IP Library Granted Patent US 9,774,968
Granted Patent B2
US 9,774,968 · App. 15/466,581 · Granted Sep 26, 2017

Method and system for audio calibration of an audio device

Inventors: Anders Hansson (Klågerup, SE); Niklas Hansson (Hörby, SE); Magnus Rolf (Malmö, SE); Johan Adolfsson (Södra Sandby, SE)
Assignee: Axis AB
H04R29/001H04R1/22H04R29/008
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Patent No.
US 9,774,968
App. No.
15/466,581
Granted
Sep 26, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for audio calibration of an audio device is provided. The method comprises: registering, by a microphone, a representation of an audio signal; processing, by a data processing unit, the registered representation of the audio signal into feedback image data; displaying on a display, the feedback image data; capturing, by a camera, the feedback image data displayed on the display; altering a setting affecting audio of the audio device based on the feedback image data captured by the camera. A system for audio calibration of an audio device is further provided.

Claims (20)

1. A peripheral device for providing a representation of how to alter a setting affecting audio reproduction of an audio device, the peripheral device comprising:

a microphone arranged to register a representation of an audio signal;

a data processing unit arranged to process the registered representation of the audio signal into feedback image data being a representation of how to alter the setting affecting audio reproduction of the audio device; and

a display arranged to display the feedback image data such that it is capturable by a camera of the audio device.

2. The peripheral device according to claim 1 , wherein the feedback image data comprises a still image or a video sequence.

3. The peripheral device according to claim 1 , wherein the feedback image data comprises at least one of a Quick Response (QR) code, a bar code, a text, and a diagram.

4. The peripheral device according to claim 1 , further comprising a memory comprising a predetermined audio signal, wherein the data processing unit is further arranged to determine a difference between the registered representation of the audio signal and the predetermined audio signal, and wherein the feedback image data comprises information regarding the difference.

5. The peripheral device according to claim 1 , wherein the feedback image data comprises information relating to spectral characteristics of an audio signal that should be emitted by the audio device.

6. The peripheral device according to claim 1 , wherein the peripheral device is any one of a cell phone, a personal digital assistant, a computer, a tablet computer or an audio calibration device.

7. A method for providing a representation of how to alter a setting affecting audio reproduction of an audio device, the method comprising:

registering, by a microphone of a peripheral device, a representation of an audio signal;

processing, by a data processing unit of the peripheral device, the registered representation of the audio signal into feedback image data being a representation of how to alter the setting affecting audio reproduction of the audio device;

displaying, on a display of the peripheral device, the feedback image data such that it is capturable by a camera of the audio device.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the feedback image data comprises a still image or a video sequence.

9. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the feedback image data comprises at least one of a Quick Response (QR) code, a bar code, a text, and a diagram.

10. The method according to claim 7 , further comprising emitting, by a loudspeaker of the audio device, a predetermined audio signal, wherein the audio signal comprises the predetermined audio signal.

11. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the audio signal comprises ambient sound.

12. The method according to claim 10 , further comprising determining a difference between the representation of the audio signal and the predetermined audio signal, wherein the feedback image data comprises information regarding the difference.

13. The method according to claim 11 , further comprising determining a difference between the representation of the audio signal and the predetermined audio signal, wherein the feedback image data comprises information regarding the difference.

14. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the feedback image data comprises information relating to spectral characteristics of an audio signal that should be emitted by the audio device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 23, 2017
From: HANSSON, ANDERS; HANSSON, NIKLAS; ROLF, MAGNUS; ADOLFSSON, JOHAN
To: AXIS AB
Reel/Frame 042072/0935 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 14192094 · Nov 6, 2014 · regional
Continuity (2)
Continuation 14931428 · Nov 3, 2015
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