US 11,720,322 B2
Audio apparatus
Daigo Sugiura, Hamamatsu (JP)
Assigned to Yamaha Corporation, Hamamatsu (JP)
Filed by Yamaha Corporation, Hamamatsu (JP)
Filed on Apr. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/731,701.
Application 17/731,701 is a continuation of application No. 17/201,478, filed on Mar. 15, 2021, granted, now 11,347,474.
Application 17/201,478 is a continuation of application No. 16/874,851, filed on May 15, 2020, granted, now 10,976,994.
Application 16/874,851 is a continuation of application No. 15/710,357, filed on Sep. 20, 2017, granted, now 10,698,651, issued on Jun. 30, 2020.
Application 15/710,357 is a continuation of application No. 15/098,578, filed on Apr. 14, 2016, granted, now 10,684,816, issued on Jun. 16, 2020.
Application 15/098,578 is a continuation of application No. 12/875,256, filed on Sep. 3, 2010, granted, now 9,344,799, issued on May 17, 2016.
Claims priority of application No. 2009-205029 (JP), filed on Sep. 4, 2009.
Prior Publication US 2022/0253276 A1, Aug. 11, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04R 5/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); H04R 3/12 (2006.01); H04R 5/02 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); H04R 5/04 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/165 (2013.01) [H04R 3/12 (2013.01); H04R 5/02 (2013.01); G06F 1/1632 (2013.01); H04R 5/04 (2013.01); H04R 2205/021 (2013.01); H04R 2420/05 (2013.01); H04R 2420/07 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. An audio apparatus comprising:
a receiver which is configured to receive audio data transmitted from a first external apparatus;
a storage which is configured to store: i) first set information, ii) second set information, and iii) third set information, the first set information and the second set information being different from each and configured to control the audio apparatus;
a detector which is configured to detect a second external apparatus which is configured to receive and emit the audio data transmitted from the first external apparatus, wherein
in a case that the detector detects the second external apparatus, the audio apparatus transmits the third set information to the second external apparatus and controls the second external apparatus via instructions about emission of the audio data;
a generator which is configured to generate sound emission control information based on at least one of the first set information, second set information, or third set information; and
a sound emitter which is configured to: i) perform sound emission of the audio data received by the receiver in accordance with a first sound emission control information corresponding to the first set information stored in the storage in a case that the detector detects no second external apparatus, and ii) perform sound emission of the audio data received by the receiver in accordance with a second sound emission control information corresponding to the second set information stored in the storage in a case that the detector detects the second external apparatus, wherein
the first set information, the second set information, and the third set information include information on volume, and
in a case that a ratio of the volume value of the second external apparatus to that of the first external apparatus is previously set, the volume values of the first external apparatus and the second external apparatus according to the ratio are set to the first external apparatus and the second external apparatus.