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CN-121986502-A - Method and apparatus for a system including a plurality of audio devices

CN121986502ACN 121986502 ACN121986502 ACN 121986502ACN-121986502-A

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a method and apparatus for a system including a plurality of audio devices. There is provided a method for a system comprising a plurality of audio devices, the method being performed by a first audio device of the plurality of audio devices and comprising receiving an instruction indicating that the first audio device is set as a master device of the system and the second audio device is set as an auxiliary device of the system, transmitting a setting instruction to the second audio device to set the second audio device as an auxiliary device of the system as indicated in the received instruction, receiving full channel audio, and transmitting the full channel audio to other audio devices in the system, wherein the master device of the system is set to play a designated channel of the left and right channels as indicated in the received instruction, and the auxiliary device of the system is set to play the other channel of the left and right channels.

Inventors

  • C.X.Li
  • HUANG RONGJIAN
  • GUO SHUFEN
  • SHI YUE

Assignees

  • 哈曼国际工业有限公司

Dates

Publication Date
20260505
Application Date
20231020

Claims (10)

  1. 1. A method for a system comprising a plurality of audio devices, the method performed by a first audio device of the plurality of audio devices and comprising: receiving an instruction indicating that the first audio device is set as a master device of the system and the second audio device is set as a secondary device of the system; Transmitting a setting instruction to the second audio device according to the instruction indicated in the received instruction, so as to set the second audio device as the auxiliary device of the system; Receiving full channel audio, and Sending the full channel audio to other audio devices in the system; Wherein the primary device of the system is arranged to play a specified one of the left and right channels as indicated in the received instruction, and the secondary device of the system is arranged to play the other one of the left and right channels.
  2. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the other audio devices in the system include the second audio device and one or more third audio devices as the auxiliary devices of the system, and wherein the one or more third audio devices are configured to play the full channel audio.
  3. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the received instructions are generated in response to virtual or physical interactions with the plurality of audio devices.
  4. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first audio device supports the bluetooth 5.3 protocol and is capable of communicating with the second audio device via Auracast broadcast.
  5. 5. The method of claim 1, further comprising: Audio parameters, including any of volume and audio equalizer settings, are shared with the other audio devices in the system.
  6. 6. An audio device, comprising: A setup module configured to: Receiving an instruction indicating that the audio device is set as a master device of a system including a plurality of audio devices and a second audio device is set as an auxiliary device of the system, and Transmitting a setting instruction to the second audio device to set the second audio device as the auxiliary device of the system, as indicated in the received instruction, and An audio module configured to: Receiving full channel audio, and Sending the full channel audio to other audio devices in the system; Wherein the primary device of the system is arranged to play the channel audio specified in the received instruction and the secondary device of the system is arranged to play the complementary channel audio.
  7. 7. The audio device of claim 6, wherein the received instructions are generated in response to virtual or physical interactions with the plurality of audio devices.
  8. 8. The audio device of claim 6, wherein the audio device supports the bluetooth 5.3 protocol and is capable of communicating with the second audio device via Auracast broadcast.
  9. 9. The audio device of claim 6, wherein the plurality of audio devices are arranged to share audio parameters with each other, including any of volume and audio equalizer settings.
  10. 10. An apparatus, comprising: Memory, and A processor communicatively coupled with the memory and configured to perform the method of any of claims 1-5.

Description

Method and apparatus for a system including a plurality of audio devices Technical Field The present disclosure relates to the field of speech processing, and in particular to a method and apparatus for a system comprising a plurality of audio devices. Background In general, in order to achieve a stereo effect, two or more audio devices should play audio of at least two different channels, which are different and complementary to each other. For example, the audio of two different channels may be two audio of a left channel and a right channel, which may be obtained from full channel audio. Disclosure of Invention The following presents a simplified summary in connection with one or more aspects disclosed herein. Thus, the following summary should not be considered a comprehensive overview of all contemplated aspects, nor should it be considered to identify key or critical elements of all contemplated aspects or to delineate the scope associated with any particular aspect. Accordingly, the sole purpose of the summary below is to present some concepts related to one or more aspects of the mechanisms disclosed herein in a simplified form to facilitate a description that is presented before the detailed description that is presented below. In order to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art, the present disclosure provides a method and apparatus for a system including a plurality of audio devices. According to a first aspect of the present disclosure there is provided a method for a system comprising a plurality of audio devices, the method being performed by a first audio device of the plurality of audio devices and comprising receiving an instruction indicating that the first audio device is set as a master device of the system and the second audio device is set as an auxiliary device of the system, sending a setting instruction to the second audio device to set the second audio device as an auxiliary device of the system as indicated in the received instruction, receiving full channel audio, and sending the full channel audio to other audio devices in the system, wherein the master device of the system is set to play a designated channel of the left and right channels as indicated in the received instruction, and the auxiliary device of the system is set to play the other channel of the left and right channels. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the other audio devices in the system comprise a second audio device as an auxiliary device of the system and one or more third audio devices, and the one or more third audio devices are arranged to play the full channel audio. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the received instructions are generated in response to virtual or physical interactions with the plurality of audio devices. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first audio device supports the bluetooth 5.3 protocol and is capable of communicating with the second audio device via Auracast broadcast. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the method further comprises sharing audio parameters, including any of volume and audio equalizer settings, with the other audio devices in the system. According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided an audio device comprising a setting module configured to receive an instruction indicating that the audio device is set as a master device of a system including a plurality of audio devices and a second audio device is set as an auxiliary device of the system, and to transmit a setting instruction to the second audio device to set the second audio device as an auxiliary device of the system as indicated in the received instruction, and an audio module configured to receive full channel audio and to transmit the full channel audio to other audio devices in the system, wherein the master device of the system is set to play the channel audio specified in the received instruction and the auxiliary device of the system is set to play complementary channel audio. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the received instructions are generated in response to virtual or physical interactions with the plurality of audio devices. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the audio device supports the bluetooth 5.3 protocol and is capable of communicating with the second audio device via Auracast broadcast. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the plurality of audio devices are arranged to share audio parameters with each other, including any of volume and audio equalizer settings. According to a third aspect of the present disclosure there is provided an apparatus comprising a memory and a processor communicatively coupled with the memory and configured to perform a method according to the first aspect of the present disclosure. Drawings The drawings are intended to assist in describing various aspects of the present disclosure and are provided me