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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2023
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Hyunil An, Suwon-si, KR;
Shinhyuck Kang, Suwon-si, KR;
Dongmoon Ok, Suwon-si, KR;
Injune Choi, Suwon-si, KR;
Minjung Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An electronic device includes: at least one microphone; a main processing circuit; and an audio processing circuit, wherein the main processing circuit is configured to: obtain, via the at least one microphone, first audio data including a first number of audio channels, the first number being greater than or equal to one; receive second audio data including a second number of audio channels from an external device connected to the electronic device, the second number being greater than or equal to one; and provide the first audio data and the second audio data to the audio processing circuit, and wherein the audio processing circuit is configured to: produce a single audio stream including a third number of audio channels by using the first number of audio channels of the first audio data and the second number of audio channels of the second audio data; and provide the single audio stream to the main processing circuit.