IP Library Granted Patent US 7,346,326
Granted Patent B2
US 7,346,326 · App. 09/998,186 · Granted Mar 18, 2008

Mobile communication terminal with equalizer function

Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
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Patent No.
US 7,346,326
App. No.
09/998,186
Granted
Mar 18, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a mobile communication terminal which is provided with an equalizer function of audio equipment to adjust a timbre of transmitting/received speech sounds so as to satisfy a great number of users having various individualities and tastes simultaneously. The mobile communication terminal according to the present invention includes an equalizer connected to a CODEC, a speaker and a microphone for adjusting a timbre of an analog speech signal inputted thereto from the CODEC and/or a speech signal inputted thereto through the microphone, and an equalizer control circuit for controlling a timbre control operation of the equalizer according to a control signal of a CPU.

Claims (40)

1. A mobile terminal for use in a wireless communication, comprising:

a microphone to receive speech signals;

a speaker to provide audio signals;

an antenna to receive/transmit signals;

an input device to receive user interface to control equalizer frequency of the audio signals output to the speaker of the mobile terminal;

an equalizer configured to adjust a signal to provide equalized signal to the speaker;

a converting device to convert a digital signal received through the antenna into an analog signal;

an equalizer controller adapted to supply a timbre control signal; and

a processor adapted to supply a first control signal corresponding to a frequency band set by a user to the equalizer controller, the equalizer controller to supply the timbre control signal to the equalizer based on the first control signal, the processor further adapted to provide a second control signal to the converting device, and the processor to supply a digital speech signal received from another mobile communication terminal to the converting device.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the equalizer comprises a plurality of active filters.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the converting device comprises a coder and decoder device.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the timbre control signal adjusts the frequency band of the analog signal input to the equalizer according to the control signal.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 1 , wherein the microphone provides an analog signal.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 5 , wherein the equalizer adjusts the analog signal from the microphone and the converting device converts the adjusted analog signal into a digital signal.

7. A mobile terminal for use in a wireless communication, comprising:

a microphone to receive speech signals;

a speaker to provide audio signals;

an antenna to receive/transmit signals;

an input device to receive user interface to control equalizer frequency of the audio signals output to the speaker of the mobile terminal;

a codec configured to decode a coded signal to a decoded signal;

an equalizer unit configured to adjust the decoded signal received from the codec to provide equalized signal to the speaker; and

a processor adapted to supply a first control signal corresponding to a frequency band set by a user to an equalizer controller, the equalizer controller being controlled in response to the first control signal, the processor further adapted to provide a second control signal to the codec, and the processor to supply a digital speech signal received from another mobile communication terminal to the codec.

8. The mobile terminal of claim 7 , wherein the equalizer unit comprises a plurality of active filters.

9. The mobile terminal of claim 7 , wherein the codec comprises a coder and decoder device.

10. The mobile terminal of claim 7 , wherein the microphone provides an analog signal.

11. The mobile terminal of claim 10 , wherein the equalizer unit adjusts the analog signal from the microphone and the codec converts the adjusted analog signal into a digital signal.

12. A mobile communication terminal, comprising:

a speaker;

a microphone;

a codec adapted to convert a digital speech signal into an analog speech signal;

an equalizer configured to adjust a signal to provide equalized signal to the speaker;

an equalizer controller adapted to supply a timbre control signal; and

a CPU adapted to supply a first control signal corresponding to a frequency band set by a user to the equalizer controller, the equalizer control circuit to supply the timbre control signal to the equalizer based on the first control signal, the CPU further adapted to provide a second control signal to the codec, and the CPU to supply a digital speech signal received from another mobile communication terminal to the codec.

13. A mobile communication terminal, comprising:

a microphone adapted to input a transmitting speech signal;

a speaker adapted to reproduce a received speech signal;

a codec adapted to perform an analog-digital conversion for the transmitting speech signal and a digital-analog conversion for the received speech signal;

a CPU adapted to generate a first control signal according to a frequency band set by a user and to provide a second control signal to the codec;

an equalizer controller adapted to generate a timbre control signal according to the first control signal of the CPU; and

an equalizer adapted to adjust a signal received from the equalizer controller to provide equalized to the speaker, the equalizer being connected to the microphone, the speaker and the codec in such a fashion that the equalizer is disposed between the microphone/speaker and the codec.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 3, 2001
From: KIM, HYUN KYUN
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 012340/0691 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 2000-36770 · Dec 28, 2000 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20020086653A1 · Jul 4, 2002