Display apparatus and operating method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12356174-B2
Application number	US-202218060758-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 1, 2022
Priority date	Nov 8, 2021
Publication date	Jul 8, 2025
Grant date	Jul 8, 2025

Abstract

A method of operating a display apparatus includes: transmitting stereo data corresponding to first audio data included in content being reproduced, to an external audio apparatus using a first audio transmission profile; changing an audio transmission profile from the first audio transmission profile to a second audio transmission profile, based on an audio-related event occurring while the stereo data is transmitted using the first audio transmission profile; and obtaining first mono audio data by selecting any one of a plurality of pieces of sound data included in the stereo data, and transmitting the first mono audio data and second mono audio data generated based on second audio data corresponding to the audio-related event, to the external audio apparatus using the second audio transmission profile.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display apparatus comprising:
a display;
an audio processor configured to process audio data;
a Bluetooth module comprising circuitry configured to perform Bluetooth communication with an external audio apparatus; and
a processor configured to execute at least one instruction and to: control the Bluetooth module to transmit stereo data corresponding to first audio data included in content being reproduced to the external audio apparatus using a first audio transmission profile; change an audio transmission profile from the first audio transmission profile to a second audio transmission profile based on an audio-related event occurring while the stereo data is transmitted using the first audio transmission profile; obtain first mono audio data by selecting any one of a plurality of pieces of sound data included in the stereo data; and control the Bluetooth module to transmit the first mono audio data and second mono audio data generated based on second audio data corresponding to the audio-related event to the external audio apparatus using the second audio transmission profile.

2. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the audio processor is further configured to select any one of right (R) audio data, including first sound data included in the stereo data, and left (L) audio data, which is second sound data included in the stereo data, and obtain the selected data as the first mono audio data.

3. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the audio processor includes a memory for storing right (R) audio data, which is first sound data included in the stereo data, and left (L) audio data, which is second sound data included in the stereo data, separately from each other, and
the processor is further configured to: while audio data transmission is performed using the first audio transmission profile, parse right (R) audio data and left (L) audio data stored in the memory, respectively; control the Bluetooth module to transmit stereo audio data generated based on the parsed R audio data and the parsed L audio data to the external audio apparatus; parse, based on the audio transmission profile being changed to the second audio transmission profile, any one of the R audio data and the L audio data stored in the memory; and control the Bluetooth module to transmit the second mono audio data to the external audio apparatus,
wherein the second mono audio data includes:
the first mono audio data corresponding to the parsed audio data; and
the second audio data.

4. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the Bluetooth module is further configured to: based on the audio transmission profile being changed to the second audio transmission profile, obtain the second mono audio data by mixing the first mono audio data with the second audio data; and transmit the second mono audio data to the external audio apparatus.

5. The display apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the memory includes a pulse-coded modulation (PCM) buffer that stores the L audio data and the R audio data separately from each other.

6. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first audio transmission profile includes an Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP), and
the second audio transmission profile includes a Hands-Free Profile (HFP).

7. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to: output a notification message corresponding to the audio-related event; and change the audio transmission profile from the first audio transmission profile to the second audio transmission profile, based on an input received in response to the output notification message.

8. The display apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the input includes an input requesting that operations of inputting and outputting audio data corresponding to the audio-related event be performed using the external audio device.

9. The display apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to: based on the audio-related event occurring while game content is reproduced, control the notification message including an icon for activating a microphone included in the external audio apparatus, to be displayed on a screen in which the game content is reproduced.

10. The display apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to: based on the input for selecting the icon, change the audio transmission profile to a Hands-Free Profile (HFP), which is the second audio transmission profile.

11. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to: based on occurrence of the audio-related event, control a notification message for determining whether to perform a voice chat using the external audio apparatus, to be output on the display.

12. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to: based on occurrence of the audio-related event, control a notification message for determining whether to perform a voice chat using the external audio apparatus, to be output as a voice message through the external audio apparatus.

13. The display apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the notification message includes notification information indicating that quality of audio corresponding to the content being reproduced may deteriorate based an operation of outputting audio corresponding to the audio-related event being performed using the external audio apparatus.

14. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to: perform Bluetooth pairing with the external audio apparatus; obtain, during the Bluetooth pairing, specification information including information about whether the external audio apparatus supports multi-channel Bluetooth communication including a first Bluetooth communication channel and a second Bluetooth communication channel; and, based on the audio-related event occurring, control the Bluetooth module such that the first Bluetooth communication channel performs communication according to the first audio transmission profile and the second Bluetooth communication channel performs communication according to the second audio transmission profile, based on the specification information.

15. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to: based on the audio-related event, transmit, to the external audio apparatus, a query signal inquiring whether the external audio apparatus supports multi-channel Bluetooth communication including a first Bluetooth communication channel and a second Bluetooth communication channel; and, based on a response signal received from the external audio apparatus in response to the query signal, control the Bluetooth module such that the first Bluetooth communication channel performs communication according to the first audio transmission profile and that the second Bluetooth communication channel performs communication according to the second audio transmission profile.

16. A method of operating a display apparatus, the method comprising:
transmitting stereo data corresponding to first audio data included in content being reproduced, to an external audio apparatus using a first audio transmission profile;
changing an audio transmission profile from the first audio transmission profile to a second audio transmission profile based on an audio-related event occurring while the stereo data is transmitted using the first audio transmission profile; and
obtaining first mono audio data by selecting any one of a plurality of pieces of sound data included in the stereo data, and transmitting the first mono audio data and second mono audio data generated based on s

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Park Hyeeun
• Kim Sehyun
• Yoon Sukun
• Lee Jongin
• Choi Kilsoo

Classifications

• H04R5/04

  Circuit arrangements, {e.g. for selective connection of amplifier inputs/outputs to loudspeakers, for loudspeaker detection, or for adaptation of settings to personal preferences or hearing impairments (combinations of amplifiers H03F3/68; stereophonic systems H04S)} · CPC title

• H04R2420/07

  Applications of wireless loudspeakers or wireless microphones · CPC title

• H04S7/30

  Control circuits for electronic adaptation of the sound field · CPC title

• H04R2420/03

  Connection circuits to selectively connect loudspeakers or headphones to amplifiers · CPC title

• H04R3/00

  Circuits for transducers (arrangements for producing a reverberation or echo sound G10K15/08; amplifiers H03F) · CPC title