IP Library Granted Patent US 12,299,348
Granted Patent B2
US 12,299,348 · App. 17/758,838 · Granted May 13, 2025

Sound playing method and device

Inventor: Jianbin Qiu (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: HONOR DEVICE CO., LTD.
G06F3/165A63F13/54
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Patent No.
US 12,299,348
App. No.
17/758,838
Granted
May 13, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A sound playing method and device, relate to the field of artificial intelligence, so as to resolve a problem that a corresponding sound cannot be played on an application that can play both a video and music by using a corresponding sound effect. A specific solution is as follows: when a category of the first application meets a preset condition, playing a sound of the current first application based on a sound effect parameter of a first sound effect corresponding to the category of the first application; or when the category of the first application does not meet the preset condition, playing the sound of the current first application based on a sound effect parameter of a second sound effect corresponding to a frame rate of a currently displayed picture.

Claims (43)

1. A sound playing method, comprising:

determining, based on a name of a first application, that a category of the first application does not meet a preset condition, wherein the preset condition is that the category of the first application is one of a game, a video, or music;

when the category of the first application does not meet the preset condition, playing a sound of the first application based on a sound effect parameter of a second sound effect corresponding to a frame rate of a current display of the first application, wherein playing the sound of the first application based on the sound effect parameter of the second sound effect corresponding to the frame rate of the current display of the first application comprises:

determining, based on the frame rate of the current display of the first application, the second sound effect corresponding to the frame rate of the current display, wherein the second sound effect is a video sound effect corresponding to video, a gaming sound effect corresponding to gaming, or an audio sound effect corresponding to music, and wherein sound effect parameters configured for the video sound effect, the gaming sound effect, and the audio sound effect are different from each other; and

playing the sound of the first application based on the sound effect parameter of the second sound effect.

2. The sound playing method according to claim 1 , wherein determining, based on the frame rate of the current display of the first application, the second sound effect corresponding to the frame rate of the current display of the first application comprises:

when the frame rate is greater than or equal to a preset frame rate, determining that the second sound effect is the video sound effect; and

when the frame rate is less than the preset frame rate, determining that the second sound effect is the audio sound effect.

3. The sound playing method according to claim 1 , wherein determining, based on the frame rate of the current display of the first application, the second sound effect corresponding to the frame rate of the current display of the first application comprises:

when the frame rate is greater than or equal to a preset frame rate, and an area proportion of a continuously refreshed area in the current display of the first application is greater than a preset proportion threshold of a screen display area, determining that the second sound effect is the video sound effect.

4. The sound playing method according to claim 3 , wherein determining, based on the frame rate of the current display of the first application, the second sound effect corresponding to the frame rate of the current display of the first application comprises:

when the frame rate is greater than or equal to the preset frame rate, and the area proportion of the continuously refreshed area in the current display of the first application is less than the preset proportion threshold of the screen display area, determining that the second sound effect is the audio sound effect.

5. The sound playing method according to claim 4 , wherein determining, based on the frame rate of the current display of the first application, the second sound effect corresponding to the frame rate of the current display of the first application further comprises:

when the frame rate is less than the preset frame rate, determining that the second sound effect is the audio sound effect.

6. The sound playing method according to claim 4 , wherein the preset proportion threshold is 50%, and the preset frame rate is 24 Hz.

7. The sound playing method according to claim 3 , wherein the preset proportion threshold is 50%, and the preset frame rate is 24 Hz.

8. An electronic device, comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more storage devices storing instructions that are operable, when executed by the one or more processors, to cause the one or more processors to perform operations for sound playing, the operations comprising:

determining, based on a name of a first application, whether a category of the first application meets a preset condition, wherein the preset condition is that the category of the first application is one of a game, a video, or music;

in response to determining that the category of the first application meets the preset condition, playing a sound of the first application based on a sound effect parameter of a first sound effect corresponding to the category of the first application; and

in response to determining that the category of the first application does not meet the preset condition, playing the sound of the first application based on a sound effect parameter of a second sound effect corresponding to a frame rate of a current display of the first application, wherein playing the sound of the first application based on the sound effect parameter of the second sound effect corresponding to the frame rate of the current display of the first application comprises:

determining, based on the frame rate of the current display of the first application, the second sound effect corresponding to the frame rate of the current display of the first application, wherein the second sound effect is a video sound effect corresponding to video, a game sound effect corresponding to gaming, or an audio sound effect corresponding to music, and wherein sound effect parameters configured for the video sound effect, the gaming sound effect, and the audio sound effect are different from each other; and

playing the sound of the first application based on the sound effect parameter of the second sound effect.

9. The electronic device according to claim 8 , wherein playing the sound of the first application based on the sound effect parameter of the first sound effect corresponding to the category of the first application comprises:

determining, based on the category of the first application, the first sound effect corresponding to the category of the first application according to a preset correspondence between the category of the first application and the first sound effect; and

playing the sound of the first application based on the sound effect parameter of the first sound effect.

10. The electronic device according to claim 9 , wherein the category of the first application comprises a game, a video, or music; and

wherein the preset correspondence between the category of the first application and the first sound effect comprises that a sound effect corresponding to gaming is the game sound effect, a sound effect corresponding to video is the video sound effect, and a sound effect corresponding to music is the audio sound effect.

11. The electronic device according to claim 8 , wherein determining, based on the frame rate of the current display of the first application, the second sound effect corresponding to the first application comprises:

when the frame rate is greater than or equal to a preset frame rate, determining that the second sound effect is the video sound effect; and

when the frame rate is less than the preset frame rate, determining that the second sound effect is the audio sound effect.

12. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium, wherein the non-transitory computer readable storage medium stores instructions, which, when executed by a data processing apparatus, cause the data processing apparatus to perform operations for sound playing, the operations comprising:

determining, based on a name of a first application, whether a category of the first application meets a preset condition, wherein the preset condition is that the category of the first application is one of a game, a video, or music;

in response to determining that the category of the first application meets the preset condition, playing a sound of the first application based on a sound effect parameter of a first sound effect corresponding to the category of the first application; and

in response to determining that the category of the first application does not meet the preset condition, playing the sound of the first application based on a sound effect parameter of a second sound effect corresponding to a frame rate of a current display of the first application, wherein playing the sound of the first application based on the sound effect parameter of the second sound effect corresponding to the frame rate of the current display of the first application comprises:

determining, based on the frame rate of the current display of the first application, the second sound effect corresponding to the frame rate of the current display of the first application, wherein the second sound effect is a video sound effect corresponding to video, a game sound effect corresponding to gaming, or an audio sound effect corresponding to music, and wherein sound effect parameters configured for the video sound effect, the gaming sound effect, and the audio sound effect are different from each other; and

playing the sound of the first application based on the sound effect parameter of the second sound effect.

13. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 12 , wherein playing the sound of the first application based on the sound effect parameter of the first sound effect corresponding to the category of the first application comprises:

determining, based on the category of the first application, the first sound effect corresponding to the category of the first application according to a preset correspondence between the category of the first application and the first sound effect; and

playing the sound of the first application based on the sound effect parameter of the first sound effect.

14. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 13 , wherein the category of the first application comprises a game, a video, or music; and

wherein the preset correspondence between the category of the first application and the first sound effect comprises that a sound effect corresponding to gaming is the game sound effect, a sound effect corresponding to video is the video sound effect, or a sound effect corresponding to music is the audio sound effect.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE THE ATTACHED ASSIGNMENT DOCUMENT PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 063949 FRAME: 0839. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jul 10, 2023
From: QIU, JIANBIN
To: HONOR DEVICE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 064236/0544 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 14, 2023
From: QIU, JIANBIN
To: HONOR DEVICE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 063949/0839 →
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