CN101552823B - Volume management system and method - Google Patents

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CN101552823B
CN101552823B CN2008100921222A CN200810092122A CN101552823B CN 101552823 B CN101552823 B CN 101552823B CN 2008100921222 A CN2008100921222 A CN 2008100921222A CN 200810092122 A CN200810092122 A CN 200810092122A CN 101552823 B CN101552823 B CN 101552823B
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The invention relates to a volume management method suitable to a handheld communication device which receives an input acoustical signal and produces an output acoustical signal during the communication. Meanwhile, the handheld communication device stores a preset average volume. The volume management method comprises the following steps: analyzing the input acoustical signal and obtaining a receiving volume; comparing the receiving volume with the preset average volume; and regulating an output volume of the output acoustical signal according to the difference of the receiving volume and thepreset average volume.

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Sound volume management system and method
Technical field
The relevant a kind of sound-volume management method of the present invention, particularly relevant a kind of sound-volume management method of adjusting the output volume of hand-holding communication device.
Background technology
Along with the development of mobile science and technology, mobile phone has been the indispensable communication tools of most people.Yet under the noisy environment or when the relatively poor user of hearing saying mobile phone, regular meeting strengthens the volume of oneself speaking unconsciously because of the other side's that can not hear clearly sound.Thus, the people around not only can disturbing by making noise, the volume that also can cause passing to the other side is too big.
In order to let the user can clearly hear the other side's sound, in general, have at present manually and two kinds of known technologies of automatic adjustment Headphone volume by the receiver (Receiver) of mobile phone.
At the manual adjustment Headphone volume partly, the user is when conversation, if desire is adjusted the output volume of earpiece, can directly control the size of the output volume of receiver through " the volume adjustment button " that is provided on the mobile phone.Whereby, when the user says phone under noisy environment, need manually to transfer big Headphone volume, could know the sound of hearing the other side; And under quiet environment (for example: in meeting), need manually turn Headphone volume down, interfere with the people beyond the user with the output volume of avoiding receiver.
At automatic adjustment Headphone volume partly, the decibel device of building in this kind mobile phone has can detect environmental noise, and according to the size of environmental noise, comes adjustment Headphone volume automatically.For example: when environmental noise was big, mobile phone can increase Headphone volume automatically; When environmental noise hour, mobile phone can reduce Headphone volume automatically.
Summary of the invention
A purpose of the present invention is, according to the present speaking volume of user, in communication process, adjusts the output volume of receiver or loud speaker automatically, lets the user can enjoy good speech quality and comfortable conversation experience.
The present invention provides a kind of sound-volume management method, is applicable to that (for example: mobile phone), this communication device receives an input audio signal and produces the output sound signal of a partner hand-holding communication device in communication process.And hand-holding communication device stores a preset average volume, and sound-volume management method comprises the following steps:
Analyze input audio signal and obtain a volume of reception;
Compare volume of reception and preset average volume;
Then, according to the two difference, an output volume of adjustment output sound signal.
Wherein, when volume of reception approximates preset average volume, keep output volume;
When volume of reception during, increase output volume greater than preset average volume; And
When volume of reception during, reduce output volume less than preset average volume.
The present invention provides a kind of sound volume management system, is applicable to a hand-holding communication device, and sound volume management system comprises a sound receiving element, a sound playing element, a storage element and a volume administrative unit at least.
The sound receiving element is in order to receive an input audio signal.The sound playing element is in order to produce the output sound signal of a partner.Storage element is in order to store a preset average volume.
The volume administrative unit obtains a volume of reception in order to analyze input audio signal, so relatively volume of reception and preset average volume to adjust an output volume of output sound signal.
Wherein, when volume of reception approximates preset average volume, keep the output volume of sound playing element; When volume of reception during, increase the output volume of sound playing element greater than preset average volume; When volume of reception during, reduce the output volume of sound playing element less than preset average volume.
In sum, sound volume management system of the present invention and method have advantage:
One, according to the present speaking volume of user (being the volume of reception of system), in communication process, adjust the output volume of receiver or loud speaker automatically, let the user can enjoy good speech quality and comfortable conversation experience.
Two and known art, what the present invention was measured is not to be the noise of environment, but user's speaking volume.
Therefore the decibel device built in need not having of the present invention does not more need to filter out in addition user's voice.But through detecting user's sound, as the adjustment foundation of the output volume of receiver or loud speaker near microphone.
Three, the average and each speaking volume (being the volume of reception of system) of record user of meeting of the present invention according to different users's speak custom and environment of living in, is done the benchmark that the receiver output volume is adjusted whereby.
About advantage of the present invention and spirit, and more detailed execution mode can further be understood the description of preferred embodiments with reference to accompanying drawing through following.
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Combine appended diagram through following detailed description, can understand the plurality of advantages of foregoing and the present invention easily, wherein:
Fig. 1 is the allocation plan of sound volume management system of the present invention; And
Fig. 2 is the effect flow chart of sound-volume management method of the present invention.
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Find according to human behavior pattern: the volume that volume that the mankind speak and speaker's hearing and the other side speak is inversely proportional to.
For instance:
The people that hearing is bad, because the other side's that can not hear clearly sound, he so can amplifies the volume of oneself speaking unconsciously; When perhaps in noisy environment, receiving calls, the user also can be because of the other side's that can not hear clearly sound, and amplify the volume of speaking.
Therefore, when using mobile phone communication,, promptly represent the sound that earpiece sent of more can not hear clearly when the user speaks more loudly.At this moment, Headphone volume just should amplify, the sound that the user can be known and hear receiver easily and sent, and then make the user reduce the volume of speaking.
In addition, when speak little sound of user, promptly represent the user to listen very clearly or the user is in one very quietly in the environment (or meeting), that possibly not hope receiver interferes with other people too loudly.At this moment, Headphone volume just should reduce.
Sound-volume management method of the present invention, that is develop out according to above-mentioned behavior pattern and relevant inference, and the foundation that its volume is managed is user's a speaking volume.
Please with reference to Fig. 1, it is the allocation plan of sound volume management system of the present invention.Sound volume management system 10 of the present invention is applicable to that (for example: mobile phone), sound volume management system 10 comprises a sound receiving element 11, a sound playing element 12, a storage element 13 and a volume administrative unit 14 to a hand-holding communication device at least.
Sound receiving element 11 is in order to receive an input audio signal, for example: a user the sound of speaking.Sound playing element 12 is in order to produce an output sound signal.13 of storage elements are in order to store a preset average volume.
Volume administrative unit 14 obtains a volume of reception in order to analyze input audio signal, so relatively volume of reception and preset average volume to adjust an output volume of output sound signal.
Wherein, when volume of reception approximates preset average volume, volume administrative unit 14 will be kept the output volume of sound playing element 12; When volume of reception during greater than preset average volume, volume administrative unit 14 will increase the output volume of sound playing element 12; When volume of reception during less than preset average volume, volume administrative unit 14 will reduce the output volume of sound playing element 12.In one embodiment, when above-mentioned input audio signal was user's sound in a minute, volume of reception was the present speaking volume of user.
In user's communication process, volume administrative unit 14 can be set whenever and just detect and obtain input audio signal once more at a distance from a special time (several seconds approximately), to adjust the output volume of sound playing element 12 at any time.
And when end of conversation, volume administrative unit 14 can be with in this communication process, and it is average that the volume of reception of being obtained is done, to obtain an average received volume.
Then do this average received volume and the preset average speaking volume that is stored in storage element 13 originally average; And above-mentioned mean value is stored to storage element 13; Replacing preset average volume originally, when conversing next time, the preset average volume of institute's foundation.
In preferred embodiment, hand-holding communication device is a mobile phone.Sound receiving element 11 is a microphone (Microphone).Sound playing element 12 is a receiver (Receiver); Perhaps, when the user used hand-holding communication device with the pattern of amplifying (or hand-free mode), sound playing element 12 was a loud speaker (Speaker).
Please with reference to Fig. 2, it is the effect flow chart of sound-volume management method of the present invention.Sound-volume management method of the present invention is applicable to that (for example: mobile phone), this hand-holding communication device receives an input audio signal and produces an output sound signal hand-holding communication device in communication process.And, storing a preset average volume in the hand-holding communication device, sound-volume management method comprises the following steps:
After beginning conversation (S20), hand-holding communication device whenever can be obtained an input audio signal at a distance from a special time, and analyzes input audio signal to obtain a volume of reception; (S21), wherein this input audio signal by 11 receptions of sound receiving element.
Then, compare volume of reception and preset average volume, and according to the two difference, an output volume of adjustment output sound signal.In the present embodiment, judge whether volume of reception approximates preset average volume (S22) earlier.
If when volume of reception approximates preset average volume, then keep present output volume (S23).If when volume of reception is not equal to preset average volume, judge then that then whether volume of reception is greater than preset average volume (S24).If volume of reception during greater than preset average volume, then increases output volume (S25).If volume of reception is non-during greater than preset average volume, promptly represent volume of reception less than preset average volume, then need reduce output volume (S26) this moment.
When end of conversation (S27), this volume of reception of can the be average every input audio signal of obtaining at a distance from special time of hand-holding communication device obtaining an average received volume, and is made on average (S28) with this average received volume and preset average volume.At last, store the mean value that a last step tries to achieve and replace preset average volume originally, with when conversing next time, the preset average speaking volume (S29) of institute's foundation.
In preferred embodiment, sound volume management system that the present invention disclosed and method are a kind of resident software program that is applicable to mobile phone, can be mounted in the memory or firmware of mobile phone.
Because normally a kind of personalized product of mobile phone; So use the present invention; And the user uses mobile phone after a period of time; Technology of the present invention just can be tried to achieve the usual average speaking volume of user (average received volume), and this promptly represents under general environment (situation), and the user promptly speaks with this average speaking volume.
If the speaking volume (being the volume of reception of system) of sampling and average received volume before are much at one at present, represent that then the user speaks with usual state, should be in the general environment.At this moment, program does not need the output volume of sound playing element is done any adjustment.
If the speaking volume (being the volume of reception of system) of sampling can infer then that greater than average volume before present user should be in a noisy environment at present.At this moment, program can increase the output volume of sound playing element.
If the speaking volume (being the volume of reception of system) of sampling is less than average volume before at present, can infers that then present user possibly be under the very quiet environment, or not hope that others hears the sound that the sound playing element is spread out of.At this moment, program can reduce the output volume of sound playing element.
It should be noted that the output volume that the present invention increases/reduce the sound playing element has the scope restriction, and can maintain in the acoustically comfortable scope of user.Thus; No matter in any environment, the In Call that the user heard is exactly to adjust and suitable In Call, and the user also can be according to the output volume size (definition of listening) of sound playing element simultaneously; And adjust the size of own speaking volume, and do not have influence on other people.
In sum, sound volume management system of the present invention and method have advantage:
One, according to the present speaking volume of user (being the volume of reception of system), in communication process, adjust the output volume of receiver or loud speaker automatically, let the user can enjoy good speech quality and comfortable conversation experience.
Two and known art, what the present invention was measured is not to be the noise of environment, but user's speaking volume.
So the decibel device that the present invention builds in need not having does not more need to filter out in addition user's voice.But through detecting user's sound, as the adjustment foundation of the output volume of receiver or loud speaker near microphone.
Three, the average and each speaking volume (being the volume of reception of system) of record user of meeting of the present invention according to different users's speak custom and environment of living in, is done the benchmark that the receiver output volume is adjusted whereby.
Though the present invention illustrates as above with preferred embodiments, yet it is not only to terminate in the foregoing description in order to limit the present invention's spirit with the invention entity.To being familiar with this operator, when understanding and utilize other element or mode to produce identical effect easily.Therefore, the modification of in not breaking away from spirit of the present invention and scope, being done all should be included in claims institute restricted portion.

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1. sound-volume management method; Be applicable to hand-holding communication device, in communication process, receive input audio signal and produce the output sound signal of partner sound that said hand-holding communication device stores preset average volume; It is characterized in that said sound-volume management method comprises the following steps:
Analyze said input audio signal and obtain volume of reception;
More said volume of reception and said preset average volume; And
Adjust the output volume of said output sound signal.
2. sound-volume management method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, said method also comprises, when said volume of reception approximates said preset average volume, keeps said output volume.
3. sound-volume management method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, said method also comprises, when said volume of reception during greater than said preset average volume, increases said output volume.
4. sound-volume management method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, said method also comprises, when said volume of reception during less than said preset average volume, reduces said output volume.
5. sound-volume management method according to claim 1 is characterized in that, said method comprises that also in communication process, every separated special time is obtained said input audio signal.
6. sound-volume management method according to claim 5 is characterized in that said method also comprises the following steps:
When end of conversation, the said volume of reception of the said input audio signal that average every separated said special time is obtained is to obtain the average received volume;
Do said average received volume and said preset average volume average; And
Store the mean value that a last step tries to achieve and replace said preset average volume.
7. a sound volume management system is applicable to hand-holding communication device, it is characterized in that, said sound volume management system comprises at least:
The sound receiving element is in order to receive input audio signal;
The sound playing element is in order to produce the output sound signal of partner;
Storage element is in order to store preset average volume; And
The volume administrative unit obtains volume of reception in order to analyze said input audio signal, and then more said volume of reception and said preset average volume are to adjust the output volume of said output sound signal.
8. sound volume management system according to claim 7 is characterized in that, when said volume of reception approximates said preset average volume, keeps the said output volume of said sound playing element.
9. sound volume management system according to claim 7 is characterized in that, when said volume of reception during greater than said preset average volume, increases the said output volume of said sound playing element.
10. sound volume management system according to claim 7 is characterized in that, when said volume of reception during less than said preset average volume, reduces the said output volume of said sound playing element.
11. sound volume management system according to claim 7 is characterized in that, in communication process, said volume administrative unit is every just can to detect said input audio signal at a distance from special time, to adjust the said output volume of said sound playing element at any time.
12. sound volume management system according to claim 11; It is characterized in that; When end of conversation, said volume administrative unit detects this conversation average received volume that obtains and the said preset average speaking volume that is stored in said storage element and does on average, and said mean value is stored to said storage element; To replace said preset average volume, as the said preset average volume of conversation next time.
13. sound volume management system according to claim 7 is characterized in that, wherein said sound receiving element is a microphone.
14. sound volume management system according to claim 7 is characterized in that, wherein said sound playing element is a receiver.
15. sound volume management system according to claim 7 is characterized in that, wherein said sound playing element is a loud speaker.
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