Dynamic Speaker Role Assignment for Audio Optimization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional digital TV systems fail to provide optimal sound quality as the roles of built-in and external speakers are limited, regardless of their output information or characteristics, leading to suboptimal audio distribution.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device with a wireless communication interface to communicate with external speakers and a controller to acquire output information from both speakers, allowing for the optimal distribution of audio signals based on the characteristics of each speaker, determining one as the main and the other as a sub speaker.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If audio is output through a speaker built into a TV and an external speaker with fixed roles, then the system is simple to operate, but optimal sound quality cannot be provided
Solution Approach 1:
The system changes the operational parameters of speakers dynamically by acquiring output information and characteristic information from each speaker, then automatically assigning main and sub speaker roles based on these parameters. This allows the system to optimize sound quality without requiring manual user configuration, resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and sound quality.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the built-in speaker always outputs main audio and external speaker outputs sub audio, then the device complexity is low, but adaptability to different speaker characteristics is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements dynamic role assignment where the main and sub speaker roles are not fixed but can be automatically switched based on acquired speaker information. The controller dynamically determines which speaker should output main audio and which should output sub audio, enabling adaptability to different speaker characteristics while maintaining system simplicity through automated decision-making.
3Manufacturing precision
If automatic speaker role selection is implemented, then sound quality is optimized, but more complex processing is required
Solution Approach 1:
The system employs self-service automation where the controller automatically acquires output information and characteristic information from speakers, independently determines optimal speaker roles, and configures audio signal distribution without external intervention. This self-service approach optimizes sound quality while managing complexity through automated algorithms rather than manual configuration systems.
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AI summary
An electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may comprise a speaker, a wireless communication interface configured to communicate with an external speaker and a controller configured to acquire a first output information of the speaker and a second output information of the external speaker, and based on the first output information and the second output information, output a first audio signal to the speaker and transmit a second audio signal to the external speaker through the wireless communication interface.