Audio apparatus
US8892229B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 14, 2012 |
| Grant date | Nov 18, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 17, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B27/28
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An audio apparatus according to an embodiment includes an audio signal receiving unit, a music gap signal receiving unit, a playback unit, and a determining unit. The audio signal receiving unit receives an audio signal in which successive multiple music data are contained in a single block of data. The determining unit determines a boundary of the music data on the basis of the time at which the music gap signal that indicates the boundary of the music data by the music gap signal receiving unit and the duration of a silent period in the audio signal that is played back by the playback unit.
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