JP2002345073A - Acoustic device, control method for the acoustic device, program for the control method of the acoustic device, recording medium for recording the program of the control method of the acoustic device, and remote controller for the acoustic device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an acoustic device that can effectively avoid rising of a power supply due to an unexpected situation by effectively avoiding deterioration in the user-friendliness even when an elderly person, an audibly handicapped person and an able-bodied person use the acoustic device in common, and to provide a control method for the acoustic device, a program for the control method for the acoustic device, a recording medium for recording the program for the control method for the acoustic device and a remote controller for the acoustic device. SOLUTION: The control method for the acoustic device of this invention includes steps of; recording setting at power interruption by each user; raising a power supply in a standard state at raising the power supply and then reproducing a state of the power interruption through selection by each user.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an audio equipment, a method for controlling an audio equipment, a program for a control method for an audio equipment, a recording medium storing a program for a control method for an audio equipment, and a remote control apparatus for an audio equipment. It can be applied to television receivers and radios. The present invention effectively saves usability by recording the power-off setting for each user, starting up the power supply in a standard state at power-on, and then reproducing the power-off state by user selection. Therefore, even when an elderly person, a hearing-impaired person and a healthy person commonly use the audio device, it is possible to effectively avoid a power-up due to an unexpected situation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in audio equipment such as a television receiver and a radio, a channel when power is turned off,
Settings such as volume and sound quality are recorded and stored in a memory, and the state is set by recording the memory when the power is turned on. This allows the user to start viewing at a desired volume and sound quality without adjusting the volume and sound quality each time the power is turned on.

[0003]

However, among users who use this type of audio equipment, elderly people and hearing-impaired people sometimes watch programs at extremely high volumes compared to healthy people.

[0004] As a result, the power is turned off while such an elderly person or a hearing-impaired person is watching a program, and thereafter,
When a healthy person turns on the power, by starting reception of the program by setting the state recorded in the memory,
The reception of the program is started with an unexpectedly large volume.

[0005] When an elderly person, a hearing-impaired person and a healthy person live together, such a situation is considered to occur frequently. For example, the reception of a program at such an unexpectedly large volume is started. In the case of midnight, for example, it causes a great deal of trouble to the surroundings.

In this case, it is considered that, when the power is turned on, the process of setting the state when the power is turned off is omitted, so that it is possible to prevent the power from rising due to such an unexpected situation. However, this requires the user to adjust the volume, sound quality, and the like every time the power is turned on, which greatly deteriorates usability.

[0007] The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and effectively avoids deterioration of usability, so that the elderly, the hearing impaired, and the healthy can use the sound apparatus in common. Audio equipment capable of effectively avoiding the rise of the power supply due to a situation in which the power supply does not occur, a control method of the audio equipment, a program of the control method of the audio equipment, a recording medium in which a program of the control method of the audio equipment is recorded, and a remote control apparatus for the audio equipment It is intended to propose.

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a recording apparatus for recording at least a setting of an audio signal processing unit at power-off for each user by applying the present invention to audio equipment. And control means for setting the audio signal processing means to a standard state when the power is turned on, and switching the setting of the audio signal processing means to the corresponding user setting recorded in the recording means by operating a predetermined operation element. Be prepared to have.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the method of the present invention is applied to a control method of an audio device, wherein a recording step of recording the setting of the audio signal processing means at the time of power-down for each user, The method includes a step of setting the signal processing means to a standard state, and a step of switching the audio signal processing means to a corresponding user setting recorded in the recording step by operating a predetermined operation element.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a recording step in which the setting of the audio signal processing means at the time of turning off the power is recorded for each user by applying the program to the control method of the audio equipment. Setting the audio signal processing means to a standard state, and switching the audio signal processing means to the corresponding user setting recorded in the recording step by operating a predetermined operation element.

In the invention according to claim 6, the present invention is applied to a recording medium in which a program for controlling a sound device is recorded, and the program for controlling the sound device is used for setting a sound signal processing means when a power supply is turned off. Recording the audio signal processing means in a recording step by operating a predetermined operation element, and a step of setting the audio signal processing means to a standard state when the power is turned on. Switching to a corresponding user setting.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, the present invention is applied to a remote control device for audio equipment, wherein recording means for recording the settings of the audio equipment when the power is turned off for each user, and the audio equipment when the power is turned on. Control means for setting the sound equipment to a standard state and switching the setting of the audio equipment to the corresponding user setting recorded in the recording means by operating a predetermined operation element.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when applied to audio equipment, at least the setting of the audio signal processing means when the power is turned off is recorded for each user, and the audio signal processing means when the power is turned on. Control means for setting the sound signal processing means to a corresponding user setting recorded in the recording means by operating a predetermined operation element. In, by setting the standard state, it is possible to prevent unexpectedly high volume output, and by switching to the corresponding user setting, it is possible to easily reproduce the state at the time of viewing of the user, This effectively avoids the deterioration of usability, and even when elderly people, hearing-impaired people and healthy people use the audio device in common, the power supply cannot be turned on in unexpected situations. It is possible to effectively avoid the rise.

Accordingly, claims 4, 5, and 6 are provided.
According to the configuration described above, it is possible to effectively avoid deterioration of usability, and effectively avoid power-up due to unexpected situations even when elderly people, hearing-impaired persons and healthy persons commonly use the audio device. The present invention can be applied to a control method for an audio device, a program for a control method for an audio device, and a recording medium on which a program for a control method for an audio device is recorded.

Further, according to the configuration of the seventh aspect, the deterioration of the usability is effectively avoided, and even when the elderly person, the hearing-impaired person and the healthy person commonly use the acoustic device, the power supply of the power supply due to an unexpected situation is prevented. It is possible to provide a remote control device for an audio device that can effectively avoid rising.

[0016]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings as appropriate.

(1) Configuration of Embodiment FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a television receiver according to an embodiment of the present invention. This television receiver 1
Is operated by the operation of the remote commander 2 and by the operation of the operator 3 arranged on the television receiver 1.
A desired television broadcast wave is selectively received.

That is, the tuner unit 4 includes the controller 5
The video signal and the audio signal are output by receiving and processing a desired television broadcast wave under the control of.
The video signal processing circuit 6 is controlled by the controller 5
The cathode ray tube 7 is driven by the video signal output from the tuner unit 4, thereby displaying a television broadcast program. Instead of displaying the program, a predetermined menu screen is displayed according to an instruction from the controller 5, and the display of the menu screen is switched.

The audio signal processing circuit 8 drives the speaker 9 by the audio signal output from the tuner unit 4 under the control of the controller 5, thereby outputting the audio of the television broadcast program in the stereo system, the main audio and the sub audio. Output by voice or the like.

The remote commander 2 is remote control means for controlling the operation of the television receiver 1. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the remote commander 2 includes a transmitting unit 15 that outputs a remote control signal using infrared rays to an upper end.
A power control 16 is disposed below and on the right end, and the power of the television receiver 1 can be turned on and off by operating the control 16. Further, on the left side of the power supply control 16, there are sequentially disposed controls 17 A, 17 B, and 17 C for double voice, screen display, and mute. It can be switched. Further, the angle of view of the display can be switched by operating the operation element 17B for screen display, and the sound can be muted by operating the operation element 17C for silencing.

The remote commander 2 is further provided with an operator 18 for program guide and the like. Subsequently, the remote commander 2 is an operator 1 for opening a menu screen.
9. Operator 20 for selecting a menu on this menu screen
Is arranged, and a menu screen for various settings can be displayed by operating the operation element 19. By operating the operation element 20 up and down while the menu screen is displayed, a desired menu can be displayed. Have been made selectable. Further, the remote commander 2 is provided with a decision manipulator 21 on the right side of the manipulator 20,
Various setting items set by operating the operation element 21 can be determined.

The remote commander 2 controls these operators 1
An operator 22 for switching inputs is arranged below 9 to 21, and an operator 23 for numeric input mainly for switching channels is arranged below this operator 22. Next, an operator 2 for selecting a satellite broadcast.
4 are arranged, and subsequently, volume and channel up / down operators 25 and 26 are arranged. In addition, between the up-down controls 25 and 26, a control 27 for selecting a setting for oneself is arranged.

The receiving section 10 receives a remote control signal based on infrared rays output from the remote commander 2 and outputs the reception result to the controller 5. Controller 5
Is a control means for controlling the operation of the entire television receiver 1, and switches the entire operation by operating the remote commander 2 detected via the receiving unit 10 or by operating the operation unit 3. In this process, the controller 5 records the current reception state in the state recording memory 11 for each viewer, and retains the contents of the state recording memory 11 even after the power is turned off. Also, when the power is turned on, the power is turned on by setting according to the standard small volume and sound quality based on the flat frequency characteristic, so that the elderly, the deaf and the healthy can share the television receiver 1 in common. Even when it is used, it effectively prevents the power supply from starting up due to unexpected situations.

Thereafter, when an instruction from the viewer is input by operating the remote commander 2 or the operation of the operation element 3, the controller 5 changes the reception state by the state recording memory 11 so as to correspond to the instruction. Reproduce. As a result, the controller 5 reproduces the situation when the power is turned off for each user, and prevents usability from deteriorating.

That is, when the menu operator 19 is operated on the remote commander 2, the controller 5 displays a predetermined menu screen under the control of the video signal processing circuit 6. Further, in this menu screen, when the user selects a user setting menu by operating the scroll operation element 20 and the decision operation element 21,
The user setting screen shown in FIG. 3 is displayed.

Here, on the user setting screen, a menu for volume adjustment, which is a setting item, is displayed at the top, and a menu for returning to the previous menu is displayed below this menu. Below the back menu, specific setting items such as treble volume, bass volume, balance, and volume are displayed along with a bar graph display showing the setting status. Number is displayed. When the menu of each setting is selected by operating the cursor operator 20 and the decision operator 21, the controller 5 displays, for example, the volume menu in reverse with respect to the volume adjustment, and the similar cursor operator. The operation of 20 changes the position of the cursor in the bar graph display, and changes the volume of the audio signal processing circuit 8 in accordance with the change. When the operator 21 for the determination is operated, the screen returns to the original menu screen (FIG. 3) according to the setting state such as the volume of the treble set in this way.

When the user adjusts the volume or the like and operates the operation element 21 for determination, the controller 5
Highlight your menu and prompt the user to enter a two-digit number. In the controller 5, when a two-digit number is input by operating the number operator 23 in this state, the state set in this manner can be specified in the state recording memory 11 so as to be specified by the input number. Record.
Thus, in this embodiment, a desired sound field can be recorded for each user who uses the television receiver 1.

After the registration, the controller 5 sets the audio signal processing circuit 8 and the like based on the registered items, and reproduces the program in the sound field desired by the user. When the sound field is adjusted by changing the volume or the like, such a change in the sound field is recorded in the state recording memory 11. Further, even when the power is turned off by operating the operation element 16, the contents of the recording are held in the state recording memory 11.
As shown in FIG. 4, the front of the television receiver 1,
The two-digit number of the current user set in this way is displayed on the segment type display section 31 arranged on the lower side. In FIG. 4, an arrangement space for the operator 3 is formed on the right side of the display section 31, and a main power switch is arranged on the right side. Thus, in this embodiment, the state at the time of turning off the power is recorded and held in the state recording memory 11 for each user based on the two-digit number input by the user.

On the other hand, when the power supply operation member 16 is operated, the controller 5 starts up the entire operation, thereby turning on the power supply of the television receiver 1. At this time, the controller 5 starts up the audio signal processing circuit 8 and the like according to the standard state set at the time of shipment. Here, the standard state is a state in which a healthy person can set an appropriate sound volume, and the sound quality based on flat frequency characteristics and the right channel and the left channel are set to be equal.

Thus, in the television receiver 1, even if the hearing-impaired person has watched the program at a high volume until immediately before, for example, it is possible to effectively avoid an unexpected situation where the power supply rises due to an extremely high volume. It has been done.

After turning on the power supply in the standard state in this way, the controller 27 of the remote commander 2 is operated, and a two-digit number is input by operating the controller 23. Then, the state recording memory 11 is accessed and the setting information of the corresponding audio signal processing circuit 8 recorded as described above is loaded. Further, the setting of the audio signal processing circuit 8 is switched according to the loaded information. The input two-digit number is displayed on the display unit 31.

(2) Operation of Embodiment In the above configuration, in the television receiver 1 (FIGS. 1 and 2), by operating the remote commander 2,
The overall operation of the television receiver 1 is controlled by the controller 5 by operating the operation unit 3 provided on the television receiver 1, and the television broadcast program received by the tuner unit 4 is displayed on the cathode ray tube 7. Is output from the speaker 9. At this time, the volume is adjusted by operating the volume control 26.

When the menu operator 19 is operated on the remote commander 2 in the television receiver 1 capable of viewing a program in this manner, various menu screens are displayed. It is possible to variously change the setting of the operator of the John broadcasting channel.

When the user selects the sound field adjustment screen in such a menu screen (FIG. 3), a screen for setting the volume of the treble, the volume of the bass, the balance, and the volume is displayed, and this setting screen is displayed. Controls 20, 21
By the operation described above, a desired sound field is formed. Further, on this setting screen, the user is prompted to input a two-digit number by operating the operation element 21 for determination, and the state specified by the two-digit number and thus set by the operation on the menu screen is displayed. It is recorded in the state recording memory 11.
Further, the setting of the television receiver 1 is switched to this state, and the contents of the state recording memory 11 are updated by changing the sound field by operating the volume control 26 in this state.

In the television receiver 1, the contents of the state recording memory 11 are retained even after the power is turned off, and when the user turns on the power, the audio signal processing circuit 8 is set according to the settings in the standard state. The power is turned on. As a result, in the television receiver 1, for example, even when the hearing-impaired person has watched the program at a high volume until immediately before, it is possible to effectively avoid an unexpected situation where the power is turned on due to an extremely high volume.

Thereafter, the user enters his / her own operation element 2
When a two-digit number is input by operating the number 7, the state of the program viewing by the two-digit number is reproduced from the contents of the corresponding state recording memory 11. Thus, even a hearing-impaired person can start watching a program in the sound field that he or she has watched just by inputting his / her own number after turning on the power. That is, a hearing-impaired person can view a program with a loud volume that suits him and with a sound quality that suits him.

As a result, the television receiver 1 effectively avoids the deterioration of usability, and enables the elderly, the hearing-impaired and the healthy to share the power supply due to unexpected situations even when the sound device is commonly used. Rising can be effectively avoided.

(3) Effects of the Embodiment According to the above configuration, the settings at the time of power-off are recorded for each user, and when the power is turned on, after the power is turned on in a standard state,
By reproducing the state at the time of power off according to the user's choice, deterioration of usability can be effectively avoided,
Even when a hearing-impaired person and a healthy person use an audio device in common, it is possible to effectively avoid a power-up due to an unexpected situation.

(4) Other Embodiments In the above-described embodiment, a case has been described in which the setting is recorded for each user on the television receiver side, and the setting of the audio signal processing circuit is switched by this recording. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Such a setting for each user is recorded on the remote commander side, and after starting up in a standard state under the control of the remote commander side, the setting of the audio signal processing circuit is performed for each user. May be switched.

In the above-described embodiment, a case has been described in which a user is identified by a two-digit number using one remote commander. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, as shown in FIG. A remote commander of a so-called slave unit may be used for each user, and the user may be identified by the identification of the remote commander. Further, instead of the identification of the user by such numbers and devices, the user may be authenticated by various authentication means such as fingerprint authentication and voice recognition.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to a television receiver has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and audio devices such as radios, information processing devices such as personal computers, etc. In short, the present invention can be widely applied to various audio devices that output some audio signals from speakers.

[0042]

As described above, according to the present invention, the power-off setting is recorded for each user, and when the power is turned on, the power is turned on in a standard state, and the power-off state is selected by the user. By effectively avoiding deterioration of usability, and effectively avoiding the start-up of the power supply due to unforeseen circumstances, even when elderly people, hearing-impaired persons and healthy persons use the audio device in common. Can be.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a television receiver according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a remote commander of the television receiver of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a menu screen in the television receiver of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a front view of the television receiver of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a slave of a remote commander according to a second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... TV, 2 ... Remote Commander, 4 ...
... Controller, 8 ... Audio signal processing circuit

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Claims (7)

[Claims] A recording means for recording at least a setting of the audio signal processing means at the time of power-off for each user; and a power-on setting of the audio signal processing means to a standard state. Control means for switching the setting of the audio signal processing means to a corresponding user setting recorded in the recording means by an operation. 2. The acoustic device according to claim 1, wherein the setting of the audio signal processing means is a setting of a sound volume. 3. The acoustic device according to claim 1, wherein the setting of the audio signal processing means is a setting of a sound quality. 4. A recording step for recording the setting of the audio signal processing means when the power is turned off for each user; a step of setting the audio signal processing means to a standard state when the power is turned on; By the operation of the child, the audio signal processing means,
Switching to the corresponding user setting recorded in the recording step. 5. A recording step of recording the setting of the audio signal processing means for each user when the power is turned off, a step of setting the audio signal processing means to a standard state when the power is turned on, and a predetermined operation. By the operation of the child, the audio signal processing means,
Switching to a corresponding user setting recorded in the recording step. 6. A recording step of recording the setting of the audio signal processing means for each user when the power is turned off, a step of setting the audio signal processing means to a standard state when the power is turned on, and a predetermined operation. By the operation of the child, the audio signal processing means,
Switching to a corresponding user setting recorded in the recording step. 7. A recording means for recording the setting of the audio equipment when the power is turned off for each user, and setting the audio equipment to a standard state when the power is turned on.
Control means for switching the setting of the audio device to the setting of the corresponding user recorded in the recording device by operating a predetermined operation element.