Back to results
US 11,696,076 B2Granted
Content output device, audio system, and content output method
AssigneeYamaha Corporation
InventorSusumu Takumai
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A content output device includes at least one processor and at least one communicator. The at least one communicator is configured to output a plurality of channels from the at least one processor to a plurality of audio devices signals. When the number of audio devices increases and at least one additional channel is available to be reproduced, the assigning task assigns the at least one additional channel to the increased number of audio devices and the outputting task outputs the at least one additional channel in accordance with the changed assignment of the plurality of channels.
Claims14
A content output device comprising:
- at least one processor;
- at least one communicator configured to output a plurality of channels from the at least one processor to a plurality of audio devices signals;
- and
- at least one memory configured to store an assignment indicating a correspondence between the plurality of audio devices and the plurality of channels,
- wherein:
- the at least one processor configured to implement stored instructions and execute a plurality of tasks including:
- a connecting task that connects the content output device with the plurality of audio devices;
- an assigning task that assigns the plurality of channels to the plurality of audio devices;
- and
- an outputting task that outputs the plurality of channels to the at least one communicator for output to the plurality of audio devices in accordance with the assignment of the plurality of channels in the assigning task;
- when a number of the plurality of audio devices changes, the assigning task assigns the plurality of channels to the changed number of the plurality of audio devices, and the outputting task outputs the content signal in accordance with the changed assignment of the plurality of channels;
- when the number of audio devices increases and at least one channel is available to be reproduced, the assigning task assigns a channel, which has been assigned to the increased device in a past, among the at least one channel to the increased audio device in accordance with the assignment stored in the memory;
- when the assigning task assigns the channel to the increased audio device, the outputting task outputs the channel in accordance with the changed assignment of the plurality of channels;
- and
- the assignment stored in the memory is set by a user.
12 more elements
An audio system comprising:
- a plurality of audio devices;
- and
- a content output device having at least one memory configured to store an assignment indicating a correspondence between the plurality of audio devices and a plurality of channels, and at least one processor configured to implement stored instructions and execute a plurality of tasks including:
- a connecting task that connects a plurality of audio devices;
- an outputting task that outputs a content signal of a plurality of channels to the plurality of audio devices through the connecting task;
- and
- an assigning task that, in a case in which a number of the plurality of audio devices has been changed, assigns the plurality of channels to the plurality of audio devices, based on a number of audio devices that are connected at present, a channel to be outputted, and a channel corresponding to an audio device that has been changed, wherein
- when the number of audio devices increases and at least one channel is available to be reproduced, the assigning task assigns a channel, which has been assigned to the increased device in a past, among the at least one channel to the increased audio device in accordance with the assignment stored in the memory;
- when the assigning task assigns the channel to the increased audio device, the outputting task outputs the channel in accordance with the changed assignment of the plurality of channels;
- and
- the assignment stored in the memory is set by a user.
8 more elements
A content output method comprising the acts of:
- connecting a content output device to a plurality of audio devices;
- storing in at least one memory an assignment indicating a correspondence between the plurality of audio devices and the plurality of channels;
- assigning a plurality of channels to the plurality of audio devices;
- outputting the plurality of channels to the plurality of audio devices;
- and
- when a number of the plurality of audio devices changes, reassigning the plurality of channels to the changed number of the plurality of audio devices, wherein
- when the number of audio devices increases and at least one channel is available to be reproduced, the act of reassigning the plurality of channels includes assigning a channel, which has been assigned to the increased device in a past, among the at least one channel to the increased audio device in accordance with the assignment stored in the memory and outputting the channel in accordance with the changed assignment of the plurality of channels;
- and
- the assignment in the memory is set by a user.
6 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.