US20030185400A1 - Sound processing unit, sound processing system, audio output unit and display device - Google Patents

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US20030185400A1
US20030185400A1 US10/346,379 US34637903A US2003185400A1 US 20030185400 A1 US20030185400 A1 US 20030185400A1 US 34637903 A US34637903 A US 34637903A US 2003185400 A1 US2003185400 A1 US 2003185400A1
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Nobuaki Kabuto
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  • the present invention relates to an art for clearly reproducing sound signals of multiple channels (for example, 5.1 channel and 7.1 channel) obtained from television broadcasting or a storage device, such as a VCR (Video Cassete Recorder), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), and a hard disc recorder.
  • a VCR Video Cassete Recorder
  • DVD Digital Versatile Disc
  • the present invention is especially applied to a broadcasting receiving unit (hereinafter referred to as an STB (set-top-box)) that receives the television broadcasting and outputs a sound signal and a video signal, a sound signal source (needless to say, the video signal can also be output), a sound processing unit, such as a switcher, for processing a signal from this sound signal source and distributing the signal to multiple speakers, or a display device, such as a television receiver.
  • a broadcasting receiving unit hereinafter referred to as an STB (set-top-box)
  • a sound signal source seedless to say, the video signal can also be output
  • a sound processing unit such as a switcher, for processing a signal from this sound signal source and distributing the signal to multiple speakers
  • a display device such as a television receiver.
  • the present invention is made in consideration of the aforementioned problems.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide an art for transmitting a connected state of a speaker connected to a sound processing unit to a sound signal source and requesting sound data suitable for the connected state, and enabling the reproduction of a sound suitably. Further, the present invention provides an art that enables the reproduction of more excellent sound by utilizing even a speaker installed in a display device. Moreover, the present invention provides such an art that can easily check the connection of a complicated multi-channel speaker utilizing the display unit of the display device.
  • the present invention is provided with a detection circuit that detects a connected state of a speaker for each output terminal of a sound signal that corresponds to multiple sound channels and a control circuit for sending information about the connected state of the speaker, for example, to a sound signal source, such as an STB, in a sound signal processing unit, such as a switcher unit.
  • a sound signal source such as an STB
  • a sound signal processing unit such as a switcher unit.
  • the configuration of this sound processing unit can also be provided in a display device, such as a television receiver.
  • the sound signal source receives the information about the connected state of the aforementioned speaker and controls a number of sound channel supplied to the sound processing unit based on the input information.
  • the aforementioned sound processing unit if it is detected by the aforementioned detection circuit that the speakers of specific channels (for example, the front right (FR) channel and the front left (FL) channel, and/or the center (C) channel) are not connected ought also be configured so that the sound signals of these specific channels can multiplex with video signals and reproduced by the speaker that belongs to the display device.
  • specific channels for example, the front right (FR) channel and the front left (FL) channel, and/or the center (C) channel
  • an OSD On Screen Display
  • a visual message regarding the connected state of the speaker should be supplied to the user through this OSD circuit using a detection result by the detection circuit.
  • This message ought also to include the information that indicates the incorrect connection of a speaker and the presence of the speaker connection, for example.
  • an indication for visually judging the speaker under test ought also to be performed.
  • FIG. 1 is a device block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a device block diagram showing another embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 is a device block diagram showing another embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a signal source and a switcher used in the present invention.
  • FIG. 5 is another block diagram of the signal source and the switcher used in the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a display unit used in the present invention.
  • FIG. 7 is a drawing showing a display example in the display unit used in the present invention.
  • FIG. 8 is another drawing showing the display example in the display unit used in the present invention.
  • FIG. 9 is a device block diagram showing another embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 10 is a block diagram of the signal source and a built-in signal source switcher used in the present invention.
  • FIG. 11 is another block diagram of the signal source and the switcher used in the present invention.
  • FIG. 12 is another block diagram of the display unit used in the present invention.
  • FIG. 1 is a device block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the device of this embodiment has a display device 1 , a sound reproducing apparatus 2 , and a signal source 3 .
  • the display device 1 and the sound reproducing apparatus 2 are mutually connected through an audiovideo signal transmission line 231 including a plug and play function.
  • This transmission line may also be an interface with sound transmission line and video transmission line like DVI 1.0 (Digital Visual Interface version 1.0) established by the DDWG (Digital Display Working Group) that is the connection specification between a PC (Personal Computer) itself and a display device.
  • the transmission line may also be an interface for multiplexing a digital video signal and a digital sound signal.
  • the “plug and play function” allows a signal sending unit to grasp characteristic data of a signal receiving unit without personal assistance and to automatically send the optimum signal to the signal receiving unit when the signal sensing unit and the signal receiving unit are connected with a cable.
  • the embodiment of the present invention is devised so that a speaker in a state in which it can function practically can be posted to an audiovideo signal source. Further, when a state of speaker connection changes, the embodiment is devised so that the audiovideo signal source can identify this state and the audio output suitable for a new state can be obtained even in operation.
  • a switcher 201 measures the impedance of a load in each terminal to which speaker cables 220 to 225 are connected and detects the presence of speaker connection. Such a strict measurement is not necessary only for the presence, but even a method of providing a signal source having output impedance and roughly measuring a voltage that appears in a terminal is acceptable. Further, for example, because a sub woofer 210 is a special speaker that reproduces a low-pitched sound, it is designed to be different in internal impedance from another speaker. Otherwise, if high frequency impedance is reduced by connecting between input terminals using a capacitor, the type of the speaker as well as the presence of the connection can be judged and incorrect connection can be detected.
  • the system of the present invention is characterized by having a display unit 101 , the detected speaker connection is shown in the display unit, and a warning can be indicated if there is an incorrect connection. Further, for example, although the RL (rear left) speaker is connected in the speakers at the rear side, the RR (rear right) speaker is not connected. At this occasion, this indication warns that RR speaker is not connected. Moreover, a message indicating that a signal in which the RL and RR speakers are added is output from the RL speaker side can also be posted.
  • a switcher sends an EDID according to a request of an audiovideo signal source. If the switcher have detected a speaker previously, it sends the EDID which have been rewritten from the initial speaker arrangement to the practically connected speaker. Further, if the EDID has already been sent before the speaker is detected, the connection between the switcher 201 and the audiovideo signal sources 301 , 302 are disconnected once using a hot plug function and a new EDID is resent after the speaker is detected. For this purpose, the information whether the EDID has already been sent or not, may be also stored in a RAM (Random Access Memory) or such. Besides, the hot plug function originally indicates whether a sound reproducing apparatus and an audiovideo signal source are connected with a cable.
  • the disconnection time should be approximately 0.5 to 2 seconds if accurate operation is taken into consideration.
  • a device function is interrupted in this disconnection time. IF a hot plug line is prepared independently, a virtual disconnection which only hot plug line is disconnected and an audiovideo transmission line keep to connect, is available. This virtual disconnection technique provides seamless transmission of video and sound signals can also continue.
  • an audiovideo signal source should be provided with a function of cyclically reading EDID every predetermined time, for example, approximately 0.5 to 2 seconds.
  • the audiovideo transmission line 231 with a plug and play function is described.
  • the case where neither FR speaker 211 or FL speaker 212 is connected nor found is taken into consideration with reference to the device block diagram of FIG. 2.
  • the speaker marked by oblique lines in the diagram is connected by a speaker cable.
  • the speaker cables 221 , 222 are drawn by a dashed line in the diagram, and not connected as marked by an X mark. These two speakers 211 , 212 are indispensable for obtaining a sound field with a correct ambience.
  • the switcher 201 when the aforementioned switcher 201 with an audio amplifier detects that these speakers are not connected, the switcher 201 sends sound signals for the FR and FL channels to the display unit 101 , thereby to reproduce a sound by a front-right speaker 111 and a front-left speaker 112 of the display unit.
  • the switcher 201 can identify whether a speaker is connected to the display unit 101 or not by reading an EDID transmitted via the audiovideo transmission line 231 .
  • the display unit 101 should have a function of detecting whether the aforementioned speaker is connected practically or not.
  • the switcher 201 should send mute data or the sound signal whose level lowers rather than usual ought to be sent, or stop to send a sound signal to the display unit 101 .
  • the switcher 201 sends a sound signal of the C channel and ought also to be able to reproduce a sound by the front-right speaker 111 and the front-left speaker 112 of the display unit or either of them. Accordingly, a sound field with an ample ambience can be obtained using the speaker of the display unit 101 .
  • the sound of the 5.1 channel that uses the FR, FL, C, RR, RL, and S channels can be reproduced using a DVD.
  • the sound of the 7.1 channel to which the two channels of the front right center (FRC) channel and the front left center (FLC) channel are added are assumed to be used. If the speakers of the FR and FL channels are connected, the sound of the 7.1 channel ought to be reproduced by using the speaker of the display unit that is easily located nearer to the center than these speakers in the FRC and FLC channels.
  • the switcher 201 detects using the aforementioned method that the speaker of the 5.1 channel is connected.
  • the switcher 201 detects an EDID transmitted via the audiovideo transmission line 231 and identifies that the speaker is connected to the display unit 101 . Further, when the sound signal of the 7.1 channel is sent from the audiovideo signal source 301 or 302 , the sound signals of the FRC and FLC channels among them are sent to the display unit 101 via the audiovideo transmission line 231 . Besides, when the signal of the 7.1 channel can be reproduced in the aforementioned manner, if the sound signal from the audiovideo signal source 301 or 302 belongs to the 5.1 channel, for example, the switcher 201 ought also to perform matrix operation and artificially produce the signals of the FRC and FLC channels, then send them to the display unit 101 .
  • the sound signals supplied to these speakers can be sent by the audiovideo transmission line 231 together with video signals through this single transmission line. Accordingly, a speaker cable need not be drawn around every speaker and wiring is simplified.
  • the sound is reproduced through the 5.1 channel using the speakers 111 , 112 as the main speakers together with the speakers 210 , 213 , 214 , 215 without using the speakers 211 , 212 .
  • the sound is reproduced through the 5.1 channel using the speakers 211 to 215 assuming that the user connects the speaker 211 .
  • the sound is reproduced through the 7.1 channel using the speakers 111 , 112 , 211 to 215 assuming that the user connects the speaker 211 .
  • the sound can be reproduced in accordance with the selection of the user.
  • menu display and menu selection are convenient because they also work as countermeasures for incorrect operation of a speaker connection detection circuit when they can start at an optional timing according to a user instruction, for example, using a remote controller as well as when the speaker connection detection circuit detects a change of speaker arrangement. Further, they ought also to be performed according to only the user instruction without providing a speaker connection detection circuit in a switcher.
  • a gain for a sound signal differs between the display unit 101 and the switcher 201 with an audio amplifier, a correct ambience cannot be reproduced.
  • the gain value is standardized and adjusted. In the present circumstances, however, this standard is not available, and this standardization is not easy especially between the devices of different manufacturers.
  • a remote controller is usually placed near by the user, a method of incorporating a microphone in this remote controller, generating a sound by every speaker, detecting this sound, and controlling a gain so that an optimum balance can be obtained is assumed.
  • a method of requesting the user for the optimum adjustment by generating a sound such as by issuing an instruction that indicates speaker arrangement in the display unit 101 and making the relevant speaker blink.
  • the switcher 201 As to whether the power of the display unit 101 turns on or not, there is a method of detecting the retransmission of an EDID signal indicating speaker non-connection via the audiovideo transmission line 231 using a hot plug function and of detecting an operating state of an audiovideo input circuit of the display unit 101 by the switcher 201 via the audiovideo transmission line 231 .
  • the switcher 201 identifies that the power of the display unit is or was disconnected, the switcher 201 ought also to convert a sound to the 5.1 channel by matrix operation and send it to the respective speakers 210 to 215 .
  • a new EDID ought also to be sent and received.
  • the audiovideo signal source 301 or 302 sends a sounds which is converted to the 5.1 channel. As a result, a sound that is always suitable for a speaker state can be reproduced.
  • the switching that uses a hot plug function should estimate the time of approximately 0.5 to 2 seconds if the compatibility when a device of a different manufacturer is used is taken into consideration, and the device cannot function in the meantime. If both of the devices are machine types of the same manufacturer, the switching in a shorter time can be performed when it is confirmed that the devices are of the machine types corresponding to the hot plug operation in a short time. Because a internal control signal is sometimes sent in the vertical blanking period of a video signal, the disconnection time by the hot plug operation can be set below the conventional three frames (approximately 200 ms) by interlace scan even if an operation margin is taken into consideration. Accordingly, an effect that the disconnected time can be reduced is gained.
  • a newly connected speaker can also function by operating the hot plug function according to a user instruction, loading a result from which the aforementioned speaker connection was detected newly on an EDID, and sending and receiving it between devices.
  • FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 show the switcher 201 with an audio amplifier and the audiovideo signal source 301 (or 302 ) respectively, and FIG. 6 shows the display unit 101 .
  • the audiovideo signal source 301 is composed of a video signal source 30101 , a sound signal source 30102 , a sound multiplex circuit 30103 , a transmitter 30104 , and a channel number control circuit 30105 .
  • an audiovideo transmission line 331 with a plug and play function for connection with the switcher 201 is practically a single bundle cable, but divided into 331 A and 331 B and shown for convenience sake of explanation.
  • the video signal source 30101 sends video signal obtained from television broadcasting or a device, such as a DVD, to the sound multiplex circuit 30103 .
  • the sound signal source 30102 sends sound signal accompanied by this video signal to the sound multiplex circuit 30103 in the same manner.
  • a number of sound channel from the sound signal source 30102 is determined according to the instruction of the channel number control circuit 30105 . This number of sound channel may also be controlled by extracting the necessary number of sound channel from sound data contained in the television broadcasting or a device such as a DVD. Further, conversion of decreasing a number of sound channel as the need arises or conversion of increasing the mumber of sound channel by producing a signal artificially may also be performed.
  • the instruction of this number of sound channel is determined with an EDID sent from the switcher 201 as described later.
  • the video signal and sound signal multiplexed through the sound multiplex circuit 30103 are sent to the switcher 201 via the transmitter 30104 .
  • the switcher 201 with an audio amplifier is composed of a switch 20101 , a receiving circuit 20102 , a sound separator 20103 , an adding circuit 20104 , an audio output circuit 20105 , a speaker connection detector 20106 , a controller 20107 , an OSD circuit 20108 , a first EDID generation circuit 20109 , a second EDID generation circuit 20110 , a switch 20111 , and a sound multiplex circuit 20112 .
  • the audiovideo transmission line 231 with a plug and play function for connection with the display device 1 is practically a single bundle cable, but divided into two lines and shown for convenience sake of explanation.
  • the speaker cables 220 to 225 are independent in the same manner as FIG. 1 respectively.
  • the signal sent from the audiovideo transmission line 331 A with a plug and play function to the switcher 201 with an audio amplifier is first assigned to the switch 20101 .
  • This switch is used for the aforementioned plug and play function. For example, when an EDID is sent to post its own state between the devices at device power startup or when speaker connection is detected in operation and it is detected that the connection was changed, then the EDID is sent, the switch 20101 is opened once (approximately up to 2 seconds). The opening and closing timing is assigned from the controller 20107 . The switch is closed at normal use and an audiovideo signal is assigned to the receiving circuit 20102 . Besides, the open circuit of the switch 20101 is shown typically. If at least there is an open circuit or a level change in a hot plug terminal, the sending and receiving operation of the audiovideo signal can continue.
  • a hot plug function may be realized a hot plug line independent from an audiovideo transmission line.
  • a video signal and a sound signal are separated through the sound separator 20103 .
  • the former is assigned to the adding circuit 20104 and the latter is assigned to the audio output circuit 20105 .
  • a number of sound channel of the sound signal received practically is posted to the controller 20107 .
  • the audio output circuit 20105 ought also to correspond to the 7.1 channel, for example, but, here, corresponds to the 5.1 channel in the same manner as FIG. 1.
  • the speaker connection detector 20106 is provided in the output of each channel and detects the presence of connection by measuring the impedance of a speaker connection terminal. In accordance with the result, the controller 20107 judges the number of sound channel of a sound most suitable for being reproduced and gives an instruction to the switch 20111 .
  • An EDID that can specify the optimum sound channel is selected from the first EDID generation circuit 20109 and the second EDID generation circuit 20110 and sent to the audiovideo signal source 301 . Needless to say, EDID are not limited to 2 types, but multiple EDID ought also be selected. Multiple whole EDID data need not be provided, but only multiple EDID data regarding a a number of sound channel ought also be prepared and switched.
  • the controller 20107 sends an instruction to the OSD circuit 20108 and generates a necessary display signal, then assigns the signal to the addition circuit 20104 .
  • the signal is here added to or substituted for a video signal from the sound separator 20103 .
  • display is being performed through the OSD circuit 20108 , if information that is currently being broadcast is received, this information ought also be overlapped and displayed as a background image.
  • a reproduction image such as an image obtained from a DVD is transmitted, however, this reproduction operation ought also to stop temporarily.
  • the output of the addition circuit 20104 is assigned to the sound multiplex circuit 20112 .
  • the aforementioned controller 20107 gives an instruction to the sound multiplex circuit 20112 and multiplex a necessary 1- or 2-channel sound signal with a video signal, then sends it to the display device 1 .
  • a sound signal selects only the C channel or the FR and FL channels in accordance with the connected speaker number of the display device 1 . Further, in the case of the 7.1 channel, the FRC and FLC channels may also be selected or the FRC and FLC channels may artificially be produced and sent from the sound signal of the 5.1 channel.
  • FIG. 4 shows an example in which a signal is fetched in parallel from a part of speaker connection terminals and input to the sound multiplex circuit 20112 , but the output of the sound separator 20103 ought also be input directly to the sound multiplex circuit 20112 .
  • the speaker connection terminal is mostly an analog signal, and, therefore, this terminal is advantageous when the sound separator 20103 and the sound multiplex circuit 20112 handle digital data.
  • the output of the sound separator 20103 ought also to be input to the sound multiplex circuit 20112 via the sound selector 20205 .
  • the controller 20107 determines an instruction to the aforementioned sound multiplex circuit 20112 based on these means.
  • FIG. 5 shows a block diagram in which the practical speaker connection is detected in the present invention, but a function of positively utilizing the speaker of the display device 1 is omitted.
  • the sound multiplex circuit 20112 is omitted (from FIG. 5) in comparison with FIG. 4.
  • FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the display unit 101 in the present invention. Because the configuration of FIG. 6 is the same as the switcher 201 of FIG. 4 and. FIG. 5 except that a display portion 10112 is provided and a sound signal is assigned to two speakers 111 , 112 , a detailed explanation is omitted.
  • FIG. 6 is characterized by having a speaker connection detection circuit 10106 for detecting whether the speaker having the display unit 101 is connected practically and being capable of receiving the optimum sound signal as described previously by sending the result to a control circuit and generating an EDID that posts a practically connected state to the switcher 201 .
  • the configuration of FIG. 6 is the same as the aforementioned switcher 201 regarding that a switch 10101 for a plug and play function is provided and the EDID signal generation circuit is not limited to two.
  • the EDID signal generation circuit consists of a RAM (random access memory) or a flash RAM and the contents are rewritten by a control circuit composed of a CPU and such, a single generation circuit can further generate many types of signals.
  • FIG. 9 the switcher 201 with an audio amplifier of FIG. 1 is divided into another component, such as an audio amplifier 202 and a switcher 203 , in FIG. 9.
  • the audiovideo transmission line 231 with a plug and play that supplies a signal to the display unit 101 if this line is connected to the switcher 203 , the same operation as FIG. 1 is enabled.
  • the speakers 210 to 215 are connected to the audio amplifier 202 via the speaker cables 220 to 225 in the same manner as FIG. 1.
  • the switcher 203 has a function of allocating a signal from the audiovideo signal sources 301 , 302 .
  • the switcher not only sends a video signal to the display unit 101 , but also, as shown in the embodiment in which each channel of a sound signal is described previously, is divided into the audio amplifier 202 and the display unit 101 and sent in accordance with the practically connected state of the speaker.
  • Operation varies with whether a sound transmission line 232 to which the audio amplifier 202 and the switcher 203 are connected has a plug and play function or not.
  • this function is newly implemented between the audio amplifier 202 and the switcher 203 .
  • Another function is the same as FIG. 1.
  • the user posts the speaker connected to the audio amplifier 202 practically to a device. For example, a method of inputting a channel that is connected using a remote controller or changing a display unit into a touch panel type one, issuing an indication as shown in FIG. 2, and entering data by touching the mark of the connected speaker is assumed.
  • FIG. 10 Another embodiment of the present invention is described with reference of the device block diagram of FIG. 10.
  • an audiovideo signal source such as a DVD, an STB and so on
  • 20201 is a video signal source
  • 20202 is a sound signal source
  • 20203 is a video signal selector
  • 20204 is a sound signal selector
  • 20205 is a sound selector
  • 20106 is an EDID-RAM.
  • the same component as shown in FIG. 4 is shown assigning the same number to it.
  • the EDID-RAM 20206 is used, but, as described in the explanation of FIG. 4, the same operation as the case where the multiple EDIDs of FIG. 4 are switched is performed. Further, the sound selector 20205 is provided. A sound signal transmitted from the output of the sound separator 20103 to the display device 1 is extracted and sent to the sound multiplex circuit 20112 . Basically, however, the operation is the same operation as FIG. 4. Because the same operation as FIG. 4 is performed to the external signal source 301 in particular, an explanation of operation is omitted.
  • switches 20203 and 20204 select the video output of the internal video signal source 20201 and the audio output of the internal sound signal source 20202 , EDID data need not be sent and received.
  • a controller 20107 directly controls (not shown) the sound signal source 20202 and sets the optimum a number of sound channel of a sound to be reproduced. Because another operation is the same operation as the external signal source 301 , it is omitted.
  • FIG. 11 a headphone terminal is provided in the switcher 201 with an audio amplifier of FIG. 1.
  • 226 is a headphone cable that connects the headphone terminal (not shown) and the headphone of the switcher 201 and 20207 is a headphone detector.
  • the same component as shown in FIG. 10 is shown assigning the same number to it. The basic operation is omitted because it is the same as FIG. 10, and only the headphone connection operation is described below.
  • the headphone detector 20207 detects the connection of the headphone by opening and closing a mechanical contact or detecting the impedance detection of the headphone.
  • a headphone detection signal is input to the audio output circuit 20105 and the sound selector 20205 and stops (mutes) the audio output to the speaker cables 220 to 225 and the audio output to the sound multiplex circuit 20112 . Consequently, the audio output of the speaker connected to the switcher 201 and all the speakers connected to the display device 1 can be stopped.
  • a number of sound channel of a sound to be reproduced such as the connected headphone is stereophonic or monaural, is decreased.
  • the change of this number of sound channel rewrites the speaker arrangement information of the EDID-RAM 20206 via the controller 20107 and is posted to the signal source 301 using the hot plug function of the switch 20101 .
  • the signal source 301 outputs sound data suitable for a headphone.
  • a headphone terminal is provided in the display unit 101 of FIG. 1.
  • 123 is a headphone cable to which the headphone terminal (not shown) and the headphone of the display unit 101 are connected.
  • Numeral 10113 is a headphone detection circuit and 10114 is an EDID-RAM.
  • the part in which the EDID-1 and EDID-2 of FIG. 6 are switched by the switch 10111 is substituted for the EDID-RAM in the same manner as the example of FIG. 10.
  • even the same component as shown in FIG. 6 is shown assigning the same number to it. The basic operation is omitted because it is the same as FIG. 6, and only the headphone connection operation is described below.
  • the headphone detection circuit 10113 detects the connection of the headphone by opening and closing a mechanical contact or detecting the impedance of the headphone.
  • a headphone detection signal is input to the audio output circuit 20105 and the sound selection circuit 10105 and stops (mutes) the audio output to the speaker cables 121 , 122 . Consequently, the audio output of the speaker connected to the display unit 101 can be stopped.
  • a sound reproduction function is added by connecting the headphone
  • This change rewrites the speaker arrangement information of the EDID-RAM 10114 via control 10107 and is posted to a sound processing unit (not shown), such as an audio output unit and a switcher, using the hot plug function of the switch 20101 .
  • a display unit receives sound data suitable for a headphone and a sound is reproduced by the headphone.
  • the sound processing unit connected to the audiovideo transmission line 231 with a plug and play function is an audio amplifier to which speakers are connected, the audio output of these speakers need to be stopped at the same time. Accordingly, the speaker arrangement information of the aforementioned EDID-RAM can be posted to the audio amplifier when it is rewritten.
  • a speaker can be muted by directly controlling an audio amplifier.
  • the method of jointly using the control line and the remote controller is effective when a stereophonic speaker cannot be distinguished from a stereophonic headphone.
  • the speaker arrangement of the EDID-RAM is identical when the stereophonic speaker is connected to the display unit 101 .
  • the switcher 201 is separated from the audiovideo signal source 301 or 302 or the display device 1 , but even the configuration in which the audiovideo signal source 301 or 302 or the display device 1 is incorporated in the switcher 201 ought to be acceptable.
  • the configuration in which connection information is sent from the switcher 201 to the audiovideo signal source 301 or 302 is omitted, but the configuration of number of sound channel control that corresponds to the detected connected state is identical with that of the aforementioned embodiment.
  • Program information is used to display an electronic program guide on a display. This program usually indicates a schedule of a program in the future of each channel. Further, program information includes a program title, a name (number of sound channel) of a broadcasting station, broadcasting start and end times of a program, types (movie, news, and drama) of the program, and data regarding the number of sound channel of a sound reproduced in the program.
  • the broadcasting signal of news program usually has the sound signal of the 2 channel.
  • the broadcasting signal of movie and music program often have the sound signal of the 5.1 channel or 7.1 channel. Accordingly, the data indicating that the number of sound channel is the 2 channel may be added to the broadcasting signal of news, and the data indicating that the number of sound channel is 5.1 channel or 7.1 channel may be added to the broadcasting signals of movie and music programs.
  • the sound signal source 30102 ought also be controlled in a channel number control circuit by extracting program information from the broadcasting signal of the program selected by the user in accordance with the data of the number of sound channel contained in the extracted program information. Accordingly, when a news program is selected and the data indicating that the number of sound channel is the 2 channel is added to the broadcasting signal, a sound is reproduced through the 2 channel even if a device is provided with the speaker of the 5.1 channel. On the other hand, when a movie program is selected and the data indicating that the number of sound channel is the 2 channel is added to the broadcasting signal, and the device is provided with the speaker of the 5.1 channel, the sound is reproduced by utilizing all speakers. Such configuration can realize automatic control of the number of sound channel in accordance with the contents of the program.
  • the program with 2 channel audio signal is indicated as a “movie” program information which the program contains, the program can be reproduced artificially through the 5.1 channel.
  • the program with 7.1 channel audio signal is Indicated as “news” in a program information in which the program contains, the program can be reproduced artificially through the 2 channel. That is, this embodiment is characterized by using the data of the program type more preferentially than the number of sound channel data contained in program information as data for determining a number of sound channel of a sound to be reproduced.
  • the audiovideo signal source 301 including a receiver of a television broadcasting signal reproduces a sound through the 5.1 channel or 7.1 channel when the program information indicates a “movie”.
  • the source 301 reproduces a sound through the 2 channel when the program information indicates “news”.
  • a table is constructed by presetting the data of the appropriate number of sound channel of a sound to be reproduced every program type.
  • the data table is used to set the number of sound channel of a sound to be reproduced.
  • the aforementioned table can be stored in a microcomputer memory or another memory that is not shown.
  • the audiovideo signal source 301 (built-in microcomputer) extracts program information from the received television broadcasting signal and judges the contents of the data of a program type contained in the program information.
  • the judgment result is referred to with the table stored in the aforementioned memory and the microcomputer reads the data of a number of sound channel of a sound to be reproduced that corresponds to the judged program type from the aforementioned memory.
  • the program sound number of sound channel control circuit controls the sound signal source 30102 and controls the number of sound channel of the sound to be reproduced.
  • Such configuration can reproduce a sound in appropriate number of sound channel in accordance with a program type.
  • the user ought to be able to select permission/prohibition.
  • a multiple-channel sound signal can suitably be reproduced in accordance with a connected state of a speaker. Further, besides the speaker connected to a switcher and such, the speaker of a display device can be used jointly and a higher sound effect can be obtained. Further, because the connected state of the speakers are displayed on the display device, an user would easily and accurately connects the speakers.

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