Patent ID: 9615176
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: H04R

Claim:
1. A portable electronic device, comprising: a housing; an audio subsystem comprising a plurality of audio devices, each audio device is coupled to a logic subsystem via a respective audio path; a display configured to render visual content, the display being fixed in position relative to the plurality of audio devices within the housing; an orientation sensor electronically coupled to the logic subsystem, the logic subsystem configured, using data received from the orientation sensor, to determine whether the housing has been reoriented and responsive thereto, to vary operation of the respective audio paths, wherein the varying is configured with an operating system, and wherein further the plurality of audio devices comprises a first microphone on a first side of the housing and a second microphone on a second side of the housing opposing the first side, wherein the first side of the housing comprises the display; wherein the orientation sensor comprises a camera; and wherein the camera and logic subsystem are collectively operative to determine which of the first and second opposing sides of the portable electronic device is facing a user and, responsive thereto, to slectively enable and disable the first and second audio microphones.