KR20090012446A - Apparatus and method for adjusting audio volume level - Google Patents
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The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for adjusting an audio volume level. For example, in an audio device such as a car audio system, a volume section of a user is detected and the volume level is changed and set according to the detected volume section. If the current volume control section is the user's preferred volume section depending on whether the fast key is pressed, the volume level of the audio can be quickly adjusted to the user's desired audio level by changing the detailed volume interval to the default volume interval. An apparatus and method for adjusting audio volume level that can be accessed.
In general, an audio device converts sound waves (usually 30 to 16,000 Hz) in an audible frequency band, such as music, human voice, and natural sound, into electrical signals and records them on a recording medium, or converts the signals recorded on the recording medium into sound wave energy. As a device for converting and outputting to a space, it is mainly installed and used in homes, commercial spaces and automobile interiors.
The audio device may include: an audio source for obtaining an audio signal from a storage medium such as a tuner, an optical disk, or a cassette tape that receives a broadcast signal and tunes a channel selected by a user; an amplifier for amplifying an audio signal; and a space for storing the amplified audio signal. It may be configured to include a speaker for outputting. The audio device capable of recording the audio signal may further include a microphone for converting sound waves into an electrical signal, and a recording unit for converting the audio signal and storing the audio signal in a flash memory, an optical disk, a cassette tape, or the like.
As shown in FIG. 1, the audio device is shipped with a volume set between a minimum level and a maximum level (for example, Vol. 0 to Vol. 40) at regular intervals. The user of the audio device can operate a circular knob or button provided on the front or remote control of the audio device to adjust the volume of the audio signal that is tuned or reproduced by the tuner or audio source and output through the speaker, depending on the surrounding situation. You can adjust the size to your liking.
However, in recent digital audio devices, unlike conventional analog systems, the audio volume is not continuously adjusted but is gradually adjusted. That is, the volume interval that can be adjusted by rotation of the minimum unit in the circular knob for volume adjustment or by one operation of the volume control up / down buttons is determined.
In addition, the volume mainly used by the user of the audio device is concentrated in a main volume section within a predetermined range as shown in FIG. 1, so that if the audio volume adjustment interval is set narrow, fine adjustment is possible. There is a problem that it takes a long time to adjust from the lowest volume level to the highest volume level. On the contrary, if the audio volume control interval is set wide, it is possible to quickly adjust from the lowest volume level to the highest volume level, but it becomes difficult to finely adjust. This happens.
Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and for example, in an audio device such as a car audio system, a current volume control section is determined according to whether a specific key is input in a user preferred volume mode. If the current volume control section is the user's preferred volume section, adjust the volume of the audio by changing the detailed volume interval to the default volume interval, and if the current volume control section is the default volume section, the volume interval It is an object of the present invention to provide an audio volume level adjusting device and method for adjusting the volume of audio by adjusting the volume of audio at the currently set default volume interval or changing the volume interval to be wider than the default volume interval.
Audio volume level control method according to the present invention for achieving the above object, the volume level value is small in a section within a certain range of at least one specific volume value, the volume level value is set larger in a section outside the predetermined range. A method of adjusting an audio volume level through a user preferred volume mode, the method comprising: checking a current volume control section according to whether a specific key is input in the user preferred volume mode state, and as a result of the checking, When the current volume control section is a user preferred volume section, it is characterized in that it comprises two steps to adjust the volume of the audio by changing the volume interval set to the default volume interval.
The present invention is characterized in that in the step 2, as a result of the check, if the current volume control section is the basic volume section, the volume of the audio is adjusted to the basic volume interval.
The present invention is characterized in that in the step 2, when the current volume control section is the basic volume section, the volume of the audio is adjusted by changing the volume interval to be wider than the basic volume section.
The user preferred volume section of the present invention is characterized by being determined by a user input for two boundary volume levels.
The user preferred volume section of the present invention is characterized in that it is determined based on the volume information collected by the user, wherein the volume information, at least one or more of the number of use of each volume level or the cumulative duration of the volume level Characterized in that it comprises a.
In addition, the apparatus for adjusting audio volume levels according to the present invention may provide a user preferred volume mode for setting a volume level value smaller in a section within a certain range of at least one specific volume value and setting a volume level value in a section outside the predetermined range. An apparatus for adjusting an audio volume level, the apparatus comprising: a volume adjusting means for adjusting a volume of audio to be reproduced according to a control signal, a storing means for storing a volume setting value, a key input means having various function keys, and the user's preferred volume In the mode state, when a specific key is input, the current volume control section is checked, and if the current volume control section is a user preferred volume section, the volume interval is changed to the default volume interval, and the set And control means for generating a control signal according to the volume setting value and applying the control signal to the volume adjusting means. Characterized in that the configuration.
The control means of the present invention, when a specific key (Fast Key) key is input to confirm the current volume control section, if the current volume control section is the basic volume section, and maintains the volume interval currently set state, The control signal is generated according to the set volume setting value and applied to the volume adjusting means.
The control means of the present invention, when a specific key (Fast Key) key is input to confirm the current volume control section, when the current volume control section is the default volume section, the volume interval is set to be wider than the default volume interval set And generating a control signal according to the set volume setting value and applying the control signal to the volume adjusting means.
The control means of the present invention is characterized by determining the user's preferred volume section by receiving two boundary volume levels from the user.
The control means of the present invention is characterized in that to collect the volume information used by the user and determine the user preferred volume section based on this.
The control means of the present invention accumulates the number of times of use of each volume level or the duration of each volume level temporarily stored in the storage means, and a volume section that is a predetermined number or more or a predetermined time or more is the user preferred volume section. Characterized in determining.
In the audio volume level adjusting method according to the present invention configured and configured as described above, in an audio device such as a car audio or the like, the volume level value is decreased in a section within a predetermined range of at least one specific volume value, In the out-of-section section, if the user's preferred volume mode that sets the volume level value is set, check the current volume control section according to whether or not a specific key is pressed, and the current volume control section is the user-preferred volume section. In addition to adjusting the volume of the audio by setting the finely set volume interval to the default volume interval, if the current volume control section is the default volume section, adjust the volume of the audio to the currently set default volume interval, or , Or by changing the volume interval to be wider than the default volume interval By adjusting the volume, so enables the user preference mode volume when fluid is set to change the volume of the gap volume control section to quickly navigate to desired audio volume level, there is an effect capable of improving user's convenience.
Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of an audio volume level adjusting method according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an apparatus to which an audio volume adjusting method according to the present invention is applied.
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On the other hand, when a user requests the user preferred volume mode by operating the
As described above, when a fast key is input from the
In addition, when the current volume control section is a basic volume section that is out of the user preferred volume section, the
An operation process of the apparatus to which the audio volume level adjusting method according to the present invention configured as described above is applied will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 3 to 8.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of adjusting an audio volume level according to the present invention, and FIGS. 4 and 5 are exemplary views illustrating an embodiment in which a volume interval is adjusted in an audio device to which the present invention is applied.
First, in the audio volume level adjusting method according to the present invention, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, in the
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When it is determined that the volume information has been sufficiently collected, the
For example, the
In addition, the
In the former case, the
In the latter case, each volume interval is stored in the
Alternatively, as in the previous example, the volume interval is different from the volume level with the highest frequency of use or the volume level with the longest cumulative duration in the user preferred volume section, but the volume interval is constant in other volume sections. You may.
Thereafter, when the user selects the user preferred volume mode through the key input unit 17 (S13), the
In addition, as a result of checking the current volume control section in the
Further, even when the volume of the audio is adjusted in the user preferred volume mode, the
As described above, the user preference volume section may be determined based on the accumulated volume usage information, or may be selected by the user in another way. That is, the user may select two volume level values on the boundary of the user preferred volume section, so that the volume interval in the selected user preferred volume section is different from the volume interval in the other volume section.
6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of adjusting an audio volume level according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 7 and 8 illustrate another embodiment in which a volume interval is adjusted in an audio device to which the present invention is applied. It is an illustration.
First, in the audio volume level adjusting method according to another embodiment of the present invention, for example, as shown in FIG. 6, a user selects a user preferred volume mode through the
When the checked volume control section is identified as a user preferred volume section (S23), the
In addition, as a result of confirming the current volume control section in the
As described above, according to the present invention, when a specific key is input in a state in which a user preferred volume mode is set in an audio device such as car audio, the present volume control section is checked by checking a current volume control section. If the user's preferred volume section is set to change the volume interval to the default volume interval to adjust the volume of the audio, and if the current volume control section is the default volume section, the volume interval is set to the currently set default volume interval You can adjust the volume of the audio by adjusting the volume or changing the volume interval to be wider than the default volume interval.
As described above, preferred embodiments of the present invention are disclosed for the purpose of illustration, and those skilled in the art can improve, modify, and modify various other embodiments within the spirit and technical scope of the present invention disclosed in the appended claims below. Replacement or addition may be possible.
1 is an exemplary diagram showing a main volume usage period in a general audio device.
2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an apparatus to which an audio volume level adjusting method according to the present invention is applied.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of adjusting an audio volume level according to the present invention.
4 and 5 are exemplary views illustrating an embodiment in which a volume interval is adjusted in an audio device to which the present invention is applied.
6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of adjusting an audio volume level according to another embodiment of the present invention.
7 and 8 are exemplary views illustrating another embodiment in which a volume interval is adjusted in an audio device to which the present invention is applied.
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10: audio device 11: audio playback unit
12: volume control unit 13: amplification unit
14 speaker 15: microcomputer
16: memory 17: key input unit
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