ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING A MICROPHONE ARRAY
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Abstract
An electronic device comprising: a microphone array including at least three microphones; and at least one processor configured to: identify a kind of an application that is executed; activate one or more of the microphones in the array based on each microphone'"'"'s respective position within the electronic device and the type of the application; and capture audio using the activated microphones.
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25 Claims
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4. A portable communication device comprising:
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a front cover forming at least part of a front surface of the portable communication device; a rear cover forming at least part of a rear surface of the portable communication device; a peripheral member at least partially forming a plurality of side surfaces of the portable communication device and surrounding at least one portion of a space formed between the front cover and the rear cover, the space including a first portion, a second portion and a third portion, the second portion of the space located between the first portion of the space and a first side surface of the plurality of side surfaces and the third portion of the space located between the first portion of the space and a second side surface of the plurality of side surfaces facing away from the first side surface; a display disposed in the first portion of the space and at least partially visually exposed through the front cover; a first microphone disposed in the second portion of the space; a second and third microphone disposed in the third portion of the space. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A portable communication device comprising:
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a touchscreen display forming at least one portion of a front surface of the portable communication device; a speaker; a first microphone, disposed inside a first side surface of the portable communication device and adapted to receive a first sound from an outside of the portable communication device; a second microphone, disposed inside a second side surface of the portable communication device facing away from the first side surface and adapted to receive a second sound from the outside of the portable communication device; a third microphone, disposed inside the second side surface and adapted to receive a third sound from the outside of the portable communication device; and a processor adapted to; identify a first voice corresponding to a first direction and a second voice corresponding to a second direction from the first, second and third sounds; and while at least one voice of the first voice or the second voice is output via the speaker, present, via the touchscreen display, at least one indication of a first indication indicating the first direction or a second indication indicating the second direction based at least in part on the at least one voice being output. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A portable communication device comprising:
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a peripheral member at least partially forming a plurality of side surfaces of the portable communication device; a first microphone disposed inside a first surface of the plurality of side surfaces and adapted to receive a first sound from an outside of the portable communication device through a first portion of the peripheral member formed on the first surface; a second microphone disposed inside a second surface of the plurality of side surfaces facing away from the first surface, and adapted to receive a second sound from the outside through a second portion of the peripheral member formed on the second surface; and a third microphone disposed inside the second surface and adapted to receive a third sound from the outside through a third portion of the peripheral member formed on the second surface.
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24. A mobile phone comprising:
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a display; a plurality of microphones; a memory to store a first voice signal from a first user at a first location with respect to the mobile phone and a second voice signal from a second user at a second location with respect to the mobile phone using the plurality of microphones; a processor configured to; reproduce the first voice signal and the second voice signal; and display on the display a first direction icon identifying the first location and a second direction icon identifying the second location in relation to reproducing, wherein the processor is further configured to; changing at least one of color and form of the first direction icon while the first user is speaking.
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25. A mobile phone comprising:
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a display; a plurality of microphones; a memory to store a first voice signal from a first user at a first location with respect to the mobile phone and a second voice signal from a second user at a second location with respect to the mobile phone using the plurality of microphones; a processor configured to; reproduce the first voice signal and the second voice signal; and display on the display a first direction icon identifying the first location and a second direction icon identifying the second location in relation to reproducing, wherein the processor is further configured to; displaying temporarily the first direction icon while the first user is speaking.
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