A MOBILE DEVICE AS A MICROPHONE, METHOD OF AUDIO PLAYBACK, AND RELATED DEVICE AND SYSTEM

• US 20140163971A1
• Filed: 12/03/2013
• Published: 06/12/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/11/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Tencent Technology Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Original Assignee: Tencent Technology Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Inventors: SONG, Bo
• Application Number:
  US14/095,808
• Publication Number:
  US 20140163971A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/201
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/21 Combinations with auxiliary equipment, e.g. with clocks or memoranda pads
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2420/03 Connection circuits to selectively connect loudspeakers or headphones to amplifiers
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2420/05 Detection of connection of loudspeakers or headphones to amplifiers
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2420/07 Applications of wireless loudspeakers or wireless microphones
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2499/11 Transducers incorporated or for use in hand-held devices, e.g. mobile phones, PDA's, camera's
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 3/00 Circuits for transducers , loudspeakers or microphones
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 3/12 for distributing signals to two or more loudspeakers specially adapted for hearing aids H04R25/407

Abstract

The present disclosure discloses a method of using a mobile terminal as a microphone, an audio playback method, and related device and system. The method of using a mobile terminal as a microphone comprises: receiving identification information from a media device; establishing a data connection with the media device based on the identification information; converting a voice signal into audio data and sending the audio data to the media device, enabling the media device to output the audio data. According to the present disclosure, a mobile device and a media device can coordinate with each other. By connecting a mobile device, such as a mobile phone etc., with a media device, the mobile device can be used as a microphone. This makes it convenient for a user to use a microphone whenever and wherever, and meets the user'"'"'s need.

Claims

1. A method of using a mobile device as a microphone, comprising:

receiving identification information from a media device,

establishing a data connection with the media device based on the identification information,

converting a voice signal into audio data, and

sending the audio data to the media device, enabling the media device to output the audio data.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein converting the voice signal into audio data comprises:

performing pulse-code modulation of the voice signal.

3. The method of claim 1, comprising:

compressing the audio data, and

wherein sending the audio data to the media device comprises sending the compressed audio data to the media device.

4. The method of claim 1, comprising:

sending a message to the media device notifying the media device to receive and output the audio data.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein

receiving identification information from the media device comprises receiving identification information from multiple media devices,

establishing the data connection with the media device based on the identification information comprises establishing a data connection with the multiple media devices, and

sending the audio data to the media device comprises sending the audio data to the multiple media devices.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the data connection with the media device is established via a protocol comprising at least one of a Universal Plug and Play protocol, a user-defined multicast protocol, and a user-defined TCP/IP data communication protocol.

7. An audio playback method comprising:

sending identification information to a mobile device,

receiving a data connection request from the mobile device, wherein the data connection request is sent from the mobile device based on the identification information,

establishing a data connection with the mobile device based on the data connection request,

receiving audio data from the mobile device, and

processing and outputting the audio data,

wherein the audio data comprises a voice signal converted by the mobile device.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein processing and outputting the audio data comprises:

performing an audio mixing operation to mix the audio data with audio data currently to be played into a currently output audio stream, and

outputting the audio stream.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the data connection with the mobile device is established via a protocol comprising at least one of a Universal Plug and Play protocol, a user-defined multicast protocol, and a user-defined TCP/IP data communication protocol.

10. A mobile device comprising:

a receiving module that receives identification information from a media device,

a connection establishing module that establishes a data connection with the media device based on the identification information, and

an output module that converts a voice signal into audio data and sends the audio data to the media device, enabling the media device to output the audio data.

11. The mobile device of claim 10, comprising at least one of a mobile phone and a tablet computer.

12. The mobile device of claim 10, comprising:

a notification module that sends a message to the media device notifying the media device to receive and output the audio data.

13. The mobile device of claim 10, wherein the output module comprises:

a modulation unit that performs pulse-code modulation of the voice signal to obtain the audio data, and

an output unit that sends the audio data to the media device.

14. The mobile device of claim 10, wherein the output module comprises:

a conversion unit that converts the voice signal into the audio data,

a compression unit that compresses the audio data, and

an output unit that sends the compressed audio data to the media device.

15. The mobile device of claim 10, wherein

the receiving module receives identification information from multiple media devices,

the connection establishing module establishes a data connection with the multiple media devices, and

the output module sends the audio data to the multiple media devices.

16. The mobile device of claim 10, wherein the connection establishing module establishes the data connection with the media device via a protocol comprising at least one of a Universal Plug and Play protocol, a user-defined multicast protocol, and a user-defined TCP/IP data communication protocol.

17. A media device comprising:

a connection module that sends identification information to a mobile device, receives a data connection request from the mobile device based on the identification information, and establishes a data connection with the mobile device based on the data connection request, wherein the data connection request is sent from the mobile device to the media device based on the identification information, and

a playback module that receives audio data from the mobile device, and processes and outputs the audio data, wherein the audio data comprises a voice signal converted by the mobile device.

18. The media device of claim 17, comprising at least one of a jukebox, a personal computer, and a smart television.

19. The media device of claim 17, wherein the playback module comprises:

a receiving unit that receives the audio data from the mobile device,

an audio mixing processing unit that performs an audio mixing operation to mix the audio data with audio data currently to be played into a currently output audio stream, and

an output unit that outputs the audio stream.

20. The media device of claim 17, wherein the connection module establishes the data connection with the mobile device via a protocol comprising at least one of a Universal Plug and Play protocol, a user-defined multicast protocol, and a user-defined TCP/IP data communication protocol.