Adaptive Audio in Modular Portable Electronic Device

US2016366259A1 · US · A1

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Publication numberUS-2016366259-A1
Application numberUS-201514737990-A
CountryUS
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Filing dateJun 12, 2015
Priority dateJun 12, 2015
Publication dateDec 15, 2016
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A modular device system includes a base device and additional functionality modules that are separately dockable to the base device to form a single device. The base device includes one or more speakers and one or more microphones. For each device, its multiple speakers and microphones are driven independently of the other device when the devices are not docked together. However, when one of the additional functionality modules is docked to the base device, a predetermined optimized audio configuration specific to the particular additional functionality module is set for the combined device.

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We claim: 1 . A method of modifying an audio configuration of a combined device comprising a first independently operable device and a second independently operable device, the method comprising: detecting a docking of the second device to the first device; detecting a device ID of the second device at the first device; resolving the device ID to a predetermined audio configuration at the first device for the combined device; and applying the resolved predetermined audio c…

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What does patent US2016366259A1 cover?
A modular device system includes a base device and additional functionality modules that are separately dockable to the base device to form a single device. The base device includes one or more speakers and one or more microphones. For each device, its multiple speakers and microphones are driven independently of the other device when the devices are not docked together. However, when one of th…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Motorola Mobility Llc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04M1/6041. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Thu Dec 15 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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