IP Library Granted Patent US 9,094,645
Granted Patent B2
US 9,094,645 · App. 12/839,338 · Granted Jul 28, 2015

Method for processing sound source in terminal and terminal using the same

Inventors: Taesu Kim (Seocho-gu, KR); Seungil Kim (Seocho-gu, KR); Hyejeong Jeon (Seocho-gu, KR); Gunho Song (Seocho-gu, KR); Sangwhan Moon (Seocho-gu, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H04N5/602H04N7/147H04N21/41407H04N21/4788H04R3/005
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Patent No.
US 9,094,645
App. No.
12/839,338
Granted
Jul 28, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a method for processing sound source in terminal capable of receiving an outside sound source through at least two microphones and displaying a position of the outside sound source on a display unit, and a terminal using the same, wherein the terminal includes: at least two microphones configured to receive an outside sound source; a display unit configured to display a predetermined data; and a controller configured to obtain position information of the sound source using at least one of an amplitude, a phase and a period of the outside sound source received from the two microphones, and controllably display the position information of the sound source on a display unit.

Claims (53)

1. A method for controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

obtaining a plurality of audio sources by at least two microphones;

determining each position information of the plurality of audio sources;

displaying an image of the plurality of audio sources and a plurality of icons for storing the plurality of audio sources on a touchscreen of the mobile terminal, the plurality of icons being positioned near the plurality of audio sources;

displaying a status bar on a portion of the touchscreen indicating current status of the image;

receiving a touch input on at least one icon of the plurality of icons on the touchscreen; and

selectively storing at least one audio source corresponding to at least one icon receiving the touch input in a memory of the mobile terminal,

wherein a plurality of status icons is displayed on the status bar which corresponds to the plurality of the audio sources.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the each position information of the plurality of audio sources is further determined through a face-recognition in the image of the plurality of audio sources.

3. A method for controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

displaying an image of a plurality of audio sources and a plurality of icons corresponding to the plurality of audio sources in the image on a touchscreen of the mobile terminal, the plurality of icons being positioned near the plurality of audio sources, and the plurality of audio sources and each position information of the plurality of audio sources being stored in a memory of the mobile terminal;

displaying a status bar on a portion of the touchscreen indicating current status of the image;

receiving a first touch input on a first icon of the plurality of icons on the touchscreen; and

controlling an output of the plurality of audio sources in response to the first touch input,

wherein a plurality of status icons is displayed on the status bar which corresponds to the plurality of the audio sources.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the controlling the output includes:

displaying the image while not outputting an audio source corresponding to the first icon.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:

receiving a second touch input on the first icon of the plurality of icons on the touchscreen; and

controlling an output of the plurality of audio sources in response to the second touch input.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the controlling the output of the plurality of audio sources in response to the second touch input includes:

displaying the image while outputting the audio source corresponding to the first icon.

7. The method of claim 3 ,

wherein the controlling the output includes:

controlling volume and speed of the audio source corresponding to the first icon.

8. The method of claim 3 , wherein the controlling the output display includes:

displaying a text for the audio source corresponding to the first icon while outputting the audio source corresponding to the first icon.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the controlling the output display includes:

outputting the audio source corresponding to the first icon based on a position information of the audio source corresponding to the first icon.

10. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

receiving a third touch input on a status icon of the plurality of status icons; and

displaying the image while outputting an audio source corresponding to the status icon during a section where the audio source corresponding to the status icon is reproduced.

11. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

receiving a fourth touch input on a status icon of the plurality of status icons; and

displaying the image by skipping a section where an audio source corresponding to the status icon is being outputted.

12. A method for controlling a mobile terminal, the method comprising:

obtaining a plurality of audio sources by at least two microphones of the mobile terminal;

determining distance and/or direction from the mobile terminal to the plurality of audio sources to obtain each position information of the plurality of audio sources;

displaying an image of the plurality of audio sources and a plurality of icons corresponding to the plurality of audio sources on a touchscreen of the mobile terminal;

displaying a status bar on a portion of the touchscreen indicating current status of the image;

receiving a touch input on a first one icon of the plurality of icons; and

receiving a first audio source corresponding to the first icon by the at least two microphones,

wherein a plurality of status icons is displayed on the status bar which corresponds to the plurality of the audio sources.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

not receiving a second audio source corresponding to a second icon not receiving the touch input in the plurality of icons.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the first icon is distinguished from the second icon by color.

15. The method of claim 12 , wherein audio sources in the plurality of audio sources having a substantially same distance from the mobile terminal is displayed on a circle on the touchscreen.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein a center of the circle corresponds to a location of the mobile terminal.

17. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

displaying a bar whose borderline indicates reception degree of the first audio source near the first icon on the touchscreen.

18. The method of claim 17 , further comprising:

receiving a touch-and-drag input on the borderline; and

changing the reception degree of the first audio source in response to the touch-and-drag input.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 11, 2010
From: KIM, TAESU; KIM, SEUNGIL; JEON, HYEJEONG; SONG, GUNHO; MOON, SANGWHAN
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
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Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2009-0065503 · Jul 17, 2009 · national
KR 10-2009-0076766 · Aug 19, 2009 · national
Continuity (1)
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