US 2021/0200507 A1 · AUDIO APPARATUS

Abstract

An audio apparatus includes a network interface, a receiver, at least one storage, and at least one processor. The processor is configured to determine that the audio apparatus is in a state capable of communicating with the other audio apparatus via the network interface. The processor is also configured to receive audio data via the receiver transmitted from an external apparatus different from the other audio apparatus. The processor is also configured to output a sound based on the received audio data. The processor is also configured to transmit the sound emission control information stored in the at least one storage to the other audio apparatus. The sound emission control information includes one or more of a sound volume, and a frequency band.

Claims10

Dependent claims

An audio apparatus comprising:

a receiver which receives audio data transmitted from an external apparatus;
a sound emitter which performs sound emission of the audio data received by the receiver;
a detector which detects connection with other apparatus before the receiver receives the audio data transmitted from the external apparatus;
a communicator which performs the connection with the other apparatus;
a generator which generates sound emission control information relating to sound emission of the other apparatus in case the communicator is in the connection with the other apparatus;
and
a transmitter which transmits the sound emission control information generated by the generator to the other apparatus,
wherein the sound emission control information includes set information on at least one of band and volume.

5 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

17/201,478Filed 15 Mar 2021

Priority

JP 2009-2050294 Sep 2009

Published

1 Jul 2021

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification10 codes

G06F 3/165
Sound input; Sound output: management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path
H04R 3/12
Circuits for transducers: for distributing signals to two or more loudspeakers
H04R 5/02
Stereophonic arrangements: spatial or constructional arrangements of loudspeakers
G06F 1/1632
For portable computers: external expansion units, e.g. docking stations

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