Apple patents ambient sound sensor to self adjust iPhone ringtones volume

Posted by james on January 22nd, 2009 at 04:16pm Comments

We all know the problem with ringtones (and generally, MP3 files) — some of them are too loud, the others you can barely hear. The problem becomes even worse when you’re in a noisy environment like a club or in a quiet environment like a library.

Apple seems to have come up with a solution for this problem, at least it has patented a new ambient sound sensor for the iPhone that should automatically adjust the volume of the ringtone according to your surroundings.

“For example, for a device playing music, the system may take samples from the sound sensor between songs, or between words in a song, to determine the ambient noise in a surrounding room. If the system detects that the room is loud, it may raise the device output volume. Alternatively, if the room is quiet, the system may lower the device output volume,” the newly uncovered patent states.

Pretty bright idea, ain’t it?

 

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