Utilizing telecoil compatibility on a mobile device for improving frequency range of multimedia playback

摘要

A system is providing for augmenting multimedia playback on a mobile device. The system includes the mobile device and an auxiliary loudspeaker device. The mobile device includes a telecoil transmitter and is configured to, in a multimedia mode, provide a multimedia audio signal to the telecoil transmitter for transmission to the auxiliary loudspeaker device. The auxiliary loudspeaker device includes a telecoil to receive the transmitted multimedia audio signal and plays a low frequency portion of multimedia audio content at a loudspeaker of the auxiliary loudspeaker device.

主权项

1. A system for augmenting multimedia playback on a mobile device, comprising:
the mobile device, comprising a telecoil transmitter configured to generate an electromagnetic field carrying an audio signal, the mobile device being configured to be operated in a hearing-aid compatible (HAC) voice call mode and a multimedia mode, wherein an audio processing unit of the mobile device is configured to, in the HAC voice call mode, provide a voice call audio signal to the telecoil transmitter for transmission to a hearing aid device and configured to, in the multimedia mode, provide a low frequency portion of a multimedia audio signal to the telecoil transmitter for transmission to an auxiliary loudspeaker device, wherein the multimedia audio signal is based on multimedia audio content to be played in part by the mobile device; and the auxiliary loudspeaker device, comprising a telecoil and a loudspeaker, configured to receive the multimedia audio signal via the telecoil and to play the low frequency portion of the multimedia audio content.