CN101330586A - Audio output apparatus, audio input apparatus, audio control apparatus, audio control system, and audio control method - Google Patents
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An audio output apparatus which outputs an audio signal to an audio control apparatus controlling processing of the audio signal, and to which an external device having an external terminal is connectable includes an output terminal, a detecting section, a generating section, and a transmitting section. The output terminal is connected with the external terminal and outputs the audio signal to the external device via the external terminal. The detecting section detects whether or not the external terminal is connected to the output terminal. The generating section generates a control signal based on a result of the detection by the detecting means. The transmitting section transmits the generated control signal to the audio control apparatus in order that the audio control apparatus controls the processing of the audio signal based on the control signal.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to be controlled at audio output device, voice input device, audio control system and the audio frequency control method of at least one audio signal between the two or more devices that connect by HDMI (HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface), High-Definition Multimedia Interface).
Background technology
In the past, for example exist the system's (for example, referring to patent documentation 1) that connects television receiver (below be referred to as " TV ") and AV (audio frequency and video) amplifier by HDMI.
In patent documentation 1, TV is a receiver apparatus, and the AV amplifier is a relay equipment, and DVD player is a source device, and the vision signal from the audio ﹠ video signal that DVD player is transmitted is forwarded to TV from the AV amplifier substantially, and will be output as video by TV.Sometimes in AV amplifier inter-process audio signal, and by external loudspeaker with its audio frequency output, perhaps sometimes audio signal is forwarded to TV and by being built in loud speaker among the TV with its audio frequency output.
In addition, certainly, can imagine that also TV is that signal source equipment and AV amplifier are the situations of receiver apparatus, and replacedly, if HDMI has two circuits that are used for input and output in each equipment, then the two-way communication of the audio ﹠ video signal between these equipment becomes possibility.
(patent documentation 1)
Japanese Patent Application Publication No.2007-124469 ([0013] section, Fig. 1).
Summary of the invention
For example, under situation by above HDMI joint construction system, when the user by being built in loud speaker among the TV and changing volume or when quiet, exist the problem that the AV amplifier that is connected to TV can not carry out its control.Therefore, when the user attempted to handle output from the external loudspeaker that is connected to the AV amplifier, the user need handle the AV amplifier, and this will be a not only consuming time but also effort.
Consider above situation, being desirable to provide the user can maneuverable audio output device, voice input device, audio control apparatus, audio control system and audio frequency control method.
According to embodiments of the invention, provide the audio output device that can be connected to its place to the audio control apparatus output audio signal of control audio Signal Processing and external equipment with outside terminal.This audio output device comprises lead-out terminal, detection part, generation parts and transmission part.Lead-out terminal is connected to outside terminal, and via outside terminal audio signal output is arrived external equipment.Detection part detects outside terminal and whether is connected to lead-out terminal.Generate the testing result generation control signal of parts based on detection part.Transmission part is transmitted in audio control apparatus to the control signal that is generated, so that audio control apparatus is come the control audio Signal Processing based on control signal.
In described embodiment of the present invention, detect outside terminal and whether be connected to lead-out terminal, and be based on control signal, the Audio Processing of control audio control device from testing result.Therefore, make the user avoid the trouble of manipulation of audio control device, become easier thereby handle.
Broadly " audio signal " is " audio frequency " signal, and type of this signal, waveform, form etc. are unrestricted.In other words, in addition the description of " audio signal " also refer to " audio signal " of generalized concept.For following each embodiment of the present invention, so same.
In an embodiment of the present invention, have can transmitting audio signal and the HDMI of control signal for transmission part.In other words, use HDMI that control signal is transferred to audio control apparatus, therefore do not need to provide the special circuit of transmission of control signals.
In an embodiment of the present invention, audio output device also comprises the output block that is used for the form output audio signal different with the form of HDMI.For example, output block can be exported the audio signal with the compression after the predetermined format compression.Therefore, for example, when audio control apparatus to the audio signal of another equipment transmission compression or when being recorded in it in recording equipment, can reduce passing time or can reduce the memory capacity of recording equipment.In addition, eliminated audio control apparatus and carried out the needs that compression is handled, thereby the burden of audio control apparatus is reduced.Above recording equipment can be built in the audio control apparatus, and above recording equipment also can be the recording equipment that is separated with audio control apparatus.
In an embodiment of the present invention, transmission part is via CEC (consumer electronics control) the circuit transmission of control signals of HDMI.
In an embodiment of the present invention, HDMI is one of wireless type and wired type.
In an embodiment of the present invention, external equipment is head-telephone, earphone, places the loud speaker of head and fixing one of loud speaker.
Audio control apparatus is the audio control apparatus that is imported into it from the audio signal of audio output device output according to an embodiment of the invention, and this audio output device has the lead-out terminal that audio signal output is arrived external equipment via the outside terminal of external equipment.This audio control apparatus comprises audio treatment unit, receiving-member and control assembly.The audio treatment unit audio signal.Whether be connected to lead-out terminal when audio output device detects outside terminal, when generating the control signal that control signal and transmission generated based on testing result, receiving-member receives institute's control signals transmitted.Control assembly comes the processing of control audio processing unit to audio signal based on the control signal that is received.
In an embodiment of the present invention, have can received audio signal and the HDMI of control signal for receiving-member.In other words, from the audio output device transmission of control signals, and, provide the special circuit of transmission of control signals to become unnecessary thus by receiving-member use HDMI reception control signal.
Audio control system is the audio control system that external equipment with outside terminal can be connected to its place according to an embodiment of the invention.This audio control system comprises audio output device and audio control apparatus.Audio output device is to the external equipment output audio signal, and comprise via outside terminal to the lead-out terminal of external equipment output audio signal, be used to detect detection part that whether outside terminal be connected to lead-out terminal, be used for generating the generation parts of control signal and the transmission part that is used to transmit the control signal that is generated based on the testing result of detection part.Audio control apparatus has: audio treatment unit, and the audio signal of being transmitted is imported into this audio treatment unit, and this audio treatment unit is handled the audio signal of being imported; Receiving-member is used to receive institute's control signals transmitted; And control assembly.Be used for coming of the processing of control audio processing unit to audio signal based on the control signal that is received.
Voice input device is such voice input device according to an embodiment of the invention: be imported into it from the audio signal of the audio control apparatus of control audio Signal Processing output, and the external equipment with outside terminal can be connected to its place.This voice input device comprises lead-out terminal, detection part, generation parts and transmission part.Lead-out terminal is connected to outside terminal, and via outside terminal with the audio signal output imported to external equipment.Detection part detects outside terminal and whether is connected to lead-out terminal.Generate the testing result generation control signal of parts based on detection part.Transmission part is transferred to audio control apparatus to the control signal that is generated, so that audio control apparatus is come the control audio Signal Processing based on control signal.The audio control apparatus output audio signal, and the audio signal of being exported is input to voice input device.Voice input device typically reproduces the audio signal of being imported.
Audio control apparatus according to another embodiment of the invention is to having via the outside terminal of the external equipment audio control apparatus to the voice input device of the lead-out terminal of external equipment output audio signal with audio signal output.This audio control apparatus comprises audio treatment unit, receiving-member and control assembly.The audio treatment unit audio signal.Be connected to lead-out terminal when voice input device detects outside terminal, when generating the control signal that control signal and transmission generated based on testing result, receiving-member receives institute's control signals transmitted.Control assembly comes the processing of control audio processing unit to audio signal based on the control signal that is received.
In an embodiment of the present invention, audio control apparatus also comprises audio input means, and the audio signal of transmitting from audio transmission device is imported into this audio input means, and control assembly control audio processing unit is to the processing of institute's input audio signal.Above audio input means can be the interface with the HDMI form, perhaps can be the interface with the form different with the HDMI form.
Audio control system according to another embodiment of the present invention is such audio control system: it comprises that the external equipment with outside terminal can be connected to the voice input device at its place, and to the audio control apparatus of voice input device output audio signal.Voice input device has: input block, and the audio signal of exporting from audio control apparatus is imported into this input block; Lead-out terminal, via outside terminal with the audio signal output imported to external equipment; Detection part is used to detect outside terminal and whether is connected to lead-out terminal; Generate parts, be used for generating control signal based on the testing result of detection part; And transmission part, be used to transmit the control signal that is generated.Audio control apparatus has: the audio treatment unit of audio signal; Receiving-member is used to receive institute's control signals transmitted; And control assembly, be used for coming of the processing of control audio processing unit to audio signal based on the control signal that is received.Above input mechanism can be the interface with the HDMI form, perhaps can be the interface with the form different with the HDMI form.
The audio frequency control method comprises according to an embodiment of the invention: whether the outside terminal that detects external equipment is connected to via the lead-out terminal of outside terminal to the external equipment output audio signal; Generate control signal based on the testing result that detects; The control signal that transmission is generated; Receive institute's control signals transmitted; And come of the processing of control audio processing unit to audio signal based on the control signal that is received.
In an embodiment of the present invention, from having the audio output device output audio signal of lead-out terminal, from having the audio output device transmission of control signals of lead-out terminal, have audio treatment unit and receive institute's control signals transmitted from the audio control apparatus that the audio signal of audio output device output is imported into it, and based on the processing of the control signal control audio processing unit that is received to audio signal.In other words, in an embodiment of the present invention, audio output device is to the audio control apparatus output audio signal, and audio signal is imported into audio control apparatus.
Replacedly, can be from audio control apparatus to voice input device output audio signal with lead-out terminal with audio treatment unit, and voice input device can will be imported into the audio signal output of voice input device to external equipment via lead-out terminal and outside terminal.In other words, in an embodiment of the present invention, audio control apparatus is to the voice input device output audio signal, and audio signal is imported into voice input device.
Audio output device according to another embodiment of the invention is the audio output device to the audio control apparatus output audio signal of control audio Signal Processing.This audio output device comprises handles detection part, generation parts and transmission part.Handle detection part detection user's input and handle the control signal that is generated.Generate parts based on the testing result of handling detection part, generate control signal.Transmission part is transferred to audio control apparatus to control signal, so that audio control apparatus is come the control audio Signal Processing based on control signal.
Audio control apparatus according to another embodiment of the invention is the audio control apparatus that is imported into it from the audio signal of audio output device output.This audio control apparatus comprises audio treatment unit, receiving-member and control assembly.The audio treatment unit audio signal.The input that detects the user when audio output device handles the control signal that generated, when generating the control signal that control signal and transmission generated according to testing result, receiving-member receives institute's control signals transmitted.Control assembly comes the processing of control audio processing unit to audio signal based on the control signal that is received.
Also can imagine such audio control system: wherein, according to the embodiments of the present invention audio output device and audio control apparatus are combined.For following voice input device and audio control apparatus, so same according to various embodiments of the present invention.
Voice input device according to another embodiment of the present invention is the voice input device that is imported into it from the audio signal of the audio control apparatus output of control audio Signal Processing.This voice input device comprises handles detection part, generation parts and transmission part.Handle detection part detection user's input and handle the control signal that is generated.Generate parts based on the testing result of handling detection part, generate control signal.Transmission part is transferred to audio control apparatus with control signal, so that audio control apparatus is come the control audio Signal Processing based on control signal.
Audio control apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention is the audio control apparatus that audio signal is input to voice input device.This audio control apparatus comprises audio treatment unit, receiving-member and control assembly.The audio treatment unit audio signal.When voice input device detect by user's input handle the control signal that generated, when generating the control signal that control signal and transmission generated based on testing result, receiving-member receives institute's control signals transmitted.Control assembly comes the processing of control audio processing unit to audio signal based on the control signal that is received.
As mentioned above,, make the user avoid the trouble of manipulation of audio control device, become easier thereby handle according to embodiments of the invention.In addition, for example, under by situation with audio control system that the audio output device that is built in the recording equipment and audio control apparatus constituted, for owing to the user to the quiet manipulation of head-telephone etc. or insert the audio frequency output control of handling the audio control apparatus that causes, can tackle the accumulation and the audio frequency output control of the voice data in the recording equipment neatly.
According to the detailed description of following best mode embodiment of the present invention to as shown in the drawing, these and other objects of the present invention, characteristic will become more apparent with advantage.
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Fig. 1 shows the block diagram of the configuration of audio control system according to an embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 shows the figure of the basic electricity configuration of HDMI;
Fig. 3 show one of TV,, the flow chart of operation;
Fig. 4 shows the flow chart of the operation of the AV amplifier in the situation of Fig. 3;
Fig. 5 shows the flow chart of the operation of TV according to another embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 6 shows the flow chart of the operation of the AV amplifier in the situation of Fig. 5;
Fig. 7 shows the block diagram of the configuration of audio control system according to another embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 8 shows the block diagram of the configuration of audio control system according to another embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 9 shows the block diagram of the configuration of the data recording/reproducing device among Fig. 8; And
Figure 10 shows the block diagram of the electricity configuration of HDMI according to another embodiment of the present invention.
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Hereinafter with reference to accompanying drawing various embodiments of the present invention are described.
Fig. 1 shows the block diagram of the configuration of audio control system according to an embodiment of the invention.
Except TV 100, the example of audio output device also comprises tuner apparatus with display 106, extracts the AV signals and signal outputed to the device of external device (ED) and as the device of the combination of above device from various recording mediums.
Audio control apparatus is not limited to AV amplifier 200, and except the function of AV amplifier 200, can also have tuner function.Replacedly, as audio control apparatus, can use not only can be with audio signal but also can be with video signal recording register on recording medium etc.
Tuner 112 comprises digital tuner that is used for digital broadcasting and the analog tuner that is used for analog broadcasting.Two or more tuners 112 can be provided.Can remove analog tuner.Hereinafter, will under the situation of hypothesis tuner 112 receiving digital broadcast ripples, provide description.113 pairs of demodulating units carry out demodulation from the ripple of the modulation that tuner 112 is supplied, and execution error treatment for correcting, frame reconstruct (framereconstruction) etc.Demultiplexer 114 becomes voice data and video data to the multiplexed data separating of audio ﹠ video such as the data flow of supplying from demodulating unit 113.
104 pairs of video datas with MPEG (motion picture expert group) form or another form coding (perhaps compression) of video processing unit are decoded.105 pairs of data of supplying from video processing unit of video drive unit are carried out D/A conversion etc., and in response to the vision signal that is converted into analog signal driving display 106.
Hereinafter, in some cases, can be comprising that vision signal and audio signal signal one of at least calls the AV signal.
HP output unit 110 will be supplied to HP lead-out terminal 111 from the simulated audio signal of audio treatment unit 107 supplies.HP lead-out terminal 111 is the splicing ears that are connected to dismountable outside terminal.Example with equipment of outside terminal comprises that head-telephone, earphone and other place the loud speaker and the fixing loud speaker of head (head-mounted).Hereinafter, will be to be connected under the situation of terminal of head-telephone 400 (a lead-out terminal) to provide description at hypothesis HP lead-out terminal 111.
U/I control unit 117 receives the control signal that control signal that remote controller that users are used for Long-distance Control TV 100 imports or user are imported via the control button on the control panel that is provided at TV 100 etc., and the control signal that is received is transferred to CPU 101.The example of control signal comprises the channel selection of the energized of TV 100 and deenergization, tuner 112, about the manipulation of video and about the various signals of the manipulation of audio frequency.
For the audio frequency output mode of AV signal, for example, there are blackout pattern (blackout mode), multi-screen pattern, silent mode and multiplexed audio frequency output mode.In these cases, usefulness such as CPU101 acts on one of any control signal of these output modes is carried out in generation in response to above-mentioned control signal generation parts.In the case, control signal can be a control signal itself.
In addition, as will be described later, CPU 101 usefulness act on detection head and wear the detection part whether receiver is connected to HP lead-out terminal 111, and when detecting the connection of head-telephone, generate the control signal relevant with above-mentioned output mode.
The transmission and the reception of HDMI control unit 115 control 116 pairs of AV signals in HDMI source and control signal.
The transmission and the reception of HDMI control unit 205 control 204 pairs of AV signals of HDMI receiver and control signal.Audio signal with the form different with the HDMI form is input to audio frequency input unit 207.Audio frequency input unit 207 has for example RCA or light digital interface.208 pairs of audio treatment units are with the audio signal of HDMI form and via processing such as the coding audio signal of audio frequency input unit 207 inputs, decoding, volume controls.
U/I control unit 206 receives the control signal that control signal that users import from the remote controllers that are used for Long-distance Control AV amplifier 200 or user are imported via the control button on the control panel that is provided at AV amplifier 200 etc., and the control signal that is received is transferred to CPU 201.
Audio driven unit 209 generates the drive signal that is used to drive external loudspeaker 213 in response to by audio treatment unit 208 handled audio signals.Loud speaker 213 can be built in the AV amplifier 200.
Fig. 2 shows the figure of the basic electricity configuration of HDMI source 116 and HDMI receiver 204.
In this embodiment, the HDMI source 116 of TV 100 becomes source (HDMI output unit), and the HDMI receiver 204 of AV amplifier 200 becomes receiver (HDMI input unit).Need not to be illustrated, this is an example, and can carry out various variations according to equipment.Some equipment have the HDMI of source and receiver.
In HDMI source 116,, and in HDMI receiver 204, receive these signals by receiver 220 by transmitter 120 transmission video signals, audio signal and clock signal thereof.As the transmission method of these signals, used a TMDS (the transition minimized differential signal sends, TransitionMinimized Differential Signaling) method.In addition, HDMI also comprises and can transmit about the DDC (DDC) 121 of the unique information of display 106 grades with as CEC (consumer electronics control) line 122 of control line.CEC line 122 is bidirectional communication line.
Can maybe can be by wireless connections HDMI source 116 and HDMI receiver 204 by wired connection.
Be connected TV 100 and AV amplifier 200 with HDMI receiver 204 by HDMI source 116, and vision signal, audio signal etc. be supplied to AV amplifier 200 from TV 100 by this connection.Therefore, can reproduce the audio signal of TV 100 by loud speaker 109 or loud speaker 213.Only need to handle loud speaker 109 or the loud speaker 213 that is provided for reproducing the signal of being supplied to the input manipulation of TV 100 or to the input of AV amplifier 200 according to the user.Replacedly, only need according to whether between equipment 100 and 200, having connected loud speaker 109 or the loud speaker 213 that the HDMI cable is provided for reproducing the signal of being supplied.At this, suppose to be arranged so that the audio signal of reproducing TV 100 by loud speaker 213 rather than loud speaker 109, as describing after a while.
Next, with the example of operation of description audio control system 50.Fig. 3 shows the flow chart of the operation of TV 100, and Fig. 4 shows the flow chart of the operation of AV amplifier 200 at this moment.Fig. 3 shows the example of operation that connects/be free of attachment to HP lead-out terminal 111 as described above about head-telephone 400.
The CPU 101 of TV 100 checks whether head-telephone 400 is connected to HP lead-out terminal 111 (step 101), and advances to step 102.In step 102, when detecting the change of connection status, for example, do not connect from being connected to, perhaps from being free of attachment to connection, CPU 101 advances to step 103.When detecting the change of no connection status, CPU 101 is back to step 101.In step 103, whether CPU101 is connected to HP lead-out terminal 111 according to head-telephone 400 and generates control signal, and advances to step 104.Control signal is the signal of for example indicating the connection that detects head-telephone 400, and its example is the signal of " head-telephone existence ".Replacedly, control signal is the signal of for example indicating the connection that does not detect head-telephone 400, and its example is the signal of " nothing is worn receiver ".
In step 104, CPU 101 control signals with " head-telephone existence " or " nothing is worn receiver " are transferred to HDMI source 116, and via HDMI this signal are outputed to AV amplifier 200, and advance to step 105.Via CEC line 122 output control signals.In step 105, CPU 101 checks the power supply status of TV 100, and when powered-down, the operation shown in the flow chart of end Fig. 3, and when energized, be back to step 101.
Also can imagine such control: wherein, deletion step 102 and step 101 directly advance to step 103 in the flow chart of Fig. 3.In the case, CPU 101 checks whether head-telephone 400 is connected to HP lead-out terminal 111 (step 101), generates control signal based on check result, and via HDMI control signal is outputed to AV amplifier 200, omits its detailed description herein.
The CPU 201 of AV amplifier 200 receives AV signal and control signal via HDMI receiver 204.The control signal (step 201) that CPU 201 checks via HDMI receiver 204, and advance to step 202.In step 202, when the change that has control signal (for example, from the control signal of " head-telephone existence " to " nothing wear receiver " control signal) time, CPU 201 advances to step 203.When not having the change of control signal, CPU 201 is back to step 201.
Change in the control signal from " head-telephone existence " under the situation of control signal of " nothing is worn receiver ", CPU 201 advances to step 205 from step 203.Change in the control signal from " nothing is worn receiver " under the situation of control signal of " head-telephone existence ", CPU 201 advances to step 204 from step 203.In step 204, CPU 201 control audio processing units 208, so that the audio frequency that stops from audio treatment unit 208 to audio driven unit 209 is exported.In step 205, CPU 201 control audio processing units 208, so that the audio frequency of permitting from audio treatment unit 208 to audio driven unit 209 is exported.When the processing of step 204 and 205 finished, CPU 201 advanced to step 206, and when closing the power supply of AV amplifier 200, the operation shown in the flow chart of end Fig. 4.When connecting the power supply of AV amplifier, CPU 201 is back to step 201, and the operation in the flow chart of continuation Fig. 4.
As just described, control the audio frequency output of AV amplifier 200 to loud speaker 213 according to the connection status of head-telephone 400 to TV 100.Thereby, when wearing receiver 400 and be connected to TV 100, can prevent loud speaker 213 outputs of sound from being connected to AV amplifier 200.In other words, AV amplifier 200 is carried out quiet control, handles AV amplifier 200 and need not the user, and this can save the trouble that the user handles.
In addition, use HDMI that control signal is transferred to the AV amplifier, thereby the special circuit that is provided for transmission of control signals become unnecessary.
In addition, AV amplifier 200 also comprises HDD 210.Therefore, to carried out encoding process etc. from audio signal that TV 100 received by the HDMI receiver 204 in the audio treatment unit 208 after, CPU 201 can be audio signal transmission to HDD 210, and with this signal storage in HDD 210.And, as mentioned above, after the audio signal that is received from TV 100 by the HDMI receiver 204 in the audio treatment unit 208 having been carried out volume control, CPU 201 also can be audio signal transmission to audio driven unit 209, drive this signal by audio driven unit 209, and reproduce this signal by loud speaker 213.In the case, CPU 201 can carry out following 4 (a～d) control to the audio signal that is received from TV 100 by HDMI receiver 204.
(a) permit audio signal is stored among the HDD 210, and can't help loud speaker 213 and reproduce.
(b) permit audio signal is stored among the HDD 210, and reproduce by loud speaker 213.
(c) disapprove audio signal is stored among the HDD 210, and can't help loud speaker 213 and reproduce.
(d) disapprove audio signal is stored among the HDD 210, and reproduce by loud speaker 213.
Only need user for example by be presented on the TV 100 manipulations TV 100 such as screen is set the time allowance/the disapprove setting of storage among the selection HDD 210.In the case, as the control signal in Fig. 3 and 4, for example, can use any one in following 4 (0,1,2,3) control signals.
0: " permitting record " and the control signal of " head-telephone existence " of the storage in HDD 210 permitted in indication
1: the control signal of " permitting record " and " nothing is worn receiver "
2: indication disapproves " the disapproving record " of the storage in HDD 210 and the control signal of " head-telephone existence "
3: the control signal of " disapproving record " and " nothing is worn receiver "
For example, as user during via screen etc. is set permits storage among the HDD 210 of TV 100, in the step 103 of Fig. 3, when detecting the connection of head-telephone 400, generate above-mentioned 0 control signal, and when detecting the not connection of head-telephone 400, generate above-mentioned 1 control signal.As user during via screen etc. is set disapproves storage among the HDD 210 of TV 100, in the step 103 of Fig. 3, when detecting the connection of head-telephone 400, generate above-mentioned 2 control signals, and when detecting the not connection of head-telephone 400, generate above-mentioned 3 control signals.
In Fig. 4, when receiving above-mentioned 0 or 2 control signals (" head-telephone existence "), CPU201 advances to step 204.Under the situation that receives above-mentioned 1 or 3 control signals (" nothing is worn receiver "), CPU 201 advances to step 205.
Equally, in the case, control the audio frequency output of AV amplifier 200 to loud speaker 213 according to the connection status of head-telephone 400 to TV 100.When wearing receiver 400 and be connected to TV 100, this can prevent the output of sound from the loud speaker 213 that is connected to AV amplifier 200, supports the setting of the storage of user in HDD 210 simultaneously.
In addition, in audio output device corresponding to the correlation technique of TV 100, usually by the quiet processing of this audio output device inside carry out because of the user to the quiet manipulation of head-telephone or insert and handle the audio mute that causes.Under these circumstances, in the system corresponding to the correlation technique of audio control system 50, make the quiet processing of audio signal experience TV 100 inside, this causes and can not be stored in problem among the HDD 210 of AV amplifier 200 to audio signal.Yet, in system, can dispose the audio signal of TV 100 neatly according to Fig. 3 of the foregoing description and Fig. 4, so that when audio signal is stored in HDD 210, the quiet processing of audio signal experience in loud speaker 213.
Fig. 5 and 6 be respectively according to another embodiment of the invention TV 100 and the flow chart of the operation of AV amplifier 200.This embodiment be wherein used with by the user imported to the embodiment of the control signal control signal corresponding of TV 100.For example, the user comprises the selection of silent mode to the manipulation of TV 100.The silent mode that is proposed among this embodiment is such pattern: wherein, the system of control audio control system 50, so that when reproducing the audio signal of TV 100, when connecting silent mode, audio signal output is not arrived loud speaker 213 to loud speaker 213 and when closing silent mode with audio signal output via AV amplifier 200 loud speakers 213.
With reference to Fig. 5, with the flow chart of describing about the TV 100 of above-mentioned silent mode.The CPU 101 that supposes TV 100 will be by audio treatment unit 107 handled audio signal outputs to AV amplifier 200 via HDMI source 116.For example, when the manipulation by the user has changed being provided with of silent mode ("Yes" in the step 301), then CPU 101 generates the control signal control signal corresponding (step 302) with silent mode, and advances to step 303.For example, when connecting silent mode, control signal is the signal that silent mode has been connected in indication, for example signal of " silent mode connection ".When closing silent mode, control signal is the signal that silent mode has been closed in indication, for example signal of " silent mode is closed ".
When not changing being provided with of silent mode in step 301 ("No" in the step 301), CPU101 is back to step 301 once more.In step 303, CPU 101 outputs to AV amplifier 200 via HDMI source 116 above-mentioned control signals, and advances to step 304.In step 304, when closing the power supply of TV100, CPU 101 finishes the operation shown in the flow chart of Fig. 5, perhaps when the power supply of connection TV 100, is back to step 301 and continues the operation shown in the flow chart of Fig. 5.
Next, with reference to Fig. 6, with the flow chart of describing about the AV amplifier 200 of above-mentioned silent mode.
As under the situation of Fig. 4, suppose that the CPU 201 of AV amplifier 200 receives AV signal and control signal via HDMI receiver 204.CPU 201 is input into audio treatment unit 208 etc. to the audio signal in the AV signal from HDMI receiver 204.
In step 401, the change that CPU 201 checks from the control signal that HDMI receiver 204 is received.When not having the change of control signal, CPU 201 is back to 401, and continues to check control signal.When having the change of control signal, CPU 201 advances to step 402.When the change of control signal in step 402 was change from " silent mode is closed " to " silent mode connection ", CPU201 was interpreted as the setting of silent mode to connect, and advances to step 404.When the change of control signal in step 402 was change from " silent mode connection " to " silent mode is closed ", CPU 201 was interpreted as the setting of silent mode to close, and advances to step 403.
In step 404, CPU 201 stops the output from audio treatment unit 208 to audio driven unit 209, and does not carry out the audio frequency output to loud speaker 213.In step 403, the output that CPU 201 permits from audio treatment unit 208 to audio driven unit 209, and carry out to the audio frequency of loud speaker 213 and export.
In the flow chart of Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, show such example: wherein, when wearing receiver 400 and be connected to TV 100, can prevent loud speaker 213 outputs of sound, support the setting of the storage of user in HDD 210 simultaneously from being connected to AV amplifier 200.If the user has carried out the setting of the storage in HDD 210, and generated the quiet control signal corresponding that is provided with of being carried out with the user, then same in the processing of Fig. 5 and 6, can be based on the setting of exporting, supporting the user simultaneously the storage of being carried out in HDD 210 by the quiet audio frequency of controlling from loud speaker 213 that is provided with that the user carried out.Its operation is identical with Fig. 3 and 4, therefore omits its detailed description.
Should be noted that according to embodiments of the invention to be not limited to above-described embodiment, also can imagine other various embodiment.
In Fig. 1, show HDD 210 and be built in example in the AV amplifier 200, yet externally being connected to AV amplifier 200 (perhaps another audio control apparatus), HDD210 also is fit to." externally connecting " can be " the local connection " or " connecting via the network such as Ethernet or Ethernet ".
Embodiment shown in Fig. 3 to 6 is not limited to the situation via HDMI transmission and reception control signal.For example, can be via the LAN (local area network (LAN)) that uses IP (Internet Protocol), transmit and receive via Wi-Fi (wireless fidelity, Wireless Fidelity) or via other interface.Replacedly, can be via wireless or transmit and receive via wired.
Fig. 7 shows the block diagram of the configuration of audio control system according to another embodiment of the present invention.In the following description, with simplify or omit to the description of similar each frame such as each frame that in audio control system 50, comprises etc. according to the embodiment shown in Fig. 1, and difference will be described mainly.
Be equally applicable to the audio frequency input unit 207 among Fig. 1.
Incidentally, TV 100 can comprise with the video output unit of the form output different with the HDMI form by video processing unit 104 handled vision signals.For example, the form different with the HDMI form be for example RCA, S-video (S-video), form video (component video) or D-video (D-video) form.
Handle the audio signal of exporting and be input to audio frequency input unit 207 from audio output unit 118 by audio treatment unit 208, and it is outputed to loud speaker 213 by the driving of audio driven unit 209.When this audio signal was the audio signal of compression, the audio signal of 208 pairs of compressions of audio treatment unit was carried out decoding processing etc., and audio signal output is arrived audio driven unit 209.
Same in the audio control system 150 according to this embodiment, when wearing receiver 400 and be connected to TV 100, the processing shown in Fig. 3 and 4 can prevent loud speaker 213 outputs of sound from being connected to AV amplifier 200.Replacedly, the processing shown in Fig. 5 and 6 allows audio control system 150 to export based on the quiet audio frequency of controlling from loud speaker 213 that is provided with that the user carried out.
In addition, when the audio signal that is obtained by audio output unit 118 and audio frequency input unit 207 was the audio signal of above-mentioned compression, audio control system 150 had following advantage.At first, owing to be the audio signal of compression, so data volume is less than the data volume with the HDMI form, and therefore improved efficiency of transmission.Secondly, when AV amplifier 200 the storage of the compression of the audio signals of compression in HDD 210 time, can be same as before with the storage of compression in HDD 210.Particularly, it is no longer necessary that the encoding process of 208 pairs of audio signals of audio treatment unit becomes, thereby can alleviate the burden of AV amplifier 200.
Fig. 8 shows the block diagram of the configuration of audio control system according to another embodiment of the present invention.
Audio control system 250 comprises TV 160 as voice input device, as the AV amplifier 260 of audio control apparatus and as the data recording/reproducing device 300 of audio transmission device.Be enough to find out, be used separately as TV 160 and AV amplifier 260 substantially with reference to Fig. 1 or 7 described TV 100 and AV amplifier 200.Loud speaker 213 is connected to AV amplifier 260.The equipment of AV amplifier 260 can be integrated loud speaker 213 and AV amplifier 260.
Data recording/reproducing device 300 is the devices that for example are used to write down and reproduce audio frequency and/or video.The example that is used for the recording medium of its audio frequency and/or vision signal comprises hard disk, CD, semiconductor memory and other recording medium.Data recording/reproducing device 300 can be to be specifically designed to the device that reproduces and do not write down.Hereinafter, will hypothetical record/transcriber 300 be can record and the situation of the device of reproducing audio signal and vision signal under provide description.
Incidentally, when AV amplifier 260 is exclusively used in audio frequency, also can imagine the embodiment that video input unit 258 is not provided.
In audio control system 250, the HDMI that becomes the source among the TV 160 can also further be provided and the HDMI that becomes the receiver in the AV amplifier 260 further is provided.
Voice input device is not limited to TV 160, and can be such as computer (for example, PC) or any device of game machine, so long as get final product from AV amplifier device to its input audio frequency.Similarly, audio control apparatus is not limited to AV amplifier 260, and can be such as computer (for example, PC) or any equipment of selector.For TV 100 shown in Fig. 1 or 7 and AV amplifier 200, situation is like this equally.
Fig. 9 shows the block diagram of the configuration of data recording/reproducing device 300.
Data recording/reproducing device 300 comprises CPU 301, RAM 302, ROM 303, tuner 312, demodulating unit 313, demultiplexer 314, video processing unit 304, audio treatment unit 307, U/I control unit 317, D/A converting unit 310, video output unit 308, audio output unit 309, recording equipment 306 and the interface 311 that is used for recording equipment 306.
The identical processing of execution and the CPU 101 shown in Fig. 1 or 7, RAM 102, ROM 103, tuner 112, demodulating unit 113, demultiplexer 114, video processing unit 104, audio treatment unit 107 and U/I control unit 117 respectively of CPU 301, RAM 302, ROM 303, tuner 312, demodulating unit 313, demultiplexer 314, video processing unit 304, audio treatment unit 307 and U/I control unit 317.
Each can be HDMI for video output unit 308 and audio output unit 309, perhaps can be the interface with the form different with the HDMI form (such as RCA, S-video, D-video, composition video or light digital audio).When video output unit 308 and audio output unit 309 each combine digital output, do not use D/A converting unit 310, and when carrying out simulation output, use D/A converting unit 310.
The audio frequency input unit 257 of AV amplifier 260 and video input unit 258 are with the form corresponding to the interface of audio output unit 309 and video output unit 308.This form is for example above-described HDMI, RCA, S-video, D-video, composition video or light digital audio format.
The example of recording equipment 306 comprises hard disk, CD, semiconductor memory, tape or other recording medium, as previously discussed.
When above-mentioned video output unit 308 and audio output unit 309 are analog interface, use D/A converting unit 310.Typically, the video data that D/A converting unit 310 will mainly experience the decoding processing in video processing unit 304 and the audio treatment unit 307 becomes analog signal with audio conversion, and via video output unit 308 and audio output unit 309 with these analog signal transmission to the AV amplifier.
When tuner 312 is when being used to receive the tuner of analog signal, data recording/reproducing device 300 comprises corresponding to the decoder of analog broadcasting ripple (for example, NTSC (national television system committee, NationalTelevision System Committee)).This decoder is provided in TV 160 sometimes.In addition, data recording/reproducing device 300 also comprises encoder, and this encoder is used for the predetermined format such as MPEG the analog signal conversion that is received being become digital signal, and will be by the coded audio frequency of this encoder and/or video data recording in recording equipment.
Audio transmission device is not limited to data recording/reproducing device 300, and its example comprises the device that does not contain the recording equipment that is used for audio signal, such as radio-frequency transmitter.Replacedly, can use can transmission of audio any device.
In the audio control system 250 of so configuration, the identical processing in execution and Fig. 3 and 4 respectively of TV 160 and AV amplifier 260.Prerequisite as the processing of audio control system 250 execution graphs 3 and 4, data recording/reproducing device 300 reproduces audio signal and/or the vision signal (hereinafter being called the AV signal) that is recorded in the recording equipment 306, and via video output unit 308 or audio output unit 309 this AV signal is transferred to AV amplifier 260.Replacedly, prerequisite as the processing of audio control system 250 execution graphs 3 and 4, data recording/reproducing device 300 reproduces the AV signal that is received by tuner 312, and via video output unit 308 or audio output unit 309 this AV signal is outputed to AV amplifier 260.In these cases, will be input to AV amplifier 260 from the AV signal of data recording/reproducing device 300 outputs via audio frequency input unit 257 and video input unit 258.AV amplifier 260 is via these AV signals of HDMI source 254 output, and with this audio signal output in external loudspeaker 213.TV 160 receives from the AV signal of HDMI source 254 transmission of AV amplifier 260 via HDMI receiver 166.
Particularly,,, export the AV signal that is reproduced by data recording/reproducing device 300 from display 106 and/or the loud speaker 109 of TV 160 via AV amplifier 260 as the prerequisite of the operation of carrying out audio control system 250, and from loud speaker 213 output audio signals.
With reference to Fig. 3, the CPU 101 of TV 160 checks whether head-telephone 400 is connected to HP lead-out terminal 111 (step CPU 101), and advances to step 102.In step 102, when detecting the change of connection status, for example from being connected to connection or never being connected to connection, CPU 101 advances to step 103.When detecting the change of no connection status, CPU 101 is back to step 101.In step 103, whether CPU 101 is connected to HP lead-out terminal 111 according to head-telephone 400 and generates control signal, and advances to step 104.This control signal is the signal of for example above-described " head-telephone existence " or the signal of " nothing is worn receiver ".
In step 104, CPU 101 control signals with " head-telephone existence " or " nothing is worn receiver " are transferred to HDMI receiver 166, and via HDMI this signal are outputed to AV amplifier 260, and advance to step 105.Via CEC line 122 these control signals of output.In step 105, CPU 101 checks the power supply status of TV 160, and when powered-down, the operation shown in the flow chart of CPU 101 end Fig. 3 perhaps when energized, is back to step 101.
Also can imagine the control of wherein having deleted the step 103 in the flow chart that step 102 and step 101 directly advance to Fig. 3.In the case, CPU 101 checks whether head-telephone 400 is connected to HP lead-out terminal 111 (step 101), generates control signal based on check result, and via HDMI this control signal is outputed to AV amplifier 260, omits its detailed description at this.
AV amplifier 260 transmission AV signals, and via HDMI source 254 transmission control signals.In the flow chart of Fig. 4, the above-mentioned control signal (step 201) that the CPU 201 of AV amplifier 260 checks via HDMI source 254, and advance to step 202.Via CEC line 122 these control signals of input.In step 202, when the change that has control signal (for example, the control signal from the control signal of " head-telephone existence " to " nothing is worn receiver "), CPU 201 advances to step 203.When not having the change of control signal, CPU 201 is back to step 201.
Change in the control signal from " head-telephone existence " under the situation of control signal of " nothing is worn receiver ", CPU 201 advances to step 205 from step 203.Change in the control signal from " nothing is worn receiver " under the situation of control signal of " head-telephone existence ", CPU 201 advances to step 204 from step 203.In step 204, CPU 201 control audio processing units 208, so that stop from the audio frequency output of audio treatment unit 208 to audio driven unit 209.In step 205, CPU 201 control audio processing units 208, so that permit from the audio frequency output of audio treatment unit 208 to audio driven unit 209.When the processing of step 204 and 205 finished, CPU 201 advanced to step 206, and when having closed the power supply of AV amplifier, the operation shown in the flow chart of end Fig. 4.When having connected the power supply of AV amplifier, CPU 201 is back to step 201, and the operation shown in the flow chart of continuation Fig. 4.
As just described, according to the connection status of head-telephone 400 with TV 160, control AV amplifier 260 is to the audio frequency output of loud speaker 213.Thereby, when wearing receiver 400 and be connected to TV 160, can prevent loud speaker 213 outputs of sound from being connected to AV amplifier 260.In other words, AV amplifier 260 is carried out quiet control, handles AV amplifier 260 and need not the user, and this can save the trouble that the user handles.
In addition, can carry out identical processing in the flow chart with Fig. 5 described above and 6, omit its detailed description according to the audio control system 250 of this embodiment.Equally in the case, prerequisite as the operation of the audio control system 250 of execution graph 5 and 6, export the AV signal that is reproduced by data recording/reproducing device 300 via AV amplifier 260 from display 106 and/or the loud speaker 109 of TV 160, and from loud speaker 213 output audio signals.
In addition, still in this embodiment, CPU 201 can carry out above-mentioned 4 (a～b) control to the audio signal that is received from TV 160 by HDMI source 254.And, in the operation of Fig. 3 and 4, can use above-mentioned 4 (0,1,2,3) control signals.
Figure 10 shows the block diagram of the electricity configuration of HDMI according to another embodiment of the present invention.In Figure 10, use receiver 220, DDC line 121 and the CEC line 122 of transmitter 120, the HDMI transmission unit (receiver) 600 of HDMI transmission unit (source) 500 carry out with Fig. 2 in identical processing, therefore it is provided identical reference marks, and therefore omitted its detailed description.
The Universal HDMI of correlation technique is provided with the contact pin (pin) that is used for HPD (heat insert detect, Hot Plug Detect) circuit and is used for contact pin as the reserved line of the holding wire of source device, whether has connected a receiver apparatus with detection.For example, in the HDMI of type A, No. 19 contact pin is used as the HPD contact pin, and No. 14 contact pin is used as the reservation contact pin.
In HDMI shown in Figure 10, connect HPD circuit and reserved line as the differential twisted pair that is used to expand, so that this differential twisted pair is as the high speed data lines 155 that can carry out two-way IP communication by differential signal transmission.In Figure 10, in this high speed data lines 155, the contact pin corresponding with the HPD contact pin of correlation technique is called HPD/Ether
+, and the contact pin corresponding with the reservation contact pin of correlation technique be called reservation/Ether
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Such configuration allows to carry out bidirectional high speed IP communication by the Ethernet that uses HDMI, keeps the compatibility with the HDMI of correlation technique simultaneously.The peak transfer rate of this high speed data lines is but is not limited to about 100Mbps.
Particularly, when the HDMI among Figure 10 is applied to above-mentioned audio control system 50,150 or 250, can transmit " control signal " shown in Fig. 3 to 6 by high speed data lines 155.
Replacedly, for example, can replace the connection audio output unit 118 shown in Fig. 7 and the circuit of audio frequency input unit 207 with the high speed data lines 155 that is included among the HDMI shown in Figure 10.Be equally applicable to HDMI receiver 166 shown in Fig. 8 and HDMI source 254, and at audio output unit 309, video output unit 308, audio frequency input unit 257 and video input unit 258 each all be under the situation of HDMI too.
The cross reference of related application
The present invention comprises Japanese patent application JP2007-160703 that submits to Japan Patent office with on June 18th, 2007 and the relevant theme of submitting to Japan Patent office on August 29th, 2007 of Japanese patent application JP2007-222704, and its full content is incorporated herein by reference.
Claims (29)
1. audio output device to the audio control apparatus output audio signal of control audio Signal Processing, and the external equipment with outside terminal can be connected to this audio output device, and described audio output device comprises:
Lead-out terminal, it is connected to described outside terminal, and its via described outside terminal to described external equipment output audio signal;
Detection part is used to detect described outside terminal and whether is connected to described lead-out terminal;
Generate parts, be used for generating control signal based on the testing result of described detection part; And
Transmission part, the control signal that is used for being generated is transferred to described audio control apparatus, so that described audio control apparatus is come described control audio Signal Processing based on described control signal.
2. audio output device according to claim 1,
Wherein, described transmission part has the HDMI (HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface)) that can transmit described audio signal and described control signal.
3. audio output device according to claim 2 also comprises:
Output block is used for exporting described audio signal with the form different with described HDMI form.
4. audio output device according to claim 3,
Wherein, described output block can be exported the compressing audio signal with the predetermined format compression.
5. audio output device according to claim 2,
Wherein, described transmission part transmits described control signal via CEC (consumer electronics control) circuit of described HDMI.
6. audio output device according to claim 2,
Wherein, described HDMI is one of wireless type and wired type.
7. audio output device according to claim 1,
Wherein, described external equipment is head-telephone, earphone, places the loud speaker of head and fixing one of loud speaker.
8. audio control apparatus, be imported into this audio control apparatus from the audio signal of audio output device output, described audio output device has via the outside terminal of external equipment the lead-out terminal of described audio signal output to described external equipment, and described audio control apparatus comprises:
Handle the audio treatment unit of described audio signal;
Receiving-member is used for whether being connected to described lead-out terminal when described audio output device detects described outside terminal, when generating control signal and transmitting the control signal that is generated based on testing result, receiving institute's control signals transmitted; And
Control assembly is used for controlling the processing of described audio treatment unit to described audio signal based on the control signal that is received.
9. audio control apparatus according to claim 8,
Wherein, when detecting described outside terminal and be connected to described lead-out terminal, described control assembly is controlled described audio treatment unit based on described control signal, so that stop audio signal output from described audio treatment unit, and when detecting described outside terminal and be connected to described lead-out terminal, described control assembly is controlled described audio treatment unit based on described control signal, so that permits the audio signal output from described audio treatment unit.
10. audio control apparatus according to claim 8,
Wherein, described receiving-member has the HDMI that can receive described audio signal and described control signal.
11. audio control apparatus according to claim 10 also comprises:
Input block is imported into this input block with the described audio signal of the form different with the form of described HDMI.
12. audio control apparatus according to claim 10,
Wherein, described receiving-member receives described control signal via CEC (consumer electronics control) circuit of described HDMI.
13. an audio control system, the external equipment with outside terminal can be connected to this audio control system, and described audio control system comprises:
Audio output device to described external equipment output audio signal, and comprises
Lead-out terminal is exported described audio signal via described outside terminal to described external equipment;
Detection part is used to detect described outside terminal and whether is connected to described lead-out terminal;
Generate parts, be used for generating control signal based on the testing result of described detection part; And
Transmission part is used to transmit the control signal that is generated; And
Audio control apparatus comprises
Audio treatment unit, the audio signal of output are imported into its place, and it handles the audio signal of being imported;
Receiving-member is used to receive institute's control signals transmitted; And
Control assembly is used for controlling the processing of described audio treatment unit to described audio signal based on the control signal that is received.
14. a voice input device is imported into it from the audio signal of the audio control apparatus of control audio Signal Processing output, and the external equipment with outside terminal can be connected to this voice input device, described voice input device comprises:
Lead-out terminal, it is connected to described outside terminal, and its via described outside terminal to described external equipment output audio signal;
Detection part is used to detect described outside terminal and whether is connected to described lead-out terminal;
Generate parts, be used for generating control signal based on the testing result of described detection part; And
Transmission part, the control signal that is used for being generated is transferred to described audio control apparatus, so that described audio control apparatus is come described control audio Signal Processing based on described control signal.
15. voice input device according to claim 14,
Wherein, described transmission part is transferred to described audio control apparatus with the control signal that is generated, so that the audio control apparatus control that has been transfused to the audio signal of exporting from audio transmission device is to the processing of the audio signal imported.
16. an audio control apparatus, to voice input device, described voice input device has outside terminal via external equipment with the lead-out terminal of described audio signal output to described external equipment with audio signal output for it, and described audio control apparatus comprises:
Handle the audio treatment unit of described audio signal;
Receiving-member is used for whether being connected to described lead-out terminal when described audio output device detects described outside terminal, when generating control signal and transmitting the control signal that is generated based on testing result, receiving institute's control signals transmitted; And
Control assembly is used for controlling the processing of described audio treatment unit to described audio signal based on the control signal that is received.
17. audio control apparatus according to claim 16 also comprises audio input means, is imported into this audio input means from the audio signal that audio transmission device transmitted,
Wherein, described control assembly is controlled the processing of described audio treatment unit to institute's input audio signal.
18. an audio control system comprises:
Voice input device, the external equipment with outside terminal can be connected to this voice input device; And
Audio control apparatus, to described voice input device output audio signal,
Described voice input device comprises
Input block, the audio signal of exporting from described audio control apparatus is imported into it,
Lead-out terminal arrives described external equipment via described outside terminal with the audio signal output of importing;
Detection part is used to detect described outside terminal and whether is connected to described lead-out terminal;
Generate parts, be used for generating control signal based on the testing result of described detection part; And
Transmission part is used to transmit the control signal that is generated,
Described audio control apparatus comprises
Handle the audio treatment unit of described audio signal;
Receiving-member is used to receive institute's control signals transmitted; And
Control assembly is used for controlling the processing of described audio treatment unit to described audio signal based on the control signal that is received.
19. audio control system according to claim 18 also comprises the audio transmission device of described audio signal transmission to described voice input device,
Wherein, described audio control apparatus receives from the audio signal of described audio transmission device transmission, and
Wherein, described audio treatment unit is handled the audio signal that is received.
20. an audio frequency control method comprises:
Whether the outside terminal that detects external equipment is connected to via the lead-out terminal of described outside terminal to described external equipment output audio signal;
Generate control signal based on the testing result that detects;
The control signal that transmission is generated;
Receive institute's control signals transmitted; And
Control of the processing of described audio treatment unit based on the control signal that is received to described audio signal.
21. audio frequency input method according to claim 20,
Wherein, export described audio signal from audio output device with described lead-out terminal;
Wherein, transmit described control signal from audio output device with described lead-out terminal, and
Wherein, audio control apparatus receives institute's control signals transmitted, and control of the processing of described audio treatment unit to described audio signal based on the control signal that is received, wherein this audio control apparatus has described audio treatment unit, and is imported into this audio control apparatus from the audio signal of audio output device output.
22. audio frequency control method according to claim 20,
Wherein, export described audio signal to voice input device with described lead-out terminal from audio control apparatus with described audio treatment unit, and
Wherein, described voice input device can be imported into the audio signal of described voice input device via described lead-out terminal and described outside terminal to described external equipment output.
23. the audio output device to the audio control apparatus output audio signal of control audio Signal Processing comprises:
Handle detection part, the control signal that is generated is handled in the input that is used to detect by the user;
Generate parts, be used for generating control signal based on the testing result of described manipulation detection part; And
Transmission part is used for described control signal is transferred to described audio control apparatus, so that described audio control apparatus is controlled the processing of described audio signal based on described control signal.
24. an audio control apparatus, the audio signal of exporting from audio output device is imported into this audio control apparatus, and this audio control apparatus comprises:
Handle the audio treatment unit of described audio signal;
Receiving-member is used for handling the control signal of generation, when generating control signal and transmitting the control signal that is generated based on testing result, receiving institute's control signals transmitted when described audio output device detects by user's input; And
Control assembly is used for controlling the processing of described audio treatment unit to described audio signal based on the control signal that is received.
25. an audio control system comprises:
Audio output device arrives external equipment with audio signal output, and comprises
Handle detection part, the control signal that is generated is handled in the input that is used to detect by the user;
Generate parts, be used for generating control signal based on the testing result of described manipulation detection part; And
Transmission part is used to transmit described control signal; And
Audio control apparatus comprises
Audio treatment unit, the audio signal of output are imported into its place, and it handles the audio signal of input;
Receiving-member is used to receive institute's control signals transmitted; And
Control assembly is used for controlling the processing of described audio treatment unit to described audio signal based on the control signal that is received.
26. audio control system according to claim 25,
Wherein, described manipulation detection part detect request to the signal of audio mute and request cancellation to one of signal of audio mute as described control signal, and
Wherein, when described control signal when being described request to the signal of audio mute, described control assembly is controlled described audio treatment unit based on described control signal, so that stop audio signal output from described audio treatment unit, and when described control signal when being described request cancellation to the signal of audio mute, described control assembly is controlled described audio treatment unit based on described control signal, so that permit the audio signal output from described audio treatment unit.
27. a voice input device, the audio signal of exporting from the audio control apparatus of control audio Signal Processing is imported into it, and described voice input device comprises:
Handle detection part, the control signal that is generated is handled in the input that is used to detect by the user;
Generate parts, be used for generating control signal based on the testing result of described manipulation detection part; And
Transmission part is used for described control signal is transferred to described audio control apparatus, so that described audio control apparatus is controlled the processing of described audio signal based on described control signal.
28. one kind with audio signal output to the audio control apparatus of voice input device, comprise:
Handle the audio treatment unit of described audio signal;
Receiving-member is used for handling the control signal of generation, when generating control signal and transmitting the control signal that is generated based on testing result, receiving institute's control signals transmitted when described audio output device detects by user's input; And
Control assembly is used for controlling the processing of described audio treatment unit to described audio signal based on the control signal that is received.
29. an audio control system comprises:
Voice input device; And
To the audio control apparatus of described voice input device output audio signal,
Described voice input device comprises
Input block, the audio signal of exporting from described audio control apparatus is imported into it,
Handle detection part, the control signal that is generated is handled in the input that is used to detect by the user;
Generate parts, be used for generating control signal based on the testing result of described manipulation detection part; And
Transmission part is used to transmit described control signal,
Described audio control apparatus comprises
Handle the audio treatment unit of described audio signal;
Receiving-member is used to receive institute's control signals transmitted; And
Control assembly is used for controlling the processing of described audio treatment unit to described audio signal based on the control signal that is received.
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