{"schema_version":"1.0","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-11997460","patent":{"patent_number":"US-11997460","title":"Electronic device for audio input and method for operating the same","assignee":null,"inventors":[],"filing_date":"2022-01-04T00:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2024-05-28T00:00:00.000Z","cpc_codes":["H04R","G06F","G10L","G10L","H04R","H04R","H04R","H04R","H04R","H04R","H04R"],"num_claims":20,"abstract":"An electronic device and method are disclosed. The electronic device includes an internal microphone, a communication module, and at least one processor. The processor implements the method, including: receiving, through the communication module, a first audio signal input through an external microphone included in an external electronic device communicatively connected to the electronic device, activating the internal microphone in response to detecting a device switch event switching from the external microphone to the internal microphone while receiving the first audio signal, receiving a second audio signal input through the internal microphone, synchronizing and mixing the first audio signal and the second audio signal during a designated first time period, and deactivating the external microphone upon detecting lapse of the designated first time period."},"analysis":{"summary":null,"layman_explanation":null,"technical_analysis":null,"business_analysis":null,"faqs":null,"topics":[],"tech_cluster":null},"seo":{"title":"Electronic device for audio input and method for operating the same","description":"An electronic device and method are disclosed. The electronic device includes an internal microphone, a communication module, and at least one processor. The processor implements the method, including","keywords":[]},"attribution":{"source":"Patentable","source_url":"https://patentable.app","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-11997460","license":"CC-BY-4.0-like","license_terms":"AI-generated analysis on this page (summary, layman_explanation, technical_analysis, business_analysis, faqs) may be reused with attribution and a visible link back to the canonical URL above. Patent abstracts, claims, and bibliographic data are USPTO public domain.","required_link":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-11997460","citation_suggestion":"Patentable. \"Electronic device for audio input and method for operating the same\" (US-11997460). https://patentable.app/patents/US-11997460","copyright_holder":"Nomic Interactive Technology LLC"},"links":{"html":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-11997460","json":"https://patentable.app/api/llm-context/US-11997460","site":"https://patentable.app","llms_txt":"https://patentable.app/llms.txt"},"generated_at":"2026-05-31T13:16:10.623Z"}