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AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
InventorHideyuki Nakagawa
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An audio output apparatus comprises a sound output unit configured to output sound that corresponds to the audio data transmitted from a first sound source device connected by radio to the audio output apparatus, a priority-level comparing unit configured to compare priority information transmitted from the first sound source device and representing a priority level assigned thereto, with priority information transmitted from a second sound source device and representing a priority level assigned thereto, when the second sound source devices is connected by radio to the audio output apparatus while the audio output apparatus is outputting sound corresponding to the audio data transmitted from the first sound source device, and a sound-source selecting unit configured to select one of the first and second sound source devices, as a source of sound to be output, in accordance with the result of comparison performed by the priority-level comparing unit.
An audio output apparatus capable of performing a wireless communication with a sound source device that transmits audio data, comprising:
An audio output apparatus to be wirelessly connected to at least first and second sound source devices, each configured to transmit priority information, in the form of a radio signal, to the audio output apparatus, said priority information representing the priority level assigned to the sound source device, said apparatus comprising:
A method of controlling an audio output apparatus capable of performing a wireless communication with a sound source device that transmits audio data, said method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.