Context-Aware Noise Cancellation Control for Wireless Audio
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic devices cannot automatically control the noise cancelling function of external wireless audio devices based on the device's mode or ambient environment, leading to inconvenient user experiences.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device with communication circuitry and processors that can identify the need to activate or deactivate the noise cancelling function of a wireless audio device based on conditions such as AR or VR mode, and ambient environment, and transmit corresponding control signals to the audio device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the electronic device controls noise cancelling function based only on user input, then the control method is simple, but the user experience is inconvenient and the system cannot adapt to different usage scenarios
Solution Approach 1:
The electronic device continuously monitors the current mode (AR/VR/audio playback) and automatically adjusts the noise cancelling function based on this feedback. When AR mode is detected, noise cancelling is deactivated to allow environmental sound; when VR or audio playback mode is detected, noise cancelling is activated to block ambient noise. This closed-loop feedback mechanism enables automatic adaptation to different scenarios without increasing operational complexity for the user.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs self-adjustment of the noise cancelling function based on the detected current mode. The electronic device automatically determines whether to activate or deactivate noise cancelling without requiring explicit user commands for each scenario change. The processor autonomously manages the noise cancelling state according to the operational context, making the system self-serve the user's needs.
2Ease of operation
If the electronic device automatically controls noise cancelling based on mode and environment, then user experience is enhanced, but the control algorithm and sensing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The electronic device automatically determines the current operational mode (AR, VR, or audio playback) and independently controls the noise cancelling function without requiring complex user interactions or sophisticated control algorithms. The processor simply monitors the active application or mode and adjusts the noise cancelling state accordingly, providing ease of operation while keeping the control logic relatively simple.
3Reliability
If noise cancelling is always activated, then audio quality is improved, but the device cannot provide environmental awareness when needed
Solution Approach 1:
The noise cancelling function dynamically changes its state based on the current operational mode. The system transitions between activated and deactivated states according to whether the user is in AR mode (needing environmental awareness) or VR/audio playback mode (needing audio quality). This dynamic adjustment ensures both high audio quality when needed and environmental awareness when required.
Solution Approach 2:
The noise cancelling parameter (activated or deactivated) changes based on the detected mode. In AR mode, the parameter is set to deactivated to allow environmental sound perception; in VR or audio playback mode, the parameter is set to activated to ensure high audio output quality. This parameter change approach enables the system to optimize for different functional requirements.
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AI summary
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes communication circuitry, memory storing one or more computer programs, and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the communication circuitry and the memory. The one or more computer programs include computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to communicate with an external wireless audio device outside the electronic device via the communication circuitry, identify an activation or a deactivation of a noise canceling function of the wireless audio device based on a request to transmit audio data to the wireless audio device, in case that the activation of the noise canceling function is identified, transmit a control signal for the activation of the noise canceling function and the audio data to the wireless audio device, and in case that the deactivation of the noise canceling function is identified, transmit a control signal for the deactivation of the noise canceling function and the audio data to the wireless audio device.