Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Sangeun Kim

Hangil Moon

Gunwoo Lee

Jaemo Yang

Kyoungho Bang

Seonmi Kim

Soonho Baek

Beakkwon Son

Taegyun Kim

Jin Sagong

Taeyoon An

Jaeyong Sim

Sanghyeok Kim

Junwoo Cha

Kiyoung Kwon

Jihoon Park

Gupil Cheong

Hwan Shim

Jaewoong Choi

Harksang Kim

Byoungchul Lee

Dong Hun Yi

Jisang Kim

Taewon Um

Kyunghwan Kim

Geeyeun Kim

Inho Oh

Byeongdo Ahn

Seunghun O

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes, for the purpose of determining a customized beamformer filter, an input module including a plurality of microphones configured to receive an external sound signal, a memory configured to store computer-executable instructions and an initial value of a voice parameter used to perform beamforming on the external sound signal, and a processor configured to execute the instructions by accessing the memory. The instructions may be configured to estimate a feature value of the external sound signal, calculate the initial value of the voice parameter used to perform beamforming based on the external sound signal received by the plurality of microphones, determine whether to store the calculated initial value according to the feature value, determine which one of the calculated initial value or an initial value stored in the memory used according to the feature value, and obtain a target voice parameter.

Electronic device for controlling beamforming and operating method thereof

An electronic device is provided. In order to process an ambient sound according to an audio scene, the electronic device receive an ambient sound, determine an audio scene based on the ambient sound, determine a target signal processing profile corresponding to the audio scene among one or more signal processing profile, and process the ambient sound according to the target signal processing profile.

Electronic device for controlling ambient sound based on audio scene and operating method thereof

Certain embodiments of the disclosure include a first electronic device, comprising at least one microphone, a communication circuit, and at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: establish a first communication connection with an external electronic device using the communication circuit, transmit through the first communication connection, to the external electronic device, using the communication circuit, information for a first voice signal obtained using the at least one microphone, receive second noise information for a second voice signal from the second electronic device, by the communication circuit, wherein the second voice signal corresponding to the first voice signal was obtained by a second electronic device while the information for the first voice signal was transmitted to the external electronic device, and transmit, based on first noise information for the first voice signal and the received second noise information satisfy a specified condition, first control information for allowing the second electronic device to establish a second communication connection with the external electronic device, using the communication circuit.

Electronic device for switching communication connections according to noise environment and method for controlling the same

An audio device and method are disclosed. The audio device includes a microphone, a communication circuit, and a processor. The processor implements the method, including: establishing a communication link with an electronic device via the communication circuit, transmitting information related to the communication link to an external audio device via the communication circuit, detecting a first level of noise included in a first audio data collected via the at least one microphone, identifying a second level of noise of the external audio device, when the first level of noise satisfies a predesignated first condition, and controlling the external audio device to transmit second audio data collected by the external audio device to the electronic device, when the second level of noise of the external audio device meets a predesignated second condition different from the predesignated first condition.

Audio device for processing audio data and operation method thereof

According to certain embodiments, an electronic device comprises a microphone configured to acquire a signal including a voice signal and noise signal; a speaker; a memory; and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to: receive the signal from the microphone, wherein the signal corresponds to a plurality of predetermined frequency bands; identify portions of the signal corresponding to a first band and a second band of the plurality of frequency bands; calculate a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) values for each predetermined frequency band, based on the signal; obtain a first parameter for correcting the portion of the signal corresponding to the first band and a second parameter for correcting the portion of the signal corresponding to the second band, based on the calculated SNR values for the first band and the second band; and apply the first parameter and the second parameter to each of the predetermined frequency bands.

Method for improving sound quality and electronic device using same

An electronic device and a method for photographing an image in a multi-direction is provided. The electronic device includes a case, including a display, an image sensor, and a processor, and a crown disposed on the case, the crown including a camera window. The crown is rotatable and when the crown is rotated, the camera window is rotated, and light passing through the camera window is transmitted to the image sensor.

Electronic device and photographing method thereof

An apparatus for reducing TDMA noise in a terminal transceiving a wireless signal in a TDMA scheme, includes an interface unit in which an output accessory is mounted, an audio processor including a virtual ground and transceiving an audio signal to and from an output accessory through the interface unit, a switch unit provided between the interface unit and the audio processor and switching such that a ground terminal of the interface unit is connected to one of a real ground or a virtual ground of the audio processor, and a controller controlling the switch unit to connect the ground terminal of the interface unit to the virtual ground when a call function using the output accessory is activated, in which the switch unit is configured by two or more switches which are connected to each other in a parallel connection.

Apparatus and method for reducing TDMA noise in terminal

A system for detecting the connection of an earphone system to a mobile device is provided. The earphone connection detecting system detects an electrical change from a mechanical change according to the insertion of the earphone jack plug of the earphone system to the jack interface of the mobile device, via a switching device electrically isolated from the earphone system, thereby identifying the connection of the earphone system to the mobile device.

Earphone connection detecting system and mobile device for supporting the system

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Sangeun Kim