System, apparatus, method and program for controlling output
US8295516B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 16, 2007 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 23, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04R2499/15
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An output control system includes a plurality of output control apparatuses, the output control apparatuses controlling audio signals supplied to respective two-dimensionally arranged loudspeakers, including at least two loudspeakers in a vertical direction, and at least two loudspeakers in a horizontal direction, the audio signals respectively corresponding to images displayed on an array of a plurality of displays forming a multi-display apparatus. Each of the output control apparatuses includes a communication unit for exchanging information relating to one of a state and a process result of own apparatus with another output control apparatus, and a signal processing unit for processing an audio signal to be output to the corresponding loudspeaker based on the information relating to the other output control apparatus received via the communication unit.
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