CN111176605A

CN111176605A - Audio output method and electronic equipment

Info

Publication number: CN111176605A
Application number: CN201911205542.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 刘峰; 方宝彤; 严胜男
Original assignee: Lenovo Beijing Ltd
Current assignee: Lenovo Beijing Ltd
Priority date: 2019-11-29
Filing date: 2019-11-29
Publication date: 2020-05-19
Anticipated expiration: 2039-11-29
Also published as: CN111176605B

Abstract

The embodiment of the application discloses an audio output method and electronic equipment, wherein the method comprises the following steps: when a first condition is met, determining a target audio output interface from at least two audio output interfaces of the electronic equipment so as to output the audio to be output of the electronic equipment from the target audio output interface; wherein the first condition is related to at least an access status of the at least two audio output interfaces.

Description

Audio output method and electronic equipment

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to computer technologies, and in particular, to an audio output method and an electronic device.

Background

In the related art, the control of the audio output interfaces corresponding to different sound cards is independent from each other, and cannot be controlled in a linkage manner, for example: the control of the audio output interface on the display and the control of the audio output interface on the host are mutually independent, and when the audio output interface on the display is used for playing audio, the audio playing interface cannot be automatically switched to the audio output interface on the host, and the manual switching by a user is needed.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides an audio output method and electronic equipment.

In one aspect, an audio output method provided by an embodiment of the present application includes:

determining a target audio output interface from at least two audio output interfaces of the electronic equipment when a first condition is met, so as to output the audio to be output of the electronic equipment from the target audio output interface;

wherein the first condition is related to at least an access status of the at least two audio output interfaces.

In one aspect, an electronic device provided in an embodiment of the present application includes:

the electronic equipment comprises a determining unit, a judging unit and a processing unit, wherein the determining unit is used for determining a target audio output interface from at least two audio output interfaces of the electronic equipment to output audio to be output of the electronic equipment from the target audio output interface when a first condition is met;

In one aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an electronic device, including: at least two audio output interfaces, a processor and a memory for storing a computer program capable of running on the processor, wherein the processor, when running the computer program, performs the steps of the audio output method described above.

In one aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a storage medium, where an audio output program is stored on the storage medium, and the audio output program, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the audio output method described above.

In the embodiment of the application, a first condition is met, a target audio output interface is determined from at least two audio output interfaces of the electronic equipment, so that audio to be output of the electronic equipment is output from the target audio output interface; the first condition is at least related to the access states of the at least two audio output interfaces, so that when the at least two audio output interfaces in the electronic equipment are accessed to the audio peripheral, a target audio output interface for outputting audio to be input is automatically determined from the at least two audio output interfaces, the target audio output interface for outputting the audio to be input does not need to be manually selected, the audio output convenience of the electronic equipment is improved, and the user experience is improved.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is an alternative structural schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 2 is an alternative structural schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 3 is a schematic flow chart of an alternative implementation of the audio output method according to the embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of an alternative audio output effect according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 5 is a schematic flow chart of an alternative implementation of the audio output method according to the embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of an alternative notification interface according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an alternative audio output effect according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an alternative audio output effect according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of an alternative configuration of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of an alternative configuration of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 11 is an alternative structural schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

The present application will be described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples. It should be understood that the examples provided herein are merely illustrative of the present application and are not intended to limit the present application. In addition, the following examples are provided as partial examples for implementing the present application, not all examples for implementing the present application, and the technical solutions described in the examples of the present application may be implemented in any combination without conflict.

In various embodiments of the present application, a first condition is satisfied, and a target audio output interface is determined from at least two audio output interfaces of the electronic device, so as to output audio to be output of the electronic device from the target audio output interface; wherein the first condition is related to at least an access status of the at least two audio output interfaces.

The embodiment of the present application provides an audio output method, which is applied to an electronic device, and each functional module in the electronic device may be cooperatively implemented by hardware resources of a device (e.g., a terminal device), such as computing resources like a processor, and communication resources (e.g., for supporting communication in various manners like optical cables and cellular).

The electronic device may be any device with information processing capability, and in one embodiment, the electronic device may be an intelligent terminal, for example, an electronic device with wireless communication capability such as a notebook, an AR/VR device, or a mobile terminal. In another embodiment, the electronic device may also be a computing-capable terminal device that is not mobile, such as a desktop computer, a server, etc.

Of course, the embodiments of the present application are not limited to being provided as methods and hardware, and may be implemented in various ways, such as being provided as a storage medium (storing instructions for executing the audio output method provided by the embodiments of the present application).

Fig. 1 is an alternative schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application, and as shown in fig. 1, the electronic device 100 includes: audio output interface 11-1, audio output interface 11-2 and audio output interface 11-3. Here, the audio formats supported by the different audio output interfaces may be the same or different.

The audio output interface may include: high Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI), Digital component serial Interface (SDI), Digital Visual Interface (DVI), and other interfaces capable of transmitting audio. In one example, the audio output interfaces 11-1 and 11-2 are high definition multimedia interfaces, and the audio output interface 11-3 is SDI.

In this embodiment, the audio output interface of the electronic device may include: USB interface, Kanon interface, lotus flower joint and other wired interfaces. The physical form of the audio output interface is not limited in any way in the embodiments of the present application.

The electronic device may output audio data to the audio peripheral through the audio output interface. The audio peripheral may include: the device can play audio data such as earphones, sound boxes, power amplifiers and sound consoles.

The position of the audio output interface in the electronic device is not subject to any restrictions. In one example, as shown in FIG. 2, audio output interface 11-1 is located on a display of the electronic device, and audio output interface 11-2 and audio output interface 11-3 (not shown) are located on a host of the electronic device, where audio output interface 11-2 is located at a front end of the host and audio output interface 11-3 is located at a back end of the host.

It should be noted that, in the examples of fig. 1 and 2, the electronic device includes three audio output interfaces. In practical applications, the electronic device may include a plurality of audio output interfaces, and the number of the audio output interfaces in the electronic device is not limited in any way in the embodiment of the present application.

A plurality of audio output interfaces in the electronic equipment can correspond to the same sound card and can also correspond to different sound cards. In one example, two audio output interfaces are included in the electronic device: the audio output interface A and the audio output interface B correspond to different sound cards respectively. In one example, four audio output interfaces are included in the electronic device: audio output interface A, audio output interface B, audio output interface C and audio output interface D. The audio output interface A and the audio output interface B correspond to the sound card A, and the audio output interface C and the audio output interface D correspond to the sound card B.

Fig. 3 is a schematic flowchart of an optional implementation flow of an audio output method provided in an embodiment of the present application, and as shown in fig. 3, the audio output method includes:

s301, when a first condition is met, determining a target audio output interface from at least two audio output interfaces of the electronic equipment, so as to output the audio to be output of the electronic equipment from the target audio output interface.

Wherein the first condition is related to at least an access status of the at least two audio output interfaces. Wherein, the access state includes: the access has the audio peripheral equipment and has no access to the audio peripheral equipment. When an audio output interface is connected with an audio peripheral, the audio output interface is connected with the audio peripheral in an access state. When an audio output interface is not accessed with an audio peripheral, the access state of the audio output interface is that the audio peripheral is not accessed.

Here, the first condition may include one of:

the first condition is as follows: the access state of one audio output interface of at least two audio output interfaces of the electronic equipment is that an audio peripheral is accessed;

and a second condition: the access states of a plurality of audio output interfaces in at least two audio output interfaces of the electronic equipment are respectively that audio peripherals are accessed.

When the electronic equipment meets a first condition, a target audio output interface is determined from at least two audio output interfaces of the electronic equipment, and the target audio output interface is an audio output interface selected by the electronic equipment for audio output.

Wherein, the determining manner of determining the target audio output interface from the at least two audio output interfaces of the electronic device may include at least one of the following:

determining an audio output interface with an access state of accessing an audio peripheral in at least two audio output interfaces as a target audio output interface;

determining a mode II, namely determining an audio output interface which is accessed to the audio peripheral and outputs audio for the last time in the access state of at least two audio output interfaces as a target audio output interface;

and determining a mode III, namely determining the audio output interface with the access state of being accessed with the audio peripheral and high priority in the at least two audio output interfaces as a target audio output interface.

In the third determination mode, the priority of the audio output interface may be determined according to parameters such as the corresponding use frequency and the supported sound effect. In one example, when the priority of the audio output interface is determined according to the corresponding usage frequency, the priority of the audio output interface with a high usage frequency is high. In yet another example, when the priority of an audio output interface is determined according to supported sound effects, then the priority of a supported sound-effecting audio output interface is high. In this embodiment of the present application, the priority of the audio output interface may further include other parameters, and a user may set the priority according to actual requirements, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application.

In an embodiment of the present application, the target audio output interface determined from the at least two audio output interfaces of the electronic device may include one or more.

When the target audio output interface determined from the at least two audio output interfaces of the electronic device includes one audio output interface, the target audio output interface determined from the at least two audio output interfaces of the electronic device further includes one of the following cases:

case a1, detecting that a first audio peripheral is accessed to a first audio output interface of the at least two audio output interfaces, determining that the first audio output interface is the target audio output interface, and outputting the audio to be output to the first audio peripheral through the first audio output interface;

a condition a2, that is, when the first audio peripheral is connected to the first audio output interface, it is detected that a second audio peripheral is connected to a second audio output interface of the at least two audio output interfaces, it is determined that the second audio output interface is the target audio output interface, and the audio to be output is output to the second audio peripheral through the second audio output interface;

situation a3, in the process of outputting the audio to be output to the first audio peripheral through the first audio output interface, detecting that a third audio peripheral is connected to a third audio output interface of the at least two audio output interfaces, and switching the target audio output interface from the first audio output interface to the third audio output interface, so as to output the audio to be output to the third audio peripheral through the third audio output interface.

In the case a1, one of the audio output interfaces is connected to an audio peripheral, the connected audio peripheral is referred to as a first audio peripheral, and the audio output interface connected to the first audio peripheral is referred to as a first audio output interface, at this time, the first audio output interface connected to the first audio peripheral is determined as a target output interface, and the audio to be output is output to the first audio peripheral through the first audio output interface, that is, the audio output interface connected to the audio peripheral among the audio output interfaces is determined as the target output interface (corresponding to the first determination method).

In one example, an electronic device includes an audio output interface: the audio output interface B is used as a target audio output interface, and audio to be output is output to the audio peripheral accessed by the audio output interface B through the audio output interface B.

In case a2, the plurality of audio output interfaces are connected to an audio peripheral, the audio peripheral connected first is referred to as a first audio peripheral, the audio output interface connected first to the audio peripheral is referred to as a first audio output interface, the audio peripheral connected when the first audio peripheral is connected to the first audio output interface is referred to as a second audio peripheral, and the audio output interface connected to the second audio peripheral is referred to as a second audio output interface. And after the first audio peripheral is connected with the first audio output interface and before the second audio peripheral is connected with the second audio output interface, the audio to be output is not output through the first audio output interface.

When the electronic equipment detects that the first audio peripheral and the second audio peripheral are sequentially and respectively connected to the first audio output interface and the second audio output interface, the second audio output interface is determined as a target audio output interface, and audio to be output is output to the second audio peripheral through the second audio output interface.

And selecting the audio output interface accessed later as a target audio output interface according to the time sequence of accessing the corresponding audio output interface by the audio peripheral, and outputting the audio to be output to the audio peripheral accessed later through the target audio output interface.

In one example, an electronic device includes an audio output interface: the audio output interface C is used as a target audio output interface, and audio to be output is output to the audio peripheral B accessed by the audio output interface C through the audio output interface C under the condition that the audio peripheral A is accessed to the audio output interface B and the audio peripheral B is accessed to the audio output interface C.

In the case a3, the plurality of audio output interfaces are connected to an audio peripheral, the audio peripheral connected first is referred to as a first audio peripheral, the audio output interface connected first to the audio peripheral is referred to as a first audio output interface, the audio peripheral connected when the audio to be output is output to the first audio peripheral through the first audio output interface is referred to as a third audio peripheral, and the audio output interface connected to the third audio peripheral is referred to as a third audio output interface. After the first audio peripheral is connected to the first audio output interface and before the third audio peripheral is connected to the third audio output interface, the audio to be output is output to the first audio peripheral through the first audio output interface.

And under the condition that the electronic equipment detects that the third audio output interface is arranged outside the third audio and outputs the audio to be output to the first audio peripheral through the first audio output interface, determining the third audio output interface as a target audio output interface, switching the interface for outputting the audio to be output from the first audio interface to the third audio output interface, and outputting the audio to be output to the third audio peripheral through the third audio output interface.

Here, when the audio to be output is being output, the audio output interface that is accessed after selection is used as the target audio output interface, and the audio output interface that outputs the audio to be output is switched from the current audio output interface to the target audio output interface.

In one example, an electronic device includes an audio output interface: when the audio peripheral A is connected with the audio output interface B and outputs audio to be output through the audio output interface B, the audio peripheral B is connected with the audio output interface C, the target audio output interface is switched from the audio output interface B to the audio output interface C, and the audio to be output is output through the audio output interface C to the audio peripheral B connected with the audio output interface C.

According to the audio output method provided by the embodiment of the application, the audio output interface which is recently accessed to the audio peripheral is selected as the target output interface for outputting the audio to be output according to the sequence of the audio peripheral accessed to the audio output interface, so that the audio is output according to the output requirements of users, and the use experience of the users is improved.

When the target audio output interface determined from the at least two audio output interfaces of the electronic device may include a plurality of audio output interfaces, the target audio output interface determined from the at least two audio output interfaces of the electronic device further includes one of the following cases:

and B1, detecting that a first audio peripheral is accessed to a first audio output interface of the at least two audio output interfaces, and a second audio peripheral is accessed to a second audio output interface except the first audio output interface, determining that the first audio output interface and the second audio output interface are the target audio output interface, and outputting the audio to be output to the first audio peripheral and the second audio peripheral through the first audio output interface and the second audio output interface according to the determined playing strategy.

Situation B2, in a process of outputting the to-be-output audio to the first audio peripheral through the first audio output interface, detecting that a third audio peripheral is accessed to a third audio output interface of the at least two audio output interfaces, and determining the target audio output interface as the first audio output interface and the third audio output interface, so as to output the to-be-output audio to the third audio peripheral and the first audio peripheral through the third audio output interface and the first audio output interface according to the determined playing policy.

In the case B1, at least two of the plurality of audio output interfaces are respectively connected to an audio peripheral, where any two of the connected audio peripherals are respectively referred to as a first audio peripheral and a second audio peripheral, the audio output interface connected to the first audio peripheral is referred to as a first audio output interface, and the audio output interface connected to the second audio peripheral is referred to as a second audio output interface, at this time, the first audio output interface and the second audio output interface are determined as target output interfaces, and the audio to be output is respectively output to the first audio peripheral and the second audio peripheral through the first audio output interface and the second audio output interface, that is, the audio output interface connected to the audio peripheral among the plurality of audio output interfaces is determined as the target output interface (corresponding to the second determination method).

In an example, as shown in fig. 4, when a first audio peripheral 401 and a second audio peripheral 402 are respectively connected to a first output interface 403 and a second output interface 404 of the electronic device 400, the audio to be output is output to the first audio peripheral 401 through the first output interface 403, and is output to the second audio peripheral 402 through the second output interface 404.

And the playing strategy represents the playing control information of the first audio peripheral and the second audio peripheral.

In an example, the playback policy relates to a usage object of the first audio peripheral and the second audio peripheral or a priority of running an application on the electronic device. Taking the play strategy as an example related to the use objects of the first audio peripheral and the second audio peripheral, when the number of the use objects is larger than the specified number, the audio to be output is respectively output to the first audio peripheral and the second audio peripheral through the first audio output interface and the second audio output interface, and the output parameters such as the volume, the sound effect and the like of the audio to be output are controlled according to the number of the use objects. Taking the case that the playing strategy is related to the priority of the running application on the electronic device, when the priority of the running application is higher than the designated priority, the audio to be output is respectively output to the first audio peripheral and the second audio peripheral through the first audio output interface and the second audio output interface, and the output parameters such as the volume, the sound effect and the like of the audio to be output are controlled according to the priority of the running application. Here, the priority of running the application and the designated priority may be set by demand.

In another example, the play policy may also be to control a duration of outputting the audio to be output to the first audio peripheral through the first audio output interface and outputting the audio to be output to the second audio peripheral through the second audio output interface; if the first time length is output through the first audio output interface, the second time length is output through the second audio output interface, and then the third time length is output through the first audio output interface, the operations are sequentially alternated, wherein the first time length, the second time length and the third time length can be the same or different; or the audio to be output is output through the first audio output interface in the first scene, and the audio to be output is switched from the first audio output interface to the second audio output interface when the first scene is switched to the second scene.

In case B2, the multiple audio output interfaces are connected to an audio peripheral, the audio peripheral connected first is referred to as a first audio peripheral, the audio output interface connected first to the audio peripheral is referred to as a first audio output interface, the audio peripheral connected when the audio to be output is output to the first audio peripheral through the first audio output interface is referred to as a third audio peripheral, and the audio output interface connected to the third audio peripheral is referred to as a third audio output interface. After the first audio peripheral is connected to the first audio output interface and before the third audio peripheral is connected to the third audio output interface, the audio to be output is output to the first audio peripheral through the first audio output interface.

When the electronic equipment detects that the third audio output interface is externally arranged on the third audio and the electronic equipment outputs the audio to be output to the first audio external equipment through the first audio output interface, the first audio output interface and the third audio output interface are determined as target audio output interfaces, so that the third audio output interface is added to an interface for outputting the audio to be output on the basis of the first audio output interface, the audio to be output is output to the first audio external equipment and the third audio external equipment through the first audio output interface and the third audio output interface respectively, and the audio output interface connected to the audio external equipment in the audio output interfaces is determined as the target output interface.

And the playing strategy represents the playing control information of the first audio peripheral and the third audio peripheral.

In an example, the playback policy relates to a usage object of the first audio peripheral and the third audio peripheral or a priority of running an application on the electronic device. Taking the play strategy as an example related to the use objects of the first audio peripheral and the third audio peripheral, when the number of the use objects is larger than the specified number, the audio to be output is respectively output to the first audio peripheral and the third audio peripheral through the first audio output interface and the third audio output interface, and the output parameters such as the volume, the sound effect and the like of the audio to be output are controlled according to the number of the use objects. Taking the case that the playing strategy is related to the priority of the running application on the electronic device, when the priority of the running application is higher than the designated priority, the audio to be output is respectively output to the first audio peripheral and the third audio peripheral through the first audio output interface and the third audio output interface, and the output parameters such as the volume of the audio to be output, the sound effect and the like are controlled according to the priority of the running application. Here, the priority of running the application and the designated priority may be set by demand.

In another example, the play policy may also be to control a duration of outputting the audio to be output to the first audio peripheral through the first audio output interface and outputting the audio to be output to the third audio peripheral through the third audio output interface; if a third audio peripheral is detected to be connected to a third application output interface in the process of outputting the audio to be output through the first audio output interface, outputting a second duration through the third audio output interface after outputting a first duration through the first audio output interface, and then outputting a third duration through the first audio output interface, wherein the first duration, the second duration and the third duration can be the same or different; or the audio to be output is output through the first audio output interface in the first scene, and the audio to be output is switched from the first audio output interface to the third audio output interface when the first scene is switched to the second scene.

According to the audio output method, the audio to be output can be output through the plurality of audio output interfaces according to the requirements of the user, the user does not need to select among different audio output interfaces, the convenience of using the audio output interfaces by the user is improved, and the user experience is improved.

In an embodiment, after S301, as shown in fig. 5, the method further includes:

and S302, outputting prompt information for audio output through the determined target audio output interface.

After determining the target output interface at S301, the electronic device may output prompt information based on the determined target output interface to prompt the user of the target audio output interface for which it is currently determined to output the audio to be output, to determine whether to output the audio to be output through the target audio output interface.

Here, a selection control may be provided on the prompt interface displaying the prompt information: and when the second control receives the operation of the operation body, the user of the electronic equipment is represented not to receive the prompt information.

In an example, when the audio output interface of the electronic device includes a headphone interface on a headphone interface host on the display, and the headphone interface on the display is connected to an audio peripheral headphone, the headphone interface on the host is connected to a sound box, and when the determined target audio output interface is the audio output interface on the display, the output interface 600 for outputting the prompt message may be as shown in fig. 6, and outputs the prompt message 601: "whether or not to output audio through a headphone interface on the display", and provides a first control 602 that displays the information "accept" and a second control 603 that displays the information "not accept".

In the embodiment of the application, the option of outputting the to-be-audio output interface can be displayed while the prompt information is output, the selectable audio output interface is provided for the user of the electronic equipment, when the operation body does not select other audio output interfaces, the user of the electronic equipment is determined to accept the prompt information, otherwise, the user of the electronic equipment is determined not to accept the prompt information.

In the embodiment of the application, the audio output interface accessed by the audio peripheral can be detected after the prompt information is output, when the audio output interface accessed by the audio peripheral is the target audio output interface, the user of the electronic equipment is determined to accept the prompt information, otherwise, the user of the electronic equipment is determined not to accept the prompt information.

In the embodiment of the application, when the electronic equipment detects that the operation body operates (such as wearing, opening and the like) the audio peripheral accessed to the target audio output interface, it can be determined that the user of the electronic equipment receives the prompt message.

The electronic device receives: when the operations such as mouse click determination, voice reply, gesture reply and the like are performed, the user of the electronic equipment can be determined to accept the prompt message.

In the embodiment of the present application, a specific manner of how the electronic device determines whether the user of the electronic device accepts the prompt message is not limited at all.

When the electronic device determines that the user of the electronic device accepts the prompt message, S303 is executed, and when the electronic device determines that the user of the electronic device does not accept the prompt message, S304 is executed.

S303, responding to the prompt information accepted by the user of the electronic equipment, and outputting the audio to be output based on the determined target audio output interface.

Here, when it is determined that the user of the electronic apparatus accepts the prompt information, the electronic apparatus outputs the audio to be output through the target output interface in response to the user of the electronic apparatus accepting the prompt information.

S304, in response to the fact that the user of the electronic equipment does not accept the prompt information, determining the audio output interface selected by the operation body as the target audio output interface to output the audio to be output.

Here, when it is determined that the user of the electronic apparatus does not accept the prompt information, the electronic apparatus outputs the audio to be output based on the audio output interface selected by the operating body of the user of the electronic apparatus as the audio output interface that outputs the audio to be output in response to the user of the electronic apparatus not accepting the prompt information.

In the embodiment of the application, after the target audio output interface is determined, the prompt information for audio output through the determined target audio output interface is output so as to recommend the audio output interface for outputting the audio to be output to a user, and the audio output interface for finally outputting the audio to be output is selected based on the will of the user of the electronic equipment, so that the audio output requirement of the user is met while intelligent recommendation of the audio output interface is performed.

In an embodiment, as shown in fig. 7, before S301, the method further includes:

and S300, obtaining audio output information.

At this time, the implementation of S301 includes: S301A, when the first condition is satisfied, determining a target audio output interface from at least two audio output interfaces of the electronic device based on the audio output information.

In the embodiment of the present application, the audio output information may include: the audio information to be output, the audio output environment information, the application information to which the audio to be output belongs, the audio peripheral information and the like. The content of the audio output information is not limited in any way in the embodiments of the present application.

The audio information to be output may include: audio name, audio content, sound effect information, etc. Wherein, the sound effect information represents the output effect to be achieved by the audio to be output, such as: volume, 3D surround, stereo, etc. In the embodiment of the application, when the audio information to be output does not include the sound effect information, the sound effect information can be determined based on the audio content.

The audio output environment information includes: natural environment information and/or human environment information, the natural environment information including: ambient brightness, ambient noise, etc., and the human environment information may include: the size of the space in which the electronic device is located, the number of users, the time, etc.

The application information to which the audio to be output belongs may include: and information such as the application name and the application performance of the application to which the audio to be output belongs.

The audio peripheral information may include: device identification, device type, functions supported by the device, etc.

In an embodiment of the present application, the target audio output interface may be determined according to a combination of one or more of the above audio output information.

In one example, the target audio output interface is determined by the audio output information and the audio peripheral information, such as: and when the audio output information represents that the audio to be output is the call content, taking an audio output interface accessed by the earphone in the at least two audio output interfaces as a target audio output interface.

When the audio output information includes: the implementation of S301A, of the audio information to be output, includes:

and determining an audio output interface meeting a second condition in the at least two audio output interfaces as the target audio output interface based on the audio information to be output in the audio output information, wherein the second condition represents that the audio output interface can at least realize sound effect information in the audio information to be output.

The electronic equipment selects an audio output interface capable of realizing the sound effect of the audio to be output from the at least two audio output interfaces as a target audio output interface.

In one example, the at least two audio output interfaces include: the earphone interface of the display and the earphone interface of the host are connected, the earphone interfaces of the display are connected with earphones, the earphone interfaces of the host are connected with sound boxes, and the electronic equipment determines the audio output interface according to the audio content and the audio peripheral information. Such as: and determining that the audio to be output is a control audio for controlling other equipment (such as light effect equipment) to execute corresponding operation according to the audio output information, and preferably selecting an earphone interface of a host machine to which the sound box is connected if the audio to be output needs high volume to control the other equipment. For another example: and if the audio content of the audio to be output is conversation content, the audio to be output is private content, and an earphone interface of a display inserted into the earphone is selected as a target audio output interface.

When the audio output information includes: the implementation of the audio output environment information, S301A, includes: and determining an audio output interface meeting a third condition in the at least two audio output interfaces as the target audio output interface based on audio output environment information in the audio output information, wherein the audio output environment information comprises natural environment information and/or human environment information, and the third condition represents a playing rule that the audio output interface can at least match the natural environment information and/or the human environment information.

Here, an audio output interface, which satisfies an environmental requirement represented by the audio output environment information, of the at least two audio output interfaces is determined as the target audio output interface. Whether the environment requirement represented by the audio output environment information is met can be determined based on the interface attribute (such as the setting position) of the audio output interface, and whether the environment requirement represented by the audio output environment information is met by the audio output interface can also be determined according to the audio peripheral accessed by the audio output interface.

In one example, when the natural environment information indicates that the user is at night, the audio output interface on the display is used as the target audio output interface in order to facilitate the user to plug the audio peripheral into the audio output interface.

In yet another example, when the electronic device is located in a spatial environment that includes only one user, the audio output interface that is connected to the headphones is taken as the target audio output interface.

In another example, when the electronic device determines that the current time is eight nights and only one user is included in the current spatial environment, it is determined that the audio output interface connected to the speaker is the target audio output interface, and when the electronic device determines that the current time is ten nights and only one user is included in the current spatial environment, it is determined that the audio output interface connected to the earphone is the target audio output interface.

When the audio output information includes: the implementation of S301A includes:

and determining an audio output interface meeting a fourth condition in the at least two audio output interfaces as the target audio output interface based on the application information to which the audio to be output belongs in the audio output information, wherein the fourth condition represents that the audio output interface can match the running of the application to which the audio to be output belongs.

Here, the application information to which the audio to be output belongs is determined, the output performance of each audio output interface is matched with the output requirement of the application information to which the audio to be output belongs, and the audio output interface with the output performance matched with the output requirement of the application information to which the audio to be output belongs is taken as the target audio output interface.

In an example, if the application information to which the audio to be output belongs is an application of a listening-speaking type or a video type, the audio output interface on the display is used as the target audio output interface.

In another example, when the application information to which the audio to be output belongs indicates that the application to which the audio to be output belongs is a high-performance game, the audio output interface on the host is used as a target audio output interface, so that the audio to be output is output through the audio output interface corresponding to the motherboard sound card.

In another example, if the application information to which the audio to be output belongs is an application of a listening-speaking type or a video type, the audio output interface accessed by the earphone is used as the target audio output interface.

In another example, when the application information indicating that the audio to be output belongs is an internet of things control application, the audio output interface accessed by the sound box is used as the target audio output interface.

When the audio output information includes: the implementation of the audio peripheral information, S301A, includes: and determining an audio output interface meeting a fifth condition in the at least two audio output interfaces as the target audio output interface based on audio peripheral information in the audio output information, wherein the fifth condition represents a scene which can be created by an electronic equipment user by the audio peripheral accessed to the audio output interface.

The audio peripheral enabling the electronic device user created scenes may include: audio relay scenes, multi-person audition scenes, individual exclusive scenes, and the like.

The electronic equipment determines the audio output interface accessed by the audio peripheral equipment with the audio peripheral equipment information matched with the scene created by the electronic equipment user as the target audio output interface. Such as: and if the scene created by the electronic equipment user is an audio relay scene, determining the audio peripherals supporting the wireless transmission functions of Bluetooth, WiFi and the like as the accessed audio output interfaces as the target audio output interfaces. For another example: when the scene created by the electronic equipment user is a personal exclusive scene, the audio output interface of which the accessed audio peripheral is the earphone is determined as the target audio output interface.

In an example, as shown in fig. 8, a scene created by a user of the electronic device is an audio relay scene, an audio peripheral connected to the audio output interface is required to be used as an audio relay segment, and the audio output interface of the electronic device 800 includes: the audio output interface 801 and the audio output interface 802, the audio peripheral accessed to the audio output interface 801 is an earphone 803, the audio peripheral accessed to the audio output interface 802 is a mobile terminal 804 supporting a bluetooth function, and then the audio output interface 802 accessed to the mobile terminal 804 is used as an audio output interface to output the audio to be output to the mobile terminal 804, so that the mobile terminal 804 outputs the audio to be output to the mobile terminal 805 through bluetooth.

The audio output method provided by the embodiment of the present application is further described below by taking an example that the at least two audio output interfaces included in the electronic device include a headphone interface on the display and a headphone interface on the host.

The electronic equipment is accessed to the earphone interface of the display or the earphone interface of the host according to the audio output peripheral equipment, and intelligently detects whether sound is output from the earphone interface of the display end or the earphone interface of the host end. Here, the audio output peripheral may be a headphone or a speaker.

In one example, when a headphone or a sound box is connected to the headphone interface of the display, sound is output from the headphone interface of the display. In yet another example, when a headset or a sound box is connected to the headset interface of the host, sound is output from the headset interface of the host.

In this application, when the interface for outputting the audio is an earphone interface, the audio output method provided in the embodiment of the present application may be implemented as:

whether the earphone interface of the electronic equipment is connected with the audio peripheral is judged through a system audio detection interface (Windows core audio API). When the earphone interface of the host is connected with the audio peripheral and the earphone interface of the host is detected to be occupied, the image data is output through the display, and the audio data is output through the earphone interface of the host.

When the earphone interface of the host computer is not accessed to the audio peripheral, the system audio is output through the earphone interface of the display. If the earphone interface of the host is connected with the audio peripheral, the audio is automatically switched to the earphone interface of the host to be output when the earphone interface of the host is detected to be occupied. If the audio peripheral is connected to the earphone interface of the display, the electronic equipment detects that the earphone interface of the display is occupied, and automatically switches the earphone interface for outputting the audio to the earphone interface of the display.

And if the earphone interface of the host computer and the earphone interface of the display are occupied, automatically outputting the audio data through the last occupied earphone interface.

To implement the method of the embodiment of the present application, an embodiment of the present application provides an electronic device, as shown in fig. 9, where the electronic device 900 includes:

a determining unit 901, configured to determine a target audio output interface from at least two audio output interfaces of the electronic device to output audio to be output from the target audio output interface of the electronic device, when a first condition is met;

In an embodiment, the determining unit 901 is further configured to:

detecting that a first audio peripheral is connected to a first audio output interface of the at least two audio output interfaces, determining that the first audio output interface is the target audio output interface, and outputting the audio to be output to the first audio peripheral through the first audio output interface; or the like, or, alternatively,

under the condition that the first audio peripheral is connected with the first audio output interface, detecting that a second audio peripheral is connected with a second audio output interface of the at least two audio output interfaces, determining that the second audio output interface is the target audio output interface, and outputting the audio to be output to the second audio peripheral through the second audio output interface; or the like, or, alternatively,

in the process of outputting the audio to be output to the first audio peripheral through the first audio output interface, detecting that a third audio peripheral is connected to a third audio output interface of the at least two audio output interfaces, and switching the target audio output interface from the first audio output interface to the third audio output interface so as to output the audio to be output to the third audio peripheral through the third audio output interface.

In an embodiment, the determining unit 901 is further configured to:

detecting that a first audio peripheral is accessed to a first audio output interface of the at least two audio output interfaces, and a second audio peripheral is accessed to a second audio output interface outside the first audio output interface, determining that the first audio output interface and the second audio output interface are the target audio output interface, and outputting the audio to be output to the first audio peripheral and the second audio peripheral through the first audio output interface and the second audio output interface according to the determined playing strategy; or the like, or, alternatively,

in the process of outputting the audio to be output to the first audio peripheral through the first audio output interface, detecting that a third audio peripheral is connected to a third audio output interface of the at least two audio output interfaces, determining the target audio output interface as the first audio output interface and the third audio output interface, and outputting the audio to be output to the third audio peripheral and the first audio peripheral through the third audio output interface and the first audio output interface according to the determined playing strategy.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 10, the apparatus further comprises:

a prompt unit 902, configured to output prompt information for audio output through the determined target audio output interface;

a first response unit 903, configured to, in response to that a user of the electronic device accepts the prompt information, output the audio to be output based on the determined target audio output interface;

a second response unit 904, configured to determine, in response to that the user of the electronic device does not accept the prompt information, an audio output interface selected by the operation body as the target audio output interface to output the audio to be output.

In one embodiment, the apparatus further comprises: an obtaining unit for obtaining audio output information;

a determining unit 901, further configured to: a first condition is satisfied, and a target audio output interface is determined from at least two audio output interfaces of the electronic device based on the audio output information.

In an embodiment, the determining unit 901 is further configured to:

and determining an audio output interface meeting a third condition in the at least two audio output interfaces as the target audio output interface based on audio output environment information in the audio output information, wherein the audio output environment information comprises natural environment information and/or human environment information, and the third condition represents a playing rule that the audio output interface can at least match the natural environment information and/or the human environment information.

In an embodiment, the determining unit 901 is further configured to:

and determining an audio output interface meeting a fifth condition in the at least two audio output interfaces as the target audio output interface based on audio peripheral information in the audio output information, wherein the fifth condition represents a scene which can be created by an electronic equipment user by the audio peripheral accessed to the audio output interface.

It should be noted that the electronic device provided in the embodiment of the present application includes each included unit and each module included in each unit, and may be implemented by a processor in the electronic device; of course, the implementation can also be realized through a specific logic circuit; in the implementation process, the Processor may be a Central Processing Unit (CPU), a microprocessor Unit (MPU), a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), or the like.

As shown in fig. 11, the electronic device 1100 according to the embodiment of the present application includes: a processor 1101, at least one communication bus 1102, a user interface 1103, at least one external communication interface 1104 and a memory 1105. Wherein the communication bus 1102 is configured to enable connective communication between these components. The user interface 1103 may include an audio output interface, and the external communication interface 1104 may include a standard wired interface and a wireless interface, among others. In the embodiment of the present application, the user interface 1103 includes at least two audio output interfaces.

Wherein the processor 1101 is configured to execute a control program stored in a memory to implement the steps of:

when a first condition is met, determining a target audio output interface from at least two audio output interfaces of the electronic equipment so as to output the audio to be output of the electronic equipment from the target audio output interface;

Accordingly, an embodiment of the present application further provides a storage medium, namely a computer-readable storage medium, on which a control program is stored, and the control program, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the audio output method described above.

The above description of the electronic device and storage medium embodiments, similar to the description of the method embodiments above, has similar advantageous effects as the method embodiments. For technical details not disclosed in the embodiments of the electronic device and the computer-readable storage medium of the present application, reference is made to the description of the embodiments of the method of the present application for understanding.

In the embodiment of the present application, if the audio output method is implemented in the form of a software functional module and sold or used as a standalone product, the audio output method may also be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. Based on such understanding, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application may be essentially implemented or portions thereof contributing to the prior art may be embodied in the form of a software product stored in a storage medium, and including several instructions for causing a computer device (which may be a personal computer, a server, or a network device) to execute all or part of the methods described in the embodiments of the present application. And the aforementioned storage medium includes: various media capable of storing program codes, such as a usb disk, a removable hard disk, a Read Only Memory (ROM), a magnetic disk, or an optical disk. Thus, embodiments of the present application are not limited to any specific combination of hardware and software.

It should be appreciated that reference throughout this specification to "one embodiment" or "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the present application. Thus, the appearances of the phrases "in one embodiment" or "in an embodiment" in various places throughout this specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments. It should be understood that, in the various embodiments of the present application, the sequence numbers of the above-mentioned processes do not mean the execution sequence, and the execution sequence of each process should be determined by its function and inherent logic, and should not constitute any limitation to the implementation process of the embodiments of the present application. The above-mentioned serial numbers of the embodiments of the present application are merely for description and do not represent the merits of the embodiments.

It should be noted that, in this document, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising an … …" does not exclude the presence of other like elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element.

In the several embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed apparatus and method may be implemented in other ways. The above-described device embodiments are merely illustrative, for example, the division of the unit is only a logical functional division, and there may be other division ways in actual implementation, such as: multiple units or components may be combined, or may be integrated into another system, or some features may be omitted, or not implemented. In addition, the coupling, direct coupling or communication connection between the components shown or discussed may be through some interfaces, and the indirect coupling or communication connection between the devices or units may be electrical, mechanical or other forms.

The units described as separate parts may or may not be physically separate, and parts displayed as units may or may not be physical units; can be located in one place or distributed on a plurality of network units; some or all of the units can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of the embodiment.

In addition, all functional units in the embodiments of the present application may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may be separately regarded as one unit, or two or more units may be integrated into one unit; the integrated unit can be realized in a form of hardware, or in a form of hardware plus a software functional unit.

Those of ordinary skill in the art will understand that: all or part of the steps for realizing the method embodiments can be completed by hardware related to program instructions, the program can be stored in a computer readable storage medium, and the program executes the steps comprising the method embodiments when executed; and the aforementioned storage medium includes: various media that can store program codes, such as a removable Memory device, a Read Only Memory (ROM), a magnetic disk, or an optical disk.

Alternatively, the integrated units described above in the present application may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium if they are implemented in the form of software functional modules and sold or used as independent products. Based on such understanding, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application may be essentially implemented or portions thereof contributing to the prior art may be embodied in the form of a software product stored in a storage medium, and including several instructions for causing a computer device (which may be a personal computer, a server, or a network device) to execute all or part of the methods described in the embodiments of the present application. And the aforementioned storage medium includes: a removable storage device, a ROM, a magnetic or optical disk, or other various media that can store program code.

The above description is only for the specific embodiments of the present application, but the scope of the present application is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily conceive of the changes or substitutions within the technical scope of the present application, and shall be covered by the scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. An audio output method, the method comprising:

2. The method of claim 1, detecting that a first audio peripheral device is connected to a first audio output interface of the at least two audio output interfaces, determining that the first audio output interface is the target audio output interface, and outputting the audio to be output to the first audio peripheral device through the first audio output interface; or the like, or, alternatively,

3. The method of claim 1, detecting that a first audio peripheral is connected to a first audio output interface of the at least two audio output interfaces, and a second audio peripheral is connected to a second audio output interface other than the first audio output interface, determining that the first audio output interface and the second audio output interface are the target audio output interface, and outputting the audio to be output to the first audio peripheral and the second audio peripheral through the first audio output interface and the second audio output interface according to the determined playing policy; or the like, or, alternatively,

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

outputting prompt information for audio output through the determined target audio output interface;

responding to the prompt information accepted by the user of the electronic equipment, and outputting the audio to be output based on the determined target audio output interface;

and in response to that the user of the electronic equipment does not accept the prompt message, determining the audio output interface selected by the operation body as the target audio output interface to output the audio to be output.

5. The method of any of claims 1 to 4, further comprising:

obtaining audio output information;

the first condition is satisfied, and determining a target audio output interface from at least two audio output interfaces of the electronic device includes:

a first condition is satisfied, and a target audio output interface is determined from at least two audio output interfaces of the electronic device based on the audio output information.

6. The method of claim 5, the determining a target audio output interface from at least two audio output interfaces of an electronic device based on the audio output information, comprising:

7. The method of claim 5, the determining a target audio output interface from at least two audio output interfaces of an electronic device based on the audio output information, comprising:

8. The method of claim 5, the determining a target audio output interface from at least two audio output interfaces of an electronic device based on the audio output information, comprising:

9. The method of claim 5, the determining a target audio output interface from at least two audio output interfaces of an electronic device based on the audio output information, comprising:

10. An electronic device, comprising:

the device comprises a determining unit, a processing unit and a processing unit, wherein the determining unit is used for determining a target audio output interface from at least two audio output interfaces of the electronic equipment to output the audio to be output of the electronic equipment from the target audio output interface when a first condition is met;