Apparatus, electronic device, system, method and computer program for capturing audio signals
AssigneeNokia Technologies Oy
InventorsMiikka Tapani Vilermo, Koray Ozcan, Toni Henrik Mäkinen
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Abstract
An apparatus, method and computer program, the apparatus comprising: processing circuitry; and memory circuitry including computer program code, the memory circuitry and the computer program code configured to, with the processing circuitry, enable the apparatus to: enable a wireless connection to be established with an electronic device; capture an audio signal and enable the captured audio signal to be sent to the electronic device using the wireless connection to enable the captured audio signal to be used to create an enhanced audio signal; and wherein the apparatus is arranged to be removeably attachable to the electronic device.
Claims19
An apparatus configured as a removable cover arranged to be removeably attachable to an electronic device, wherein the removable cover is configured such that, when attached to the electronic device, the removable cover overlays at least part of a housing of the electronic device to provide a casing to the electronic device, and wherein the apparatus comprises:
- processing circuitry;
- and
- memory circuitry including computer program code, the memory circuitry and the computer program code configured to, with the processing circuitry, enable the apparatus to:
- enable a wireless connection to be established with the electronic device;
- while the apparatus is physically unattached from the electronic device, capture at least one audio signal with the apparatus;
- determine a position of the apparatus relative to at least one of the electronic device to which the apparatus is removably attachable, or a sound source;
- and
- enable the captured at least one audio signal to be sent to the electronic device using the wireless connection to enable the captured at least one audio signal to be enhanced based on the position of the apparatus relative to the at least one of the electronic device to which the apparatus is removably attachable, or the sound source.
A method comprising:
- enabling a wireless connection to be established between an apparatus configured as a removable cover, and an electronic device, wherein the apparatus is arranged to be removably attachable to the electronic device, and wherein the removable cover is configured such that, when attached to the electronic device, the removable cover overlays at least part of a housing of the electronic device to provide a casing to the electronic device;
- and
- while the apparatus is physically unattached from the electronic device, capturing at least one audio signal at the apparatus and enabling the captured at least one audio signal to be sent to the electronic device using the wireless connection to enable the captured at least one audio signal to be enhanced based on a position of the apparatus relative to at least one of the electronic device to which the apparatus is removably attachable, or a sound source.
An electronic device configured to have a removable cover attached thereto, such that when attached to the electronic device, the removable cover overlays at least part of a housing of the electronic device to provide a casing to the electronic device, wherein the removable cover comprises one or more microphones, wherein the electronic device comprises:
- processing circuitry;
- and
- memory circuitry including computer program code, the memory circuitry and the computer program code configured to, with the processing circuitry, enable the electronic device to:
- enable a wireless connection to be established with the removable cover while the removable cover is physically unattached from the electronic device;
- enable at least one audio signal captured by the removable cover to be received from the removable cover using the wireless connection, wherein the at least one audio signal is captured via the one or more microphones of the removable cover while the removable cover is physically unattached from the electronic device;
- and
- enable the captured at least one audio signal to be enhanced based on a position of the removable cover relative to at least one of the electronic device from which the removable cover is unattached, or a sound source.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.