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US 10,791,406 · App. 16/557,188 · Granted Sep 29, 2020

Method and apparatus for processing sound hole of speaker and electronic device

Inventor: Lu Sun (Guangdong, CN)
Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELEOCMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
H04R29/001G06F3/165H04R1/023
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Patent No.
US 10,791,406
App. No.
16/557,188
Granted
Sep 29, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method and an apparatus for processing a sound hole of a speaker and a terminal device are disclosed. The method includes detecting whether the sound hole of the speaker is blocked, and prompting a user not to block the sound hole of the speaker by hands; and playing a built-in audio source file to drive a preset vibration device to vibrate according to a set vibration intensity to clear foreign matter blocking the sound hole of the speaker when the sound hole of the speaker is blocked.

Claims (46)

1. A method for processing a sound hole of a speaker, comprising:

detecting whether the sound hole of the speaker is blocked, and prompting a user not to block the sound hole of the speaker by hands;

playing a built-in audio source file to drive a preset vibration device to vibrate the sound hole according to a preset vibration intensity to clear foreign matter blocking the sound hole of the speaker when the sound hole of the speaker is blocked; and

after the clearing the foreign matter blocking the sound hole of the speaker:

reperforming the detecting whether the sound hole of the speaker is blocked and the prompting the user not to block the sound hole of the speaker by hands after a preset time period; and

prompting the user to repair the sound hole when the sound hole of the speaker continues to be blocked.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

before detecting whether the sound hole of the speaker is blocked:

providing a fault detection interface to the user wherein the fault detection interface comprises a function key for sound hole detection of whether the sound hole of the speaker is blocked; and

receiving clicks associated with the user on the function key for sound hole detection in the fault detection interface.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the detecting whether the sound hole of the speaker is blocked comprises:

obtaining a real-time impedance value of the speaker, and

determining whether the sound hole of the speaker is blocked according to the real-time impedance value.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

before the playing the built-in audio source file, determining by a text or voice command whether to clear the sound hole of the speaker.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the preset vibration intensity is increased during the playing built-in audio source file.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the preset vibration intensity is increased at an interval during the playing built-in audio source file.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the preset vibration intensity is constant during the playing built-in audio source file.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the vibration device comprises a vibration motor, or a micro-motor system.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the preset vibration device is disposed at a side of a sound channel of the speaker.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the preset time period is not less than a playing duration of the built-in audio source file.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

prompting the user to make the sound hole face downward when the sound hole of the speaker is blocked.

12. An electronic device, comprising:

a speaker defining a sound hole;

a vibration assembly disposed at a side of a sound channel of the speaker;

a non-transitory memory storing executable program codes; and

a processor configured to perform the executable program codes to:

detect whether the sound hole is blocked;

play a built-in audio source file to drive the vibration assembly to vibrate the sound hole according to a preset vibration intensity to clear foreign matter blocking the sound hole when the sound hole is blocked;

reperform detecting whether the sound hole of the speaker is blocked and prompt a user not to block the sound hole of the speaker by hands after a preset time period; and

prompt the user to repair the sound hole when the sound hole of the speaker continues to be blocked.

13. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the vibration assembly comprises a vibration motor or a micro-motor system.

14. The electronic device of claim 12 , further comprising:

a dustproof net attached to the sound channel of the speaker.

15. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the detecting whether the sound hole is blocked comprises:

obtaining a real-time impedance value of the speaker; and

determining whether the sound hole is blocked according to the real-time impedance value.

16. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the processor further determines whether to clear the sound hole by a text or voice command before the playing the built-in audio source file.

17. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the preset vibration intensity is increased during the playing built-in audio source file.

18. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the preset vibration intensity is constant during the playing built-in audio source file.

19. A non-transitory storage medium storing a computer program, when executed, causing a processor to:

detect whether a sound hole of a speaker is blocked, and prompt a user not to block the sound hole by hands; and

play a built-in audio source file to drive a preset vibration device to vibrate the sound hole according to a preset vibration intensity to clear foreign matter blocking the sound hole when the sound hole is blocked;

reperform detecting whether the sound hole of the speaker is blocked and prompt the user not to block the sound hole of the speaker by hands after a preset time period; and

prompt the user to repair the sound hole when the sound hole of the speaker continues to be blocked.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 17, 2019
From: SUN, LU
To: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 2017 1 0123610 · Mar 3, 2017 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2018075522 · Feb 7, 2018
Related Publication 20190387336A1 · Dec 19, 2019
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