KR19990079988A - Automatic volume control device and method using ambient noise and lighting conditions - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device for adjusting the volume of a terminal, and in particular, by detecting the ambient noise so as to improve the service to the user by automatically adjusting the size of incoming and outgoing sounds of the terminal using the ambient noise and lighting conditions of the terminal. A noise measuring unit 100; An illumination detector 200 for measuring an ambient lighting state; A selection unit 300 for selecting a user to measure noise and lighting conditions manually and automatically; A controller 500 for receiving a signal output from the noise measuring unit 100, the light detecting unit 200, and the selecting unit 300 and outputting a control signal; A ringing tone generator 600 which receives the control signal output from the controller 500 and adjusts the size of the ringing tone to generate the ringing tone; A dial tone generator configured to receive a control signal output from the controller 500 and to adjust and generate a dial tone; It characterized in that it comprises an amplifier 1000 for amplifying and outputting the incoming and outgoing sound output through the first, second switching unit (700, 900), even if there is a lot of noise around the terminal The user can easily recognize the incoming and outgoing tones generated in the terminal, and there is an effect that can improve the use time of the battery.

Description

Automatic volume control device and method using ambient noise and lighting conditions

The present invention relates to a device for adjusting the volume of a terminal, and in particular, the ambient noise and lighting conditions to improve the service to the user by automatically adjusting the size of incoming and outgoing dial tone of the terminal by using the ambient noise and lighting conditions of the terminal. The present invention relates to a device for automatically adjusting the volume of a terminal using the same.

As is well known, the incoming volume and the ring tone that is generated when a button or a button is pressed by a general or wireless terminal (including a mobile phone and a WLL (WIRELESS LOCAL LOOP) terminal) are fixed by user selection.

However, as described above, the conventional general terminal generates a large amount of incoming noise and a ringing tone generated at midnight or a small or too loud sound to make the user feel uncomfortable.

In addition, even when the ambient light is bright, the back-light of the LCD panel and the ambient back-light of the button are unnecessarily turned on, thereby shortening the use time of a battery or the like.

The present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, in particular, by grasping the ambient noise, lighting and non-lighting state by pressing the incoming call volume or the button of the terminal, the user automatically adjusts the size of the dial tone generated To provide an improved service and a device for automatically adjusting the volume of the terminal using ambient noise and lighting conditions to improve the battery life by turning off unnecessary back-lights in advance by using the ambient lighting conditions. have.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an apparatus for automatically adjusting terminal volume using ambient noise and lighting conditions, including: a noise measuring unit configured to detect and measure ambient noise input through a microphone; An illumination detection unit configured to receive a detection signal output from a sensor for detecting light and measure an ambient lighting state; A selection unit for selecting a user to measure noise and lighting conditions manually and automatically; A button unit which the user presses to operate a function of the terminal; A controller for receiving a signal output from the noise measuring unit, the light detecting unit, and the selecting unit and outputting a control signal; A ringing tone generator which receives the control signal output from the controller and adjusts the size of the ringing tone and generates the ringing tone; A first switching unit which receives a control signal output from the controller and turns on / off a signal output from the ring tone generator; A dial tone generator configured to receive a control signal output from the controller and to adjust a volume of the dial tone; A second switching unit which receives a control signal output from the controller and turns on / off a signal output from the dial tone generator; An amplifying unit for amplifying and outputting a ringing tone and a ringing tone output through the first and second switching units; A speaker configured to output a ringing tone and an outgoing tone amplified by the amplifying unit so as to be recognized by a user; And a display unit configured to receive a control signal output from the controller and display the user so as to know the magnitude of noise.

On the other hand, the present invention provides a method for automatically adjusting the terminal volume using the ambient noise and lighting conditions, ring tone determination step (S10) for determining whether the ring tone is detected; If the ring tone is not detected in the ring tone determination step (S10), the keytone detection determination step (S20) for determining whether the keytone is detected when the user presses the button; If the keytone is not detected in the keytone detection determination step (S20), the process is terminated. If the ringtone is detected in the ringtone determination step (S10), and if the keytone is detected in the keytone detection determination step (S20), the user may hear the ambient noise. An automatic adjustment determination step (S30) for determining whether the adjustment is made so as to measure the lighting state automatically; If it is not automatically adjusted in the automatic adjustment determination step (S30), and a fixed ring tone generation step (S40) for generating a fixed ring tone already set; A noise measurement step (S50) of measuring ambient noise, if it is automatically adjusted in the automatic adjustment determination step (S30); If the noise is measured in the noise measurement step (S50), the lighting state check step (S60) for checking the illumination state of the surroundings; A first noise level checking step S70 of checking whether an ambient noise level is large when the lighting state is checked in the lighting state checking step S60; A first illumination state determination step (S80) of determining whether the noise level is large when the noise level is large in the first noise level checking step (S70); A first back-light on step (S90) of turning on a back light when the lighting state is not illuminated in the first lighting state determination step (S80); When the lighting state is not illuminated in the first lighting state determining step S80 and the back light is turned on in the first back-light on step S90, a first ringing tone and a ringing tone that greatly generate a ringing tone and a ringing tone Generating step (S100); A second noise level checking step (S110) of checking whether an illumination state is medium when the lighting state is checked in the lighting state checking step (S60); A second illumination state determination step (S120) of determining whether the noise level is medium in the second noise level checking step (S110); A second back-light on step (S130) of turning on a back light when the lighting state is not illuminated in the second lighting state determination step (S120); In the second illumination state determination step (S120), if the illumination state is not illuminated and the back-light is turned on in the second back-light-on step 130, the second ring tone to generate a ringing tone and a ringing tone at a medium size And dial tone generating step (S140); A third noise level checking step (S150) of checking whether an illumination state is small when the lighting state is checked in the lighting state checking step (S60); A third lighting state determining step (S160) of determining whether the noise level is low when the noise level is small in the third noise level checking step (S150); A third back-light on step (S170) of turning on the back light when the lighting state is not illuminated in the third lighting state determination step (S160); If the lighting state is not illuminated in the third lighting state determining step (S160), and the back-light is turned on in the third back-light on step (S170), the third ringing tone and the ringing tone which make the ringing tone and the dialing tone smaller Characterized in that it comprises a generation step (S180).

1 is a block diagram showing an apparatus for automatically adjusting the volume of a terminal using ambient noise and lighting conditions according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for automatically adjusting a terminal volume using ambient noise and lighting conditions according to an embodiment of the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100: noise measurement unit 200: light detection unit

300: selection unit 400: button unit

500: control unit 600: ring tone generator

700: first switching unit 800: dial tone generating unit

900: second switching unit 1000: amplifying unit

1100: speaker 1200: display unit

Hereinafter, the above-described contents will be described in detail through an embodiment according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, first, the noise measuring unit 100 detects and measures ambient noise input through the microphone 10, and the light detecting unit 200 detects light 20. Receiving the detection signal output from the) to measure the lighting conditions of the surroundings, the selection unit 300 allows the user to measure the noise and lighting conditions manually and automatically, the button unit 400 is the user of the terminal function It can be pressed to operate.

In addition, the control unit 500 receives the signals output from the noise measuring unit 100, the light detecting unit 200 and the selection unit 300 and outputs a control signal, the ring tone generator 600 is the control unit Receives a control signal output from the 500 to adjust the size of the ring tone is generated, the first switching unit 700 receives the control signal output from the control unit 500 in the ring tone generator 600 Turn on / off the output signal.

On the other hand, the dial tone generator 800 receives the control signal output from the control unit 500 to adjust the size of the dial tone to generate, and the second switching unit 900 is a control signal output from the control unit 500 Receives the signal to turn on / off the signal output from the dial tone generator 800, the amplifier 1000 amplifies the ring tone and the dial tone output through the first, second switching unit (700, 900) Print it out.

In addition, the speaker 1100 outputs a ringing tone and an outgoing tone output from the amplification unit 1000 so that a user can recognize it, and the display unit 1200 receives a control signal output from the control unit 500. The present embodiment is constituted by displaying so that the magnitude of the noise can be seen.

Hereinafter, an operation process of the terminal volume automatic control device using the ambient noise and the lighting state configured as described above will be described.

When the user automatically selects the noise and lighting conditions around the terminal through the selector 300, the noise measuring unit 100 detects and outputs ambient noise input through the microphone 10 and detects light. The sensing signal output from the sensor 20 is input from the light detecting unit 200 to measure an ambient light state.

When the incoming call is transmitted by a signal transmitted from the outside, the control unit 500 receives a signal output from the noise measuring unit 100, the light detecting unit 200, and the selecting unit 300 to receive a control signal. If the output signal, the control signal output from the control unit 500 is received from the ring tone generator 600 to adjust the level of the ring tone according to the ambient noise and lighting conditions, and outputs the sound, the control unit 500 The control signal output from the first switching unit 700 is input to turn on / off the signal output from the ring tone generator 600.

On the other hand, when the user receives the control signal output from the control unit 500 from the dial tone generator 800, the user presses the button unit 400 to operate the function of the terminal to the size of the dial tone to the ambient noise and lighting conditions When the output is adjusted according to the level, the control signal output from the controller 500 is input from the second switching unit 900 to turn on / off the signal output from the dial tone generator 800, and The first and second switching units 700 and 900 are turned on, and the incoming and outgoing sounds output from the amplifying unit 1000 are amplified and output.

In addition, the speaker 1100 is outputted so that the user can recognize the incoming and outgoing sound amplified by the amplification unit 1000, and the control unit 500 outputs the control signal output from the control unit 500. Receives and displays the user so as to know the size of the noise, when the user holding the mobile phone, when the user presses the button unit 400, the light detection unit 200 detects the lighting conditions around the mobile phone LCD The back light of the panel can be turned off to extend the life of the mobile phone battery.

On the other hand, according to the present invention, the method for automatically adjusting the terminal volume using the ambient noise and the lighting state determines whether the ringing tone is detected in the terminal (S10), and if the ringing tone is not detected in the ringing tone determination step (S10), the user selects the button unit 400. When pressing), it is determined whether a keytone is detected (S20), and if the keytone of the button unit 400 is not detected in the keytone detection determination step (S20), the process is terminated, and the ringing tone detection step (S10) detects a ringing tone. If the keytone is detected in the keytone detection determination step (S20), the selection unit 300 may be configured to allow the user to automatically measure the ambient noise and the lighting state by the noise measuring unit 100 and the light detecting unit 200. Determine whether the selection through (S30).

In addition, if it is not automatically adjusted in the automatic adjustment determination step (S30), it generates a fixed ring tone that is already set (S40), in the automatic adjustment determination step (S30) to automatically measure the noise and lighting conditions If selected, the ambient noise is measured by the noise measuring unit 100 (S50), and when the noise is measured by the noise measuring step S50, the ambient lighting state is measured by the light detecting unit 200 (S60).

Then, if the lighting state is confirmed in the lighting state checking step (S60), it is checked whether the magnitude of the ambient noise level is large (S70), and if the magnitude of the noise is large in the first noise level checking step (S70), around the terminal It is determined whether the lighting state is a non-illuminated state (S80), and if the lighting state is the non-illuminated state in the first lighting state determination step (S80), turn on the back-light of the terminal (S90), the first lighting state If the lighting state is not in the non-illuminated state in the determining step (S80), and the back-light is turned on in the first back-light on step (S90), the ringing tone and the dialing tone are greatly generated (S100).

In addition, if the lighting state is confirmed in the lighting state checking step (S60), it is checked whether the magnitude of the ambient noise level is medium (S110), and if the noise level is medium in the second noise level checking step (S110), the terminal It is determined whether the illumination state around the non-illuminated state (S120), and if the illumination state is the non-illuminated state in the second illumination state determination step (S120), turn on the back-light of the terminal (S130), the second If the illumination state is not in the non-illuminated state in the lighting state determination step (S120), and the back-light is turned on in the second back-light on step (S130), the ringing tone and the outgoing sound are generated at a medium size (S140).

In addition, if the lighting state is checked in the lighting state checking step (S60), it is checked whether the magnitude of the ambient noise level is small (S150), and if the noise level is small in the third noise level checking step (S150), the terminal It is determined whether the illumination state around the non-illuminated state (S160), and if the illumination state is the non-illuminated state in the third illumination state determination step (S160), turn on the back-light of the terminal (S170), the third If the illumination state is not in the non-illuminated state in the illumination state determination step S160, and the back light is turned on in the third back-light on step S170, the ringing tone and the outgoing sound are generated small (S140).

As described above, the apparatus and method for automatically adjusting the terminal volume using the ambient noise and the lighting state of the present invention measure the noise and the lighting state around the terminal by the noise measuring unit and the light sensing unit, even if there is a lot of noise around the terminal. Incoming and outgoing tones generated in the terminal can be easily recognized, and the back-light of the LCD panel of the terminal is automatically turned on / off according to the ambient lighting conditions, thereby improving the battery life.

Claims (2)

A noise measuring unit configured to detect and measure ambient noise input through a microphone; An illumination detection unit configured to receive a detection signal output from a sensor for detecting light and measure an ambient lighting state; A selection unit for selecting a user to measure noise and lighting conditions manually and automatically; A button unit which the user presses to operate a function of the terminal; A controller for receiving a signal output from the noise measuring unit, the light detecting unit, and the selecting unit and outputting a control signal; A ringing tone generator which receives the control signal output from the controller and adjusts the size of the ringing tone and generates the ringing tone; A first switching unit which receives a control signal output from the controller and turns on / off a signal output from the ring tone generator; A dial tone generator configured to receive a control signal output from the controller and to adjust a volume of the dial tone; A second switching unit which receives a control signal output from the controller and turns on / off a signal output from the dial tone generator; An amplifying unit for amplifying and outputting a ringing tone and a ringing tone output through the first and second switching units; A speaker configured to output a ringing tone and an outgoing tone amplified by the amplifying unit so as to be recognized by a user; And a display unit configured to receive a control signal output from the control unit and display the user so that the user can know the amount of noise. A ring tone determination step (S10) of determining whether a ring tone is detected; If the ring tone is not detected in the ring tone determination step (S10), the keytone detection determination step (S20) for determining whether the keytone is detected when the user presses the button; If no keytone is detected in the keytone detection determination step (S20), the process returns to the ringtone determination step (S10), detects the ringtone in the ringtone determination step (S10), and the keytone is detected in the keytone detection determination step (S20). If detected, the automatic adjustment determination step (S30) to determine whether the user adjusted to automatically measure the ambient noise and lighting conditions; If it is not automatically adjusted in the automatic adjustment determination step (S30), and a fixed ring tone generation step (S40) for generating a fixed ring tone already set; A noise measurement step (S50) of measuring ambient noise, if it is automatically adjusted in the automatic adjustment determination step (S30); If the noise is measured in the noise measurement step (S50), the lighting state check step (S60) for checking the illumination state of the surroundings; A first noise level checking step S70 of checking whether an ambient noise level is large when the lighting state is checked in the lighting state checking step S60; A first illumination state determination step (S80) of determining whether the noise level is large when the noise level is large in the first noise level checking step (S70); A first back-light on step (S90) of turning on a back light when the lighting state is not illuminated in the first lighting state determination step (S80); When the lighting state is not illuminated in the first lighting state determining step S80 and the back light is turned on in the first back-light on step S90, a first ringing tone and a ringing tone that greatly generate a ringing tone and a ringing tone Generating step (S100); A second noise level checking step (S110) of checking whether an illumination state is medium when the lighting state is checked in the lighting state checking step (S60); A second illumination state determination step (S120) of determining whether the noise level is medium in the second noise level checking step (S110); A second back-light on step (S130) of turning on a back light when the lighting state is not illuminated in the second lighting state determination step (S120); In the second illumination state determination step (S120), if the illumination state is not illuminated and the back-light is turned on in the second back-light-on step 130, the second ring tone to generate a ringing tone and a ringing tone at a medium size And dial tone generating step (S140); A third noise level checking step (S150) of checking whether an illumination state is small when the lighting state is checked in the lighting state checking step (S60); A third lighting state determining step (S160) of determining whether the noise level is low when the noise level is small in the third noise level checking step (S150); A third back-light on step (S170) of turning on the back light when the lighting state is not illuminated in the third lighting state determination step (S160); If the lighting state is not illuminated in the third lighting state determining step (S160), and the back-light is turned on in the third back-light on step (S170), the third ringing tone and the ringing tone which make the ringing tone and the dialing tone smaller Automatically adjusting the terminal volume using the ambient noise and lighting conditions, characterized in that configured to include a generation step (S180).