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US 12,724,583 · App. 18/595,091 · Granted Sep 1, 2026

Audio playing control method and audio output device

Inventor: Jianquan Bao (Dongguan, CN)
Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
G06F3/165H04R3/00H04W4/80H04W76/10H04R2420/07H04R2430/01
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,724,583
App. No.
18/595,091
Granted
Sep 1, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An audio playing control method and an audio output device are provided. The method is performed by the audio output device and includes: receiving a second piece of audio data transmitted from a second terminal device when a first terminal device transmits a first piece of audio data to the audio output device; determining a target piece of audio data from the first piece of audio data and the second piece of audio data; and playing the target piece of audio data and performing a first processing operation corresponding to a non-target piece of audio data to prevent the audio output device from outputting the non-target piece of audio data, wherein the non-target piece of audio data is another piece of audio data of the first piece of audio data and the second piece of audio data other than the target piece of audio data.

Claims (40)

1 . A audio playing control method performed by an audio output device, wherein the audio output device is configured to establish a Bluetooth connection with each of a first terminal device and a second terminal device, and the method comprises:

receiving a second piece of audio data transmitted from the second terminal device to the audio output device when the first terminal device transmits a first piece of audio data to the audio output device;

determining a target piece of audio data from the first piece of audio data and the second piece of audio data; and

playing the target piece of audio data and performing a first processing operation corresponding to a non-target piece of audio data to prevent the audio output device from outputting the non-target piece of audio data, wherein the non-target piece of audio data is another piece of audio data of the first piece of audio data and the second piece of audio data other than the target piece of audio data;

wherein the playing the target piece of audio data and performing a first processing operation corresponding to a non-target piece of audio data comprises:

playing the target piece of audio data in response to a service type corresponding to the non-target piece of audio data being a call service, and transmitting a call processing instruction to a non-target terminal device, wherein the non-target terminal device is a terminal device of the first terminal device and the second terminal device that transmits the non-target piece of audio data to the audio output device, the call processing instruction is configured to trigger the non-target terminal device to stop transmitting the non-target piece of audio data to the audio output device and perform a second processing operation corresponding to the call service of the non-target terminal device.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining a target piece of audio data from the first piece of audio data and the second piece of audio data comprises:

determining a priority of each of the first piece of audio data and the second piece of audio data based on a service type of the each of the first piece of audio data and the second piece of audio data and determining a piece of audio data of the first piece of audio data and the second piece of audio data with the greatest priority as the target piece of audio data.

3 . The method according to claim 2 , wherein the service type comprises a call service and a media service, the determining a priority of each of the first piece of audio data and the second piece of audio data based on a service type of the each of the first piece of audio data and the second piece of audio data and determining a piece of audio data of the first piece of audio data and the second piece of audio data with the greatest priority as the target piece of audio data comprises:

determining that the priority of the second piece of audio data is greater than the priority of the first piece of audio data and determining the second piece of audio data as the target piece of audio data in response to the service type corresponding to the second piece of audio data being the call service; or

determining that the priority of the first piece of audio data is greater than the priority of the second piece of audio data and determining the first piece of audio data as the target piece of audio data in response to the service type corresponding to the second piece of audio data being the media service.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the playing the target piece of audio data and performing a first processing operation corresponding to a non-target piece of audio data comprises:

playing the target piece of audio data and putting the non-target piece of audio data on mute.

5 . The method according to claim 4 , wherein the putting the non-target piece of audio data on mute comprises:

discarding the received non-target piece of audio data to prevent the audio output device from decoding and playing the non-target piece of audio data.

6 . The method according to claim 4 , wherein the putting the non-target piece of audio data on mute comprises:

setting a volume corresponding to the non-target piece of audio data to be 0, and mixing the target piece of audio data with the non-target piece of audio data of which the volume is set to be 0 to obtain a mixed output data; and

playing the mixed output data.

7 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the playing the target piece of audio data in response to a service type corresponding to the non-target piece of audio data being a call service comprises:

outputting an answering prompt information in response to each of the service type corresponding to the non-target piece of audio data and the service type corresponding to the target piece of audio data being the call service; and

responding to a first switch instruction corresponding to a first call answering operation and playing the target piece of audio data in response to the first call answering operation corresponding to the answering prompt information being detected.

8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein after the responding to a first switch instruction corresponding to a first call answering operation and playing the target piece of audio data in response to the first call answering operation corresponding to the answering prompt information being detected, the method further comprises:

responding to a second switch instruction corresponding to a call switch operation and switching to play the target piece of audio data or the non-target piece of audio data in turn in response to the call switch operation on the audio output device being detected.

9 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the call processing instruction comprises a call loudspeaker instruction, and the transmitting a call processing instruction to a non-target terminal device comprises:

transmitting the call loudspeaker instruction to the non-target terminal device, wherein the second processing operation performed by the non-target terminal device in response to the non-target terminal device being triggered by the call loudspeaker instruction comprises externally playing the non-target piece of audio data through a loudspeaker.

10 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the call processing instruction comprises a call suspending instruction, and the transmitting a call processing instruction to a non-target terminal device comprises:

transmitting the call suspending instruction to the non-target terminal device, wherein the second processing operation performed by the non-target terminal device in response to the non-target terminal device being triggered by the call suspending instruction comprises transmitting a suspending prompt sound to a call object corresponding to the non-target terminal device and setting the call service of the non-target terminal device to be a suspending state.

11 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein after the playing the target piece of audio data and performing a first processing operation corresponding to a non-target piece of audio data, the method further comprises:

responding to a third switch instruction, stopping playing the target piece of audio data based on the third switch instruction, and playing the non-target piece of audio data.

12 . An audio output device comprising a memory and a processor, wherein the audio output device is configured to establish a Bluetooth connection with each of a first terminal device and a second terminal device, a computer program is stored in the memory, and when being executed by the processor, the computer program causes the processor to execute:

receiving a second piece of audio data transmitted from the second terminal device to the audio output device when the first terminal device transmits a first piece of audio data to the audio output device;

determining a target piece of audio data from the first piece of audio data and the second piece of audio data; and

playing the target piece of audio data and performing a first processing operation corresponding to a non-target piece of audio data to prevent the audio output device from outputting the non-target piece of audio data, wherein the non-target piece of audio data is another piece of audio data of the first piece of audio data and the second piece of audio data other than the target piece of audio data;

wherein the playing the target piece of audio data and performing a first processing operation corresponding to a non-target piece of audio data comprises:

playing the target piece of audio data in response to a service type corresponding to the non-target piece of audio data being a call service, and transmitting a call processing instruction to a non-target terminal device, wherein the non-target terminal device is a terminal device of the first terminal device and the second terminal device that transmits the non-target piece of audio data to the audio output device, the call processing instruction is configured to trigger the non-target terminal device to stop transmitting the non-target piece of audio data to the audio output device and perform a second processing operation corresponding to the call service of the non-target terminal device.

13 . The audio output device according to claim 12 , wherein the determining a target piece of audio data from the first piece of audio data and the second piece of audio data comprises:

determining a priority of each of the first piece of audio data and the second piece of audio data based on a service type of the each of the first piece of audio data and the second piece of audio data and determining a piece of audio data of the first piece of audio data and the second piece of audio data with the greatest priority as the target piece of audio data.

14 . The audio output device according to claim 13 , wherein the service type comprises a call service and a media service, the determining a priority of each of the first piece of audio data and the second piece of audio data based on a service type of the each of the first piece of audio data and the second piece of audio data and determining a piece of audio data of the first piece of audio data and the second piece of audio data with the greatest priority as the target piece of audio data comprises:

determining that the priority of the second piece of audio data is greater than the priority of the first piece of audio data and determining the second piece of audio data as the target piece of audio data in response to the service type corresponding to the second piece of audio data being the call service; or

determining that the priority of the first piece of audio data is greater than the priority of the second piece of audio data and determining the first piece of audio data as the target piece of audio data in response to the service type corresponding to the second piece of audio data being the media service.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 15, 2024
From: BAO, JIANQUAN
To: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
Reel/Frame 067108/0633 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202111049009.8 · Sep 8, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2022113864 · Aug 22, 2022
Related Publication 20240211202A1 · Jun 27, 2024
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