Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus and method for supporting zoom microphone functional in mobile terminal
- Patent Title (中): 移动终端支持变焦麦克风功能的装置和方法
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Application No.: US14307361Application Date: 2014-06-17
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Publication No.: US09060133B2Publication Date: 2015-06-16
- Inventor: Seok-Weon Seo
- Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Applicant Address: KR Suwon-Si
- Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Suwon-Si
- Priority: KR10-2010-0018393 20100302
- Main IPC: H04N5/228
- IPC: H04N5/228 ; H04N5/232 ; H04N5/262

Abstract:
A method and apparatus support a zoom microphone function in a mobile terminal. The apparatus includes a plurality of microphones, a camera, and a controller. Each of the plurality of microphones has a different directional characteristic. The camera captures an image. And the controller determines a zoom level of the camera, and adjusts gains of the plurality of microphones based on a zoom range to which the zoom level belongs.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140293093A1 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING ZOOM MICROPHONE FUNCTIONAL IN MOBILE TERMINAL Public/Granted day:2014-10-02
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