Method and electronic device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9865279
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15050188

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According to one embodiment, a method performed by an electronic device includes: receiving an audio signal comprising voice and background sound via a microphone; receiving a user's operation to set a loudness of the voice or the background sound; setting a balance between a first gain of the voice and a second gain of the background sound according to the user's operation; separating the input audio signal into a first signal of the voice and a second signal of the background sound; amplifying the first signal according to the first gain; amplifying the second signal according to the second gain; and outputting the first signal and the second signal at least partially overlapping each other via a speaker.

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KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAKANAGAWA KANAGAWA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Amada, Tadashi Ome Tokyo, JP 37 820
Takeuchi, Hirokazu Machida Tokyo, JP 59 561

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