Patent ID: 11871188
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A portable communication device comprising:
a front cover forming at least part of a front surface of the portable communication device, the front cover including a first opening formed therein;
a rear cover forming at least part of a rear surface of the portable communication device, the rear cover including a second opening formed therein;
a peripheral member at least partially forming a plurality of side surfaces of the portable communication device, the plurality of side surfaces including a first side surface including a third opening formed therein;
a display viewable through the front cover;
a plurality of microphones including a first microphone, a second microphone and a third microphone, the first microphone configured to receive a sound through the first opening, the second microphone configured to receive the sound through the second opening, and the third microphone configured to receive the sound through the third opening; and
a processor configured to:
execute an application to control a camera to record a video, the recording of the video including recording audio data,
determining which ones of the first microphone, the second microphone, and the third microphone to activate, based on a type of the application;
during recording of the audio data, control to apply an audio zoom effect corresponding to a capturing direction of the video according to a user setting,
control to lower at least a portion of a sound signal obtained from a first direction corresponding to an opposite direction of the capturing direction while obtaining at least a portion of a sound signal from a second direction corresponding to the capturing direction.