Dynamic Audio Device Array Reconfiguration for Convertible Modes
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current audio solutions for convertible devices do not optimize sound input/output for modes other than traditional clamshell, resulting in sub-optimized audio performance in other modes like tent or tablet configurations.
Innovation Solution
The solution involves embedding audio devices throughout the device's surface and hinge, using sensors to detect the device's mode and user position, and dynamically reconfiguring the audio output to suit the current mode and context, ensuring optimal sound quality regardless of the device's configuration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If audio devices are fixed in a single configuration optimized for clamshell mode, then audio performance is optimized for traditional laptop use, but audio performance deteriorates in other modes like tablet or tent configurations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic audio device reconfiguration by detecting device mode (clamshell, tablet, tent) and automatically activating different sets of audio devices based on the detected mode. The system transitions from static audio configuration to dynamic adaptation, ensuring optimal audio performance in each operational mode without requiring manual user intervention.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes operational parameters by selectively activating different subsets of audio devices (microphones and speakers) depending on the device mode. In clamshell mode, certain audio devices are activated while others remain inactive, and this configuration changes when the device transitions to tablet or tent mode, optimizing audio characteristics for each scenario.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple audio devices are distributed throughout the device surface and hinge, then audio performance can be optimized for multiple modes, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The audio device system is segmented into multiple independent audio devices distributed at different locations (device surface, hinge, etc.). Each audio device can be independently activated or deactivated based on the detected operational mode, allowing the system to manage complexity by controlling individual segments rather than treating the audio system as a monolithic unit.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple audio devices are designed with universal functionality, where the same physical audio devices can serve different purposes depending on the operational mode. The system achieves multi-functionality by reconfiguring which audio devices are active, allowing a single set of hardware components to optimize audio performance across multiple device configurations without requiring separate dedicated hardware for each mode.
Data Source
AI summary
One embodiment provides an apparatus, including: a device housing; a sensor disposed within the device housing; a plurality of audio devices disposed within the device housing; a processor operatively coupled to the plurality of audio devices; and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to: activate a first set of the plurality of audio devices; detect, using the sensor, a use mode; and change, using the processor, to a second active set of the plurality of audio devices based on the use mode. Other embodiments are described and claimed.