Audio output method and terminal device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11979516-B2
Application number	US-202017794135-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 22, 2020
Priority date	Jan 22, 2020
Publication date	May 7, 2024
Grant date	May 7, 2024

Abstract

An audio output method and a system including first and second electronic devices and an audio output device. The first and second devices are connected to a network using a system authentication account, the first device has installed thereon a music application, and the second device has installed thereon a voice call application. When the audio output device outputs an audio signal corresponding to audio data of the music application, in response to the second electronic receiving an incoming call from the voice call application, the first device displays a first prompt corresponding to the incoming call. The first device sends an indication of answering the incoming call to the second device, which answers the incoming call and sends audio data of the incoming call to the first device, and the first device causes the audio output device to output an audio signal corresponding to the audio data of the incoming call.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system, comprising:
a first electronic device connected to a network using a system authentication account, wherein a first music application and a first video call application are installed on the first electronic device;
a second electronic device connected to the network using the system authentication account, wherein a second music application, a second video call application, and a voice call application are installed on the second electronic device; and
an audio output device,
wherein in a first scenario when both a) the first electronic device is connected to the audio output device, and b) the audio output device does not output an audio signal corresponding to audio data from the first electronic device, in response to a first user operation received by the second electronic device for the second music application, the second electronic device is configured to cause the audio output device to output an audio signal corresponding to audio data of the second music application, wherein the first user operation is received when the audio output device does not output an audio signal corresponding to audio data from the first electronic device,
wherein when the audio output device outputs an audio signal corresponding to audio data of the first music application, the second electronic device receives a first video call from the second video call application and, in response to a second user operation, the second electronic device is configured to answer the first video call through the second video call application, and to cause the audio output device to output an audio signal corresponding to audio data of the first video call,
wherein when the first electronic device is in a video call through the first video call application, and the audio output device outputs an audio signal corresponding to audio data of the first video call application, the second electronic device receives a first incoming call from the voice call application and, in response to a third user operation, the second electronic device is configured to answer the first incoming call through the voice call application, and to cause the audio output device to output an audio signal corresponding to audio data of the first incoming call,
wherein when the audio output device outputs an audio signal corresponding to the audio data of the first music application, in response to the second electronic device receiving a second incoming call from the voice call application, the first electronic device is configured to display a first prompt corresponding to the second incoming call,
wherein in response to a first touch operation received by the first electronic device, the first electronic device is configured to send an indication of answering the second incoming call to the second electronic device,
wherein in response to receiving the indication of answering the second incoming call, the second electronic device is configured to answer the second incoming call through the voice call application, and to send audio data of the second incoming call to the first electronic device, and
wherein the first electronic device is configured to cause the audio output device to output an audio signal corresponding to the audio data of the second incoming call.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein when the audio output device outputs an audio signal corresponding to the audio data of the first music application, in response to the second electronic device receiving the second incoming call from the voice call application, the second electronic device is configured to display a second prompt corresponding to the second incoming call, and
wherein in response to a fifth user operation received by the second electronic device, the second electronic device is configured to:
answer the second incoming call through the voice call application;
establish a communication link with the audio output device; and
output an audio signal corresponding to audio data of the second incoming call to the audio output device through the communication link.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein when the audio output device outputs an audio signal corresponding to the audio data of the first music application, in response to the second electronic device receiving a fourth incoming call from the voice call application, the audio output device is configured to output a first voice prompt corresponding to the fourth incoming call.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein in response to a first voice command from a user or a user operation of the audio output device, the second electronic device is configured to answer the fourth incoming call through the voice call application, and to send audio data of the fourth incoming call to the first electronic device,
wherein the first electronic device is configured to cause the audio output device to output an audio signal corresponding to the audio data of the fourth incoming call.

5. The system of claim 3 , wherein the first electronic device is configured to cause the audio output device to output the first voice prompt.

6. The system of claim 3 , wherein a content of the first voice prompt comprises a user ID of the fourth incoming call.

7. The system of claim 4 , wherein the user operation on the audio output device comprises a physical contact between the user and the audio output device.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein when the audio output device outputs an audio signal corresponding to the audio data of the first music application, in response to the second electronic device receiving an incoming call from the voice call application, the first electronic device is configured to pause playing the audio data of the first music application.

9. The system of claim 3 , wherein when the audio output device outputs an audio signal corresponding to the audio data of the first music application, after the second electronic device receives the fourth incoming call request from the voice call application, the first electronic device is configured to continue playing the audio data of the first music application, and the audio output device is configured to simultaneously output audio signals corresponding to the audio data of the first music application and to the first voice prompt.

10. The system of claim 4 , wherein the first voice command comprises a voice command of “answer”.

11. The system of claim 4 , wherein in response to a second voice command from the user, the second electronic device is configured to reject the fourth incoming call.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the second voice command comprises a voice command of “hang up”.

13. The system of claim 1 , wherein when the audio output device outputs an audio signal corresponding to the audio data of the first music application, in response to the second electronic device receiving the second incoming call from the voice call application, the first electronic device is configured to display the first prompt corresponding to the second incoming call and, in response to a second touch operation received by the first electronic device, the first electronic device is configured to send an indication of rejecting the second incoming call to the second electronic device, and
wherein in response to receiving the indication of rejecting the second incoming call, the second electronic device is configured to reject the second incoming call.

14. The system of claim 2 , wherein in response to a ninth user operation received by the second electronic device, the second electronic device is configured to reject the second incoming call.

15. The system of claim 1 , where

Assignees

• Honor Device Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zhang Lirong
• Le Chao
• Ling Bo
• Li Li
• Jiang zhongyin

Classifications

• H04M1/72484 Primary

  wherein functions are triggered by incoming communication events · CPC title

• H04M1/72442

  for playing music files · CPC title

• H04M1/6066 Primary

  including a wireless connection · CPC title

• H04M1/578

  associated with a synthesized vocal announcement · CPC title

• H04M1/006

  Call diverting means · CPC title