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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2015
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Eungha Kim, Gyeongsangbuk-do, KR;
Jeongwook Seo, Daegu, KR;
Sangho Kim, Gyeongsangbuk-do, KR;
Bongseok Park, Gyeongsangbuk-do, KR;
Cheongjae Lee, Daegu, KR;
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses are provided for controlling an electronic device that includes a plurality of microphones configured to receive voice input, a storage unit configured to store a sound recording file, and a display unit configured to visually display speaker areas of individual speakers when recording a sound or playing a sound recording file. The electronic device also includes a control unit configured to provide a user interface relating a speaker direction to a speaker by identifying the speaker direction while recording the sound or performing playback of the sound recording file, and to update at least one of speaker information, direction information of a speaker, and distance information of the speaker through the user interface.
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