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Acoustic processing device

US9565494B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 12, 2013
Grant dateFeb 7, 2017
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Expiry dateDec 27, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04S1/007
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides an acoustic processing device capable of providing a high-quality sound even in a standby through mode. A controller is characterized by supplying power from an auxiliary power supply to a sound signal processing unit in the standby through mode. In the standby through mode, the controller extracts a sound signal included in an input HDMI signal, outputs a high-frequency sound component from an input/output unit to, for example, a television, and outputs a low-frequency sound component from a sound output terminal to a speaker (for example, a subwoofer) with an amplification function. As a result, the user can listen to content with powerful bass on the television, without operating an amplifying circuit, which consumes most of the power consumed by the acoustic processing device, using a main power supply, that is, while suppressing the power consumption of the acoustic processing device.

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