Granted Patent B2

US 12,460,811 · App. 18/950,979 · Granted Nov 4, 2025

Inventors: Sungil Bang (Suwon-si, KR); Junpyo Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Jigwang Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Jeewon Kim (Suwon-si, KR)

Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

F21V33/0056H04R1/028F21Y2113/00F21Y2115/10

Abstract

Claims (79)

1 . A speaker, comprising:

a sound outputter;

a housing;

a first LED array disposed in a vertical direction at a left end of a first side surface among a plurality of side surfaces comprised in the housing;

a second LED array disposed in the vertical direction at a right end of the first side surface;

a third LED array disposed in the vertical direction at a left end of a second side surface among the plurality of side surfaces;

a fourth LED array disposed in the vertical direction at a right end of the second side surface; and

at least one processor configured to:

control the first LED array, the second LED array, the third LED array, and the fourth LED array based on a light emitting method corresponding to a mode of the speaker among a plurality of light emitting methods, and

control the sound outputter to output sound,

wherein the first side surface is formed with a protrusion pattern for reflecting light emitted from the first LED array and the second LED array, and

wherein the second side surface is formed with a protrusion pattern for reflecting light emitted from the third LED array and the fourth LED array.

2 . The speaker of claim 1 ,

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

based on the speaker being turned-on by a user input, control the first LED array, the second LED array, the third LED array, and the fourth LED array to emit based on a first light emitting method corresponding to a first mode,

wherein the first light emitting method is a light emitting method in which a plurality of LED modules comprised in each of the first LED array, the second LED array, the third LED array, and the fourth LED array are sequentially turned-on from LED modules disposed at a center to LED modules disposed at both ends based on a first speed, and are then turned-off,

based on the plurality of LED modules being turned-off, the plurality of LED modules are sequentially turned-on from the LED modules disposed at the center to the LED modules disposed at the both ends based on a second speed, are then turned-off, and the light emitting method is repeated, and

wherein the first speed is faster than the second speed.

3 . The speaker of claim 2 ,

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

based on a user input for setting the mode of the speaker to a second mode being received while the speaker is in the first mode, control the first LED array, the second LED array, the third LED array, and the fourth LED array to emit based on a second light emitting method corresponding to the second mode, and

wherein the second light emitting method is a light emitting method in which the plurality of LED modules comprised in each of the first LED array, the second LED array, the third LED array, and the fourth LED array are sequentially turned-on from the LED modules disposed at the center to the LED modules disposed at the both ends based on the first speed, and based on the plurality of LED modules all being turned-on, the plurality of LED modules are then all turned-off, and the light emitting method is repeated.

4 . The speaker of claim 2 ,

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

based on a user input for setting the mode of the speaker to a third mode being received while the speaker is in the first mode, control the first LED array, the second LED array, the third LED array, and the fourth LED array to emit based on a third light emitting method corresponding to the third mode, and

wherein the third light emitting method is a light emitting method in which the plurality of LED modules comprised in each of the first LED array, the second LED array, the third LED array, and the fourth LED array are sequentially turned-on from LED modules disposed at a first end to LED modules disposed at a second end based on the first speed, are then turned-off, and the light emitting method is repeated.

5 . The speaker of claim 2 ,

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

based on a user input for setting the mode of the speaker to a fourth mode being received while the speaker is in the first mode, control the first LED array, the second LED array, the third LED array, and the fourth LED array to emit based on a fourth light emitting method corresponding to the fourth mode, and

wherein the fourth light emitting method is a light emitting method in which the plurality of LED modules comprised in each of the first LED array, the second LED array, the third LED array, and the fourth LED array are simultaneously turned-on, are then simultaneously turned-off, and the light emitting method is repeated.

6 . The speaker of claim 2 ,

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

based on a user input for setting the mode of the speaker to a fifth mode being received while the speaker is in the first mode, control the first LED array, the second LED array, the third LED array, and the fourth LED array to emit based on a fifth light emitting method corresponding to the fifth mode, and

wherein the fifth light emitting method is a light emitting method in which the first LED array, the second LED array, the third LED array, and the fourth LED array are sequentially turned-on, are then turned-off, and the light emitting method is repeated.

7 . The speaker of claim 2 ,

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

based on a user input for setting the mode of the speaker to a sixth mode being received while the speaker is in the first mode, emit the first LED array, the second LED array, the third LED array, and the fourth LED array based on a sixth light emitting method corresponding to the sixth mode, and

wherein the sixth light emitting method is a light emitting method in which the second LED array and the fourth LED array are turned-on when the first LED array and the third LED array are turned-on, are then turned-off, and the light emitting method is repeated.

8 . The speaker of claim 1 ,

wherein the speaker further comprises a microphone,

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

based on a sound obtained through the microphone, identify a BPM of the sound, identify a period time based on the identified BPM, and control the first LED array, the second LED array, the third LED array, and the fourth LED array to repeatedly emit based on a light emitting method corresponding to the mode of the speaker according to the identified period time.

9 . A method for controlling a speaker, the speaker including: a sound outputter;

a housing;

a first LED array disposed in a vertical direction at a left end of a first side surface among a plurality of side surfaces included the housing;

a second LED array disposed in the vertical direction at a right end of the first side surface;

a third LED array disposed in the vertical direction at a left end of a second side surface among the plurality of side surfaces; and

a fourth LED array disposed in the vertical direction at a right end of the second side surface,

wherein the first side surface is formed with a protrusion pattern for reflecting light emitted from the first LED array and the second LED array,

wherein the second side surface is formed with a protrusion pattern for reflecting light emitted from the third LED array and the fourth LED array, and

wherein the method comprises:

emitting the first LED array, the second LED array, the third LED array, and the fourth LED array based on a light emitting method corresponding to a mode of the speaker from among a plurality of light emitting methods; and

outputting sound through the sound outputter.

10 . The method of claim 9 ,

wherein the emitting comprises:

based on the speaker being turned-on by a user input, emitting the first LED array, the second LED array, the third LED array, and the fourth LED array based on a first light emitting method corresponding to a first mode,

wherein the first light emitting method is a light emitting method in which a plurality of LED modules included in each of the first LED array, the second LED array, the third LED array, and the fourth LED array are sequentially turned-on from LED modules disposed at a center to LED modules disposed at both ends based on a first speed, and are then turned-off,

based on the plurality of LED modules being turned-off, the plurality of LED modules are sequentially turned-on from the LED modules disposed at the center to the LED modules disposed at the both ends based on a second speed, are then turned-off, and the light emitting method is repeated, and

wherein the first speed is faster than the second speed.

11 . The method of claim 10 ,

wherein the emitting further comprises:

based on a user input for setting the mode of the speaker to a second mode being received while the speaker is in the first mode, emitting the first LED array, the second LED array, the third LED array, and the fourth LED array based on a second light emitting method corresponding to the second mode, and

wherein the second light emitting method is a light emitting method in which the plurality of LED modules included in each of the first LED array, the second LED array, the third LED array, and the fourth LED array are sequentially turned-on from the LED modules disposed at the center to the LED modules disposed at the both ends based on the first speed, and based on the plurality of LED modules all being turned-on, the plurality of LED modules are then all turned-off, and the light emitting method is repeated.

12 . The method of claim 10 ,

wherein the emitting further comprises:

based on a user input for setting the mode of the speaker to a third mode being received while the speaker is in the first mode, emitting the first LED array, the second LED array, the third LED array, and the fourth LED array based on a third light emitting method corresponding to the third mode, and

wherein the third light emitting method is a light emitting method in which the plurality of LED modules included in each of the first LED array, the second LED array, the third LED array, and the fourth LED array are sequentially turned-on from LED modules disposed at a first end to LED modules disposed at a second end based on the first speed, are then turned-off, and the light emitting method is repeated.

13 . The method of claim 10 ,

wherein the emitting further comprises:

based on a user input for setting the mode of the speaker to a fourth mode being received while the speaker is in the first mode, emitting the first LED array, the second LED array, the third LED array, and the fourth LED array based on a fourth light emitting method corresponding to the fourth mode, and

wherein the fourth light emitting method is a light emitting method in which the plurality of LED modules included in each of the first LED array, the second LED array, the third LED array, and the fourth LED array are simultaneously turned-on, are then simultaneously turned-off, and the light emitting method is repeated.

14 . The method of claim 10 ,

wherein the emitting further comprises:

based on a user input for setting the mode of the speaker to a fifth mode being received while the speaker is in the first mode, emitting the first LED array, the second LED array, the third LED array, and the fourth LED array based on a fifth light emitting method corresponding to the fifth mode, and

wherein the fifth light emitting method is a light emitting method in which the first LED array, the second LED array, the third LED array, and the fourth LED array are sequentially turned-on, are then turned-off, and the light emitting method is repeated.

15 . The method of claim 10 ,

wherein the emitting further comprises:

based on a user input for setting the mode of the speaker to a sixth mode being received while the speaker is in the first mode, emitting the first LED array, the second LED array, the third LED array, and the fourth LED array based on a sixth light emitting method corresponding to the sixth mode, and

wherein the sixth light emitting method is a light emitting method in which the second LED array and the fourth LED array are turned-on when the first LED array and the third LED array are turned-on, are then turned-off, and the light emitting method is repeated.

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