18148080. Mode Control Method and Apparatus, and Terminal Device simplified abstract (Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.)

Mode Control Method and Apparatus, and Terminal Device

Organization Name

Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

Inventor(s)

Weibin Chen of Shenzhen (CN)

Tizheng Wang of Shenzhen (CN)

Yulong Li of Shenzhen (CN)

Fan Fan of Shenzhen (CN)

Cunshou Qiu of Shanghai (CN)

Wei Xiong of Shanghai (CN)

Tianxiang Cao of Hangzhou (CN)

Zhenxia Gui of Hangzhou (CN)

Zhipeng Chen of Shenzhen (CN)

Mode Control Method and Apparatus, and Terminal Device - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18148080 titled 'Mode Control Method and Apparatus, and Terminal Device

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes a method for controlling the mode of operation of a headset based on the scene type of the external environment. The headset supports different processing modes, such as active noise control (ANC), hear-through (HT), and augmented hearing (AH). The processing intensity in the selected mode is automatically adjusted based on events in the current external environment. The terminal device provides a control interface for the user to select the processing mode and intensity.

• The method determines the target mode of the headset based on the scene type of the external environment.
• The headset supports multiple processing modes, including ANC, HT, and AH.
• The processing intensity in the target mode is automatically adjusted based on events in the external environment.
• The terminal device provides a control interface for the user to select the processing mode and intensity.

Potential Applications

• This technology can be used in noise-canceling headphones to automatically adjust the level of noise cancellation based on the surrounding environment.
• It can be applied in hearing aids to adapt the sound processing based on the user's current situation.
• This method can be used in virtual reality headsets to enhance the user's experience by adjusting the audio processing based on the virtual environment.

Problems Solved

• The method solves the problem of manually adjusting the processing mode and intensity of a headset based on the user's requirements and the current external environment.
• It addresses the issue of having different processing modes for different scene types, allowing the headset to optimize the audio experience in various situations.

Benefits

• Users can enjoy an enhanced audio experience with optimal processing mode and intensity for different scene types.
• The automatic adjustment of processing intensity based on the external environment eliminates the need for constant manual adjustments.
• The control interface provided by the terminal device allows users to easily select the desired processing mode and intensity.

Original Abstract Submitted

A mode control method includes determining, by a terminal device based on a scene type of an external environment, that a processing mode used by a headset is a target mode. The target mode is one of a plurality of processing modes supported by the headset, where different processing modes correspond to different scene types, and the processing modes supported by the headset include at least two of the following modes: an active noise control (ANC) mode, a hear-through (HT) mode, or an augmented hearing (AH) mode. Processing intensity in the target mode is automatically adjusted based on an event in a current external environment. The terminal device further provides a control interface for the headset to provide selection controls for the user to select a processing mode and processing intensity. The user controls a processing mode and processing intensity of the headset based on a requirement.