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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2014
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Jung-Yeol An, Seoul, KR;
Cheol-Yong Park, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Gang-Youl Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Gun-Hyuk Yoon, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Ki-Won Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Seung-Yoon Heo, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A user device having a plurality of microphones and an operating method thereof are provided. The user device includes a plurality of microphones for converting sounds into electrical signals, an analysis unit for analyzing acoustic characteristics of the electrical signals outputted from the plurality of microphones, a switch unit for electrically connecting a specific microphone and a host device according to the analysis result of the analysis unit, and the host device for executing a function using an electrical signal outputted from the specific microphone. Various other exemplary embodiments are possible.