Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Min Ho Bae

Ho Chul Hwang

Jae Mo Yang

Gang Youl Kim

Jun Tai Kim

Nam Il Lee

Jung Yeol An

Jong Mo Keum

Chul Min Choi

Beak Kwon Son

Ga Hee Kim

Jong Mo Kum

An electronic device comprising: a microphone array including at least three microphones; and at least one processor configured to: identify a kind of an application that is executed; activate one or more of the microphones in the array based on each microphone's respective position within the electronic device and the type of the application; and capture audio using the activated microphones.

Electronic device including a microphone array

An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention may comprise: a gyro sensor for sensing rotation of an electronic device; a memory for storing a plurality of head related transfer functions corresponding to a plurality of directions; and a processor configured to generate a stereo signal by applying, to an audio signal, a first head related transfer function corresponding to a first direction, generate a stereo signal by applying, to the audio signal, a second head related transfer function corresponding to a third direction symmetric to a second direction with reference to the first direction when the electronic device rotates from the first direction to the second direction, and generate a stereo signal by applying the first head related transfer function to the audio signal when a pre-designated time elapses after the electronic device rotates from the first direction to the second direction.

Electronic device and audio output method for electronic device

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Seoul, South Korea

Min Ho Bae