Display device and surround sound system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12081959-B2
Application number	US-201917440141-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 27, 2019
Priority date	Aug 27, 2019
Publication date	Sep 3, 2024
Grant date	Sep 3, 2024

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a display device in which a volume balance is automatically adjusted and a surround sound system. The display device includes an audio output interface, a wireless communication interface connected to at least one external speaker, and a controller configured to the audio output interface and the external speaker to output a sound, wherein the controller controls a volume of the external speaker according to a level of a sound output from the audio output interface.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A display device comprising:
an audio output interface;
a wireless communication interface configured to connect to at least one external speaker;
a user input interface; and
a controller configured to:
cause the audio output interface to output a first sound and the at least one external speaker to output a second sound;
receive a first audio signal corresponding to the first sound or a second audio signal corresponding to the second sound from a remote control device through the user input interface,
acquire at least one of information on a level of the first sound output from the audio output interface based on the received first audio signal or information on a level of the second sound output from the at least one external speaker based on the received second audio signal, and
control a volume of the at least one external speaker according to the level of the first sound output from the audio output interface,
wherein the display device further comprises a storage configured to store sound pressure balancing data for mapping the level of the second sound to each sound level of the first sound.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the volume of the at least one external speaker is controlled according to a set volume of the display device.

3. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
acquire the level of the first sound from the stored sound pressure balancing data, wherein the acquired level of the first sound is most similar to the level of the first sound output from the audio output interface, and
acquire the level of the second sound mapped to the acquired level of the first sound,
wherein the volume of the at least one external speaker is controlled according to the acquired level of the second sound.

4. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
cause the remote control device to acquire the first audio signal based on the audio output interface being controlled to output a test sound while changing a set volume from a minimum value to a maximum value, and
cause the remote control device to acquire the second audio signal based on the at least one external speaker being controlled to output the test sound while changing a control volume of the at least one external speaker from a minimum value to a maximum value.

5. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to acquire the level of the first sound output from audio output interface for each set volume based on the received audio signal obtained by recording the first sound output from the audio output interface.

6. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the level of the second sound output from at least one external speaker is acquired for each control volume of the at least one external speaker based on the received audio signal obtained by recording the second sound output from the at least one external speaker.

7. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising a storage configured to store at least one of main sound data for mapping levels of the audio output interface to set volumes or sub sound data for mapping levels of the at least one external speaker to control volumes of the at least one external speaker based on the received audio signal.

8. The display device of claim 7 , wherein the storage is further configured to store sound pressure balancing data for mapping levels of the second sound to each level of the first sound, and
wherein the controller is further configured to:
acquire a first level from the main sound data, wherein the first level corresponds to the level of the first sound output from the audio output interface based on a set volume being a first volume,
acquire a second level from the stored sound pressure balancing data, wherein the second level corresponds to the level of the first sound most similar to the acquired first sound level,
acquire a third level from the stored sound pressure balancing data, wherein the third level corresponds to a level of the second sound corresponding to the acquired second level,
acquire a fourth level from the stored sub sound data, wherein the fourth level corresponds to the level of the second sound output from at least one external speaker most similar to the acquired third level,
acquire a second volume from the stored sub sound data, wherein the second volume corresponds to a control volume of the at least one external speaker mapped to the acquired fourth level, and
control a volume of the at least one external speaker to the acquired second volume.

9. The display device of claim 7 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
store first main sound data or first sub sound data in the storage based on the audio signal being acquired at a first location by the remote control device, and
store second main sound data or second sub sound data in the storage based on the audio signal being acquired at a second location by the remote control device,
wherein the first main sound data is different from the second main sound data and the first sub sound data is different from the second sub sound data.

10. The display device of claim 7 , wherein the controller is further configured to update the main sound data and the sub sound data based on receiving a sound optimization command or the at least one external speaker being initially connected to the wireless communication interface.

11. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
change the level of the first sound output from the audio output interface based on a set volume being changed, and
change a control volume of the at least one external speaker based on the level of the first sound output from the audio output interface being changed.

12. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising a storage configured to store level information of the audio output interface, level information of a first external speaker among the at least one external speaker, and the level information of a second external speaker among the at least one external speaker based on the first external speaker and the second external speaker being connected through the wireless communication interface.

13. A surround sound system comprising:
a display device comprising a user input interface and an audio output interface; and
an external speaker connected to the display device,
wherein the display device is configured to output a first sound,
wherein the external speaker is configured to output a second sound, and
wherein the display device is configured to:
cause the audio output interface to output a first sound and the external speaker to output a second sound;
receive a first audio signal corresponding to the first sound or a second audio signal corresponding to the second sound from a remote control device through the user input interface,
acquire at least one of information on a level of the first sound output from the audio output interface based on the received first audio signal or information on a level of the second sound output from the at least one external speaker based on the received second audio signal, and
control a volume of the external speaker according to the level of the first sound output from the display device,
wherein the display device further comprises a storage configured to store sound pressure balancing data for mapping the level of the second sound to each level of the first sound.

14. The surround sound system of claim 13 , wherein the volume of the external speaker is controlled according to a set volume of the displa

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Lee Eunjung
• Kim Sijin
• Kim Hyorim

Classifications

• H04S2400/13

  Aspects of volume control, not necessarily automatic, in stereophonic sound systems · CPC title

• H04R2499/15

  Transducers incorporated in visual displaying devices, e.g. televisions, computer displays, laptops · CPC title

• H04R2420/07

  Applications of wireless loudspeakers or wireless microphones · CPC title

• H04R29/001

  for loudspeakers (H04R29/007 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H04R5/02 Primary

  Spatial or constructional arrangements of loudspeakers · CPC title