Control device and control method for fixing an information output order for several information sources, especially audio sources
US7558635B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 5, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jul 7, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 24, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G1/096775
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A control device and a corresponding control method are provided for establishing an information-output ranking of a plurality of information sources, in particular audio sources. In order to output the information of the information sources to a common information-output device, the information-output ranking is established in pairs for the audio sources which is in the form of an audio-output matrix having a nonlinear order with respect to the matrix elements, and wherein each matrix element of the information-output matrix is used to determine the priority of a corresponding information source with respect to another information source. A conflict among competing information outputs is solved in this manner.
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