IP Library Granted Patent US 10,917,061
Granted Patent B2
US 10,917,061 · App. 16/705,346 · Granted Feb 9, 2021

Electronic device and equalizer adjustment method thereof for adjusting gain settings of an equalizer according to the volume of the output signal

Inventors: Po-Jui Wu (Taipei, TW); Kuo-Ping Yang (Taipei, TW); Kuan-Li Chao (Taipei, TW); Jian-Ying Li (Taipei, TW); Wei-Lin Chang (Taipei, TW); Kai-Yuan Hsiao (Taipei, TW)
Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.
H03G5/165H04R29/001
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,917,061
App. No.
16/705,346
Granted
Feb 9, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device and an equalizer adjustment method thereof for adjusting gain settings of an equalizer according to the volume of the output signal are disclosed. The method includes the steps of: setting a volume gain value table including a plurality of volume values through a gain value setting module, which are a first volume value to an Nth volume value with volume incrementally increasing, each of the plurality of volume values including a set of correction parameters which including a plurality of compensation gain values corresponding to a plurality of target frequencies, respectively; storing the volume gain value table in a storage module; obtaining a volume of the output signal; loading the volume gain value table according to the volume of the output signal to obtain the corresponding set of correction parameters; and adjusting gain value settings of an equalizer for different frequencies of sound.

Claims (28)

1. An equalizer adjustment method for adjusting gain settings of an equalizer according to a volume of an output signal, applied to an electronic device, the electronic device comprising the equalizer, a gain value setting module, a storage module, and an equalizer adjustment module, the equalizer adjustment method for adjusting gain settings of the equalizer according to the volume of the output signal comprising the following steps:

setting a volume gain value table through the gain value setting module, the volume gain value table comprising a plurality of volume values, which are a first volume value to an Nth volume value, the volume incrementally increasing from the first volume value to the Nth volume value, each of the plurality of volume values comprising a set of correction parameters, the set of correction parameters comprising a plurality of compensation gain values corresponding to a plurality of target frequencies, respectively; wherein when the lower the volume value is, the more the volume of the sound at a low frequency is increased and the more the volume of the sound at a high frequency is decreased;

storing the volume gain value table in the storage module;

obtaining the volume of the output signal;

loading the volume gain value table according to the volume of the output signal to obtain the corresponding set of correction parameters; and

adjusting gain value settings of the equalizer for different frequencies of sound according to the set of correction parameters through the equalizer adjustment module.

2. The equalizer adjustment method for adjusting gain settings of the equalizer according to the volume of the output signal as claimed in claim 1 further comprising the following step:

sensing the volume of the output signal by detecting a current volume level of the electronic device.

3. The equalizer adjustment method for adjusting gain settings of the equalizer according to the volume of the output signal as claimed in claim 2 further comprising the following steps:

setting the set of correction parameters of a maximum volume value, a minimum volume value, and an intermediate volume value; and

calculating the set of correction parameters of the rest of the volume values by using an interpolation.

4. The equalizer adjustment method for adjusting gain settings of the equalizer according to the volume of the output signal as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the plurality of compensation gain values are between −10 and 10.

5. The equalizer adjustment method for adjusting gain settings of the equalizer according to the volume of the output signal as claimed in claim 4 , wherein when the plurality of target frequencies are equal to or higher than 10 kHz, the plurality of compensation gain values corresponding to the plurality of target frequencies are between −10 and 0.

6. The equalizer adjustment method for adjusting gain settings of the equalizer according to the volume of the output signal as claimed in claim 4 , wherein when the plurality of target frequencies are equal to or lower than 100 Hz, the plurality of compensation gain values corresponding to the plurality of target frequencies are between 0 and 10.

7. An electronic device comprising:

an equalizer;

a gain value setting module used for setting a volume gain value table, the volume gain value table comprising a plurality of volume values, which are a first volume value to an Nth volume value, the volume incrementally increasing from the first volume value to the Nth volume value, each of the plurality of volume values comprising a set of correction parameters, the set of correction parameters comprising a plurality of compensation gain values corresponding to a plurality of target frequencies, respectively; wherein when the lower the volume value is, the more the volume of the sound at a low frequency is increased and the more the volume of the sound at a high frequency is decreased;

a storage module electrically connected to the gain value setting module and used for storing the volume gain value table; and

an equalizer adjustment module electrically connected to the storage module and the equalizer, the equalizer adjustment module comprising:

a volume detection unit used for obtaining a volume of an output signal;

a parameter lookup unit used for obtaining the set of correction parameters corresponding to the volume of the output signal; and

a parameter setting unit used for adjusting gain value settings of the equalizer for different frequencies of sound according to the set of correction parameters.

8. The electronic device as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the volume detection unit obtains the volume of the output signal by detecting a current volume level of the electronic device.

9. The electronic device as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the gain value setting module is used for setting the set of correction parameters of a maximum volume value, a minimum volume value, and an intermediate volume value and calculating the set of correction parameters of the rest of the volume values by using an interpolation.

10. The electronic device as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the plurality of compensation gain values are between −10 and 10.

11. The electronic device as claimed in claim 10 , wherein when the plurality of target frequencies are equal to or higher than 10 kHz, and the plurality of compensation gain values corresponding to the plurality of target frequencies are between −10 and 0.

12. The electronic device as claimed in claim 10 , wherein when the plurality of target frequencies are equal to or lower than 100 Hz, the plurality of compensation gain values corresponding to the plurality of target frequencies are between 0 and 10.

13. The electronic device as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the gain value setting module is used for allowing a user to set the volume gain value table.

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 Dec 6, 2019
From: WU, PO-JUI; YANG, KUO-PING; CHAO, KUAN-LI; LI, JIAN-YING; CHANG, WEI-LIN; HSIAO, KAI-YUAN
To: UNLIMITER MFA CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 051198/0706 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 108121591 A · Jun 20, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200403591A1 · Dec 24, 2020