Apparatus and method for enhancing an audio output from a target source

A mobile device for receiving audio data from a target source for playback at one or more outputs, the device comprising:

• a camera;
• and
• at least one control module configured to:
• receive a digital image of a target source from the camera;
• generate one or more first coordinates representing a location of the target source based on the digital image;
• receive audio data from the target source in response to adjusting a sensitivity of a first microphone based on the one or more first coordinates;
• transmit the audio data to one or more outputs for audio playback;
• receive movement information from at least one of a gyroscope, an accelerometer, or both to determine if the control module has moved;
• update the one or more first coordinates based on the movement information to provide one or more second coordinates;
• and
• adjusting the sensitivity of the first microphone via adaptive beamforming based on the one or more second coordinates.

A method for transmitting audio data to one or more outputs for audio playback, the method comprising:

• receiving, via a control module, at least one of a first digital image of a target source from a camera and distance and angle information of the target source at a user interface;
• generating one or more first coordinates representing a location of the target source based on the at least one of the first digital image and the distance and angle information;
• adjusting a sensitivity of a first microphone via adaptive beamforming based on the one or more first coordinates;
• receiving audio data from the target source in response to adjusting the sensitivity of the first microphone;
• transmitting the audio data to one or more outputs for audio playback;
• receiving information from a gyroscope to determine if the control module has moved;
• updating the one or more first coordinates with the information to provide one or more second coordinates;
• and
• adjusting the sensitivity of the first microphone via adaptive beamforming based on the one or more second coordinates.

A computer-program product embodied in a non-transitory computer read-able medium that is programmed for transmitting audio data to one or more outputs for audio playback, the computer-program product comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

• receiving at least one of a digital image of a target source from a camera and distance and angle information of the target source at a user interface;
• generating one or more first coordinates representing a location of the target source based on the at least one of the digital image and the distance and angle information;
• receiving audio data from the target source in response to adjusting a sensitivity of a first microphone based on the one or more first coordinates;
• and
• transmitting the audio data to one or more outputs for audio playback;
• receiving accelerometer information from an accelerometer to determine if a mobile device has moved;
• updating the one or more first coordinates based on the accelerometer information to provide one or more second coordinates;
• and
• adjusting the sensitivity of the first microphone via adaptive beamforming based on the one or more second coordinates.