Telecoil based virtual audio jack for audio devices

1 . A telecoil device, comprising:

circuitry configured to:

control a telecoil associated with the telecoil device;

acquire an audio signal output of an electronic device which is associated with the telecoil, wherein

the audio signal output is inductively acquired by the telecoil based on a rendering operation of media content by the electronic device,

the media content includes audio content, and

the telecoil is communicatively coupled to an external audio device;

determine a headphone signal associated with the acquired audio signal output;

transmit the determined headphone signal to the external audio device;

determine time information associated with the acquired audio signal output;

synchronize, based on the determined time information, the determined headphone signal with the media content rendered on the electronic device; and

control the rendering operation of the audio content on the external audio device based on the acquisition of the audio signal output, the transmitted headphone signal, and the synchronization of the determined headphone signal.

2 . The telecoil device according to claim 1 , wherein the telecoil is around a specific portion of an audio output device associated with the electronic device.

3 . The telecoil device according to claim 2 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to:

control the telecoil to detect a plurality of electromagnetic waves emanated from the audio output device based on the rendering operation of the media content; and

acquire the audio signal output further based on the detection of the plurality of electromagnetic waves.

4 . The telecoil device according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic device further includes:

a first audio channel device associated with a first audio frequency range; and

a second audio channel device associated with a second audio frequency range, wherein

a first telecoil is around a first portion associated with the first audio channel device; and

a second telecoil is around a second portion associated with the second audio channel device.

5 . The telecoil device according to claim 4 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to:

control the first telecoil to acquire a first audio signal based on the rendering operation of the media content;

control the second telecoil to acquire a second audio signal based on the rendering operation of the media content;

determine a stereo audio signal based on the acquired first audio signal and the acquired second audio signal; and

determine the headphone signal based on the determined stereo audio signal.

6 . The telecoil device according to claim 5 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to:

apply a first audio equalization on the acquired first audio signal;

determine first equalized audio content based on the application of the first audio equalization;

apply a second audio equalization on the acquired second audio signal;

determine second equalized audio content based on the application of the second audio equalization; and

determine the stereo audio signal based on the determined first equalized audio content and the determined second equalized audio content.

7 . The telecoil device according to claim 1 , wherein the external audio device is at least one of a mobile device, a hearing aid device, a tablet computer, an audio-video amplifier, a soundbar, a smart speaker, a portable speaker device, or a media playback device.

8 . The telecoil device according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to:

execute a hearing test of a user on the electronic device;

receive hearing impairment information based on the execution of the hearing test;

determine a hearing profile of the user associated with the external audio device based on the received hearing impairment information; and

determine the headphone signal associated with the acquired audio signal output based on the determined hearing profile of the user.

9 . The telecoil device according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to:

receive a hearing profile of a user associated with the external audio device; and

determine the headphone signal associated with the acquired audio signal output based on the received hearing profile of the user.

10 . The telecoil device according to claim 9 , wherein the received hearing profile of the user includes at least one of:

a hearing capability of the user,

an audio characteristic associated with the user,

a preferred bass of the user,

a preferred treble of the user, or

a preferred amplitude of the user.

11 . The telecoil device according to claim 9 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to:

apply an audio equalization on the acquired audio signal output based on the received hearing profile of the user; and

determine the headphone signal based on the application of the audio equalization.

12 . The telecoil device according to claim 9 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to:

apply a dialogue enhancement on the acquired audio signal output based on the received hearing profile of the user; and

determine the headphone signal based on the application of the dialogue enhancement.

13 . The telecoil device according to claim 1 , wherein the telecoil is driven from a power source associated with the electronic device.

14 . An external audio device associated with an electronic device, the external audio device comprising:

circuitry configured to:

control the electronic device to execute a rendering operation of media content including audio content and video content on the electronic device;

control a telecoil associated with the electronic device to acquire an audio signal output of the electronic device, wherein

the audio signal output is inductively acquired by the telecoil based on the rendering operation of the audio content by the electronic device, and

the telecoil is communicatively coupled to the external audio device;

receive a headphone signal associated with the acquired audio signal output, wherein the received headphone signal is synchronized with the media content based on time information, wherein the time information is associated with the acquired audio signal output; and

render the audio content, based on the control of the telecoil, the received headphone signal, and the synchronization of the received headphone signal.

15 . A method, comprising:

in a telecoil device:

controlling, by circuitry, a telecoil associated with the telecoil device;

acquiring, by the circuitry, an audio signal output of an electronic device associated with the telecoil, wherein

the audio signal output is inductively acquired by the telecoil based on a rendering operation of media content by the electronic device,

the media content includes audio content, and

the telecoil is communicatively coupled to an external audio device;

determining, by the circuitry, a headphone signal associated with the acquired audio signal output;

transmitting, by the circuitry, the determined headphone signal to the external audio device;

determining, by the circuitry, time information associated with the acquired audio signal output;

synchronizing, by the circuitry, the determined headphone signal with the media content rendered on the electronic device, wherein the synchronization is based on the determined time information; and

controlling, by the circuitry, the rendering operation of the audio content on the external audio device based on the acquisition of the audio signal output, the transmitted headphone signal, and the synchronization of the determined headphone signal.

16 . The method according to claim 15 , wherein the telecoil is around a specific portion of an audio output device associated with the electronic device.

17 . The method according to claim 16 , further comprising:

controlling, by the circuitry, the telecoil to detect a plurality of electromagnetic waves emanated from the audio output device, based on the rendering operation of the media content; and

acquiring the audio signal output further based on the detection of the plurality of electromagnetic waves.