Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Dong-hyun Lim

Hae-kwang Park

Jae-youn Cho

Eun-mi Oh

Yoon-jae Lee

Han-ki Kim

Young-suk Song

Sun-min Kim

Ki-beom Kim

In-woo Hwang

Seung-kwan Yoo

Dong-Kyu Park

Joon-ho Son

Dong-hyun Jung

Ki-woong Kang

Ji-ho Chang

Sang-Yoon Kim

Woo-jung Lee

Byeong-geun Cheon

Jun-ho Sohn

Young-Suk Song

Han-Ki Kim

Jun-Ho Sohn

Woo-Jung Lee

Hae-Kwang Park

An example electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device includes a communication circuit for communicating with a server storing information on a plurality of clips and storing keywords by the plurality of clips; an output device; an input device; and a processor which, when a voice uttered by a user is received via the input device, transmits a clip request signal to the server, based on a keyword included in the received uttered voice and information on content outputted by the output device, and outputs a short clip via the output device, based on information on the short clip received from the server in response to the request signal.

Electronic device and control method thereof

An example sound output apparatus may include an input unit, an output unit, and a processor configured to perform first-filtering of a frequency band of an audio signal received through the input unit based on a sound pressure of the sound output apparatus, second-filtering of a frequency band of the first-filtered audio signal based on a frequency response characteristic of the sound output apparatus, adjust a loudness of the received audio signal based on a perception volume level of the second-filtered audio signal, and output the adjusted audio signal through the output unit.

Electronic apparatus and power controlling method thereof

A method of processing an audio signal is provided. The method includes acquiring location information and performance information of a speaker configured to output an audio signal, selecting a frequency band based on the location information, determining a section to be strengthened from the selected frequency band with respect to the audio signal based on the performance information, and applying a gain value to the determined section.

Method and apparatus for processing audio signal based on speaker location information

A planar magnet speaker with excellent sound reproduction in a low frequency range and capable of providing a plurality of input controls includes a first magnet member, a second magnet member, a membrane including at least one wire formed between the first magnet member and the second magnet member, and a support frame.

Planar magnet speaker

An electronic device providing a smart sound mode is provided. The electronic device includes: a user command receiver; an inputter; an outputter; and a processor configured to: in response to a predetermined event occurring, provide a user interface (UI) for guiding setting of a smart sound mode; in response to the smart sound mode being selected according to a user command input through the user command receiver, individually render a first sound signal which is a common component among a plurality of channels forming the sound signal and a second sound signal which is a differential component among the plurality of channels based on whether the first sound signal comprises a voice and whether the second sound signal comprise a sound effect, mix the first and second sound signals which are rendered into a multi-channel sound signal and control the outputter to output the multi-channel sound signal.

According to an aspect of an embodiment, a stereophonic sound reproduction apparatus includes: an input unit for receiving an acoustic signal; a control unit for acquiring an output acoustic signal for generating a virtual sound source for the received acoustic signal; and an output unit for outputting the acquired output acoustic signal by using a front speaker and a side speaker, wherein the control unit generates an attenuation signal that is a signal for attenuating or cancelling an inflow acoustic signal to be directly transferred to an audience in the output acoustic signal output from the side speaker, and the generated output acoustic signal includes the attenuation signal.

Three-dimensional sound reproduction method and device

A display apparatus includes a speaker, a storage configured to store first rendering type information and second rendering type information based on a volume level of each content genre; a display, and a processor configured to render a sound signal of a content based on at least one of the first rendering type information and the second rendering type information corresponding to a genre of the content on the display and output the rendered sound signal through the speaker, wherein the processor, based on a volume level which is currently set in the display apparatus being within a predetermined range, renders the sound signal based on third rendering type information which is obtained by applying a weight according to the set volume level to at least one of the first rendering type information and the second rendering type information.

Display apparatus and controlling method thereof

Provided is a method of processing an audio signal, the method performed by a device and including dividing the audio signal into a main signal and a background signal; obtaining position information about a main speaker and an auxiliary speaker; mixing the main signal and the background signal, based on the position information; and outputting the mixed main signal and the mixed background signal to the main speaker and the auxiliary speaker, respectively.

Method and device for outputting audio signal on basis of location information of speaker

An audio signal processing method and an audio signal processing apparatus for synchronizing audio based on synchronization error between audio signals.

Audio signal processing method and audio signal processing apparatus

An audio device and an output method thereof are provided. The audio device includes: an envelope detector configured to detect an envelope of an input audio signal; a power supply which includes a linear power supply (LPS) and a switching-mode power supply (SMPS); an amplifier configured to amplify the input audio signal; an output unit configured to output the audio signal amplified by the amplifier; and a controller configured to compare a voltage level of the detected envelope with a preset level, select one of the LPS and the SMPS based on a result of the comparison, and control the power supply to supply power from the selected one of the LPS and the SMPS to the amplifier.

Control of a switched mode power supply and linear power supply for an audio device

An audio signal outputting apparatus and method for adjusting an output gain of an audio signal are provided. The audio signal outputting apparatus includes: a pulse width modulation (PWM) unit which generates a carrier signal, compares a signal level of the carrier signal with a signal level of an audio signal, and generates a PWM signal based on a result of the comparison; a controller which, based to a level of the audio signal, controls the PWM unit to change a signal shape of the carrier signal to adjust a duration of a logic high level of the PWM signal; and a switching power unit which amplifies the PWM signal generated by the PWM unit and outputs the amplified PWM signal.

Method and apparatus for outputting audio signal

An audio signal amplifying device and method for reducing a size and corresponding power consumption of demodulation filters in the signal amplifying device. In the device and method, carrier waves having phase shifts are generated from a received audio signal. The shifted carrier waves are compared to the audio signal to generate modulation signals, which are amplified based on a power supply voltage. The amplified modulation signals or a power supply signal are output based on a comparison between the carrier waves and the audio signal. The output signals are synthesized to produce a synthesized signal having a lower average voltage and current value, thus reducing power consumption of the signal amplifying device.

Method and apparatus for amplifying audio signal

Provided are an audio signal processing apparatus and method. The audio signal processing apparatus includes: a sensing unit for sensing an impedance value of a headphone and adjusting a gain to be applied to an audio signal based on the sensed impedance value; and an amplifier for generating an output audio signal by receiving at least one bias voltage corresponding to the adjusted gain and amplifying the input audio signal according to the adjusted gain. The audio signal processing apparatus is capable of appropriately adjusting the magnitude of an acoustic signal output from a headphone, according to the product specifications of the headphone.

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Dong-hyun Lim