Volume display method and apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9602942-B2
Application number	US-201514984257-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 30, 2015
Priority date	Mar 24, 2015
Publication date	Mar 21, 2017
Grant date	Mar 21, 2017

Abstract

The present disclosure provide a volume display method and apparatus for smoothly and flexibly displaying a volume change on the premise of ensuring high time effectiveness and accuracy. The method includes: acquiring a volume value of a first audio input during a current time cycle and a volume value of a second audio input during a previous time cycle; determining volume values to be displayed according to the volume values of the first audio input and the second audio input as well as a volume unit or a threshold of the quantity of volume values to be displayed; determining, according to the quantity of the volume values and duration of the time cycle, a unit display time of volume values to be displayed; sequencing all volume values to be displayed; and successively displaying an image that corresponds to each volume value on a device screen according to the unit display time and the sequence.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An apparatus, comprising:
a storage medium comprising a set of instructions for displaying volume of an audio signal on a device screen; and
a processor configured to communicate with the device screen and the storage medium,
wherein when executing the set of instructions, the processor is directed to:
acquire a first volume value of a first audio input of an audio signal during a current time cycle, and a second volume value of a second audio input of the audio signal during a previous time cycle of the current time cycle;
determine, according to the first volume value and the second volume value, a plurality of intermediate volume values between the first volume value and the second volume value;
determine a unit display time associated with each of the plurality of intermediate volume values and the first volume value;
determine a sequence of the plurality of intermediate volume values and the first volume value; and
successively display a plurality of images on the device screen according to the sequence and the display time, wherein each image corresponds to one of the first volume value, the plurality of intermediate volume values.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein to determine the plurality of intermediate volume values the processor is further directed to:
acquire a preset volume unit;
determine a volume difference between the first volume value and the second volume value;
determine, according to the volume unit and the volume difference, a quantity of the plurality of intermediate volume values; and
calculate, according to the second volume value and the volume unit, each of the plurality of intermediate volume values.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein to determine the plurality of intermediate volume values the processor is further directed to:
acquire a preset quantity of the plurality of intermediate volume values;
determine a volume difference between the first volume value and the second volume value;
determine a volume unit according to the quantity of the plurality of intermediate volume values and the volume difference; and calculate, according to the second volume value and volume unit, each of the plurality of intermediate volume values.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein when the first volume value is greater than the second volume value, volume values of the sequence of the second volume value, the plurality of intermediate volume values, and the first volume value is monotonic increasing.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein when the first volume value is less than the second volume value, volume values of the sequence of the second volume value, the plurality of intermediate volume values, and the first volume value is monotonic decreasing.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein when the first volume value equals the second volume value, volume values of the sequence of the second volume value, the plurality of intermediate volume values, and the first volume value comprises the first volume value and a fluctuation bias value.

7. The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the fluctuation bias value comprises at least one of
environmental noise; or
a value change comprising an increase from zero to a preselected volume value and a decrease from the preselected volume back to zero.

8. A method for displaying volume of an audio signal on a device screen, comprising:
acquiring, by a volume display apparatus, a first volume value of a first audio input of the audio signal during a current time cycle, and a second volume value of a second audio input of the audio signal during a previous time cycle of the current time cycle;
determining, by the volume display apparatus, according to the first volume value and the second volume value, a plurality of intermediate volume values between the first volume value and the second volume value;
determining, by the volume display apparatus, a unit display time associated with each of the first volume value and the plurality of intermediate volume values;
determining, by the volume display apparatus, a sequence of the plurality of intermediate volume values and the first volume value; and
successively displaying, by the volume display apparatus, a plurality of images on the device screen according to the sequence and the unit display time, wherein each image corresponds to one of the first volume value and the plurality of intermediate volume values.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the determining of the plurality of intermediate volume values comprises:
acquiring a preset volume unit;
determining a volume difference between the first volume value and the second volume value;
determining, according to the volume unit and the volume difference, a quantity of the plurality of intermediate volume values; and
calculating, according to the second volume value and the volume unit, each of the plurality of intermediate volume values.

10. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the determining of the plurality of intermediate volume values comprises:
acquiring a preset quantity of the plurality of intermediate volume values;
determining a volume difference between the first volume value and the second volume value;
determining a volume unit according to the quantity of the plurality of intermediate volume values and the volume difference; and
calculating, according to the second volume value and volume unit, each of the plurality of intermediate volume values.

11. The method according to claim 8 , wherein when the first volume value is greater than the second volume value, volume values of the sequence of the second volume value, the plurality of intermediate volume values, and the first volume value is monotonic increasing.

12. The method according to claim 8 , wherein when the first volume value is less than the second volume value, volume values of the sequence of the second volume value, the plurality of intermediate volume values, and the first volume value is monotonic decreasing.

13. The method according to claim 8 , wherein when the first volume value equals the second volume value, volume values of the sequence of the second volume value, the plurality of intermediate volume values, and the first volume value comprises the first volume value and a fluctuation bias value.

14. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the fluctuation bias value comprises at least one of
environmental noise; or
a value change comprising an increase from zero to a preselected volume value and a decrease from the preselected volume back to zero.

15. A non-transitory processor-readable storage medium, comprising:
a set of instructions for displaying volume of an audio signal on a device screen, wherein when the set of instructions is executed by an apparatus in communication with the device screen, the set of instructions directs the apparatus to:
acquire a first volume value of a first audio input of an audio signal during a current time cycle, and a second volume value of a second audio input of the audio signal during a previous time cycle of the current time cycle;
determine, according to the first volume value and the second volume value, a plurality of intermediate volume values between the first volume value and the second volume value;
determine a unit display time associated with each of the plurality of intermediate volume values and the first volume value;
determine a sequence of the plurality of intermediate volume values and the first volume value; and
successively display a plurality of images on the device screen

Assignees

• Hisense Co Ltd

Inventors

• Li Xiaolan
• Cao Xiuxia
• Zang Yucai

Classifications

• H04R29/008 Primary

  Visual indication of individual signal levels (visual indication of stereophonic sound image H04S7/40) · CPC title

• G06F3/165

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

• H04R2430/01

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