IP Library Granted Patent US 12,197,807
Granted Patent B2
US 12,197,807 · App. 17/477,888 · Granted Jan 14, 2025

Audio signal outputting method and terminal device

Inventor: Kaiyu Huang (Guangdong, CN)
Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
G06F3/165H04M1/72412H04R5/04H04M2250/02
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Patent No.
US 12,197,807
App. No.
17/477,888
Granted
Jan 14, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An audio signal outputting method includes: in a case where a first audio signal is output through a first device, receiving a first input of a user that is used to trigger a terminal device to output a second audio signal; and in response to the first input, outputting the first audio signal through a second device, and outputting a second audio signal through a third device. The first audio signal and the second audio signal are audio signals generated by different applications in the terminal device. The first device is any one of the terminal device and the at least one audio device, and the second device and the third device are any two of the terminal device and the at least one audio device.

Claims (43)

1. An audio signal outputting method, applied to a terminal device which is connected to and controls a Bluetooth headset or a Bluetooth speaker through Bluetooth, and the method comprises:

receiving a first input of a user in a case of outputting a first audio signal through a loudspeaker of the terminal device, wherein the first input is used to trigger the terminal device to output a second audio signal, and the first audio signal and the second audio signal are audio signals generated by different applications in the terminal device; and

in response to the first input, controlling the loudspeaker of the terminal device to stop outputting the first audio signal, outputting a third audio signal through the Bluetooth headset or the Bluetooth speaker and outputting the second audio signal through the loudspeaker of the terminal device, wherein the first audio signal and the third audio signal are audio signals generated at different times by a same application in the terminal device; wherein

after the outputting the second audio signal through the loudspeaker of the terminal device and before the outputting a third audio signal through the Bluetooth headset or the Bluetooth speaker, the method further comprises:

displaying a first interface, the first interface comprising at least two identities, and each of the at least two identities being used to indicate one device, wherein a positioning of the first interface in a user interface is below a positioning of audio output controls; and

receiving a second input of a user on the first identity, the first identity being one of the at least two identities and being used to indicate the Bluetooth headset or the Bluetooth speaker; and

the outputting a third audio signal through the Bluetooth headset or the Bluetooth speaker comprises:

in response to the second input, outputting the third audio signal through the Bluetooth headset or the Bluetooth speaker.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein after the outputting a third audio signal through the Bluetooth headset or the Bluetooth speaker and outputting the second audio signal through the loudspeaker of the terminal device, the method further comprises:

displaying a first output control and a second output control, the first output control being configured to control the output of the third audio signal, and the second output control being configured to control the output of the second audio signal; wherein the audio output controls comprises the first output control and the second output control.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein after the outputting a third audio signal through the Bluetooth headset or the Bluetooth speaker and outputting the second audio signal through the loudspeaker of the terminal device, the method further comprises:

displaying a first interface, the first interface comprising at least two identities, and each of the at least two identities being used to indicate one device;

receiving a fourth input of a user on a third identity, the third identity being one of the at least two identities and being used to indicate a fourth device; and

in response to the fourth input, outputting a target audio signal through the fourth device, the target audio signal being a fourth audio signal or a fifth audio signal; wherein the fourth device is any one of the terminal device, the Bluetooth headset or the Bluetooth speaker, wherein the fourth audio signal and the third audio signal are audio signals generated at different times by the same application in the terminal device, and the fifth audio signal and the second audio signal are audio signals generated at different times by a same application in the terminal device.

4. A terminal device, being connected to and controlling a Bluetooth headset or a Bluetooth speaker through Bluetooth, and comprising a processor, a memory, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the computer program, when executed by the processor, causes the terminal device to perform:

receiving a first input of a user in a case of outputting a first audio signal through a loudspeaker of the terminal device, wherein the first input is used to trigger the terminal device to output a second audio signal, and the first audio signal and the second audio signal are audio signals generated by different applications in the terminal device; and

in response to the first input, controlling the loudspeaker of the terminal device to stop outputting the first audio signal, outputting a third audio signal through the Bluetooth headset or the Bluetooth speaker and outputting the second audio signal through the loudspeaker of the terminal device, wherein the first audio signal and the third audio signal are audio signals generated at different times by a same application in the terminal device; wherein

the computer program, when executed by the processor, causes the terminal device to further perform:

displaying a first interface, the first interface comprising at least two identities, and each of the at least two identities being used to indicate one device, wherein a positioning of the first interface in a user interface is below a positioning of audio output controls; and

receiving a second input of a user on the first identity, the first identity being one of the at least two identities and being used to indicate the Bluetooth headset or the Bluetooth speaker;

the computer program, when executed by the processor, causes the terminal device to perform:

in response to the second input, outputting the third audio signal through the Bluetooth headset or the Bluetooth speaker.

5. The terminal device according to claim 4 , wherein the computer program, when executed by the processor, causes the terminal device to further perform:

displaying a first output control and a second output control, the first output control being configured to control the output of the third audio signal, and the second output control being configured to control the output of the second audio signal; wherein the audio output controls comprises the first output control and the second output control.

6. The terminal device according to claim 4 , wherein the computer program, when executed by the processor, causes the terminal device to further perform:

displaying a first interface, the first interface comprising at least two identities, and each of the at least two identities being used to indicate one device;

receiving a fourth input of a user on a third identity, the third identity being one of the at least two identities and being used to indicate a fourth device; and

in response to the fourth input, outputting a target audio signal through the fourth device, the target audio signal being a fourth audio signal or a fifth audio signal; wherein the fourth device is any one of the terminal device, the Bluetooth headset or the Bluetooth speaker, wherein the fourth audio signal and the third audio signal are audio signals generated at different times by the same application in the terminal device, and the fifth audio signal and the second audio signal are audio signals generated at different times by a same application in the terminal device.

7. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium, storing a computer program, wherein the computer program, when executed by a processor of a terminal device, causes the terminal device to perform:

receiving a first input of a user in a case of outputting a first audio signal through a loudspeaker of the terminal device, wherein the first input is used to trigger the terminal device to output a second audio signal, and the first audio signal and the second audio signal are audio signals generated by different applications in the terminal device; and

in response to the first input, controlling the loudspeaker of the terminal device to stop outputting the first audio signal, outputting a third audio signal through a Bluetooth headset or a Bluetooth speaker and outputting the second audio signal through the loudspeaker of the terminal device, wherein the first audio signal and the third audio signal are audio signals generated at different times by a same application in the terminal device; wherein

the terminal device is connected to and controls the Bluetooth headset or the Bluetooth speaker through Bluetooth; wherein

the computer program, when executed by the processor, causes the terminal device to further perform:

displaying a first interface, the first interface comprising at least two identities, and each of the at least two identities being used to indicate one device, wherein a positioning of the first interface in a user interface is below a positioning of audio output controls; and

receiving a second input of a user on the first identity, the first identity being one of the at least two identities and being used to indicate the Bluetooth headset or the Bluetooth speaker;

the computer program, when executed by the processor, causes the terminal device to perform:

in response to the second input, outputting the third audio signal through the Bluetooth headset or the Bluetooth speaker.

8. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 7 , wherein the computer program, when executed by the processor, causes the terminal device to further perform:

displaying a first output control and a second output control, the first output control being configured to control the output of the third audio signal, and the second output control being configured to control the output of the second audio signal; wherein the audio output controls comprises the first output control and the second output control.

9. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 7 , wherein the computer program, when executed by the processor, causes the terminal device to further perform:

displaying a first interface, the first interface comprising at least two identities, and each of the at least two identities being used to indicate one device;

receiving a fourth input of a user on a third identity, the third identity being one of the at least two identities and being used to indicate a fourth device; and

in response to the fourth input, outputting a target audio signal through the fourth device, the target audio signal being a fourth audio signal or a fifth audio signal; wherein the fourth device is any one of the terminal device, the Bluetooth headset or the Bluetooth speaker, wherein the fourth audio signal and the third audio signal are audio signals generated at different times by the same application in the terminal device, and the fifth audio signal and the second audio signal are audio signals generated at different times by a same application in the terminal device.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 30, 2025
From: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
To: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
Reel/Frame 073133/0098 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 17, 2021
From: HUANG, KAIYU
To: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 057513/0403 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201910205202.2 · Mar 18, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2020076238 · Feb 21, 2020
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