Sound output apparatus and method of controlling the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsJun-il SOHN, Dong-wook Kim, Hong-sig Kim, Jong-keun Song, Yoon-seo Koo
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Abstract
A method of controlling a sound output apparatus is provided. The method includes determining frequency bands respectively corresponding to an audible band and an inaudible band in relation to a sound that is received via the sound output apparatus by referring to hearing characteristics of a user using the sound output apparatus, compensating for a perception degree in relation to the inaudible band by emphasizing information regarding the audible band of the sound based on a result of the determining, and outputting a sound obtained by reflecting the compensating.
Claims25
A method of controlling a sound output apparatus, the method comprising:
- determining frequency bands respectively corresponding to an audible band and an inaudible band in relation to a sound that is received via the sound output apparatus by referring to hearing characteristics of a user using the sound output apparatus;
- compensating for a perception degree in relation to the inaudible band by emphasizing information regarding the audible band of the sound based on a result of the determining;
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- outputting a sound obtained by reflecting the compensating.
A method of improving a perception degree of a sound directional sense of a sound listener, the method comprising:
- determining a frequency band from among high and low frequency bands in relation to a sound as an inaudible band by referring to hearing characteristics of the sound listener;
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- compensating for a perception degree in relation to the inaudible band by emphasizing information regarding the audible band of the sound based on a result of the determining.
A sound output apparatus comprising:
- a sound receiving unit configured to receive a sound that is generated around the sound output apparatus;
- a determining unit configured to determine frequency bands respectively corresponding to an audible band and an inaudible band in relation to the sound by referring to hearing characteristics of a user using the sound output apparatus;
- a compensating unit configured to compensate for a perception degree in relation to the inaudible band by emphasizing information regarding the audible band of the sound based on a result of the determining;
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- a sound output unit configured to output a sound obtained by reflecting the compensating.
A sound output apparatus comprising:
- a sound receiving unit configured to receive a sound that is generated around the sound output apparatus;
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- a compensating unit configured to compensate for a perception degree in relation to the inaudible band to be identified by emphasizing information regarding the audible band to be identified of the sound based on a result of identifying a first and second frequency bands corresponding to an audible band and an inaudible band, respectively, in relation to the received sound, and assigning one of the frequency bands as the inaudible band based on a degree of hearing loss of a user using the sound output apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.