Method and device for adjusting audio volume level
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorSug Hoon Hong
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Abstract
A method and device for adjusting an audio volume level, are discussed. In an embodiment of the method, the volume steps of at least one preferred volume range and the volume steps of remaining volume ranges are set to be different from each other. The preferred volume range may be determined based on two boundary volume levels input by a user or may be determined based on collected volume data indicating use by the user.
Claims19
A method of adjusting an audio volume level, comprising:
- setting volume steps of at least one preferred volume range to be different from volume steps of at least one remaining volume range;
- and
- adjusting, by an audio device, a volume level of an audio signal of the audio device using the volume steps,
- wherein the preferred volume range is determined based on collected volume data indicating volume use by a user, and
- wherein the volume data comprises at least one of a number of uses at each volume level, and accumulative durations of respective volume levels.
A method of adjusting an audio volume level, comprising:
- setting volume steps of at least one preferred volume range to be different from volume steps of at least one remaining volume range;
- and
- adjusting, by an audio device, a volume level of an audio signal of the audio device using the volume steps,
- wherein the volume steps within the preferred volume range are smaller in size than the volume steps within the remaining volume range, and
- wherein the volume steps within the preferred volume range are set to increase gradually in proportion to a distance from a volume level having a highest number of uses or a longest accumulative duration.
A method of adjusting an audio volume level in a preferred volume mode in which volume steps within at least one preferred volume range are set narrow and volume steps within remaining volume ranges are wide, the method comprising:
- confirming a current volume level if a specific button is manipulated in the preferred volume mode;
- and
- setting default volume steps as volume steps within the preferred volume range, and adjusting the audio volume level using the set default volume steps if the current volume level is confirmed to be located within the preferred volume range,
- wherein the preferred volume range is determined based on collected volume data indicating volume use by a user, and
- wherein the volume data comprises at least one of a number of uses at each volume level, and accumulative durations of respective volume levels.
A device for adjusting an audio volume level, comprising:
- a volume adjustment unit to adjust a volume level of a reproduced audio signal in response to a control signal;
- a memory to store volume setting values;
- and
- a control unit to store a volume setting value, which is used to set volume steps of at least one preferred volume range to be different from volume steps of remaining volume ranges in the memory, to generate the control signal according to the set volume setting value, and to apply the control signal to the volume adjustment unit,
- wherein the preferred volume range is determined based on collected volume data indicating volume use by a user, and
- wherein the volume data comprises at least one of a number of uses at each volume level, and accumulative durations of respective volume levels.
A device for adjusting an audio volume level, comprising:
- a volume adjustment unit to adjust a volume level of a reproduced audio signal in response to a control signal;
- a memory to store volume setting values;
- and
- a control unit to store a volume setting value, which is used to set volume steps of at least one preferred volume range to be different from volume steps of remaining volume ranges in the memory, to generate the control signal according to the set volume setting value, and to apply the control signal to the volume adjustment unit,
- wherein the control unit sets the volume steps of the preferred volume range to be smaller in size than the volume steps of the remaining volume ranges, and
- wherein the control unit sets the volume steps of the preferred volume range to increase gradually in proportion to a distance from a volume level having a highest number of uses or a longest accumulative duration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.