IP Library Granted Patent US 10,735,027
Granted Patent B2
US 10,735,027 · App. 15/925,862 · Granted Aug 4, 2020

Method of detecting audio input mode

Inventors: Ming-Ren Ma (Taipei, TW); Kuo-Ping Yang (Taipei, TW); Neo Bob Chih-Yung Young (Taipei, TW); Kuan-Li Chao (Taipei, TW); Jian-Ying Li (Taipei, TW)
Assignee: UNLIMITER MFA CO., LTD.
H03M11/10
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Patent No.
US 10,735,027
App. No.
15/925,862
Granted
Aug 4, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of detecting audio input mode applied to an electronic device is disclosed. According to how the user presses the start button of the electronic device, the audio input mode is determined to be a short-press mode or a long-press mode. The method of detecting an audio input mode includes: detecting if a pressing time of the start button is less than a threshold time; if so, determining that the audio input mode is the short-press mode; if not, detecting if an audio time of the receiving audio of the microphone exceeds an audio threshold time during the pressing time; if so, determining that the audio input mode is the long-press mode; if not, determining that the audio input mode is the short-press mode.

Claims (16)

1. A method of detecting audio input mode applied to an electronic device, wherein the electronic device comprises a microphone and a start button, the microphone being used to receive an audio input, the start button being used for a user to press to enable an audio input mode for audio input, wherein the audio input mode is determined to be a short-press mode or a long-press mode according to the difference of how the user presses the start button, the method of detecting audio input mode comprising:

detecting if a pressing time of the start button is less than a threshold time, where the pressing threshold time is a duration within a range of 0.001 seconds to 1.5 seconds;

if so, determining that the audio input mode is the short-press mode and recording;

if not, detecting if an audio time of the receiving audio of the microphone exceeds an audio threshold time during the pressing time, where the audio threshold time is 0 seconds to 1.5 seconds;

if so, determining that the audio input mode is the long-press mode and recording; and

if not, determining that the audio input mode is the short-press mode and recording.

2. The method of detecting audio input mode as claimed in claim 1 , where the pressing threshold time is a duration within the range of 0.001 seconds to 0.8 seconds.

3. The method of detecting audio input mode as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the audio threshold time is 0.2 seconds to 0.9 seconds.

4. The method of detecting audio input mode as claimed in claim 3 , wherein detecting the audio time is started when the user presses the start button.

5. The method of detecting audio input mode as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the electronic device is a mobile phone, a computer or a tablet computer.

6. The method of detecting audio input mode as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the electronic device further includes a speaker which is used to issue a prompt sound; a start time for detecting the audio time is after the speaker plays the prompt sound.

7. The method of detecting audio input mode as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the electronic device further includes a headset which is used to issue a prompt sound; a start time for detecting the audio time is after the headset plays the prompt sound.

8. The method of detecting audio input mode as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the electronic device further includes a speaker which is used to issue a prompt sound; a start time for detecting the audio time is after the speaker plays the prompt sound.

9. The method of detecting audio input mode as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the audio threshold time is 0.2 seconds to 0.9 seconds.

10. The method of detecting audio input mode as claimed in claim 1 , wherein detecting the audio time is started when the user presses the start button.

11. The method of detecting audio input mode as claimed in claim 1 , wherein when the audio input mode is the long-press mode, an end time of user input audio is the time at which the user releases the start button; when the audio input mode is the short-press mode, an end time of user input audio is not the time at which the user releases the start button.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 6, 2022
From: PIXART IMAGING INC.
To: AIROHA TECHNOLOGY CORP.
Reel/Frame 060591/0264 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 6, 2020
From: UNLIMITER MFA CO., LTD.
To: PIXART IMAGING INC.
Reel/Frame 053985/0983 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 20, 2018
From: MA, MING-REN; YANG, KUO-PING; YOUNG, NEO BOB CHIH-YUNG; CHAO, KUAN-LI; LI, JIAN-YING
To: UNLIMITER MFA CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 045644/0188 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 106137817 A · Nov 1, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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