WO2020056710A1 - Method and device for configuring hdmi audio setting - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure relates to device configuration, and more particularly relates to a method and a device for configuring HDMI audio setting.
- HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface
- STB set top box
- HDMI implements the EIA/CEA-861 standards, which define video formats and waveforms, transport of compressed, uncompressed, and LPCM (linear pulse-code modulation) audio, auxiliary data and implementations of the EDID (extended display identification data) of VESA (video electronics standards association) .
- EIA/CEA-861 define video formats and waveforms, transport of compressed, uncompressed, and LPCM (linear pulse-code modulation) audio, auxiliary data and implementations of the EDID (extended display identification data) of VESA (video electronics standards association) .
- Consumer electronics control is a feature of HDMI and its implementation in a product is optional to device manufactures.
- the CEC capacity allows CEC-enabled HDMI devices to command and control each other without user intervention and allows a user to operate multiple devices with one remote control device.
- An exemplary scenario is that a user uses only one remote control to command and control two or more devices connected through HDMI. For example, by using the remote control of a television set to control a set-top box (STB) and/or a DVD player.
- CEC signal is a separate electrical signal from the other HDMI signals. This allows a device to disable its high-speed HDMI circuitry in sleep mode, but be woken up by a CEC signal.
- CEC is a single shared wire serial bus, which is directly connected between all HDMI ports on a device, so it can flow through a device that is completely powered off.
- Fig. 1 is a diagram showing a system according to an embodiment of present disclosure.
- Fig. 2 is a block diagram schematically showing blocks of devices in the system as shown in Fig. 1 according to the embodiment of present disclosure.
- Fig. 3 is a flow chart showing a method for automatically configuring a HDMI CEC system audio control feature according to the embodiment of present disclosure.
- Fig. 4 is diagram showing a second system according to another embodiment of present disclosure.
- Fig. 5 is a diagram showing a third system according to another embodiment of present disclosure.
- CEC function is optional for device manufactures
- device manufactures of devices that have hardware HDMI ports or hardware HDMI interface can select to implement desired CEC functions. So there is a possibility that two connected devices, which have HDMI ports and are connected via HDMI cable on the HDMI ports, don't work well for a particular CEC function because the particular CEC function is only implemented on one of the two connected devices.
- system audio control feature allows the volume of an AV (audio and video) receiver, integrated amplifier or preamplifier to be controlled by using any remote control from a suitably equipped device in the system.
- the system audio control feature provides definitions of following messages in the standard: give audio status, give system audio mode status, report audio status, get system audio mode, system audio mode request, system audio mode status, user control pressed, user control released.
- TVs support HDMI mandatory functions, but some of them may do not support system audio control feature.
- both STB and TV support system audio control feature
- the volume change by using STB remote control adjusts a value of TV volume, i.e. a parameter value relating to amplification of power of sound signal in TV
- the volume change by using STB remote control adjusts a value of STB volume, i.e. a parameter value relating to amplification of power of sound signal in STB.
- the system audio control feature shall be disabled on the STB. Or otherwise, the volume change by using STB remote control causes nothing changed.
- a first device 101 connects to a second device 102 via a HDMI cable on their HDMI ports, and the first device 101 sends both video signals and audio signals to a second device 102 for rendering the video frames and audio; by pressing volume up or volume down button, volume up or volume down command is sent to the first device 101.
- STB set top box
- the first device 101 can be other video/audio source device, e.g. a game console, a video box that provides video and audio etc.
- the second device 102 can be other display device that can render both video frames and audio signals.
- STB video/audio source device
- TV TV
- the manufacture may select to implement system audio control feature or even select to implement messages as defined by the system audio control feature.
- the following messages as defined by the system audio control feature are used.
- Report audio status message it has an identification value 0x7A, and is used to, in response to give audio status message, report an TV's volume and mute status.
- the parameter of this message carries volume and mute status, from which a volume value of the TV can be determined.
- User control pressed message and user control released message they have identification values 0x44 and 0x45, and are used, in response to button press and release on the STB remote control respectively, to indicate that a remote control button is pressed and released.
- the parameter of the user control pressed message indicates which button of volume up, volume down or mute is pressed.
- the TV increases or decrease the volume value of the TV, or mute/unmute the TV.
- the TV stops increasing or decreasing the volume value of the TV.
- Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing the STB 101, the TV 102 and the STB remote control 103 in accordance with the present disclosure. It shall note that description about some hardware or functions are omitted for clarity purpose unless they are relevant to the implementation of the present disclosure.
- the STB 101 comprises one or more hardware processors 201, one or more HDMI ports 202, an audio sensor 203 and an infrared receiver 204.
- one or more hardware processors and “one or more HDMI ports” in an example where there is one processor and one port.
- the hardware processor 201 is used to carry out program instructions stored in a non-volatile storage medium of the STB 101 (not shown) , as well as calculations and determinations.
- the HDMI port 202 is used to connect to another HDMI port via a HDMI cable, which is HDMI port 207 of the TV 102 in this example.
- the audio strength detector 203 is used to determine strength of an audio or a sound, and output a value indicating the strength, e.g. the decibel (dB) value.
- the audio strength detector 203 can be in the form of microphone. It shall note that the audio strength detector 203 may be moved to other devices, for example, the audio strength detector 203 is moved to the STB remote control 103 and the STB 101 does not have the audio strength detector 203. In such case, the audio strength detector 203 in the STB remote control 103 detects and determines the strength, and sends the strength value to the STB 101 in response to the STB's request for such value.
- the infrared receiver 204 is used to receive instructions carried on the infrared signals from the infrared emitter 205 of the STB remote control 103, and send the instruction to the processor 201.
- the TV 102 comprises one or more hardware processors 208, and one or more HDMI ports 207.
- one or more hardware processors and “one or more HDMI ports” in an example where there is one processor and one port in the TV 102.
- the hardware processor 208 is used to carry out program instructions stored in a non-volatile storage medium of the TV 102 (not shown) , as well as calculations and determinations.
- the HDMI port 207 is used to connect to another HDMI port via a HDMI cable, which is HDMI port 208 of the STB 101 in this example.
- the STB remote control 103 comprises one or more hardware processors 206, one or more hardware buttons (not shown) and an infrared receiver 205.
- one or more hardware processors in an example where there is one processor in the STB remote control 103.
- the hardware processor 206 is used to carry out program instructions stored in a non-volatile storage medium of the STB remote control (not shown) , as well as calculations and determinations.
- buttons are used for a user to input, e.g. by pressing the buttons, the commands, e.g. channel changes (change up, change down) , volume changes (volume up, volume down) etc.
- the infrared emitter 205 is used to send infrared signals carrying instructions or commands that are determined by the hardware processor 206 in response to the press of the hardware buttons.
- Fig. 3 is a flow chart showing a method for automatically configuring a parameter of HDMI audio setting of the source controlled device relating to system audio control feature in accordance with the present disclosure.
- the STB is the source controlled device from the perspective of the STB remote control
- the TV is the destination controlled device.
- step 301 the processor 201 of the STB 101 sends a request message requesting for volume value of the TV 102 through the HDMI port 202 over a HDMI cable to the HDMI port 207 of the TV 102.
- the request message is the give audio status message.
- the processor 201 of the STB 101 determines if a response message carrying the volume value of the TV 102 is received.
- the response message is a report audio status message.
- the processor 208 of the TV 102 in response to the give audio status message, sends a response message through HDMI port 207 of the TV 102, and the processor 201 of the STB 101 receives such response message.
- the TV 102 does not implements all messages of the system audio control features, especially the report audio status message, the TV 102 does not respond to the request message. If received, it goes to step 303, or otherwise, it goes to step 309.
- step 303 the processor 201 of the STB 101 determines a first volume value of the TV from the response message.
- the determined first volume value can be stored in a volatile storage medium (not shown) , e.g. RAM of the STB 101.
- step 304 the processor 201 of the STB 101 sends a volume change message to the TV 102.
- the volume change can be either volume up or volume down. This step can be realized by using user control pressed message and user control released message.
- step 305 the processor 201 of the STB 101 determines a second volume value of the TV. It can be realized by using the give audio status message and the report audio status message as do by the steps 301 and 303.
- step 306 the processor 201 of the STB 101 determines if the first volume value of the TV equals to the second volume value of the TV.
- the reason why we change the volume and determine if a change occurs is that we want to make sure that the TV 102 implements functions to respond to the volume change message. If they are equaling, it means that the TV 102 does not respond to the volume change message and then it goes to step 308. If not, it goes to step 307.
- the processor 201 of the STB 101 sets a parameter of HDMI audio setting of the STB 101 as a first value that makes change of volume value of the TV 102 in response to press of volume change buttons on the STB remote control 103 (i.e. the STB receives a command to change volume) .
- the first value implies that a volume change message will be sent from the STB 101 to the TV 102 in response to the volume change command.
- the parameter value is stored in the nonvolatile storage medium of the STB 101 after it is set.
- step 308 the processor 201 of the STB 101 sets a parameter of HDMI audio setting of the STB 101 as a second value that makes change of volume value of the STB 101 in response to press of volume change buttons on the STB remote control 103.
- the parameter value is stored in the nonvolatile storage medium of the STB 101 after it is set.
- this step may be redundant and can be removed.
- the processor 201 of the STB 101 determines a first audio strength value of the environment or surroundings via the audio strength detector 203.
- the TV is the main source for producing the sound in the environment.
- the audio strength detector 203 is integrated in the STB remote control 103.
- the processor 201 of the STB 101 communicates with the STB remote control 103 to receive the strength value, e.g. through a Bluetooth communication.
- both the STB and the STB remote control have a Bluetooth module.
- both the STB and the STB remote control have a Bluetooth hardware, they use Bluetooth communication to send and receive commands instead of the infrared communication. In such case, the infrared hardware can be removed from both devices.
- steps 309, 310, 311 and 312 exist is because there is a scenario that the TV 102 does not implement the system audio report message but implement the volume change message.
- step 310 the processor 201 of the STB 101 sends a volume change message to the TV 102 intended to change volume of the TV 102. This step is similar to step 304.
- step 311 the processor 201 of the STB 101 determines a second audio strength value of the environment where the STB 101 resides.
- the processor 201 of the STB 101 determines if the first audio strength value equals to the second audio strength value. If they are equaling, it means that the TV 102 does not respond to the volume change message and then it goes to step 308. If not, it goes to step 307.
- the audio strength value may not accurately reflect the audio signal strength of the audio signal on the TV because there may be some noise or human voice of the TV watchers in the environment. In order to avoid such impacts, it is still considered equal if the difference between the two values is below a certain threshold value.
- One extreme example of the threshold value is 0. It is used in a quiet environment where there are no environment noises, such as human voices of the TV watchers.
- steps 309, 310, 311 and 312 are used to detect if the audio strength of the environment changes in response to a volume change message.
- the STB 101 sends volume change messages several times when playing a music clip or song. It works as follow.
- the STB 101 plays music clip at a volume value.
- the STB 101 sends volume change messages that changes volume values gradually.
- the STB 101 calculates the average decibel values by measuring the sound of music playing each time after sending a volume change message, and removes the peaks that exceed the average by a certain percentage, e.g. by 40%of the average. If the amplitude of the average decibel values changes in a regular trend, which means TV volume changes accordingly, it goes to step 307, or otherwise, it goes to step 308.
- the first device can also be a smart box that connects to the Internet for receiving video/audio content, a hardware type video player, a PC host, or a laptop. It shall note that the principle of the present disclosure can also be applied to a system where a first device displays the video frames and sends the audio signals to a second device for playback, for example, the first device is a TV while the second device is an amplifier connecting to a loudspeaker or HDMI-enabled sound box.
- Fig. 4 is a diagram showing such examples.
- a first device sends the audio signal to a second device for playback and the video frames to a third device for display
- the first device is a DVD player or a STB, game console, or video box that can output video frames and audio signals
- the second device is an amplifier connecting to a loudspeaker or HDMI-enabled sound box
- the third device is a TV or a display.
- Fig. 5 is a diagram showing such examples.
- processor or “controller” should not be construed to refer exclusively to hardware capable of executing software, and may implicitly include, without limitation, digital signal processor (DSP) hardware, read only memory (ROM) for storing software, random access memory (RAM) , and nonvolatile storage.
- DSP digital signal processor
- ROM read only memory
- RAM random access memory
- any element expressed as a means and/or module for performing a specified function is intended to encompass any way of performing that function including, for example, a) a combination of circuit elements that performs that function or b) software in any form, including, therefore, firmware, microcode or the like, combined with appropriate circuitry for executing that software to perform the function.
- the disclosure as defined by such claims resides in the fact that the functionalities provided by the various recited means are combined and brought together in the manner which the claims call for. It is thus regarded that any means that can provide those functionalities are equivalent to those shown herein.
- aspects of the present principles can be embodied as a system, method or computer readable medium. Accordingly, aspects of the present principles can take the form of an entirely hardware embodiment, an entirely software embodiment (including firmware, resident software, micro-code, and so forth) , or an embodiment combining software and hardware aspects that can all generally be referred to herein as a “circuit, ” “module” , or “system. ” Furthermore, aspects of the present principles can take the form of a computer readable storage medium. Any combination of one or more computer readable storage medium (s) may be utilized.
- a computer readable storage medium can take the form of a computer readable program product embodied in one or more computer readable medium (s) and having computer readable program code embodied thereon that is executable by a computer.
- a computer readable storage medium as used herein is considered a non-transitory storage medium given the inherent capability to store the information therein as well as the inherent capability to provide retrieval of the information therefrom.
- a computer readable storage medium can be, for example, but is not limited to, an electronic, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor system, apparatus, or device, or any suitable combination of the foregoing.
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It is provided a method for configuring an audio setting of a first device, wherein a second device used for playing audio is connected to the first device. The method comprises, at the first device, sending a request message requesting for volume value of the second device to the second device; when not receiving a response message from the second device, determining a first audio strength value of environment; after sending a volume change message for changing volume of the second device to the second device, determining a second audio strength value of environment; when determining the first audio strength value is different from the second audio strength value by a threshold value, setting a parameter of the audio setting of the first device as a first value that makes the first device to send a volume change message in response to the first device's reception of a volume change command.
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The present disclosure relates to device configuration, and more particularly relates to a method and a device for configuring HDMI audio setting.
High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) is an audio/video interface for transmitting uncompressed video data and compressed or uncompressed digital audio data from an HDMI-compliant source device, such as a video player, a set top box (STB) etc., to a compatible display device, such as computer monitor, video projector, digital television, or digital audio devices.
HDMI implements the EIA/CEA-861 standards, which define video formats and waveforms, transport of compressed, uncompressed, and LPCM (linear pulse-code modulation) audio, auxiliary data and implementations of the EDID (extended display identification data) of VESA (video electronics standards association) .
Consumer electronics control (CEC) is a feature of HDMI and its implementation in a product is optional to device manufactures. The CEC capacity allows CEC-enabled HDMI devices to command and control each other without user intervention and allows a user to operate multiple devices with one remote control device. An exemplary scenario is that a user uses only one remote control to command and control two or more devices connected through HDMI. For example, by using the remote control of a television set to control a set-top box (STB) and/or a DVD player. From the perspective of hardware implementation and protocol, CEC signal is a separate electrical signal from the other HDMI signals. This allows a device to disable its high-speed HDMI circuitry in sleep mode, but be woken up by a CEC signal. CEC is a single shared wire serial bus, which is directly connected between all HDMI ports on a device, so it can flow through a device that is completely powered off.
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The principle of the present disclosure is defined by the appended claims.
It is to be understood that more aspects and advantages of the invention will be found in the following detailed description of the present invention.
The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, will be used to illustrate an embodiment of the invention, as explained by the description. The invention is not limited to the embodiment.
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Fig. 1 is a diagram showing a system according to an embodiment of present disclosure.
Fig. 2 is a block diagram schematically showing blocks of devices in the system as shown in Fig. 1 according to the embodiment of present disclosure.
Fig. 3 is a flow chart showing a method for automatically configuring a HDMI CEC system audio control feature according to the embodiment of present disclosure.
Fig. 4 is diagram showing a second system according to another embodiment of present disclosure. and
Fig. 5 is a diagram showing a third system according to another embodiment of present disclosure.
The embodiment of the present invention will now be described in detail in conjunction with the drawings. In the following description, some detailed descriptions of known functions and configurations may be omitted for clarity and conciseness.
Because CEC function is optional for device manufactures, device manufactures of devices that have hardware HDMI ports or hardware HDMI interface can select to implement desired CEC functions. So there is a possibility that two connected devices, which have HDMI ports and are connected via HDMI cable on the HDMI ports, don't work well for a particular CEC function because the particular CEC function is only implemented on one of the two connected devices.
Among all HDMI-CEC features, a feature of system audio control (hereinafter as system audio control feature) allows the volume of an AV (audio and video) receiver, integrated amplifier or preamplifier to be controlled by using any remote control from a suitably equipped device in the system. The system audio control feature provides definitions of following messages in the standard: give audio status, give system audio mode status, report audio status, get system audio mode, system audio mode request, system audio mode status, user control pressed, user control released.
Taking STB and TV as example, current TVs support HDMI mandatory functions, but some of them may do not support system audio control feature. In case that both STB and TV support system audio control feature, if a user enables HDMI CEC function or the system audio control feature on STB, the volume change by using STB remote control adjusts a value of TV volume, i.e. a parameter value relating to amplification of power of sound signal in TV; if a user disables HDMI CEC function or the system audio control feature on STB, the volume change by using STB remote control adjusts a value of STB volume, i.e. a parameter value relating to amplification of power of sound signal in STB. In case that STB supports the system audio control feature but TV does not support the system audio control feature, the system audio control feature shall be disabled on the STB. Or otherwise, the volume change by using STB remote control causes nothing changed. Thus, it is desired to automatically configure the setting of HDMI CEC function with regard to system audio control feature to one of two choices including a choice of adjusting a value of STB volume in response to volume change by use of STB remote control and a choice of adjusting a value of TV volume in response to volume change by use of STB remote control.
The following description illustrates the principles of the present disclosure. It will thus be appreciated that those skilled in the art will be able to devise various arrangements that, although not explicitly described or shown herein, embody the principles of the disclosure and are included within its scope. As an example, the principle of the present disclosure will be described below in connection with a system having a set top box (STB) 101, a TV 102 and a STB remote control 103 as shown in Fig. 1, i.e. a first device 101 connects to a second device 102 via a HDMI cable on their HDMI ports, and the first device 101 sends both video signals and audio signals to a second device 102 for rendering the video frames and audio; by pressing volume up or volume down button, volume up or volume down command is sent to the first device 101. It shall be note that the first device 101 can be other video/audio source device, e.g. a game console, a video box that provides video and audio etc., and the second device 102 can be other display device that can render both video frames and audio signals. However, in order to facilitate the reading and understanding the principle of the invention, we use the expression “STB” and “TV” , instead of “first device” and “second device” , in the following description.
As mentioned above, the manufacture may select to implement system audio control feature or even select to implement messages as defined by the system audio control feature. In this example, the following messages as defined by the system audio control feature are used.
1. Give audio status message: it has an identification value 0x71, and is used to request an amplifier, i.e. TV in this example, to send its volume and mute status. Its response message is report audio status message.
2. Report audio status message: it has an identification value 0x7A, and is used to, in response to give audio status message, report an TV's volume and mute status. The parameter of this message carries volume and mute status, from which a volume value of the TV can be determined.
3. User control pressed message and user control released message: they have identification values 0x44 and 0x45, and are used, in response to button press and release on the STB remote control respectively, to indicate that a remote control button is pressed and released. The parameter of the user control pressed message indicates which button of volume up, volume down or mute is pressed. In response to the user control pressed message, the TV increases or decrease the volume value of the TV, or mute/unmute the TV. In response to the user control released message, the TV stops increasing or decreasing the volume value of the TV.
Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing the STB 101, the TV 102 and the STB remote control 103 in accordance with the present disclosure. It shall note that description about some hardware or functions are omitted for clarity purpose unless they are relevant to the implementation of the present disclosure.
The STB 101 comprises one or more hardware processors 201, one or more HDMI ports 202, an audio sensor 203 and an infrared receiver 204. In order for facilitating the description, we put “one or more hardware processors” and “one or more HDMI ports” in an example where there is one processor and one port.
-the hardware processor 201 is used to carry out program instructions stored in a non-volatile storage medium of the STB 101 (not shown) , as well as calculations and determinations.
-the HDMI port 202 is used to connect to another HDMI port via a HDMI cable, which is HDMI port 207 of the TV 102 in this example.
-the audio strength detector 203 is used to determine strength of an audio or a sound, and output a value indicating the strength, e.g. the decibel (dB) value. The audio strength detector 203 can be in the form of microphone. It shall note that the audio strength detector 203 may be moved to other devices, for example, the audio strength detector 203 is moved to the STB remote control 103 and the STB 101 does not have the audio strength detector 203. In such case, the audio strength detector 203 in the STB remote control 103 detects and determines the strength, and sends the strength value to the STB 101 in response to the STB's request for such value.
-the infrared receiver 204 is used to receive instructions carried on the infrared signals from the infrared emitter 205 of the STB remote control 103, and send the instruction to the processor 201.
The TV 102 comprises one or more hardware processors 208, and one or more HDMI ports 207. In order for facilitating the description, we put “one or more hardware processors” and “one or more HDMI ports” in an example where there is one processor and one port in the TV 102.
-the hardware processor 208 is used to carry out program instructions stored in a non-volatile storage medium of the TV 102 (not shown) , as well as calculations and determinations.
--the HDMI port 207 is used to connect to another HDMI port via a HDMI cable, which is HDMI port 208 of the STB 101 in this example.
The STB remote control 103 comprises one or more hardware processors 206, one or more hardware buttons (not shown) and an infrared receiver 205. In order for facilitating the description, we put “one or more hardware processors” in an example where there is one processor in the STB remote control 103.
-the hardware processor 206 is used to carry out program instructions stored in a non-volatile storage medium of the STB remote control (not shown) , as well as calculations and determinations.
-the hardware buttons are used for a user to input, e.g. by pressing the buttons, the commands, e.g. channel changes (change up, change down) , volume changes (volume up, volume down) etc.
-the infrared emitter 205 is used to send infrared signals carrying instructions or commands that are determined by the hardware processor 206 in response to the press of the hardware buttons.
Fig. 3 is a flow chart showing a method for automatically configuring a parameter of HDMI audio setting of the source controlled device relating to system audio control feature in accordance with the present disclosure. Herein, the STB is the source controlled device from the perspective of the STB remote control, and the TV is the destination controlled device.
In step 301, the processor 201 of the STB 101 sends a request message requesting for volume value of the TV 102 through the HDMI port 202 over a HDMI cable to the HDMI port 207 of the TV 102. In this example, the request message is the give audio status message.
In step 302, the processor 201 of the STB 101 determines if a response message carrying the volume value of the TV 102 is received. Herein, the response message is a report audio status message. In case that the TV 102 implements all messages of the system audio control features, in response to the give audio status message, the processor 208 of the TV 102 sends a response message through HDMI port 207 of the TV 102, and the processor 201 of the STB 101 receives such response message. In case that the TV 102 does not implements all messages of the system audio control features, especially the report audio status message, the TV 102 does not respond to the request message. If received, it goes to step 303, or otherwise, it goes to step 309.
In step 303, the processor 201 of the STB 101 determines a first volume value of the TV from the response message. The determined first volume value can be stored in a volatile storage medium (not shown) , e.g. RAM of the STB 101.
In step 304, the processor 201 of the STB 101 sends a volume change message to the TV 102. The volume change can be either volume up or volume down. This step can be realized by using user control pressed message and user control released message.
In step 305, the processor 201 of the STB 101 determines a second volume value of the TV. It can be realized by using the give audio status message and the report audio status message as do by the steps 301 and 303.
In step 306, the processor 201 of the STB 101 determines if the first volume value of the TV equals to the second volume value of the TV. The reason why we change the volume and determine if a change occurs is that we want to make sure that the TV 102 implements functions to respond to the volume change message. If they are equaling, it means that the TV 102 does not respond to the volume change message and then it goes to step 308. If not, it goes to step 307.
In step 307, the processor 201 of the STB 101 sets a parameter of HDMI audio setting of the STB 101 as a first value that makes change of volume value of the TV 102 in response to press of volume change buttons on the STB remote control 103 (i.e. the STB receives a command to change volume) . It shall note that the user may use on screen display menu to change the volume. In other words, the first value implies that a volume change message will be sent from the STB 101 to the TV 102 in response to the volume change command. Herein, the parameter value is stored in the nonvolatile storage medium of the STB 101 after it is set.
In step 308, the processor 201 of the STB 101 sets a parameter of HDMI audio setting of the STB 101 as a second value that makes change of volume value of the STB 101 in response to press of volume change buttons on the STB remote control 103. Herein, the parameter value is stored in the nonvolatile storage medium of the STB 101 after it is set. In another example where the default setting is the second value, this step may be redundant and can be removed.
In step 309, the processor 201 of the STB 101 determines a first audio strength value of the environment or surroundings via the audio strength detector 203. Herein, it is assumed that the TV is the main source for producing the sound in the environment. Further, as mentioned above, in another example, the audio strength detector 203 is integrated in the STB remote control 103. In such case, the processor 201 of the STB 101 communicates with the STB remote control 103 to receive the strength value, e.g. through a Bluetooth communication. And correspondingly, both the STB and the STB remote control have a Bluetooth module. In another example, in case that both the STB and the STB remote control have a Bluetooth hardware, they use Bluetooth communication to send and receive commands instead of the infrared communication. In such case, the infrared hardware can be removed from both devices. The reason why steps 309, 310, 311 and 312 exist is because there is a scenario that the TV 102 does not implement the system audio report message but implement the volume change message.
In step 310, the processor 201 of the STB 101 sends a volume change message to the TV 102 intended to change volume of the TV 102. This step is similar to step 304.
In step 311, the processor 201 of the STB 101 determines a second audio strength value of the environment where the STB 101 resides.
In step 312, the processor 201 of the STB 101 determines if the first audio strength value equals to the second audio strength value. If they are equaling, it means that the TV 102 does not respond to the volume change message and then it goes to step 308. If not, it goes to step 307. Herein, the audio strength value may not accurately reflect the audio signal strength of the audio signal on the TV because there may be some noise or human voice of the TV watchers in the environment. In order to avoid such impacts, it is still considered equal if the difference between the two values is below a certain threshold value. One extreme example of the threshold value is 0. It is used in a quiet environment where there are no environment noises, such as human voices of the TV watchers.
In above example, steps 309, 310, 311 and 312 are used to detect if the audio strength of the environment changes in response to a volume change message. In another example, the STB 101 sends volume change messages several times when playing a music clip or song. It works as follow. The STB 101 plays music clip at a volume value. The STB 101 sends volume change messages that changes volume values gradually. The STB 101 calculates the average decibel values by measuring the sound of music playing each time after sending a volume change message, and removes the peaks that exceed the average by a certain percentage, e.g. by 40%of the average. If the amplitude of the average decibel values changes in a regular trend, which means TV volume changes accordingly, it goes to step 307, or otherwise, it goes to step 308.
In above example, it shall note that the first device can also be a smart box that connects to the Internet for receiving video/audio content, a hardware type video player, a PC host, or a laptop. It shall note that the principle of the present disclosure can also be applied to a system where a first device displays the video frames and sends the audio signals to a second device for playback, for example, the first device is a TV while the second device is an amplifier connecting to a loudspeaker or HDMI-enabled sound box. Fig. 4 is a diagram showing such examples. It shall also note that the principle of the present disclosure can also be applied to a system where a first device sends the audio signal to a second device for playback and the video frames to a third device for display, for example, the first device is a DVD player or a STB, game console, or video box that can output video frames and audio signals, the second device is an amplifier connecting to a loudspeaker or HDMI-enabled sound box, and the third device is a TV or a display. Fig. 5 is a diagram showing such examples.
All examples and conditional language recited herein are intended for educational purposes to aid the reader in understanding the principles of the disclosure and the concepts contributed by the inventor to furthering the art, and are to be construed as being without limitation to such specifically recited examples and conditions.
Moreover, all statements herein reciting principles, aspects, and embodiments of the disclosure, as well as specific examples thereof, are intended to encompass both structural and functional equivalents thereof. Additionally, it is intended that such equivalents include both currently known equivalents as well as equivalents developed in the future, i.e., any elements developed that perform the same function, regardless of structure.
Thus, for example, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the block diagrams presented herein represent conceptual views of illustrative circuitry embodying the principles of the disclosure. Similarly, it will be appreciated that any flow charts, flow diagrams, state transition diagrams, pseudo code, and the like represent various processes which may be substantially represented in computer readable media and so executed by a computer or processor, whether or not such computer or processor is explicitly shown.
The functions of the various elements shown in the figures may be provided with dedicated hardware as well as hardware capable of executing software in association with appropriate software. When provided by a processor, the functions may be provided by a single dedicated processor, by a single shared processor, or by a plurality of individual processors, some of which may be shared. Moreover, explicit use of the term “processor” or “controller” should not be construed to refer exclusively to hardware capable of executing software, and may implicitly include, without limitation, digital signal processor (DSP) hardware, read only memory (ROM) for storing software, random access memory (RAM) , and nonvolatile storage.
In the claims hereof, any element expressed as a means and/or module for performing a specified function is intended to encompass any way of performing that function including, for example, a) a combination of circuit elements that performs that function or b) software in any form, including, therefore, firmware, microcode or the like, combined with appropriate circuitry for executing that software to perform the function. The disclosure as defined by such claims resides in the fact that the functionalities provided by the various recited means are combined and brought together in the manner which the claims call for. It is thus regarded that any means that can provide those functionalities are equivalent to those shown herein.
In addition, it is to be understood that the figures and descriptions of the present disclosure have been simplified to illustrate elements that are relevant for a clear understanding of the present disclosure, while eliminating, for purposes of clarity, many other elements found in typical digital multimedia content delivery methods, devices and systems. However, because such elements are well known in the art, a detailed discussion of such elements is not provided herein. The disclosure herein is directed to all such variations and modifications known to those skilled in the art.
As will be appreciated by one skilled in the art, aspects of the present principles can be embodied as a system, method or computer readable medium. Accordingly, aspects of the present principles can take the form of an entirely hardware embodiment, an entirely software embodiment (including firmware, resident software, micro-code, and so forth) , or an embodiment combining software and hardware aspects that can all generally be referred to herein as a “circuit, ” “module” , or “system. ” Furthermore, aspects of the present principles can take the form of a computer readable storage medium. Any combination of one or more computer readable storage medium (s) may be utilized.
A computer readable storage medium can take the form of a computer readable program product embodied in one or more computer readable medium (s) and having computer readable program code embodied thereon that is executable by a computer. A computer readable storage medium as used herein is considered a non-transitory storage medium given the inherent capability to store the information therein as well as the inherent capability to provide retrieval of the information therefrom. A computer readable storage medium can be, for example, but is not limited to, an electronic, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor system, apparatus, or device, or any suitable combination of the foregoing. It is to be appreciated that the following, while providing more specific examples of computer readable storage mediums to which the present principles can be applied, is merely an illustrative and not exhaustive listing as is readily appreciated by one of ordinary skill in the art: a portable computer diskette; a hard disk; a read-only memory (ROM) ; an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or Flash memory) ; a portable compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM) ; an optical storage device; a magnetic storage device; or any suitable combination of the foregoing.
Thus, for example, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the block diagrams presented herein represent conceptual views of illustrative system components and/or circuitry embodying the principles of the invention. Similarly, it will be appreciated that any flow charts, flow diagrams, state transition diagrams, pseudo code, and the like represent various processes which may be substantially represented in computer readable storage media and so executed by a computer or processor, whether or not such computer or processor is explicitly shown.
A number of implementations have been described. Nevertheless, it will be understood that various modifications may be made. For example, elements of different implementations may be combined, supplemented, modified, or removed to produce other implementations. Additionally, one of ordinary skill will understand that other structures and processes may be substituted for those disclosed and the resulting implementations will perform at least substantially the same function (s) , in at least substantially the same way (s) , to achieve at least substantially the same result (s) as the implementations disclosed. Accordingly, these and other implementations are contemplated by this application and are within the scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
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- A method for configuring an audio setting of a first device, wherein a second device used for playing audio is connected to the first device through a connecting line, comprising, at the first device,sending through said connecting line a request message requesting for volume value of the second device to the second device (301) ;when not receiving a response message from the second device (302) , determining a first audio strength value of environment (309) ;after sending a volume change message for changing volume of the second device to the second device (310) , determining a second audio strength value of environment (311) ;when determining the first audio strength value is different from the second audio strength value by a value (312) , setting a parameter of the audio setting of the first device as a first value that makes the first device send a volume change message to the second device in response to reception of a volume change command (307) .
- The method of claim 1, wherein further comprisingwhen determining the first audio strength value is not different from the second audio strength value by the value (312) , setting the parameter of the audio setting of the first device as a second value that makes the first device change a volume value of the first device in response to reception of a volume change command (308) .
- The method of claim 1, wherein further comprisingwhen receiving a response message in response to the request message (302) , determining a first volume value of the second device from the response message (303) ;after sending a volume change message for changing volume of the second device to the second device (304) , determining a second volume value of the second device (305) ;when determining the first volume value is different from the second volume value (306) , setting the parameter of the audio setting of the first device as a first value that makes the first device send a volume change message to the second device in response to reception of a volume change command (307) .
- The method of claim 3, wherein further comprisingwhen determining the first volume value is not different from the second volume value (306) , setting the parameter of the audio setting of the first device as a second value that makes the first device change a volume value of the first device in response to reception of a volume change command (308) .
- The method of claim 1, wherein further comprisingsending volume change messages several times when playing a music clip;calculating average decibel values of the environment;removing peaks that exceeds the average decibel values by a certain percentage value;when determining the average decibel values change in a regular trend, setting the parameter of the audio setting of the first device as the first value (307) .
- A first device (101) for configuring an audio setting of itself, wherein comprisinga HDMI port (202) for connecting to a HDMI port (207) of a second device (102) , wherein the second device (102) is used for playing audio;at least one processor (201) configured for sending a request message requesting for volume value of the second device to the second device via the HDMI port (202) ; when not receiving a response message from the second device via the HDMI port (202) , determining a first audio strength value of environment; after sending a volume change message for changing volume of the second device to the second device via the HDMI port (202) , determining a second audio strength value of environment; when determining the first audio strength value is different from the second audio strength value by a value, setting a parameter of the audio setting of the first device as a first value that makes the first device send a volume change message in response to reception of a volume change command.
- The first device (101) of claim 6, wherein the at least one processor (201) is further configured for when determining the first audio strength value is not different from the second audio strength value by the value, setting the parameter of the audio setting of the first device as a second value that makes the first device change a volume value of the first device in response to reception of a volume change command.
- The first device (101) of claim 6, wherein the at least one processor (201) is further configured for when receiving a response message in response to the request message, determining a first volume value of the second device from the response message; after sending a volume change message for changing volume of the second device to the second device, determining a second volume value of the second device; when determining the first volume value is different from the second volume value, setting the parameter of the audio setting of the first device as a first value that makes the first device send a volume change message in response to reception of a volume change command.
- The first device (101) of claim 8, wherein the at least one processor (201) is further configured for when determining the first volume value is not different from the second volume value, setting the parameter of the audio setting of the first device as a second value that makes the first device change a volume value of the first device in response to reception of a volume change command.
- The first device (101) of claim 6, wherein the at least one processor (201) is further configured for sending volume change messages several times when playing a music clip; calculating average decibel values of the environment; removing peaks that exceeds the average decibel values by a certain percentage value; when determining the average decibel values change in a regular trend, setting the parameter of the audio setting of the first device as the first value.
- The method of claim 1 or the first device (101) of claim 6, wherein the first device is a Set Top Box, a smart box, a video player, a PC host or a laptop, and the second device is a TV or a display with a loudspeaker.
- The method of claim 1 or the first device (101) of claim 6, wherein the request message is a give audio status message, the response message is a report audio status message, and the volume change message includes a user control pressed message and a user control released message.
- A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising program code instructions executable by at least one processor for implementing the steps of a method according to any of claims 1 to 5.
- Computer program comprising program code instructions executable by at least one processor for implementing a method according to at least one of claims 1 to 5.
- Computer program product which is stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium and comprises program code instructions executable by at least one processor for implementing a method according to at least one of claims 1 to 5.
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