AUDIO CHANNEL MAPPING IN A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE
First Claim
1. A portable electronic device, comprising:
- an audio subsystem including a plurality of audio devices, each of which is coupled to a logic subsystem via its own audio path;
a display configured to present visual content, the display being fixed in position relative to the plurality of audio devices; and
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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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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20 Claims
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1. A portable electronic device, comprising:
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an audio subsystem including a plurality of audio devices, each of which is coupled to a logic subsystem via its own audio path; a display configured to present visual content, the display being fixed in position relative to the plurality of audio devices; and 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for operating a portable electronic device having a display and a plurality of audio devices, each audio device being fixed relative to the display and having its own audio path via which audio is transmitted or received, the method comprising:
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determining whether the portable electronic device has been reoriented; and in response to such determination, varying operation of one or more of the audio paths. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A portable electronic device comprising:
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a first speaker in electronic communication with a logic subsystem via a first audio path; a second speaker in electronic communication with the logic subsystem via a second audio path; a display presenting visual content, where the display and the first and second speakers are fixed in position relative to one another; and an orientation sensor in electronic communication with the logic subsystem, where the logic subsystem is configured, using data received from the orientation sensor, to (i) determine whether the portable electronic device has been reoriented, and (ii) in response to such determination, swap a first audio channel transmission transmitted through the first audio path with a second audio channel transmission transmitted through the second audio path. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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