# US 2018/0324486 A1 · Method for outputting audio and electronic device for the same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2018/0324486 A1 - Document ID: US20180324486A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/031,511 - Filed: 2018-07-10 - Published: 2018-11-08 - Earliest claimed: 2015-02-27 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Ki-Man LEE; Mi-Sun KIM; Sang-Hun KIM; Hyun-Joong KIM; Mi-Ra SEO; Woo-Cheol JUNG; Yong-Gu LEE - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180324486A1 ## CPC - H04N 21/4394: {involving operations for analysing the audio stream, e.g. detecting features or characteristics in audio streams (arrangements characterised by components specially adapted for monitoring, identification or recognition of audio in broadcast systems H04H60/58)} - G06F 3/16: Sound input; Sound output (speech processing G10L) - G06F 3/165: {Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path} - H04L 65/00: Network arrangements, protocols or services for supporting real-time applications in data packet communication (real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM] H04L51/04; selective video distribution H04N21/00) - H04L 65/1083: In-session procedures - H04L 65/1089: by adding media; by removing media - H04L 65/4015: {where at least one of the additional parallel sessions is real time or time sensitive, e.g. white board sharing, collaboration or spawning of a subconference} - H04N 21/41265: {having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device (unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204)} - H04N 21/43076: {of the same content streams on multiple devices, e.g. when family members are watching the same movie on different devices} - H04N 21/43637: {involving a wireless protocol, e.g. Bluetooth®, RF or wireless LAN [IEEE 802.11] (arrangements for wireless networking or broadcasting of information in indoor or near-field type systems H04B10/114)} - H04N 21/4788: communicating with other users, e.g. chatting {(arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104)} - H04N 21/6131: {involving transmission via a mobile phone network (wireless downlink channel access H04W74/006)} - H04N 21/8106: {involving special audio data, e.g. different tracks for different languages} - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract A method for communicating data by an electronic device is provided. The method includes transmitting a signal including audio/video (A/V) data to a first external electronic device through a first communication module, while connected with the first external electronic device, generating data or a signal unrelated to the A/V data or receiving the data or signal unrelated to the A/V data from an external electronic device other than the first external electronic device, and providing an audio or a video through a display or an embedded sound device based on at least a portion of the data or the signal unrelated to the A/V data or transmitting the at least a portion of the data or the signal unrelated to the A/V data to a second external electronic device through a second communication module. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A portable communication device comprising: a sound output device; a communication interface circuitry to establish a communication connection with another sound output device external to the portable communication device; and at least one processor operatively coupled with the sound output device and the communication interface circuitry, the at least one processor configured to: generate a first sound signal corresponding to a first specified application executed at the portable communication device, generate a second sound signal corresponding to a second specified application executed at the portable communication device, output at least one portion of the first sound signal and at least one portion of the second signal concurrently using the sound output device, detect the communication connection between the portable communication device and the other sound output device while the at least one portion of the first sound signal and the at least one portion of the second signal are concurrently outputted using the sound output device, and in response to the detecting of the communication connection, output another portion of the first sound signal using the sound output device and, concurrently, another portion of the second sound signal using the other sound output device via the communication connection. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The portable communication device of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: generate at least one of the first sound signal or the second sound signal as part of multimedia data. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The portable communication device of claim 1, further comprising: a memory to store first priority information corresponding to the sound output device and second priority information corresponding to the other output device, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: select the sound output device for the at least one portion of the first sound signal and the other sound output device for the at least one portion of the second sound signal based at least in part on the first priority information and the second priority information, respectively. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The portable communication device of claim 1, further comprising: a memory to store first setting information associated to the first specified application with the sound output device, and second setting information associated to the second specified application with the other sound output device, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: select the sound output device for the at least one portion of the first sound signal and the other sound output device for the at least one portion of the second sound signal based at least in part on the first setting information and the second setting information, respectively. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The portable communication device of claim 4, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: generate the first setting information based at least in part on a user input. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The portable communication device of claim 4, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: generate the second setting information based at least in part on a previous use of the other sound output device with respect to the second specified application. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The portable communication device of claim 1, further comprising: a touchscreen display, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: present, using a touchscreen display, a menu to be used to change an output device for the first sound signal while the other portion of the first sound signal is outputted using the output sound device, receive a user selection of the other sound output device for the first sound signal via the menu presented using the touchscreen display, and output at least part of the first sound signal using the other sound output device via the communication connection. ### Claim 8 A portable communication device comprising: a sound output device; a communication interface circuitry to establish a communication connection with another sound output device external to the portable communication device; and at least one processor operatively coupled with the sound output device and the communication interface circuitry, the at least one processor configured to: generate a first sound signal corresponding to a first specified application executed at the portable communication device, output at least one portion of the first sound signal using the sound output device, detect an occurrence of a specified event related to a second specified application while the at least one portion of the first sound signal is output using the sound output device, and in response to the detection of the occurrence of the specified event, output at least one portion of a second sound signal corresponding to the specified event using the other sound output device via the communication device. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The portable communication device of claim 8, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: generate at least one of the first sound signal or the second sound signal as part of multimedia data. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The portable communication device of claim 8, further comprising: a memory to store first priority information corresponding to the sound output device and second priority information corresponding to the other output device, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: select the sound output device for the at least one portion of the first sound signal and the other sound output device for the at least one portion of the second sound signal based at least in part on the first priority information and the second priority information, respectively. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The portable communication device of claim 8, further comprising: a memory to store first setting information associated to the first specified application with the sound output device, and second setting information associated to the second specified application with the other sound output device, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: select the sound output device for the at least one portion of the first sound signal and the other sound output device for the at least one portion of the second sound signal based at least in part on the first setting information and the second setting information, respectively. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The portable communication device of claim 11, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: generate at least one of the first setting information or the second setting information based at least in part on a user input. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The portable communication device of claim 11, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: generate at least one of the first setting information or the second setting information based at least in part on a previous use of a corresponding one of the sound output device and the other sound output device with respect to a corresponding one of the first specified application and the second specified application. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The portable communication device of claim 8, further comprising: a touchscreen display, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: present, using the touchscreen display, a menu to be used to change an output device for the first sound signal while the at least one portion of the first sound signal is outputted using the sound output device, receive a user selection of the other sound output device for the first sound signal via the menu presented using the touchscreen display, and based at least in part on the receiving of the user selection, output another portion of the first sound signal using the other sound output device via the communication device and, concurrently, another portion of the second sound signal using the sound output device. ### Claim 15 (depends on 8) The portable communication device of claim 8, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: perform the outputting of the at least one portion of the second sound signal such that another portion of the first sound signal and the at least one portion of the second sound signal are outputted concurrently. ### Claim 16 (depends on 8) The portable communication device of claim 8, further comprising: a touchscreen display, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: present, using the touchscreen display, a menu to be used to change the output device for the first sound signal while the at least one portion of the second sound signal is output using the other sound output device via the communication device, receive a user selection of the other sound output device for the first sound signal via the menu presented using the touchscreen display, and based at least in part on the receiving of the user selection, output at least part of the first sound signal and at least part of the second sound signal concurrently via the communication connection. ### Claim 17 (depends on 8) The portable communication device of claim 8, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: identify, as at least part of the specified event, a detecting a generation of a notification. ### Claim 18 A portable communication device comprising: a sound output device; and at least one processor operatively coupled with the sound output device, the at least one processor configured to: output, using the sound output device, at least one portion of a first sound signal corresponding to a first specified application executed at the portable communication device, execute a second specified application while the at least one portion of the first signal is output using the sound output device, generate a second sound signal corresponding to the second specified application executed at the portable communication device, and output another portion of the first sound signal and at least one portion of the second sound signal concurrently using the sound output device. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The portable communication device of claim 18, further comprising: A memory to store priority information corresponding to the sound output device, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: select the sound output device for the at least one portion of the first sound signal based at least in part on the priority information. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The portable communication device of claim 17, further comprising: a memory to store setting information associating the first specified application with the sound output device, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: select the sound output device for the at least one portion of the first sound signal based at least in part on the setting information.