Electronic device and method for controlling electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11054644-B2
Application number	US-201816475316-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 10, 2018
Priority date	Jan 25, 2017
Publication date	Jul 6, 2021
Grant date	Jul 6, 2021

Abstract

Disclosed is an electronic apparatus. The electronic apparatus includes a display, at least one speaker, a communication module, and at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to receive information about a region displayed by an external electronic apparatus playing the same image as an image played on the display by the electronic apparatus, in the image via the communication module, to receive voice data generated by the external electronic apparatus, via the communication module, and to adjust an output of the speaker based on a distance difference between a region displayed by the external electronic apparatus and a region displayed on the display by the electronic apparatus to control the voice data to be played. In addition, various other embodiments are possible.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An electronic apparatus comprising:
a display;
at least one speaker;
a communication module; and
at least one processor electrically connected to the display, the speaker, and the communication module,
wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
receive information about a region displayed by an external electronic apparatus playing the same image as an image played on the display by the electronic apparatus, in the image via the communication module;
receive voice data generated by the external electronic apparatus, via the communication module; and
adjust an output of the speaker based on a distance difference between a region displayed by the external electronic apparatus and a region displayed on the display by the electronic apparatus to control the voice data to be played.

2. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
when a distance difference between a region displayed by the external electronic apparatus and a region displayed on the display by the electronic apparatus increases, control the output of the speaker to be high.

3. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
when a distance difference between a region displayed by the external electronic apparatus and a region displayed on the display by the electronic apparatus decreases, control the output of the speaker to be low.

4. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the electronic apparatus further comprises:
a sensor module or an input device,
wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
control a region displayed on the display by the electronic apparatus to be changed, based on a change in an input value entered via the sensor module or the input device.

5. The electronic apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the sensor module includes at least one of a gesture sensor, a gyro sensor, or an acceleration sensor, and
wherein the input device includes at least one of a touch panel, a pen sensor, a key, or an ultrasonic input device.

6. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one speaker includes a first speaker and a second speaker,
wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
differentially adjust outputs of the first speaker and the second speaker, based on a distance difference between a region displayed by the external electronic apparatus and a region displayed on the display by the electronic apparatus.

7. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
when enlarging and displaying a part of a region displayed by the external electronic apparatus, adjust the output of the speaker to be high, based on an enlarged ratio.

8. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
when reducing and displaying a part of a region displayed by the external electronic apparatus, adjust the output of the speaker to be low, based on a reduced ratio.

9. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
when the electronic apparatus displays the image after being coupled to a wearable device, control a region displayed in the image to be changed and displayed based on movement of the wearable device.

10. A controlling method of an electronic apparatus, the controlling method comprising:
receiving information about a region displayed by an external electronic apparatus playing the same image as an image played by the electronic apparatus, in the image;
receiving voice data generated by the external electronic apparatus; and
adjusting and playing an output of the received voice data based on a distance difference between a region displayed by the external electronic apparatus and a region displayed on a display by the electronic apparatus.

11. The controlling method of claim 10 , wherein the adjusting and the playing of the output of the received voice data based on the distance difference between the region displayed by the external electronic apparatus and the region displayed on the display by the electronic apparatus includes:
when a distance difference between a region displayed by the external electronic apparatus and a region displayed on the display by the electronic apparatus increases, increasing the output of the received voice data.

12. The controlling method of claim 10 , wherein the adjusting and the playing of the output of the received voice data based on the distance difference between the region displayed by the external electronic apparatus and the region displayed on the display by the electronic apparatus includes:
when a distance difference between a region displayed by the external electronic apparatus and a region displayed on the display by the electronic apparatus decreases, decreasing the output of the received voice data.

13. The controlling method of claim 10 , wherein the electronic apparatus further includes a sensor module or an input device, and
wherein the controlling method comprises:
changing a region displayed on the display by the electronic apparatus, based on a change in an input value entered via the sensor module or the input device.

14. The controlling method of claim 10 , wherein the electronic apparatus includes a first speaker and a second speaker, and
wherein the adjusting and the playing of the output of the received voice data based on the distance difference between the region displayed by the external electronic apparatus and the region displayed on the display by the electronic apparatus includes:
differentially adjusting outputs of the first speaker and the second speaker, based on a distance difference between a region displayed by the external electronic apparatus and a region displayed on the display by the electronic apparatus.

15. The controlling method of claim 10 , wherein the controlling method comprises:
when the electronic apparatus displays the image after being coupled to a wearable device, changing and displaying a region displayed in the image, based on movement of the wearable device.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Hyun Kyung
• Lee Hye Jin
• Lim Eun Young
• Park Joo Hee
• Yoo Seon Woo

Classifications

• H04R2420/07

  Applications of wireless loudspeakers or wireless microphones · CPC title

• H04R5/033

  Headphones for stereophonic communication {(details thereof, e.g. relating to batteries, cables or control elements H04R1/10)} · CPC title

• G06F3/165 Primary

  Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path · CPC title

• G06F3/0346

  with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a three-dimensional [3D] space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors · CPC title

• G06F3/017

  Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures (interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883) · CPC title