Electronic Devices and Corresponding Methods for Adjusting Audio Output Devices to Mimic Received Audio Input

An electronic device, comprising:

• an audio input device receiving an audio input, from a source, the audio input being received at a received audio input sound pressure level;
• an audio output device;
• and
• one or more processors operable with the audio input device and the audio output device;
• the one or more processors estimating an emanating audio input sound pressure level when the audio input emanated from the source as a function of at least one or more barrier layers positioned between the source and the audio input, adjusting an audio output sound pressure level of the audio output device to mimic the emanating audio input sound pressure level, and causing the audio output device to deliver audio output in response to the audio input.

A method in an electronic device, the method comprising:

• receiving, with an audio input device, audio input from a source;
• receiving, with the audio input device, additional audio input from one or more additional sources;
• attempting to identify, with one or more processors operable with the audio input device from the additional audio input, each additional source of the one or more additional sources;
• adjusting, with the one or more processors, an audio output sound pressure level of an audio output device to mimic a sound pressure level of the audio input when emanating from the source;
• the one or more processors initializing the audio output device at a first predefined audio output sound pressure level prior to the adjusting when the one or more processors identify all additional sources of the one or more additional sources;
• the one or more processors initializing the audio output device at a second predefined audio output sound pressure level prior to the adjusting when the one or more processors identify only some additional sources of the one or more additional sources;
• and
• outputting, with the audio output device, audio output at the audio output sound pressure level in response to receiving the audio input from the source.