Audio Volume Adjustment via External Signal Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face challenges in adjusting audio signal volumes from electronic devices when multiple sources are active simultaneously, leading to overlapping audio and difficulty in managing sound levels during content consumption.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device method that obtains information from an external source to determine whether to adjust its audio signal volume, using this information to automatically adjust the volume based on user inputs, event occurrences, and audio signal amplitudes from other devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple electronic devices output audio signals simultaneously, then users can consume multiple types of content, but audio signals overlap and volume management becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The electronic device automatically detects external audio signals and adjusts its own volume without user intervention. The processor monitors audio output from other devices and autonomously modifies the volume of content being played, enabling the system to manage itself rather than requiring manual user control.
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously monitors the audio environment by detecting external audio signals and uses this feedback to dynamically adjust volume levels. The processor receives information about external audio output and responds by modifying the device's own audio output, creating a closed-loop control system that adapts to changing acoustic conditions.
2Measurement precision
If manual volume adjustment is required for each audio source, then precise volume control is achieved, but user convenience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The electronic device autonomously manages volume levels by detecting external audio signals and automatically adjusting its output. This eliminates the need for manual user intervention while maintaining appropriate volume balance between multiple audio sources, making the system both convenient and precisely controlled.
Solution Approach 2:
The processor acts as an intermediary that mediates between multiple audio sources and the user experience. It detects external audio signals and intelligently adjusts the device's own volume output to maintain optimal listening conditions without requiring direct user manipulation of volume controls.
3Ease of operation
If automatic volume adjustment is implemented, then user convenience is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs a feedback mechanism where the processor detects external audio signals and automatically adjusts volume levels based on this information. This feedback-driven approach enables automatic volume management that enhances user convenience while keeping the implementation relatively simple through direct cause-and-effect control logic.
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AI summary
A method of adjusting a volume of an audio signal output from an electronic device. In particular, the method of adjusting a volume of an audio signal output from an electronic device includes: obtaining, from an external source, information related to adjustment of the volume of the audio signal which is output from the electronic device; determining, based on the obtained information, whether to adjust the volume of the audio signal output from the electronic device; and adjusting, based on the determining, the volume of the audio signal output from the electronic device.