公开(公告)号：US10318234B2

公开(公告)日：2019-06-11

申请号：US16046038

申请日：2018-07-26

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： In-woo Hwang ,  Sun-min Kim ,  Jae-youn Cho ,  Ki-woong Kang ,  Ki-beom Kim ,  Hae-kwang Park ,  Dong-hyun Lim

IPC: H04R29/00 ,  H03G3/30 ,  G06F3/16 ,  H04R1/02 ,  H04R3/00 ,  H04N5/60

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a speaker, a storage configured to store first rendering type information and second rendering type information based on a volume level of each content genre; a display, and a processor configured to render a sound signal of a content based on at least one of the first rendering type information and the second rendering type information corresponding to a genre of the content on the display and output the rendered sound signal through the speaker, wherein the processor, based on a volume level which is currently set in the display apparatus being within a predetermined range, renders the sound signal based on third rendering type information which is obtained by applying a weight according to the set volume level to at least one of the first rendering type information and the second rendering type information.

公开(公告)号：US10524077B2

公开(公告)日：2019-12-31

申请号：US16126610

申请日：2018-09-10

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Dong-hyun Lim ,  Yoon-jae Lee ,  Hae-kwang Park ,  Seung-kwan Yoo ,  Eun-mi Oh ,  Jae-youn Cho

IPC: H04S7/00 ,  H04R3/04 ,  H04R5/02

Abstract: A method of processing an audio signal is provided. The method includes acquiring location information and performance information of a speaker configured to output an audio signal, selecting a frequency band based on the location information, determining a section to be strengthened from the selected frequency band with respect to the audio signal based on the performance information, and applying a gain value to the determined section.

公开(公告)号：US10075805B2

公开(公告)日：2018-09-11

申请号：US15851832

申请日：2017-12-22

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Dong-hyun Lim ,  Yoon-jae Lee ,  Hae-kwang Park ,  Seung-kwan Yoo ,  Eun-mi Oh ,  Jae-youn Cho

IPC: H04S7/00 ,  H04R5/02 ,  H04R3/04

CPC classification number: H04S7/303 ,  H04R3/04 ,  H04R5/02 ,  H04R2205/024 ,  H04R2420/07 ,  H04R2430/03 ,  H04S7/307 ,  H04S2400/13

Abstract: A method of processing an audio signal is provided. The method includes acquiring location information and performance information of a speaker configured to output an audio signal, selecting a frequency band based on the location information, determining a section to be strengthened from the selected frequency band with respect to the audio signal based on the performance information, and applying a gain value to the determined section.

公开(公告)号：US10171911B2

公开(公告)日：2019-01-01

申请号：US15531916

申请日：2015-11-27

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Yoon-jae Lee ,  Han-ki Kim ,  Sang-yoon Kim ,  Young-suk Song ,  Eun-mi Oh ,  Dong-hyun Lim ,  Ji-ho Chang ,  Jae-youn Cho

IPC: H04R5/04 ,  H04R5/02 ,  H04R3/12

Abstract: Provided is a method of processing an audio signal, the method performed by a device and including dividing the audio signal into a main signal and a background signal; obtaining position information about a main speaker and an auxiliary speaker; mixing the main signal and the background signal, based on the position information; and outputting the mixed main signal and the mixed background signal to the main speaker and the auxiliary speaker, respectively.

公开(公告)号：US10529360B2

公开(公告)日：2020-01-07

申请号：US16287749

申请日：2019-02-27

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jae-youn Cho ,  Weiwei Cui ,  Seung-yeol Lee

IPC: G10L25/00 ,  G10L25/78 ,  G10L21/0208 ,  G10L15/25 ,  G10L21/0216 ,  H04R1/32

Abstract: A speech enhancement method is provided. The speech enhancement method includes: estimating a direction of a speaker by using an input signal, generating direction information indicating the estimated direction, detecting speech of a speaker based on a result of the estimating the direction, and enhancing the speech of the speaker by using the direction information based on a result of the detecting the speech.

公开(公告)号：US09942684B2

公开(公告)日：2018-04-10

申请号：US15212831

申请日：2016-07-18

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Byeong-geun Cheon ,  Han-ki Kim ,  Hae-kwang Park ,  Young-suk Song ,  Eun-mi Oh ,  Dong-hyun Lim ,  Jae-youn Cho ,  Joon-ho Son

IPC: H04R5/02 ,  H04R29/00 ,  H04S7/00 ,  H04R27/00 ,  H03G5/00

CPC classification number: H04S7/301 ,  H04R5/02 ,  H04R27/00 ,  H04R29/007 ,  H04R2205/024 ,  H04R2227/003 ,  H04R2227/005 ,  H04R2420/07

Abstract: An audio signal processing method and an audio signal processing apparatus for synchronizing audio based on synchronization error between audio signals.

公开(公告)号：US09860665B2

公开(公告)日：2018-01-02

申请号：US15240416

申请日：2016-08-18

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Dong-hyun Lim ,  Yoon-jae Lee ,  Hae-kwang Park ,  Seung-kwan Yoo ,  Eun-mi Oh ,  Jae-youn Cho

IPC: H04S7/00 ,  H04R3/04 ,  H04R5/02

CPC classification number: H04S7/303 ,  H04R3/04 ,  H04R5/02 ,  H04R2205/024 ,  H04R2420/07 ,  H04R2430/03 ,  H04S7/307 ,  H04S2400/13

Abstract: A method of processing an audio signal is provided. The method includes acquiring location information and performance information of a speaker configured to output an audio signal, selecting a frequency band based on the location information, determining a section to be strengthened from the selected frequency band with respect to the audio signal based on the performance information, and applying a gain value to the determined section.

公开(公告)号：US11210054B2

公开(公告)日：2021-12-28

申请号：US16754929

申请日：2018-10-01

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jae-youn Cho ,  Sun-min Kim ,  Ki-beom Kim

IPC: G06F3/16

Abstract: The disclosure relates to an electronic apparatus including: a user input unit; an audio output unit; and a processor configured to identify whether a changing pattern of audio volume levels is present based on a history of the audio volume levels set by a user for a predetermined period of time, perform automatic volume-level control, by which an audio volume level of the audio output unit is controlled based on the changing pattern of the audio volume levels, based on presence of the corresponding pattern, and perform no automatic volume-level control, based on absence of the changing pattern of the audio volume levels.

公开(公告)号：US11043231B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-22

申请号：US16691813

申请日：2019-11-22

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jae-youn Cho ,  Weiwei Cui ,  Seung-yeol Lee

IPC: G10L25/00 ,  G10L25/78 ,  G10L21/0208 ,  G10L15/25 ,  G10L21/0216 ,  H04R1/32

Abstract: A speech enhancement method is provided. The speech enhancement method includes: estimating a direction of a speaker by using an input signal, generating direction information indicating the estimated direction, detecting speech of a speaker based on a result of the estimating the direction, and enhancing the speech of the speaker by using the direction information based on a result of the detecting the speech.

公开(公告)号：US10455342B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-22

申请号：US14896534

申请日：2014-06-05

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jin-sung Kim ,  Jae-hoon Jeong ,  Jung-eun Park ,  Ki-wan Eom ,  Byeong-seob Ko ,  Anant Baijal ,  In-woo Hwang ,  Sang-chul Ko ,  Jeong-su Kim ,  Seung-yeol Lee ,  Jae-youn Cho

IPC: H04R29/00 ,  G10L25/18 ,  G10L25/72

Abstract: Provided is a method of operating an acoustic event detecting apparatus including: receiving an acoustic input; extracting frequency characteristics of the acoustic input; determining whether a first acoustic event has occurred by analyzing the extracted frequency characteristics; and in response to determining that the first acoustic event has occurred, acquiring data about at least one of a sound, an image, and a video from an environment outside of the acoustic event detecting apparatus and transmitting the data to a first device.