WO2021238844A1

WO2021238844A1 - Audio output method and electronic device

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Publication number: WO2021238844A1
Application number: PCT/CN2021/095471
Authority: WO
Inventors: 杜莉莉
Original assignee: 维沃移动通信有限公司
Priority date: 2020-05-28
Filing date: 2021-05-24
Publication date: 2021-12-02
Also published as: CN111683171A

Abstract

The present invention provides an audio output method and an electronic device. The method comprises: an electronic device outputs audio data in a non-directional sound transmission mode; when the distance between the electronic device and a target object is updated to a first predetermined range, the electronic device outputs the audio data in a directional sound transmission mode.

Description

Audio output method and electronic equipment

Cross-references to related applications

This application claims the priority of Chinese Patent Application No. 202010465868.4 filed in China on May 28, 2020, the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference.

Technical field

The embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of communication technologies, and in particular, to an audio output method and electronic equipment.

Background technique

Electronic equipment is basically equipped with speakers and can achieve better sound transmission effects by customizing chips and other methods. At present, the sound transmission mode of the loudspeaker is generally based on the linear acoustic theory. The sound is produced directly through the horn vibrating air molecules, and the sound waves propagate in all directions. The sound field is approximately spherical, that is, flying non-directional sound transmission. This sound transmission mode In scenarios such as call mode or voice chat mode, due to the non-directional nature of sound wave transmission, it is not conducive to privacy protection when outputting audio data.

Summary of the invention

The present invention provides a method for controlling a sound transmission mode and an electronic device, so as to solve the problem of unfavorable privacy protection when outputting audio data in the prior art.

In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention is implemented as follows:

In the first aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides an audio output method applied to an electronic device, and the method includes:

The electronic device outputs audio data in a non-directional sound transmission mode;

When the distance between the electronic device and the target object is updated to the first predetermined range, the electronic device outputs audio data in a directional sound transmission manner.

In the second aspect, an embodiment of the present invention also provides an electronic device, including:

The first output module is used to output audio data in a non-directional sound transmission mode;

The second output module is configured to output audio data in a directional sound transmission mode when the distance between the electronic device and the target object is updated to the first predetermined range.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present invention also provides an electronic device, including a processor, a memory, and a computer program stored on the memory and running on the processor, and the computer program is executed by the processor. When executed, the steps of the audio output method as described above are realized.

In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention also provides a computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored on the computer-readable storage medium, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the audio output method described above is implemented. step.

In a fifth aspect, the embodiments of the present invention also provide a computer software product, the computer software product is stored in a non-volatile storage medium, and the software product is configured to be executed by at least one processor to achieve the above The steps of the audio output method described.

In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention also provides an electronic device configured to execute the audio output method described above.

In the embodiment of the present invention, when the distance between the electronic device and the target object is updated to the first predetermined range, the electronic device switches from outputting audio data in a non-directional sound transmission mode to switching in a directional transmission mode. The audio data is output by sound, so that when the user needs to listen to the audio data with higher privacy near the electronic device, by switching the directional sound transmission method to output the audio data, the risk of privacy leakage can be reduced, and the privacy of the audio output can be improved. safety.

Description of the drawings

In order to explain the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention more clearly, the following will briefly introduce the accompanying drawings used in the description of the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention. For those of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative labor.

FIG. 1 shows one of the flowcharts of the audio output method according to the embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 2 shows the second flow chart of the audio output method of the embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 3 shows a block diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 shows a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed ways

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all of them. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative work shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, an embodiment of the present invention provides an audio output method, which is applied to an electronic device, and the method includes:

Step 11: The electronic device outputs audio data in a non-directional sound transmission manner.

Step 12: When the distance between the electronic device and the target object is updated to the first predetermined range, the electronic device outputs audio data in a directional sound transmission manner.

Optionally, the electronic device has a sound transmission component, and the sound transmission component has a directional sound transmission mode (that is, audio data can be output in a directional sound mode) and a non-directional sound transmission mode (that is, a non-directional sound transmission mode can be used). Output audio data in a way). For example: the sound transmission component may include a directional sound transmission device and a non-directional sound transmission device, wherein the directional sound transmission device realizes a directional sound transmission mode, and the non-directional sound transmission device realizes a non-directional sound transmission mode. For another example: the sound transmission component may include a sound transmission device with a non-directional sound transmission mode and a directional sound transmission mode.

Optionally, the sound-transmitting component can be an earpiece, speaker, etc. in an electronic device. The sound-transmitting component can modulate the audio signal into an ultrasonic signal, and use the nonlinear interaction of ultrasonic propagation in the air to self-demodulate a high The directional audible sound beam, that is, the directional sound transmission mode; the directional sound transmission mode restricts the sound wave to directional propagation in a certain direction, and the sound field is distributed in a long and narrow cone, ensuring that the sound wave can hardly be obtained in the area outside the sound field, or Only weak sound waves can be obtained to ensure the privacy of sound transmission. The sound transmission component may also have a non-directional sound transmission mode, which directly generates sound by vibrating air molecules through the horn according to the linear acoustic theory, so that the sound waves propagate in all directions, and the sound field is approximately spherical.

Optionally, the electronic device includes but is not limited to: mobile phones, tablet computers, wearable devices (such as smart watches, smart bracelets, earphones, etc.), computers, smart TVs, etc. For example, taking a mobile phone as an example, the sound transmission component can be arranged at any position or combination of the top, bottom, and sides of the mobile phone, which is not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present invention.

Optionally, when the electronic device outputs audio data through the earpiece, such as voice calls, voice output in video calls, audio output in instant messaging applications, etc., the default electronic device outputs in a non-directional sound transmission mode Audio data; when it is detected that the distance between the electronic device and the target object is within the first predetermined range, such as when the electronic device is close to the human ear, the electronic device switches to output audio data in a directional sound transmission mode to output audio through the earpiece Realize privacy protection while data, and improve the privacy security of audio output.

Optionally, after the above step 11, the method may further include: in the case where the distance between the electronic device and the target object is updated to a first predetermined range, if the electronic device is connected to a headset (such as a wired headset) Or wireless earphones, etc.), the electronic device outputs audio data through the earphones.

In the above solution, when the distance between the electronic device and the target object is updated to the first predetermined range, the electronic device switches from outputting audio data in a non-directional sound transmission mode to a directional sound transmission mode Output audio data, so that when the user needs to listen to the audio data with higher privacy close to the electronic device, outputting the audio data by switching the directional sound transmission mode can reduce the risk of privacy leakage, thereby improving the privacy security of audio output.

As shown in Figure 2, an embodiment of the present invention also provides an audio output method, including:

Step 21: The electronic device outputs audio data in a non-directional sound transmission manner.

Step 22: When the distance between the electronic device and the target object is updated to the first predetermined range, the electronic device outputs audio data in a directional sound transmission manner.

Step 23: After the distance between the electronic device and the target object is updated to exceed the first predetermined range, and the distance between the electronic device and the target object is updated to the first predetermined range again , The electronic device outputs audio data in a non-directional sound transmission manner.

Optionally, taking a voice call as an example, when the user answers by bringing the electronic device close to the ear, the electronic device outputs audio data in a directional sound transmission mode to improve the privacy and security of audio data output; further, the user can use the electronic device The way the device is far away from the human ear, and close to the human ear again, makes the electronic device switch to output audio data in a non-directional sound transmission mode, so as to realize the rapid switching of the audio data output mode, and avoid the need for the user to input through the display interface To switch the cumbersome operation of the audio data output mode.

Optionally, the foregoing step 23 may further include:

In the case that the distance between the electronic device and the target object is updated to exceed the first predetermined range, and the time period beyond the first predetermined range exceeds the first preset time period, the electronic device maintains the orientation Output audio data by way of sound transmission;

After the distance between the electronic device and the target object is updated to exceed the first predetermined range, and within the first predetermined time period, the distance between the electronic device and the target object is updated to the first In the case of a predetermined range, the electronic device outputs audio data in a non-directional sound transmission manner.

For example: In the call mode, when the electronic device is close to the ear or is already in the state of receiving the ear, if it is detected that the electronic device is far away from the ear or not close to the ear and reaches the first preset time period, the electronic device can keep the current The audio data is output in the manner of directional sound transmission; if the electronic device is detected to be far away from the ear or not close to the ear within the first preset period of time, it is detected again that the electronic device is close to the ear or is already in the state of receiving the ear. The device automatically switches to the previous mode, namely: output audio data in non-directional sound transmission; or when the electronic device is connected to earphones, it can also output audio data through earphones, thus realizing fast switching of the audio data output mode, and By setting the time limit of the switching response, it is beneficial to ensure the timeliness of the response of the electronic device and the accuracy of the switching of the audio data output mode.

Optionally, according to at least one of the above embodiments, the method may further include:

In a case where the distance between the electronic device and the target object is updated to the first predetermined range, the electronic device displays the first icon;

Wherein, the first icon is used to instruct the electronic device to output audio data in a directional sound transmission manner.

For example: when the electronic device is in the call mode, if the current display interface is the phone answering interface, the first icon can be displayed on the phone answering interface; if the current phone interface is running in the background, it can be in the top status bar The first icon is displayed; if the current display interface is a lock screen interface, the first icon may be displayed on the lock screen interface. In this way, by displaying the first icon on the display screen, it is convenient to prompt the user that the current electronic device outputs audio data in a directional sound transmission mode.

Optionally, after the step of displaying the first icon on the electronic device, the method may further include:

Receiving a user's first input on the first icon;

In response to the first input, the electronic device outputs audio data in a non-directional sound transmission manner, and updates the first icon to the second icon;

Wherein, the second icon is used to instruct the electronic device to output audio data in a non-directional sound transmission mode.

For example: the first input can be a click input for the first icon, or a sliding input that acts on the first icon and along a certain distance, or a sliding input that acts on the first icon and follows a predetermined track, etc. The embodiments of the invention are not limited thereto.

Further, when the second icon is displayed on the display interface of the electronic device, a second input of the user to the second icon may also be received; and in response to the second input, the electronic device Switch to output audio data in a directional sound transmission mode, and update the second icon to be the first icon.

In this embodiment, the user switches the output mode of the audio data of the electronic device by inputting the first icon displayed on the display interface of the electronic device, so as to provide the user with manual operation when he knows the current audio output mode of the electronic device. Switch to avoid misoperation caused by blind switching.

Optionally, according to at least one of the above embodiments, in the case where the distance between the electronic device and the target object is updated to a first predetermined range, the step of outputting audio data by the electronic device in a directional sound transmission manner, further It can specifically include:

When the distance between the electronic device and the target object is updated to the first predetermined range, the electronic device outputs audio data in a directional sound transmission manner through the first sound transmission component.

Further, after the step of the electronic device outputting audio data in a directional sound transmission manner through the first sound transmission component in the case where the distance between the electronic device and the target object is updated to the first predetermined range, The method may also include:

When the distance between the electronic device and the target object is updated to the second predetermined range, the electronic device switches to output audio data in a directional sound transmission manner through the second sound transmission component.

Optionally, the first sound transmission component may be an earpiece, and the second sound transmission component may be a speaker; for example, when the electronic device is in a call mode and the audio data is output through the earpiece in a directional sound transmission mode, if it is detected When the distance from the electronic device to the user (such as the user’s ear) is updated to the second predetermined range, it is directly switched to output audio data through the speaker; wherein, the second predetermined range may mean that the audio data output through the earpiece does not meet the user's answering condition The distance range, so that the audio data is output by switching to the speaker to ensure the effect of the user listening to the audio data.

Further, when the electronic device is switched to output audio data through a speaker, the speaker outputs the audio data in a directional sound transmission manner, so as to reduce the risk of privacy leakage, thereby improving the privacy security of audio output.

Optionally, an embodiment of the present invention also provides an audio output method, which is applied to an electronic device, and the method includes:

Determine the current audio output mode of the electronic device.

Optionally, the audio output mode may include, but is not limited to: call mode (e.g., voice call mode, video call mode), voice chat mode (e.g., voice chat can be achieved through a communication application with voice conversation function), audio playback mode , Video playback mode, etc.

When the current audio output mode is the target output mode, the electronic device outputs audio data in a directional sound transmission manner.

Optionally, the target output mode may be a pre-set audio output mode that requires directional sound transmission to output audio data. For example, the user can preset the call mode, voice chat mode, and audio playback according to usage requirements. Any one or combination of mode, video playback mode, etc., is used as the target output mode.

Of course, the target output mode can also be pre-configured by the system. For example, audio output modes with high privacy requirements such as call mode and voice chat mode can be pre-configured by the system as the target output mode; this way, when the electronic device is in the target output mode, In the case of the mode, the sound transmission component is controlled to switch to the directional sound transmission mode, so that the audio signal in the target output mode can be directionally propagated in a predetermined direction, thereby reducing the risk of privacy leakage to a certain extent.

For another example: the system can also pre-configure the target output mode as audio playback mode, video playback mode, etc., so that when the electronic device is in the target output mode, it switches to directional sound transmission to output audio data, so that the target output The audio signal in the mode can be directed to propagate in a predetermined direction, which can reduce the interference to the external environment during audio/video playback to a certain extent.

Optionally, after the step of determining the current audio output mode of the electronic device, the method may further include: acquiring audio data to be output in a case where the current audio output mode is not the target output mode.

According to the source application of the audio data and/or the content of the audio data, determine the target sound transmission mode for the electronic device to output the audio data; the target sound transmission mode is the directional sound transmission mode and the target sound transmission mode. One of the non-directional sound transmission methods.

Specifically, in the case that the current audio output mode is not the target output mode, if the source application of the audio data and/or the content of the audio data meets a preset condition, the electronic device transmits according to the directional transmission The audio data is output in an acoustic manner; if the source application of the audio data and/or the content of the audio data does not meet the preset conditions, the electronic device outputs the audio in the non-directional sound transmission manner data.

For example: when the target output mode is call mode or voice chat mode, if it is detected that the audio data to be output comes from a recording application and other applications that may be at risk of privacy leakage, and/or the audio data to be output contains When keywords (such as keywords that carry private information) are preset, the audio data is output by directional sound transmission when playing the audio data, so that the audio data can be directionally transmitted in a predetermined direction, which can reduce privacy to a certain extent Risk of leakage.

Optionally, the foregoing step of determining the target sound transmission mode of the audio data output by the electronic device according to the source application of the audio data may specifically include:

Obtain the source application of the audio data;

In the case that the source application is the target application, the electronic device outputs the audio data in the directional sound transmission mode;

In the case that the source application is not the target application, the electronic device outputs the audio data in the non-directional sound transmission manner.

The target application may be preset by the user or configured in advance by the system; for example, the target application may be a recording application, an application that sends verification code information by voice, etc., the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to this.

Optionally, the foregoing step of determining the target sound transmission mode for the electronic device to output the audio data according to the content of the audio data may specifically include:

Performing content recognition processing on the audio data to determine whether the content of the audio data contains preset keywords;

In a case where the content of the audio data includes the preset keyword, the electronic device outputs the audio data in the manner of directional sound transmission;

In the case that the content of the audio data does not include the preset keyword, the electronic device outputs the audio data in the non-directional sound transmission manner.

Among them, the preset keyword can be customized by the user, or pre-configured by the system, or can also be determined by the system using big data processing; for example, the preset keyword can be verification code information, user identity information , Property data information, etc. The embodiments of the present invention are not limited thereto.

Optionally, the foregoing step of determining the target sound transmission mode for the electronic device to output the audio data according to the source application of the audio data and the content of the audio data may specifically include:

Obtain the source application of the audio data;

In the case that the source application is not the target application, performing content recognition processing on the audio data to determine whether the content of the audio data contains preset keywords;

In this embodiment, when the current audio output mode of the electronic device is not the target output mode, and the source application of the audio data to be output is not the target application, the content recognition process is used to determine whether the content of the audio data contains a preset Keywords, this can reduce the amount of data processing for content recognition processing for each audio data, which can improve processing efficiency to a certain extent.

Optionally, according to at least one of the above embodiments, when the current audio output mode is the target output mode, the step of outputting the audio data by the electronic device in the directional sound transmission mode may specifically include:

In the case that the current audio output mode is the target output mode, if it is detected that the distance between the electronic device and the target object is updated to the first predetermined range, the electronic device outputs in the manner of directional sound transmission The audio data;

Further, after the electronic device outputs the audio data in the directional sound transmission mode, the method further includes:

When it is detected that the distance between the electronic device and the target object is updated to exceed the first predetermined range, and the distance between the electronic device and the target object is updated to the first predetermined range again, the electronic device changes from Outputting the audio data in the directional sound transmission mode is switched to output the audio data in the non-directional sound transmission mode.

Specifically, when the electronic device is in a call mode (such as just making a call or connected to a call), the electronic device defaults to outputting audio data in a non-directional sound transmission mode; if it is detected that the electronic device is close to the ear or is already in the ear-receiving state , The electronic device automatically switches to output the audio data according to the directional sound transmission mode, which realizes the rapid switching of the audio data output mode.

Further, when the electronic device is in the call mode and the electronic device is close to the ear or is already in the ear-answering state, if it is detected that the electronic device is far away from the ear or not close to the ear and reaches the first preset time period, the electronic device may Keep outputting the audio data according to the current directional sound transmission mode; if it is detected that the electronic device is far away from the ear or not close to the ear within a predetermined period of time, the electronic device is detected again close to the ear or is already in the ear listening state, then the electronic device Automatically switch to output the audio data according to the non-directional sound transmission mode, thereby realizing the rapid switching of the audio data output mode of the electronic device in the call mode, and setting the switching response time limit is beneficial to ensure the response of the electronic device Timeliness and to ensure the accuracy of the audio data output mode switching.

When the electronic device is in the target audio output mode and the earphone is not connected to the electronic device, the electronic device outputs the audio data in the directional sound transmission mode.

Specifically, as an implementation method: when the electronic device is in the call mode (such as just making a call or connected to the phone), it is detected whether the electronic device is currently connected with a headset (such as a Bluetooth headset, a wired headset, etc.); if the electronic device is detected If a headset is currently connected, audio data is output through the headset; if it is detected that the electronic device is not currently connected with a headset, the electronic device outputs the audio data in the manner of directional sound transmission.

Further, when the electronic device is in the call mode, and the electronic device is close to the ear or is already in the ear-answering state, if it is detected that the electronic device is far away from the ear or not close to the ear and reaches the first preset time period, the electronic device The audio data can be output in the current directional sound transmission mode; if it is detected that the electronic device is far away from the ear or not close to the ear within a predetermined period of time, it is detected again that the electronic device is close to the ear or is already in the ear listening state, then The electronic device automatically switches to the previous mode (for example, the electronic device outputs the audio data in a non-directional sound transmission mode or outputs the audio data through earphones), thereby realizing the rapid switching of the audio data output mode in the call mode .

Specifically, as another implementation method: when the electronic device is in the call mode (such as just making a call or connected to the phone), it is detected whether the electronic device is currently connected with a headset (such as a Bluetooth headset, a wired headset, etc.); if the electronic device is detected If the device is currently connected to a headset, the audio data will be output through the headset; if it is detected that the electronic device is not currently connected to the headset, the electronic device will first output audio data in a non-directional sound transmission mode by default; if it is detected that the electronic device is close to the ear or has been When in the ear listening state, the electronic device automatically switches to output the audio data in a directional sound transmission mode.

Optionally, when the electronic device is in the call mode and it is detected that the electronic device is currently connected to the headset, if the detection electronic device switches from the state of connecting the headset to the state of not connecting the headset, and the distance between the electronic device and the target object is greater than In the case of the second predetermined distance, the speaker is activated to output the audio data in the manner of directional sound transmission, so as to ensure that when the distance between the electronic device and the user does not meet the conditions for the user to listen through the earpiece, the audio is output by switching to the speaker The data is used to ensure that the user listens to the audio data, and the speaker outputs the audio data in a directional sound transmission manner, which is further beneficial to reduce the risk of privacy leakage, thereby improving the privacy security of audio output.

In the above solution, the electronic device can automatically switch different sound transmission modes to output audio data by identifying different audio output modes, and can reduce the manual operation of the user. In addition, this solution also reduces the risk of privacy leakage when audio data is output by outputting audio data in a directional sound transmission mode by the electronic device in a specific scenario, thereby improving the privacy security of audio data output.

As shown in FIG. 3, an embodiment of the present invention also provides an electronic device 300, and the electronic device 300 includes:

The first output module 310 is configured to output audio data in a non-directional sound transmission mode;

The second output module 320 is configured to output audio data in a directional sound transmission mode when the distance between the electronic device and the target object is updated to a first predetermined range.

Optionally, the electronic device 300 further includes:

The third output module is configured to update the distance between the electronic device and the target object to exceed the first predetermined range, and to update the distance between the electronic device and the target object to the In the case of the first predetermined range, the audio data is output in a non-directional sound transmission manner.

Optionally, the electronic device 300 further includes:

A display module, configured to display a first icon on the electronic device when the distance between the electronic device and the target object is updated to a first predetermined range;

Optionally, the electronic device 300 further includes:

The first receiving module is configured to receive a user's first input to the first icon;

The first response module is configured to output audio data in a non-directional sound transmission mode in response to the first input, and update the first icon to be the second icon;

Wherein, the second icon is used to instruct the electronic device to output audio data in a non-directional sound transmission manner.

Optionally, the second output module 320 is further specifically configured to: when the distance between the electronic device and the target object is updated to a first predetermined range, use the first sound transmission component to transmit sound in a directional manner. Output audio data;

The electronic device 300 further includes:

The fourth output module is configured to switch the electronic device to output audio data in a directional sound transmission manner through the second sound transmission component when the distance between the electronic device and the target object is updated to a second predetermined range .

The electronic device provided by the embodiment of the present invention can implement the various processes implemented by the electronic device in the method embodiments of FIG. 1 to FIG.

In the electronic device 300 in the embodiment of the present invention, when the distance between the electronic device and the target object is updated to the first predetermined range, the electronic device switches from outputting audio data in a non-directional sound transmission mode to The audio data is output in the way of directional sound transmission, so that when the user needs to listen to the more private audio data close to the electronic device, by switching the directional sound transmission method to output the audio data, the risk of privacy leakage can be reduced, thereby improving the audio The privacy security of the output.

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of an electronic device that implements various embodiments of the present invention.

The electronic device 400 includes, but is not limited to: a radio frequency unit 401, a network module 402, an audio output unit 403, an input unit 404, a sensor 405, a display unit 406, a user input unit 407, an interface unit 408, a memory 409, a processor 410, and Power supply 411 and other components. Those skilled in the art can understand that the structure of the electronic device shown in FIG. 4 does not constitute a limitation on the electronic device. The electronic device may include more or less components than those shown in the figure, or a combination of certain components, or different components. Layout. In the embodiments of the present invention, electronic devices include, but are not limited to, mobile phones, tablet computers, notebook computers, palmtop computers, vehicle-mounted terminals, wearable devices, and pedometers.

Among them, the audio output unit 403 includes a sound transmission component that has a directional sound transmission mode (that is, audio data can be output in a directional sound mode) and a non-directional sound transmission mode (that is, a non-directional sound transmission mode can be used. Output audio data).

Wherein, the processor 410 is configured to control the sound transmission component in the electronic device to output audio data in a non-directional sound transmission mode; and the situation where the distance between the electronic device and the target object is updated to the first predetermined range Next, the sound transmission component in the electronic device is controlled to output audio data in a directional sound transmission manner.

In the electronic device 400 in the embodiment of the present invention, when the distance between the electronic device and the target object is updated to the first predetermined range, the electronic device switches from outputting audio data in a non-directional sound transmission mode to The audio data is output in the way of directional sound transmission, so that when the user needs to listen to the more private audio data close to the electronic device, by switching the directional sound transmission method to output the audio data, the risk of privacy leakage can be reduced, thereby improving the audio The privacy security of the output.

It should be understood that, in the embodiment of the present invention, the radio frequency unit 401 can be used for receiving and sending signals during the process of sending and receiving information or talking. Specifically, the downlink data from the base station is received and processed by the processor 410; in addition, Uplink data is sent to the base station. Generally, the radio frequency unit 401 includes, but is not limited to, an antenna, at least one amplifier, a transceiver, a coupler, a low noise amplifier, a duplexer, and the like. In addition, the radio frequency unit 401 can also communicate with the network and other devices through a wireless communication system.

The electronic device provides users with wireless broadband Internet access through the network module 402, such as helping users to send and receive emails, browse web pages, and access streaming media.

The audio output unit 403 can convert the audio data received by the radio frequency unit 401 or the network module 402 or stored in the memory 409 into an audio signal and output it as sound. Moreover, the audio output unit 403 may also provide audio output related to a specific function performed by the electronic device 400 (for example, call signal reception sound, message reception sound, etc.). The audio output unit 403 includes a speaker, a buzzer, a receiver, and the like.

The input unit 404 is used to receive audio or video signals. The input unit 404 may include a graphics processing unit (GPU) 4041 and a microphone 4042. The graphics processor 4041 is configured to monitor images of still pictures or videos obtained by an image capture device (such as a camera) in a video capture mode or an image capture mode. The data is processed. The processed image frame may be displayed on the display unit 406. The image frame processed by the graphics processor 4041 may be stored in the memory 409 (or other storage medium) or sent via the radio frequency unit 401 or the network module 402. The microphone 4042 can receive sound, and can process such sound into audio data. The processed audio data can be converted into a format that can be sent to a mobile communication base station via the radio frequency unit 401 in the case of a telephone call mode for output.

The electronic device 400 also includes at least one sensor 405, such as a light sensor, a motion sensor, and other sensors. Specifically, the light sensor includes an ambient light sensor and a proximity sensor. The ambient light sensor can adjust the brightness of the display panel 4061 according to the brightness of the ambient light. The proximity sensor can turn off the display panel 4061 and the display panel 4061 when the electronic device 400 is moved to the ear. / Or backlight. As a kind of motion sensor, the accelerometer sensor can detect the magnitude of acceleration in various directions (usually three-axis), and can detect the magnitude and direction of gravity when stationary, and can be used to identify the posture of electronic devices (such as horizontal and vertical screen switching, related games) , Magnetometer attitude calibration), vibration recognition related functions (such as pedometer, percussion), etc.; sensor 405 can also include fingerprint sensors, pressure sensors, iris sensors, molecular sensors, gyroscopes, barometers, hygrometers, thermometers, Infrared sensors, etc., will not be repeated here.

The display unit 406 is used to display information input by the user or information provided to the user. The display unit 406 may include a display panel 4061, and the display panel 4061 may be configured in the form of a liquid crystal display (LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), or the like.

The user input unit 407 can be used to receive inputted numeric or character information, and generate key signal input related to user settings and function control of the electronic device. Specifically, the user input unit 407 includes a touch panel 4071 and other input devices 4072. The touch panel 4071, also called a touch screen, can collect the user's touch operations on or near it (for example, the user uses any suitable objects or accessories such as fingers, stylus, etc.) on the touch panel 4071 or near the touch panel 4071. operate). The touch panel 4071 may include two parts: a touch detection device and a touch controller. Among them, the touch detection device detects the user's touch position, and detects the signal brought by the touch operation, and transmits the signal to the touch controller; the touch controller receives the touch information from the touch detection device, converts it into contact coordinates, and then sends it To the processor 410, the command sent by the processor 410 is received and executed. In addition, the touch panel 4071 can be realized by various types such as resistive, capacitive, infrared, and surface acoustic wave. In addition to the touch panel 4071, the user input unit 407 may also include other input devices 4072. Specifically, other input devices 4072 may include, but are not limited to, a physical keyboard, function keys (such as volume control buttons, switch buttons, etc.), trackball, mouse, and joystick, which will not be repeated here.

Further, the touch panel 4071 can cover the display panel 4061. When the touch panel 4071 detects a touch operation on or near it, it transmits it to the processor 410 to determine the type of the touch event, and then the processor 410 determines the type of touch event according to the touch The type of event provides corresponding visual output on the display panel 4061. Although in FIG. 4, the touch panel 4071 and the display panel 4061 are used as two independent components to implement the input and output functions of the electronic device, in some embodiments, the touch panel 4071 and the display panel 4061 can be integrated The implementation of the input and output functions of the electronic device is not specifically limited here.

The interface unit 408 is an interface for connecting an external device and the electronic device 400. For example, the external device may include a wired or wireless headset port, an external power source (or battery charger) port, a wired or wireless data port, a memory card port, a port for connecting a device with an identification module, audio input/output (Input/Output, I/O) port, video I/O port, headphone port, etc. The interface unit 408 can be used to receive input (for example, data information, power, etc.) from an external device and transmit the received input to one or more elements in the electronic device 400 or can be used to connect the electronic device 400 to an external device. Transfer data between devices.

The memory 409 can be used to store software programs and various data. The memory 409 may mainly include a program storage area and a data storage area. The program storage area may store an operating system, an application program required by at least one function (such as a sound playback function, an image playback function, etc.), etc.; Data created by the use of mobile phones (such as audio data, phone book, etc.), etc. In addition, the memory 409 may include a high-speed random access memory, and may also include a non-volatile memory, such as at least one magnetic disk storage device, a flash memory device, or other volatile solid-state storage devices.

The processor 410 is the control center of the electronic device. It uses various interfaces and lines to connect the various parts of the entire electronic device, runs or executes the software programs and/or modules stored in the memory 409, and calls the data stored in the memory 409 , Perform various functions of electronic equipment and process data, so as to monitor the electronic equipment as a whole. The processor 410 may include one or more processing units; preferably, the processor 410 may integrate an application processor and a modem processor, where the application processor mainly processes the operating system, user interface, application programs, etc., and the modem The processor mainly deals with wireless communication. It can be understood that the foregoing modem processor may not be integrated into the processor 410.

The electronic device 400 may also include a power source 411 (such as a battery) for supplying power to various components. Preferably, the power source 411 may be logically connected to the processor 410 through a power management system, so as to manage charging, discharging, and power consumption management through the power management system. And other functions.

In addition, the electronic device 400 includes some functional modules not shown, which will not be repeated here.

Preferably, the embodiment of the present invention also provides an electronic device, including a processor 410, a memory 409, and a computer program stored on the memory 409 and running on the processor 410. When the computer program is executed by the processor 410, The various processes of the foregoing embodiment of the control method for the sound transmission mode are realized, and the same technical effect can be achieved. In order to avoid repetition, the details are not repeated here.

The embodiment of the present invention also provides a computer-readable storage medium, and a computer program is stored on the computer-readable storage medium. The same technical effect, in order to avoid repetition, will not be repeated here. Wherein, the computer-readable storage medium, such as read-only memory (Read-Only Memory, ROM for short), random access memory (Random Access Memory, RAM for short), magnetic disk, or optical disk, etc.

It should be noted that in this article, the terms "including", "including" or any other variants thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device including a series of elements not only includes those elements, It also includes other elements that are not explicitly listed, or elements inherent to the process, method, article, or device. If there are no more restrictions, the element defined by the sentence "including a..." does not exclude the existence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or device that includes the element.

A person of ordinary skill in the art may be aware that the units and algorithm steps of the examples described in combination with the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented by electronic hardware or a combination of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether these functions are executed by hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraint conditions of the technical solution. Professionals and technicians can use different methods for each specific application to implement the described functions, but such implementation should not be considered as going beyond the scope of the present disclosure.

Those skilled in the art can clearly understand that, for the convenience and conciseness of description, the specific working process of the system, device and unit described above can refer to the corresponding process in the foregoing method embodiment, which will not be repeated here.

In the embodiments provided in this application, it should be understood that the disclosed device and method may be implemented in other ways. For example, the device embodiments described above are merely illustrative, for example, the division of the units is only a logical function division, and there may be other divisions in actual implementation, for example, multiple units or components can be combined or It can be integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not implemented. In addition, the displayed or discussed mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection may be indirect coupling or communication connection through some interfaces, devices or units, and may be in electrical, mechanical or other forms.

The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separated, and the components displayed as units may or may not be physical units, that is, they may be located in one place, or they may be distributed on multiple network units. Some or all of the units may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the objectives of the solutions of the embodiments.

In addition, the functional units in the various embodiments of the present disclosure may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may exist alone physically, or two or more units may be integrated into one unit.

Through the description of the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the method of the above embodiments can be implemented by means of software plus the necessary general hardware platform. Of course, it can also be implemented by hardware, but in many cases the former is better.的实施方式。 Based on this understanding, the technical solution of the present invention essentially or the part that contributes to the existing technology can be embodied in the form of a software product, and the computer software product is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM/RAM, magnetic disk, The optical disc) includes several instructions to make a terminal (which can be a mobile phone, a computer, a server, an air conditioner, or a network device, etc.) execute the method described in each embodiment of the present invention.

A person of ordinary skill in the art can understand that all or part of the processes in the above-mentioned embodiment methods can be implemented by controlling the relevant hardware through a computer program. The program can be stored in a computer readable storage medium. When executed, it may include the procedures of the above-mentioned method embodiments. Wherein, the storage medium may be a magnetic disk, an optical disc, a read-only memory (Read-Only Memory, ROM), or a random access memory (Random Access Memory, RAM), etc.

It can be understood that the embodiments described in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented by hardware, software, firmware, middleware, microcode, or a combination thereof. For hardware implementation, modules, units, and sub-units can be implemented in one or more application specific integrated circuits (ASIC), digital signal processors (Digital Signal Processor, DSP), and digital signal processing equipment (DSP Device, DSPD). ), programmable logic devices (Programmable Logic Device, PLD), Field-Programmable Gate Array (Field-Programmable Gate Array, FPGA), general-purpose processors, controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, used to execute the present disclosure Described functions in other electronic units or combinations thereof.

For software implementation, the technology described in the embodiments of the present disclosure can be implemented by modules (for example, procedures, functions, etc.) that perform the functions described in the embodiments of the present disclosure. The software codes can be stored in the memory and executed by the processor. The memory can be implemented in the processor or external to the processor.

The embodiments of the present invention are described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned specific embodiments. The above-mentioned specific embodiments are only illustrative and not restrictive. Those of ordinary skill in the art are Under the enlightenment of the present invention, many forms can be made without departing from the purpose of the present invention and the scope of protection of the claims, and they all fall within the protection of the present invention.

Claims

An audio output method applied to electronic equipment, including:

The electronic device outputs audio data in a non-directional sound transmission mode;

When the distance between the electronic device and the target object is updated to the first predetermined range, the electronic device outputs audio data in a directional sound transmission manner.
The audio output method according to claim 1, wherein after the electronic device outputs the audio data in a directional sound transmission mode, the method further comprises:

After the distance between the electronic device and the target object is updated to exceed the first predetermined range, and the distance between the electronic device and the target object is updated to the first predetermined range again, the The electronic device outputs audio data in a non-directional sound transmission mode.
The audio output method according to claim 1, further comprising:

In a case where the distance between the electronic device and the target object is updated to the first predetermined range, the electronic device displays the first icon;

Wherein, the first icon is used to instruct the electronic device to output audio data in a directional sound transmission manner.
The audio output method according to claim 3, wherein after the electronic device displays the first icon, the method further comprises:

Receiving a user's first input on the first icon;

In response to the first input, the electronic device outputs audio data in a non-directional sound transmission manner, and updates the first icon to the second icon;

Wherein, the second icon is used to instruct the electronic device to output audio data in a non-directional sound transmission manner.
The audio output method according to claim 1, wherein, in the case where the distance between the electronic device and the target object is updated to a first predetermined range, the electronic device outputs audio data in a directional sound transmission manner ,include:

In the case where the distance between the electronic device and the target object is updated to the first predetermined range, the electronic device outputs audio data in a directional sound transmission manner through the first sound transmission component;

In the case where the distance between the electronic device and the target object is updated to the first predetermined range, after the electronic device outputs audio data in a directional sound transmission mode, the method further includes:

When the distance between the electronic device and the target object is updated to the second predetermined range, the electronic device switches to output audio data in a directional sound transmission manner through the second sound transmission component.
An electronic device including:

The first output module is used to output audio data in a non-directional sound transmission mode;

The second output module is configured to output audio data in a directional sound transmission mode when the distance between the electronic device and the target object is updated to the first predetermined range.
The electronic device according to claim 6, further comprising:

The third output module is configured to update the distance between the electronic device and the target object to exceed the first predetermined range, and update the distance between the electronic device and the target object to the first predetermined range again In the case of range, the audio data is output in a non-directional sound transmission mode.
The electronic device according to claim 6, further comprising:

A display module, configured to display a first icon on the electronic device when the distance between the electronic device and the target object is updated to a first predetermined range;

Wherein, the first icon is used to instruct the electronic device to output audio data in a directional sound transmission manner.
The electronic device according to claim 8, further comprising:

The first receiving module is configured to receive a user's first input to the first icon;

The first response module is configured to output audio data in a non-directional sound transmission mode in response to the first input, and update the first icon to be the second icon;

Wherein, the second icon is used to instruct the electronic device to output audio data in a non-directional sound transmission manner.
The electronic device according to claim 6, wherein the second output module is further specifically configured to: when the distance between the electronic device and the target object is updated to a first predetermined range, pass the first sound transmission The component outputs audio data in a directional sound transmission mode;

The electronic device also includes:

The fourth output module is configured to switch the electronic device to output audio data in a directional sound transmission manner through the second sound transmission component when the distance between the electronic device and the target object is updated to a second predetermined range .
An electronic device, comprising a processor, a memory, and a computer program stored on the memory and capable of running on the processor, the computer program being executed by the processor to implement any of claims 1 to 5 One of the steps of the audio output method.
A computer-readable storage medium on which a computer program is stored, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps of the audio output method according to any one of claims 1 to 5 are realized.
A computer software product, the computer software product is stored in a non-volatile storage medium, and the software product is configured to be executed by at least one processor to implement the method according to any one of claims 1 to 5 The steps of the audio output method.
An electronic device configured to execute the audio output method according to any one of claims 1 to 5.