Technical field
[0001]
This technology, an audio signal reproducing apparatus and method, and collecting apparatus and sound pickup method, and a program, in a simpler configuration, so that it can match the listening time from each speaker at the listening position audio signal reproducing apparatus and method, and collecting apparatus and sound pickup method, and a program.
BACKGROUND
[0002]
In order to accurately reproduce the surround effect of the multi-channel audio signal, the distance from the listening position to each speaker, that all are equidistant desired.
[0003]
However, in a general household, when arranging a plurality of speakers, physical limitations due to the arrangement of the house shape and furniture occurs, it is not always possible to place the listening position equidistant.
[0004]
Here, in the audio reproduction environment of a multi-channel, a signal for testing, to play a plurality of speakers, these test sound, picked up by the installed microphone in the listening position is detected from the collected sound signal by performing a timing correction based on the deviation between the peaks, techniques to match the listening timing from the speakers has been disclosed that (for example, see Patent Document 1).
[0005]
Further, in the audio reproduction environment of multi-channel, by reproducing the signal for testing from each speaker, it picked up by a microphone, based on the collected sound signal, a technique for calculating discloses the positional relationship between the speakers (e.g., see Patent Document 2).
CITATION
Patent Document
[0006]
Patent Document 1: JP 2004-166106 Patent Publication
Patent Document 2: JP 2006-101248 JP
Summary of the Invention
Problems that the Invention is to Solve
[0007]
Incidentally, in the technique disclosed in the above-mentioned documents, the sound corresponding to a signal reproduced from the speakers and picked up by a microphone placed in the listening position, the analysis is conducted process of the distance measurement and the like , it is necessary to a reproduction operation of a test signal on the speaker side, both the operation of the sound collection operation of the sound signals picked up by the microphone side is strictly synchronized.
[0008]
Here, the reproducing operation of the speaker side, and the sound pickup operation of the microphone side, when the independent asynchronous operation, it is necessary to incorporate the synchronized playback-sound collection mechanism on both the speaker side and the microphone side.
[0009]
Therefore, in the audio reproduction environment of multi-channel, with a simpler configuration, techniques for matching the hearing timing from the speakers at the listening position has been demanded.
[0010]
This technology has been made in view of such circumstances, and is to a simpler configuration, it is possible to match the listening time from each speaker at the listening position.
Means for Solving the Problems
[0011]
Audio signal reproducing apparatus of the first embodiment of the present technology, the interval of a reproducing unit, and the other speakers of the test sound obtained from the sound collection signal to reproduce an audio signal to be supplied to the installed speaker against listening position depending on, and an adjustment unit that adjusts the delay amount of the audio signal supplied to the corresponding loudspeaker, the sound collection signal, a measurement sound picked up by the sound pickup device provided in the listening position Te, a signal containing the measured sound corresponding to the measurement signal, the measurement signal to a plurality of loudspeakers placed to the listening position, at a predetermined time interval, the signal to output the test sound a certain audio signal reproducing apparatus.
[0012]
Reproducing method and a program of the first embodiment of the present technology, a reproducing method and a program corresponding to the audio signal reproducing apparatus of the first aspect of the present technology described above.
[0013]
Audio signal reproducing apparatus of the first aspect of the present technique, reproducing method, and the program is reproduced audio signal is supplied to the installed speaker against listening position, the other of the test sound obtained from the sound collection signal depending on the distance between the speaker, the delay amount of the audio signal is adjusted to be supplied to the corresponding loudspeaker. In addition, the collected sound signal, the a test sound picked up by the sound pickup device provided in the listening position, it is a signal containing the measured sound corresponding to the measurement signal, the measurement signal, the listening for a plurality of loudspeakers installed relative to the position, at predetermined time intervals, it is a signal for outputting the test sound.
[0014]
Sound pickup apparatus of the second embodiment of the present technology, is output from a plurality of speakers which are placed against listening position, and picked up a measurement sound corresponding to the measurement signal, the sound pickup unit for obtaining a collected sound signal wherein the measurement signal, said plurality of speakers to, at predetermined time intervals, a signal for outputting said test sound, the sound collection signal comprises said test sound picked up by the listening position a sound pickup device is a signal.
[0015]
Sound collection method and program of the second embodiment of the present technology, a sound collecting method and a program corresponding to the sound collection device of the second aspect of the present technology described above.
[0016]
Sound pickup apparatus of the second aspect of the present technology, sound collection method, and the program is output from a plurality of speakers which are placed against the listening position, measuring sound corresponding to the measured signal is picked up, Osamu sound signal is obtained. Also, the measurement signal, said the plurality of speakers, at predetermined time intervals, is a signal for outputting said test sound, the sound collection signal, the signal including the test sound picked up by the listening position It is.
[0017]
Incidentally, the audio signal reproducing apparatus of the first aspect of the present technique, or sound pickup apparatus of the second embodiment of the present technology, may be an independent device, an internal block making up one device it may be.
Effect of the invention
[0018]
According to the first aspect and the second aspect of the present technology, with a simpler configuration, it is possible to match the listening time from each speaker at the listening position.
[0019]
Here, the advantages described in the present invention is not necessarily limited, it may be any of the effects described in the present disclosure.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0020]
[Figure 1] a plurality of speakers is a diagram showing a configuration example of a multi-channel audio system when it is ideally located.
It is a block diagram showing a configuration example of FIG. 2 the mobile terminal device.
3 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a playback side at the time of measurement.
It is a flowchart illustrating the flow of FIG. 4 measurement process.
Is a diagram showing FIG. 5 a signal waveform of the signal supplied to the speaker from the audio signal reproducing apparatus in time series.
[6] the speaker is a diagram showing a signal waveform of the sound collection signal collected by the portable terminal device in an ideal case arranged in time series.
Is a flowchart illustrating the flow of FIG. 7 measured signal reproduction processing.
8 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a multi-channel audio system in the case of the arrangement where there is a distance difference between each speaker.
9 is a diagram showing a time-series signal waveforms of the sound collecting signals picked up by the mobile terminal apparatus when the arrangement where there is a distance difference between each speaker.
FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a playback side at the time of reproduction.
11 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of an audio signal reproduction processing.
12 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a wireless speaker.
13 is a diagram showing an example of a configuration of a wireless speaker system in the case of the arrangement where there is a distance difference between each wireless speaker.
14 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a computer.
DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0021]
Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings, embodiments of the present technique will be described. The description will be made in the following order.
[0022]
1. First Embodiment: multichannel audio system
(1) of each device at the time of measurement configuration and operation
if (A) the ideal placement
(B) the case of the arrangement where there is a distance difference between each speaker
(2) Play each device configuration and operation time
2. Second Embodiment: Wireless speaker system
3. Modification
4. The configuration of the computer
[0023]
<1. The first embodiment of the present invention>
[0024]
In the first embodiment, it will be described a multi-channel audio system according to the present technology. In this multi-channel audio system, if the listening position is not a constant distance to the speakers, depending on the distance difference, by adjusting the reproduction timing of the audio signal, listening timing from the speakers at the listening position the to be able to be constant.
[0025]
Here, when measuring before playing the audio signal at the listening position, by leaving performing sound collection test sound output from a plurality of speakers which are placed against the listening position, the time of reproduction of the audio signal , so that the adjustment of the reproduction timing in accordance with the collected sound result is performed.
[0026]
Therefore, in the following description, first, from the described construction and operation of each device at the time of measurement, thereafter, the configuration and operation of each device at the time of reproduction. In the description of the measurement is described with comparison to that from the listening position ideally arrangement distance is constant up to the speakers, and a case of the arrangement where there is a distance difference between each speaker.
[0027]
(1) Configuration and operation of each device at the time of measurement
[0028]
(A) In the case of ideal placement
[0029]
(Multi-channel audio system configuration)
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a multi-channel audio system in the case where a plurality of speakers are ideally arranged.
[0030]
In Figure 1, the multi-channel audio system 1, to the mobile terminal device 10 placed in the listening position (listening point), the center speaker 20-C, front L speaker 20-L, front R speaker 20-R, surround L speaker 20-SL, and the surround R speaker 20-SR are arranged in an ideal position.
[0031]
That is, in the multi-channel audio system 1 of Figure 1, the speakers 20, since it is located in an ideal position, as is clear from the relationship between a dashed circle around the listening position in the figure, mobile from listening position the terminal device 10 is placed, the distance to the arrangement positions of the speaker 20 is constant. In the following description, speaker constituting the multi-channel audio system 1 (C, L, R, SL, SR) if the, it is not necessary to distinguish, simply referred to as a speaker 20.
[0032]
The mobile terminal device 10, for example, a smart phone or a cellular phone, a wireless microphone, a tablet computer, a portable music player, a wearable computer, configured as a game machine or the like. The mobile terminal device 10 may be any device with a built-in microphone as sound collector (or external microphone attached equipment), but is not limited to portable devices.
[0033]
During measurements before reproducing the audio signal, the portable terminal device 10, the listening position, by performing sound collection of each speaker 20 (C, L, R, SL, SR) test sound output from, each It obtains the distance difference of the speaker 20. However, as shown in FIG. 1, when each speaker 20 is disposed in an ideal position, the listening position, the distance to each speaker 20 is constant, the distance difference between the speakers 20 no, it is not necessary to adjust the reproduction timing according to the distance difference.
[0034]
In FIG. 1, although not shown in the audio signal reproducing apparatus and an external signal source for supplying the audio signal and the measurement signal (signal test) for each speaker 20, a multi-channel audio system the 1, includes an audio signal reproducing apparatus 30 to be described later (FIG. 3) and an external signal source 40 (FIG. 3).
[0035]
(Portable terminal device configuration)
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the portable terminal device 10 of FIG. 1.
[0036]
2, the portable terminal apparatus 10 includes a processing unit 100, memory 101, touch panel 102, and a microphone 103, a speaker 104, receiving unit 105, transmitting unit 106, and a power supply unit 107.
[0037]
Processing unit 100, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a microprocessor or the like. Processing unit 100, various kinds of arithmetic processing of, such as operation of each section control, operates as a central processing unit in the portable terminal device 10.
[0038]
Memory 101, for example, configured as a semiconductor memory such as a nonvolatile memory (e.g., NVRAM (Non-Volatile RAM), etc.). Memory 101, under the control of the processing unit 100 records various data.
[0039]
The touch panel 102 is a display unit 122 and the touch sensor 121. Incidentally, the touch sensor 121 is superimposed on the screen of the display unit 122.
[0040]
Touch sensor 121 includes a user by an input operation performed on the touch panel 102 (e.g., operations such as contacting the user's finger on the panel surface) was detected with the position of the touch panel 102 on the place where the operation is performed and it supplies the detection signal to the processing unit 100.
[0041]
Display unit 122, for example, a display such as a liquid crystal or an organic EL. Display unit 122 under the control of the processor 100, displays various information such as images and text.
[0042]
Microphone 103, a sound from the outside, is a device that converts an electric signal (sound pickup device). Microphone 103, a signal obtained by the conversion is supplied to the processing unit 100.
[0043]
Speaker 104, under the control of the processing unit 100, and outputs a sound corresponding to an electric signal such as an audio signal.
[0044]
Receiving unit 105 and the transmitting unit 106 is configured as, for example, a communication I / F circuit. Receiving unit 105 performs communication with an external device via the antenna 131, and receives various data, and supplies the processing unit 100. Transmitter 106 performs communication with an external device via the antenna 131, and transmits various data from the processing unit 100. The antenna 131 may be built into the portable terminal device 10.
[0045]
As the communication I / F circuit, for example, LTE (Long Term Evolution) and LTE-A (LTE-Advanced), 5G (5th Generation) or the like of the cellular communication protocol, wireless LAN (Wi-Fi (registered trademark) It may implement a radio communication protocol also referred to), or the like and. Further, as the communication I / F circuit, for example, it may implement short-distance wireless communication protocol such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) or NFC (Near Field Communication).
[0046]
Power supply unit 107, a source power derived from the battery or external power supply, supplied to each unit of the portable terminal device 10 includes a processing unit 100.
[0047]
Here, the processing unit 100 at the time of measurement, the speakers 20 (C, L, R, SL, SR) and picking up the test sound from, in order to calculate the amount of delay of the speakers 20, the distance difference calculation and a section 111 and the delay amount calculation unit 112.
[0048]
Distance difference calculation unit 111, based on the collected sound result obtained by picking up the test sound from the speakers 20, and calculates the distance difference of each speaker 20. Distance difference calculation unit 111, a distance difference between the speaker 20 calculated, and supplies to the delay amount calculating section 112.
[0049]
Delay amount calculation unit 112, based on the distance difference between the speaker 20 from the distance difference calculating unit 111 calculates the delay amount of the speakers 20. Delay amount calculation unit 112, the delay amount of the speakers 20 calculated, as the delay data, and supplies this to the transmission unit 106.
[0050]
Transmitter 106 transmits the delay data from the delay amount calculation unit 112, an audio signal reproducing apparatus 30 (FIG. 3). The details on the distance difference calculating unit 111 and the delay amount calculation unit 112 processing will be described later with reference to FIG. 4 and the like.
[0051]
The portable terminal device 10 is configured as described above.
[0052]
(Equipment configuration of the measurement time of the reproduction side)
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a playback side of the device containing the speaker 20 of FIG. 1 (C, L, R, SL, SR).
[0053]
3, the reproducing side of the apparatus, in addition to a plurality of speakers 20 shown in FIG. 1, includes an audio signal reproducing apparatus 30 and the external signal source 40.
[0054]
The audio signal reproducing device 30, for example, configured as an AV amplifier device. The audio signal reproducing device 30 includes a controller 300, memory 301, receiver 302, and a decoding unit 303, and a signal amplifier 304-1 to 304-5.
[0055]
The controller 300 is a microcontroller, various arithmetic processing of each unit of the operation control such as to operate as a central processing unit in the audio signal reproducing apparatus 30. The controller 300 may be constituted of a CPU, microprocessor or the like.
[0056]
Memory 301, for example, is configured as a semiconductor memory such as a nonvolatile memory. Memory 301, under control of the controller 300 records various data.
[0057]
Receiving unit 302 is configured as, for example, a communication I / F circuit. Receiving unit 302 performs communication with an external device via the antenna 331, and receives various data, and supplies to the controller 300.
[0058]
As the communication I / F circuit, for example, be implemented wireless communication protocol such as a wireless LAN, various protocols such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) or the like short-range wireless communication protocol, or LTE like cellular communication protocols can.
[0059]
Decoding unit 303, a signal input thereto, and decoding according to a predetermined decoding scheme, and outputs the audio signal obtained as a result.
[0060]
Signal amplifier 304-1 to 304-5 amplifies the audio signal inputted thereto, the corresponding supplied to the speaker 20.
[0061]
Signal amplifier 304-1 is connected to the front L speaker 20-L, the signal amplifier 304-2 is connected to the front R speaker 20-R, the signal amplifier 304-3 is connected to the center speaker 20-C . The signal amplifier 304-4 is connected to the surround L speaker 20-SL, the signal amplifier 304-5 is connected to the surround R speaker 20-SR.
[0062]
Here, at the time of measurement, the audio signal reproducing apparatus 30, the controller 300, the measurement signal recorded in the memory 301 is read out and supplied to the signal amplifiers 304-1 through 304-5.
[0063]
Thus, the front L speaker 20-L, front R speaker 20-R, the center speaker 20-C, to surround L speaker 20-SL, and the surround R speaker 20-SR, measurement signal supplied from the signal amplifier 304 Runode, from the speakers 20, test sound corresponding to the measurement signal is output.
[0064]
Then, the portable terminal device 10 placed in the listening position, the sound pickup measurement sounds output from the speakers 20 is performed, the delay amount in accordance with the sound pickup result is obtained. Delay data in accordance with the amount of delay from the mobile terminal device 10 is transmitted to the audio signal reproducing device 30.
[0065]
In the audio signal reproducing apparatus 30, the receiving unit 302, the received delay data from the portable terminal device 10, the controller 300, the delay amount obtained from the delay data is recorded in the memory 301.
[0066]
Reproducing side apparatus at the time of measurement is configured as described above.
[0067]
Next, with reference to FIGS. 4 to 7, the flow of processing performed by each device during measurement.
[0068]
(Measurement Process Flow)
First, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 4, illustrating the flow of the measurement process performed by the portable terminal device 10. However, when executing the measurement process of FIG. 4, the portable terminal device 10 is placed in the listening position, the speaker 20 is assumed to be an ideal arrangement shown in FIG.
[0069]
In step S11, the microphone 103 starts sound pickup.
[0070]
Here, the portable terminal apparatus 10, before starting reproduction of the test sound is started picked up by the microphone 103. Its is a reason, a sound collection operation of the portable terminal device 10, since the reproducing operation and the audio signal reproducing apparatus 30 is asynchronous, to reliably pick up the top portion of the measurement signal reproduced, the mobile terminal device in 10, before starting reproduction of the test sound, so that to start the sound pickup.
[0071]
Thereafter, the portable terminal apparatus 10, compared an audio signal reproducing apparatus 30, and instructs the start of reproduction of the measured signal. Thus, the audio signal reproducing apparatus 30, the reproduction of the measured signal is started, from the speakers 20, test sound corresponding to the measurement signal is output (reproduced).
[0072]
In step S12, the processing unit 100 determines whether the picked up test sound from all speakers 20.
[0073]
Here, the audio signal playback apparatus 30, when the measurement signal is reproduced, sound measurements in accordance with the measurement signal, the front L speaker 20-L, front R speaker 20-R, the center speaker 20-C, the surround L speaker 20-SL, the order of the surround R speaker 20-SR, at predetermined time intervals, and output (playback).
[0074]
Therefore, either in this determination process, it picked up front L speaker 20-L, front R speaker 20-R, the center speaker 20-C, the surround L speaker 20-SL, and the test sound from the surround R speaker 20-SR if it is determined.
[0075]
In step S12, if it is determined not to be picked up test sound from all speakers 20, sound-pickup processing continues.
[0076]
Then, in step S12, when it is determined that picks up test sound from all speakers 20, the process proceeds to step S13. In step S13, the microphone 103, it ends the sound pickup.
[0077]
Here, FIG. 5 shows an example of a signal waveform of the signal supplied from the audio signal reproducing apparatus 30 to the speaker 20. Incidentally, in FIG. 5, L, R, C, SL, SR corresponds to the arrangement of the speakers 20 shown in FIG. Further, in FIG. 5, the direction of time is a direction from the left to the right in FIG.
[0078]
In the audio signal reproducing apparatus 30, the measurement signal is reproduced, the front L speaker 20-L, front R speaker 20-R, the center speaker 20-C, the surround L speaker 20-SL, the order of the surround R speaker 20-SR, T every second, for measuring sound corresponding to the measurement signal is output (reproduced), a signal waveform as shown in FIG. 5 is obtained.
[0079]
That is, initially (if time 0) if the reference waveform position P0 of the signal waveform corresponding to the test sound by the front L speaker 20-L which test sound is output, the output test sound to the next waveform position of the front R speaker 20-R signal waveform corresponding to the test sound by P1 corresponds to the position of the time T seconds after the waveform position P0.
[0080]
Similarly, waveform position P2 of the signal waveform corresponding to the test sound by the center speaker 20-C corresponds to the position of the time T seconds after the waveform position P1. Similarly also, the surround L speaker 20-SL waveform position P3 of the test sound in response signal waveform by corresponds to the position of the time T seconds after the waveform position P2, corresponding to the measurement sound by the surround R speaker 20-SR waveform position of the signal waveform P4 corresponds to the position of the time T seconds after the waveform position P3.
[0081]
Thus, the audio signal reproducing apparatus 30, by reproducing the measurement signal, at a predetermined time interval (predetermined interval of time T), for each speaker 20 will supply a signal corresponding to the measured signal Therefore, the waveform positions P0, P1, P2, P3, P4 of the signal waveform corresponding to the test sound output from the speaker 20, at equal intervals (regular intervals) in every T seconds.
[0082]
Here, as the measurement signal of, for example, can be used as the restorable signal to an impulse signal by a phase processing in the impulse signal grasping is facilitated waveform position on the shaft, or frequency axis .
[0083]
On the other hand, FIG. 6 shows an example of signal waveforms of the sound pickup signals picked up (the response signal of the speakers 20) by the microphone 103 of the portable terminal device 10. Also in FIG. 6, the direction of time, is a direction toward the right from the left in FIG.
[0084]
In the mobile terminal device 10, the microphone 103, the front L speaker 20-L, front R speaker 20-R, the center speaker 20-C, the surround L speaker 20-SL, the order of the surround R speaker 20-SR, depending on the test sound because the collected sound signal is obtained, a signal waveform as shown in FIG. 6 is obtained.
[0085]
That is, in FIG. 6, following the beginning of the silent section S, at regular intervals of every T seconds, collected sound signal having a signal waveform (peak waveform) corresponding to the measurement sounds output from the speakers 20 sound pickup It is.
[0086]
Specifically, front R speaker if the first reference waveform position P0 of the signal waveform corresponding to the test sound from the front L speaker 20-L which test sound is output, the sound measured next is output waveform position of the signal waveform corresponding to the test sound from the 20-R P1 corresponds to the position of the time T seconds after the waveform position P0.
[0087]
Similarly, waveform position P2 of the signal waveform corresponding to the test sound from the center speaker 20-C corresponds to the position of the time T seconds after the waveform position P1. Likewise The waveform position P3 of the surround L speaker 20-SL signal waveform corresponding to the test sound from the corresponds to the position of the time T seconds after the waveform position P2, the test sound from the surround R speaker 20-SR waveform position P4 of the response signal waveform corresponds to the position of the time T seconds after the waveform position P3.
[0088]
Thus, as shown in FIG. 1, when each speaker 20 is disposed in an ideal position, from the portable terminal device 10 is placed listening position, the distance to the speakers 20 and constant is, the distance difference between each speaker 20 becomes zero. Therefore, the signal waveform of the sound pickup signal shown in FIG. 6, similar to the signal waveform shown in FIG. 5, the waveform positions of the signal waveform in response to the outputted test sound from the speakers 20 P0, P1, P2, P3 , P4 is equal intervals (regular intervals) in every T seconds.
[0089]
In FIG. 6, the silent interval S, from the front L speaker 20-L, another portable terminal device 10 waves propagation time to reach the microphone 103, the sound collection start at the microphone 103 of the portable terminal device 10, Indeed, to sound measured from the front L speaker 20-L is output, and the like system processing delay time in the mobile terminal apparatus 10 and the audio signal reproducing device 30.
[0090]
Here, in a multi-channel audio system 1, the sound collection operation of the portable terminal apparatus 10, the reproduction operation of the audio signal reproducing apparatus 30, since it is asynchronous operation, these systems processing delay time is undefined and silent section S length of time also becomes indefinite. That is, the portable terminal apparatus 10 and the audio signal reproducing device 30, a special synchronization mechanism in the reproduction sound collection of the measurement signal (synchronous playback, sound pickup mechanism) is not provided.
[0091]
Therefore, in the multi-channel audio system 1, at the time of measurement, in the audio signal reproducing apparatus 30, before the reproduction of the measuring signal is started, the microphone 103 of the portable terminal device 10, by starting the sound pickup, reproduced the leading portion of that measurement signals are reliably to allow sound pickup.
[0092]
Referring back to FIG. 4, in step S14, the distance difference calculating unit 111, based on the results collected sound obtained by the processing of steps S11 to S13, it calculates the distance difference between the speaker 20.
[0093]
This distance difference calculation process, the collected sound signal from the waveform position of the signal waveform corresponding to the test sound from the speakers 20, and calculates the distance difference of each speaker 20. For example, here, firstly, as a reference value of the distance difference, setting the distance of the front L speaker 20-L to be first reproduced.
[0094]
Placement of the speakers 20 shown in FIG. 1 is a ideal placement, the distance from the portable terminal device 10 placed in the listening position, until the speakers 20 (relative distance) is the same distance. That is, front R speaker 20-R, the center speaker 20-C, the surround L speaker 20-SL, and the surround R speaker 20-SR, a distance difference between the front L speaker 20-L are all 0.
[0095]
Therefore, the waveform positions P0, P1, P2, P3, P4 of the signal waveform corresponding to the, sound measurements output from the speaker 20 in the collected signal as shown in Figure 6, the signal waveforms shown in FIG. 5 Similarly, it has become a regular intervals of every T seconds.
[0096]
In step S15, the delay amount calculation unit 112, based on the distance difference obtained by the processing of step S14, it calculates the amount of delay of the speakers 20.
[0097]
Here, the arrangement of the speaker 20 is, in the case of an ideal arrangement shown in FIG. 1, the distance difference of the speakers 20 is 0, the reproduction timing of each speaker 20 is consistent. Therefore, the delay amount of each speaker 20 becomes zero.
[0098]
In step S16, the transmission unit 106, the delay data in accordance with the delay amount obtained by the processing in step S15, and transmits the audio signal reproducing device 30. However, the portable terminal apparatus 10, when the delay amount of the speakers 20 is 0, or not send the delayed data, or, to that effect may be reported to an audio signal reproducing apparatus 30.
[0099]
Hereinabove, a flow of the measurement process.
[0100]
(Flow measurement signal reproduction processing)
Next, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 7, the flow of the measurement signal reproduction process executed by the audio signal reproducing apparatus 30.
[0101]
In step S31, the controller 300 determines, by monitoring the data received by the receiving unit 302, from the mobile terminal device 10, whether receiving the playback start instruction of the measurement signal.
[0102]
In step S31, if it is determined not to have received the playback start instruction of the measurement signal, the determination process of step S31 is repeated. Meanwhile, in step S31 if, is determined upon reception of the playback start instruction of the measurement signal, the process proceeds to step S32.
[0103]
In step S32, the controller 300 reads out and reproduces the measurement signal recorded in the memory 301, a signal corresponding to the measured signal, by supplying a predetermined speaker 20, a test sound in response to the measurement signal, the output from a predetermined speaker 20 (play).
[0104]
In step S33, the controller 300 determines whether to output the test sound from all speakers 20.
[0105]
Here, the audio signal reproducing apparatus 30, the controller 300, the measurement signal read from the memory 301, it is supplied to either the signal amplifier 304-1 to 304-5, measured according to the measurement signal sound, front L speaker 20-L, front R speaker 20-R, the center speaker 20-C, the surround L speaker 20-SL, the order of the surround R speaker 20-SR, at a predetermined time interval, is output (reproduced) that.
[0106]
In step S33, if it is determined not to output the test sound from all speakers 20, the process returns to step S32, until the test sound from all speakers 20 output, the reproduction processing of step S32 is repeated It is.
[0107]
Then, in step S33, if it is determined that the output test sound from all speakers 20, the process proceeds to step S34.
[0108]
Here, as described above with reference to FIG. 5, the audio signal reproducing apparatus 30, by reproducing the measurement signal, at a predetermined time interval (predetermined interval of time T), for each speaker 20, since that will supply a signal corresponding to the measured signal, waveform position P0, P1, P2, P3, P4 of the signal waveform corresponding to the test sound output from the speaker 20, a equally spaced every T seconds ing.
[0109]
As the time interval T of the measurement signal, for example, may be from the listening position and the value exceeding the maximum time shift caused by the distance difference to the position of the speakers 20. In this case, the time required for measurement is determined by calculating the number × T s of the speaker 20.
[0110]
In step S34, the controller 300, by monitoring the data received by the receiving unit 302, the portable terminal device 10 determines whether it receives the delayed data corresponding to the delay amount.
[0111]
In step S34, if it is determined that it has not received the delay data, the determination process of step S34 is repeated. On the other hand, the portable terminal device 10, by the processing in step S16 in FIG. 4 is executed, in step S34, when it is determined that it has received the delay data, the process proceeds to step S35.
[0112]
In step S35, the controller 300, the delay amount obtained from the delay data received from the portable terminal device 10 is recorded in the memory 301.
[0113]
Hereinabove, a flow of the measurement signal reproduction processing.
[0114]
(B) the case of the arrangement where there is a distance difference between each speaker
[0115]
(Multi-channel audio system configuration)
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a multi-channel audio system in the case of the arrangement where there is a distance difference between each speaker.
[0116]
Placement of the speakers 20 shown in FIG. 8 is different from the ideal arrangement shown in FIG. 1, the arrangement position of the center speaker 20-C and the front R speaker 20-R are deviated, other speakers 20 (L , SL, and has a configuration where there is a distance difference between the SR).
[0117]
Specifically, as is clear from the relationship of the arrangement positions of the speaker 20 for a dashed circle around the listening position in the drawing, as compared to the front L speaker 20-L, the center speaker 20-C is the distance disposed lc only farther, front R speaker 20-R is located closer distance lr.
[0118]
(Measurement Process Flow)
such, in case of the arrangement where there is a distance difference between each speaker 20, the portable terminal device 10 placed in the listening position, the measurement process of FIG. 4 is executed, the following so as to.
[0119]
That is, in steps S11 to S13 in FIG. 4, the microphone 103, from all of the speakers 20 to the measurement sound is picked up, that the sound process is continued, the test sound from all speakers 20 Osamu It is sound.
[0120]
9, when the speaker arrangement shown in FIG. 8 shows an example of signal waveforms of the sound pickup signals picked up by the microphone 103 of the portable terminal device 10. Also in FIG. 9, the direction of time, is a direction toward the right from the left in FIG.
[0121]
In Figure 9, a silent interval S "of indefinite length, following the front L waveform position of the signal waveform corresponding to the test sound from the speaker 20-L P0, according to the test sound from the front R speaker 20-R waveform position of the signal waveform P1 "and the waveform position of the signal waveform corresponding to the test sound from the center speaker 20-C P2" has appeared.
[0122]
Here, if attention to the waveform position P1 "obtained from the measurement sound from the front R speaker 20-R, by the amount of position of the front R speaker 20-R shown in FIG. 8 is close to the listening position, the waveform position P1 "is the ideal waveform position P1 in comparison with the (FIG. 6), temporally earlier position has a (from P1 in FIG. 9 P1" towards the arrow).
[0123]
On the other hand, if focusing on the waveform position P2 "resulting from the test sound from the center speaker 20-C, an amount corresponding to the arrangement position of the center speaker 20-C shown in FIG. 8 is away from the listening position, waveform position P2 ", compared with the ideal waveform position P2 (FIG. 6), in which a temporally slow position (from P2 in FIG. 9 P2" towards the arrow).
[0124]
The relationship between these waveforms position and distance differences, the use of the sound velocity Vo, the following equation (1) to can be expressed by the relationship of formula (4).
[0125]
(I) the distance difference between the front R speaker 20-R and the front L speaker-L 20 (lr):
lr = (P1 "- P1) × Vo · · · (1)
[0126]
However, in the formula (1), it is P1 "
[0177]
Incidentally, in the first embodiment, the measurement signal used at the time of measurement, a case has been exemplified which is recorded in the memory 301 of the audio signal reproducing apparatus 30 (FIG. 3), the measurement signal, the mobile terminal device 10 memory 101 may be recorded (Fig. 2).
[0178]
Further, in the structure of the reproducing side of the apparatus shown in FIG. 3 or FIG. 10, for a single audio signal reproducing apparatus 30, it had a structure in which a plurality of speakers 20 is accompanied, by independently each speaker 20, FIG. it may be configured as a wireless loudspeaker 21 as shown in 12.
[0179]
(Wireless speaker configuration)
in FIG. 12, the wireless speaker 21 is composed of a controller 200, receiver 201, transmitter 202, decoding section 203, the reproduction buffer 204, the signal amplifier 205 and the speaker units 206,.
[0180]
The controller 200 is a microcontroller, various arithmetic processing of each unit of the operation control such as to operate as a central processing unit in a wireless loudspeaker 21. The controller 200 may be constituted of a CPU, microprocessor or the like.
[0181]
Receiving unit 201 and the transmission unit 202 is configured as, for example, a communication I / F circuit. Receiving unit 201 performs communication with an external device via the antenna 231, and receives various data, and supplies to the controller 200. Transmitting section 202 performs communication with an external device via the antenna 231, and transmits various data from the controller 200.
[0182]
As the communication I / F circuit, for example, be implemented wireless communication protocol such as a wireless LAN, various protocols such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) or the like short-range wireless communication protocol, or LTE like cellular communication protocols can.
[0183]
Decoding unit 203, a signal input thereto, and decoding according to a predetermined decoding scheme, and outputs the audio signal obtained as a result. Reproduction buffer 204 buffers the decoded audio signal, and supplies the signal amplifier 205.
[0184]
Signal amplifier 205 amplifies the audio signal inputted thereto, and supplies to the speaker unit 206. The speaker unit 206 outputs a sound corresponding to the amplified audio signal by the signal amplifier 205 (playback).
[0185]
Wireless speaker 21 is configured as described above.
[0186]
Incidentally, the wireless speaker 21, in addition to receiving an audio signal or a command from the mobile terminal device 10, with other wireless speaker, performs mutual exchange by the wireless communication control signals or the like for reproduction synchronization, each and a synchronous playback mechanism between wireless speaker.
[0187]
(Wireless loudspeaker system configuration)
FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a wireless speaker system when there is a distance difference between each wireless speaker.
[0188]
13, the wireless loudspeaker system 2, to the mobile terminal device 10 placed in the listening position (listening point), center wireless loudspeaker 21-C, front L wireless speaker 21-L, front R wireless speaker 21-R, surround L wireless speaker 21-SL, and the surround R wireless speaker 21-SR are arranged.
[0189]
Placement of the wireless speaker 21 shown in FIG. 13, similar to the arrangement of the speaker 20 shown in FIG. 8, the center position of the wireless speaker 21-C and the front R wireless speaker 21-R are deviated, other wireless speaker 21 (L, SL, SR) has an arrangement in which there is a distance difference between the.
[0190]
Specifically, as is clear from the relationship of the arrangement positions of the wireless speaker 21 for a dashed circle around the listening position in the drawing, as compared to the front L wireless speaker 21-L, center wireless loudspeaker 21-C a distance lc disposed only farther, front R wireless speaker 21-R is disposed at a position closer a distance lr.
[0191]
Here, at the time of measuring, in the mobile terminal apparatus 10 is placed in the listening position, measuring signal recorded in the memory 101 is read out by the transmission unit 106, center wireless loudspeaker 21-C, front L wireless speaker 21- L, front R wireless speaker 21-R, are transmitted respectively surround L wireless speaker 21-SL, and the surround R wireless speaker 21-SR.
[0192]
That is, here, the same signal and the signal waveform shown in FIG. 5 described above is transmitted from the portable terminal device 10 with respect to each wireless speaker 21. Thus, from the wireless speaker 21, since the test sound in response to the measurement signal is output (reproduced), the mobile terminal device 10 is placed in the listening position, a test sound from the wireless speaker 21 is picked up that.
[0193]
Here, the arrangement of the wireless speaker 21 shown in FIG. 13 is similar to the arrangement of the speaker 20 shown in FIG. 8, the same collected signal and the signal waveform shown in FIG. 9 is obtained, the portable terminal device in 10, as in the first embodiment described above, the delay amount of each wireless speaker 21 is determined and transmitted to each wireless speaker 21.
[0194]
For example, by calculating the above equation (5) to (9), the front L wireless speaker 21-L, front R wireless speaker 21-R, center wireless loudspeaker 21-C, the surround L wireless speaker 21-SL, and to surround R wireless speaker 21-SR, delay Dl, Dr, Dc, Dsl, Dsr are obtained, respectively.
[0195]
Then, in each wireless speaker 21, by the receiving unit 201, the portable delay data (delay amount) from the terminal apparatus 10 is received and by the controller 200, the decoding unit 203 and the reproduction buffer 204 is controlled, the delay amount, It will be set appropriately with respect to the audio signal. As a result, in each wireless loudspeaker 21, (a listening timing correction) reproduction timing of the audio signal is adjusted, it is possible to match the listening time from the wireless speaker 21 at listening position.
[0196]
Incidentally, the audio signal reproduced by the wireless speaker 21, from an external signal source 40 such as an optical disk reproducing apparatus, in addition to being provided by a wireless communication such as wireless LAN and Bluetooth (registered trademark), for example, the portable terminal device 10 in the audio signal of or music that has been downloaded, or the like may be used audio signal of the music that is being streamed playback.
[0197]
As described above, in the second embodiment, at the time of measurement, by continuously reproducing equidistant measurement signals from the wireless speaker 21 in order, the portable terminal apparatus 10 microphone 103 is built, each it is possible to calculate an appropriate delay amount corresponding to the distance difference between the wireless speaker 21 and the listening position. Therefore, during reproduction, the wireless speaker 21 performs a delay setting according to this distance difference, by performing the correction of the listening time, it is possible to match the listening time from the wireless speaker 21 at listening positions .
[0198]
<3. Modification>
[0199]
(Time setting interval T of the measurement signal)
In the above description, the maximum as the time interval T of the measurement signal, from the listening position of the shift caused by the distance difference to the position of the speakers 20 (wireless speaker 21) shown in FIG. 5 It has been described and can be set to a value higher than the time, for example, during or prior the second and subsequent measurements, when the maximum value of the distance difference can be assumed (predicted), the assumed value a (predicted value) slightly exceeds the time interval can be set as the time interval T. As a result, it is possible to reduce the time required for measurement.
[0200]
The time interval T, for all the speakers 20 (wireless speaker 21), need not be the same value, a value corresponding to the distance difference which is assumed for the speaker 20 (the wireless speaker 21), set individually it may be as is.
[0201]
(Surround number of channels)
in the above description, as the surround number of channels, five channels (C, L, R, SL, SR) has been described as an example the case of, for example, 7ch and 9ch, 5.1ch, 7.1ch , also be another number of channels such as 9.1Ch, it is possible to apply the present technique. Furthermore, similarly in the case of stereo 2.0ch, it is possible to apply the present technique.
[0202]
That is, the number of channels increases or decreases, even when it becomes a different number of channels, as in the case of five channels as described above, at the time of measurement, continuously equidistant measurement signal, of several channels minutes speaker 20 (Wireless by reproducing from the speaker 21) sequentially, it is possible to obtain an appropriate amount of delay corresponding to the distance difference between the listening position and the speakers 20 (wireless speaker 21).
[0203]
Therefore, during reproduction, the audio signal reproducing apparatus 30 (the wireless speaker 21), the delay setting according to the distance difference, by performing the correction of the hearing timing, from the speakers 20 at a listening position (wireless speaker 21) it is possible to match the listening timing.
[0204]
As the location of the plurality of speakers 20 (wireless speaker 21), not only in the home (user home), such as a vehicle, can be arranged space exists a plurality of speakers 20 (wireless speaker 21) if space, it may be installed in any place. That is, by using the present technique, even if there is a physical limit in arranging the speaker 20, it is possible to match the listening timing from the speakers 20 at the listening position, there are physical limitations in the space, it is possible to arrange the speaker 20.
[0205]
(Another configuration example)
described as in the above description, the portable terminal device 10 which is placed in the listening position, the distance difference of the speakers 20 is calculated, from the distance difference, the delay amount of the speakers 20 is calculated While the these distance differences and the amount of delay, the audio signal reproducing device 30, may be calculated. In this case, the audio signal reproducing device 30 (FIG. 3), a distance difference calculating unit 111 (FIG. 2) will have a delay amount calculation unit 112 (FIG. 2).
[0206]
Then, at the time of measurement, the sound pickup data (collected sound signal) itself is transmitted from the portable terminal apparatus 10 to the audio signal reproducing apparatus 30, the audio signal reproducing device 30, the distance difference calculating unit 111, a distance of the speakers 20 the difference is calculated, and further, the delay amount calculating section 112, so that the delay amount of the speakers 20 is calculated.
[0207]
Incidentally, the distance difference or the delay amount of the speakers 20 (wireless speaker 21) may be calculated for example by a server installed on a network such as the Internet. In this case, at the time of measurement, the portable terminal device 10, the sound pickup data itself, by transmitting to the server on the network, calculates the server, based on the sound collecting data, the distance difference or the delay amount of the speakers 20 to. Then, the server, the calculated amount of delay, and transmits the audio signal reproducing device 30 (the wireless speaker 21) via the network.
[0208]
(Adjustment of the level and frequency characteristic)
in the above description, the signal waveform of the sound collection signal (FIG. 6, FIG. 9) with, but was determined the amount of delay of the speakers 20 (wireless speaker 21), the collected sound signal using information obtained from the signal waveform, it may be adjusted to levels and frequency characteristics of the audio signal. Thus, not only to match the listening timing from the speakers 20 (wireless speaker 21) of the listening position, the user can listen to the more optimal sound.
[0209]
<4. Computer Configuration>
[0210]
A series of processes described above (e.g., measurement process of FIG. 4, the measurement signal reproduction processing of FIG. 7, or the audio signal playback processing in FIG. 11) may be executed by hardware or can be executed by software . When executing the series of processing by software, a program constituting the software is installed into a computer. Here, the computer includes a computer incorporated in dedicated hardware, by installing various programs, which can execute various functions include, for example, such as a general-purpose personal computer.
[0211]
Figure 14 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of hardware of a computer that executes the series of processes described above.
[0212]
In the computer 1000, CPU (Central Processing Unit) 1001, ROM (Read Only Memory) 1002, RAM (Random Access Memory) 1003 are connected to each other by a bus 1004. The bus 1004 is further output interface 1005 is connected. Output interface 1005, an input unit 1006, an output unit 1007, a recording unit 1008, a communication unit 1009, and a drive 1010 are connected.
[0213]
Input unit 1006, consisting of a microphone and physical buttons and the like. The output unit 1007 is composed of a speaker or a display or the like. Recording unit 1008 is composed of a nonvolatile memory or a hard disk. The communication unit 1009 is composed of a communication I / F circuit. Drive 1010 drives a semiconductor memory, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, or a removable recording medium 1011 such as a magneto-optical disk.
[0214]
In the computer 1000 configured as described above, CPU 1001, for example, a program recorded in the recording unit 1008, via the input-output interface 1005 and bus 1004, and executes the program loaded into RAM 1003, the above-described a series of processing is performed.
[0215]
Program computer 1000 (CPU 1001) may be executed, for example, can be provided by being recorded in a removable recording medium 1011 as a package medium or the like. Further, the program may be provided via a local area network, the Internet, or digital satellite broadcasting, a wired or wireless transmission medium.
[0216]
In the computer 1000, programs, by mounting the removable recording medium 1011 to the drive 1010, can be through the input-output interface 1005, installed in the recording unit 1008. The program via a wired or wireless transmission medium and received by the communication unit 1009, can be installed in the recording unit 1008. In addition, the program can be in ROM1002 and the recording unit 1008, installed in advance.
[0217]
The program may be a program in which processes are performed in time series in the order described herein, the necessary timing such as when parallel or call was made by the computer 1000 to perform in the process it may be a program to be carried out.
[0218]
In this specification, processing steps describing the program for causing a computer to execute various processes 1000 does not need to be processed chronologically according to the order described as a flowchart, in parallel or individually processing (e.g., parallel processing or processing by object) executed in is also included.
[0219]
The program may be one that is processed by one computer, or may be subjected to distributed processing by a plurality of computers. Furthermore, the program may be executed by being transferred to a remote computer.
[0220]
Further, in the present specification, the system includes a plurality of components (devices, modules (components) or the like) means a set of, it does not matter whether or not there is in the same housing all components. Therefore, housed in a separate enclosure, a plurality of devices connected via a network, and one device in which a plurality of modules within a single casing is housed, both of which the system .
[0221]
Note that embodiments of the present technique is not intended to be limited to the embodiments described above, but various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. For example, the present technology, a single function, shared by a plurality of devices via a network, it is possible to adopt a configuration of cloud computing which processes jointly.
[0222]
Further, each step described in the above flowcharts may be executed by one device, it can be performed by allocating a plurality of apparatuses. Further, when a plurality of processes are included in one step, the plurality of processes included in the one step may be executed by one device, it can be performed by allocating a plurality of apparatuses.
[0223]
Additionally, the present technology may be configured as follows.
[0224]
(1)
a reproducing unit for reproducing the audio signal supplied to the installed speaker against listening position,
depending on the distance between the other speaker test sound obtained from the sound collection signal, the supply to the corresponding loudspeaker an adjustment unit that adjusts the delay amount of an audio signal
with a
said sound collection signal is a test sound picked up by the sound pickup device provided in the listening position, the test sound in response to the measurement signal a signal containing,
the measurement signal to a plurality of loudspeakers placed to the listening position, at a predetermined time interval, a signal for outputting said test sound
audio signal reproducing apparatus.
(2)
the adjustment unit is configured for listening position, depending on the distance difference positions of the speakers, to adjust the amount of delay of the audio signal
the audio signal reproducing apparatus according to (1).
(3)
the adjustment unit, among the plurality of speakers, based on the installed speaker farthest to the listening position and adjusts the delay amount of the audio signal
the audio signal reproducing apparatus according to (2) .
(4)
which is connected to a plurality of speakers,
to said plurality of speakers, at the time of measurement, and supplies the measurement signal, during reproduction, and supplies the audio signal corresponding to the delay amount
(1) to (3) audio signal reproducing apparatus according to any one of.
(5)
at the time of measurement, after the sound collection by said sound pickup device is started, the measurement signal is supplied to the plurality of speakers
the audio signal reproducing apparatus according to (4).
(6)
The sound pickup device is a terminal device having a microphone,
the terminal device, after starting the sound pickup by the microphone, to the audio signal reproducing apparatus, the measurement signal, of the plurality of speakers is supplied to the respective requests so that the output of the test sound from the speakers is started
the audio signal reproducing apparatus according to any one of (1) to (5).
(7)
the terminal device,
based on the collected sound signal obtained by picking up the test sound output from the plurality of speakers, and calculates the delay amount of the audio signal,
calculated of the audio signal the delay amount is transmitted to the audio signal reproducing apparatus
an audio signal reproducing apparatus according to (6).
(8)
the audio signal reproducing apparatus is a speaker that is placed against the listening position, a wireless speaker having a speaker unit,
to said speaker unit, at the time of measurement, and supplies the measurement signal, reproduction sometimes, and it supplies the audio signal corresponding to the delay amount
audio signal reproducing apparatus according to any one of (1) to (3).
(9)
The sound pickup device is a terminal device having a microphone,
the terminal device,
after starting the sound pickup by the microphone, the measurement signal, and transmitted to each of the plurality of wireless speakers, each wireless It requests the output from the speaker of the test sound is started,
based on the collected sound signal obtained by picking up the test sound output from the plurality of wireless speakers, a delay amount of the audio signal calculated,
the delay amount of the calculated the audio signal, and transmitted to each of the plurality of wireless speakers, each wireless speaker, the audio signal is required to be reproduced in accordance with the delay amount
(8) audio signal reproducing apparatus according to.
(10)
the time interval is caused by the distance difference from the listening position to the position of the speakers, are time intervals exceeding the maximum time lag time
audio according to any one of (1) to (9) signal reproducing apparatus.
(11)
said time interval is a time interval exceeding a predicted value of the distance difference from the listening position to the position of the speaker
audio signal reproducing apparatus according to any one of (1) to (9).
(12)
is the time interval for each of the plurality of speakers, or the same time interval, or a different time interval corresponding to the predicted value of the distance difference to the position of each of the speakers from the listening position
(1) to the audio signal reproducing apparatus according to any one of (9).
(13)
In the reproduction method of the audio signal reproducing apparatus,
the audio signal reproducing apparatus,
a reproducing unit for reproducing the audio signal supplied to the installed speaker against listening position,
the other test sound obtained from the sound collection signal depending on the distance between the speaker, the adjustment unit and for adjusting the delay amount of the audio signal supplied to the corresponding loudspeaker
comprising the step,
the collected sound signal is picked up by the sound pickup device provided in the listening position a have been measured sound, a signal containing the measured sound corresponding to the measurement signal,
the measurement signal to a plurality of loudspeakers placed to the listening position, at a predetermined time interval, the measurement signal a is to output a sound
reproducing method.
(14)
the computer,
a reproducing unit for reproducing the audio signal supplied to the installed speaker against listening position,
depending on the distance between the other speaker test sound obtained from the sound collection signal, the corresponding loudspeaker an adjustment unit that adjusts the delay amount of supplies the audio signal
with a
said sound collection signal, the a test sound picked up by the sound pickup device provided in the listening position, the corresponding to the measurement signal a signal including a test sound,
the measurement signal to a plurality of loudspeakers placed to the listening position, at a predetermined time interval, a signal for outputting said test sound
to function as an audio signal reproducing apparatus program for.
(15)
output from a plurality of speakers which are placed against listening position, and picked up a measurement sound corresponding to the measurement signal, comprising a sound pickup unit for obtaining a collected sound signal,
the measurement signal, said plurality to speakers, at predetermined time intervals, a signal for outputting said test sound,
the sound collection signal, the signal a is containing the test sound picked up by the listening position
and collection device.
(16)
after starting the picked up by the sound pickup unit, to an audio signal reproducing apparatus for reproducing audio signals, the measurement signal is supplied to each of the plurality of speakers, the test sound from the speakers and requests the output of the start
-pickup device according to (15).
(17)
said plurality of based on the collected sound signal obtained by picking up the test sound output from the speaker, and a calculation unit, which calculates a delay amount of the audio signal
delay amount of the audio signal calculated and a transmission unit to be transmitted to the audio signal reproducing apparatus
and collecting apparatus according to, further comprising a (15) or (16).
(18)
The sound pickup is a microphone,
the sound collection device is a terminal device having the microphone
sound pickup apparatus according to any one of (15) to (17).
(19)
In the sound collection method and collection device,
the sound collection device,
output from a plurality of speakers which are placed against listening position, and picked up a measurement sound corresponding to the measurement signal, the sound collection signal wherein the step of obtaining,
said measurement signal, said plurality of speakers to, at predetermined time intervals, a signal for outputting said test sound,
the sound collection signal, the measurements collected by the listening position it is a signal including a sound
sound collection method.
(20)
the computer,
output from a plurality of speakers which are placed against listening position, and picked up a measurement sound corresponding to the measurement signal, comprising a sound pickup unit for obtaining a collected sound signal,
the measurement signal is , wherein the plurality of speakers to, at predetermined time intervals, a signal for outputting said test sound,
the sound collection signal is a signal containing the test sound picked up by the listening position
as sound pickup device program to function.
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS
[0225]
1 multi-channel audio system, 2 wireless loudspeaker system, 10 the mobile terminal device, 20 a speaker, 20-C center speaker, 20-L front L speaker, 20-R Front R speaker, 20-SL surround L speaker, 20-SR Surround R speakers, 21 wireless speaker, 21-C center wireless speaker, 21-L front L wireless speaker, 21-R front R wireless speaker, 21-SL surround L wireless speaker, 21-SR surround R wireless speaker, 30 audio signal playback device, 40 an external signal source, 100 processing unit, 101 memory, 103 a microphone, 106 transmission unit, 111 a distance difference calculation unit, 112 delay amount calculation unit, 200 controller, 20 Receiving unit, 202 transmission unit, 203 decoding unit, 204 playback buffer, 205 signals amplifier, 206 a speaker unit, 300 controller, 301 a memory, 302 receiving unit, 303 decoding unit, 304-1 to 304-5 signal amplifier, 305-1 to 305-5 delay memory, 1000 a computer, 1001 CPU
The scope of the claims
[Requested item 1]
A reproducing unit for reproducing the audio signal supplied to the installed speaker against listening position,
depending on the distance between the other speaker test sound obtained from the sound collection signal, the audio signal supplied to the corresponding loudspeaker an adjustment unit that adjusts the delay amount
provided to,
the collected sound signal is a test sound picked up by the sound pickup device provided in the listening position, the signal including the test sound in response to the measured signal There,
the measurement signal, to a plurality of loudspeakers placed to the listening position, at a predetermined time interval, a signal for outputting said test sound
audio signal reproducing apparatus.
[Requested item 2]
The adjusting unit, with respect to the listening position, depending on the distance difference positions of the speakers, to adjust the amount of delay of the audio signal
the audio signal reproducing apparatus according to claim 1.
[Requested item 3]
The adjustment unit, the plurality of speakers, based on the installed speaker farthest to the listening position and adjusts the delay amount of the audio signal
the audio signal reproducing apparatus according to claim 2.
[Requested item 4]
Which is connected to a plurality of speakers,
to said plurality of speakers, at the time of measurement, the supplied measurement signal, at the time of reproduction, and supplies the audio signal corresponding to the delay amount
audio signal reproducing apparatus according to claim 1 .
[Requested item 5]
During measurement, the after the sound collection in collecting apparatus is started, the measurement signal is supplied to the plurality of speakers
the audio signal reproducing apparatus according to claim 4.
[Requested item 6]
The sound collecting device is a terminal device having a microphone,
the terminal device, after starting the sound pickup by the microphone, to the audio signal reproducing apparatus, the measuring signal, supplied to each of the plurality of speakers to, and requests the output of the test sound from the speakers is started
the audio signal reproducing apparatus according to claim 1.
[Requested item 7]
The terminal apparatus,
on the basis of the collected sound signal obtained by picking up the test sound output from the plurality of speakers, and calculates the delay amount of the audio signal,
the delay amount of the calculated the audio signal , transmitted to the audio signal reproducing apparatus
an audio signal reproducing apparatus according to claim 6.
[Requested item 8]
The audio signal reproducing apparatus is a speaker that is placed against the listening position, a wireless speaker having a speaker unit,
to said speaker unit, at the time of measurement, and supplies the measurement signal, during reproduction, the supplying the audio signal corresponding to the delay amount
audio signal reproducing apparatus according to claim 1.
[Requested item 9]
The sound collecting device is a terminal device having a microphone,
the terminal device,
after starting the sound pickup by the microphone, the measurement signal, and transmitted to each of the plurality of wireless speakers, said from the wireless speaker requests the output of the measurement sound is initiated,
the obtained picked up the test sound output from the plurality of wireless speakers based on the collected sound signal, calculates the delay amount of the audio signal,
the delay amount of the calculated the audio signal, and transmitted to each of the plurality of wireless speakers, each wireless speaker, the audio signal corresponding to the delay amount is required to be reproduced
according to claim 8 audio signal reproducing apparatus.
[Requested item 10]
Wherein the time interval caused by the distance difference from the listening position to the position of the speakers, are time intervals exceeding the maximum time lag time
audio signal reproducing apparatus according to claim 2.
[Requested item 11]
Wherein the time interval is a time interval exceeding a predicted value of the distance difference to the position of each of the speakers from the listening position
audio signal reproducing apparatus according to claim 2.
[Requested item 12]
The time interval for each of the plurality of speakers, or the same time interval, or from the listening position becomes different time intervals corresponding to the predicted value of the distance difference to the position of the speakers
according to claim 2 audio signal reproducing apparatus.
[Requested item 13]
In the reproducing method of the audio signal reproducing apparatus,
the audio signal reproducing apparatus,
a reproducing unit for reproducing the audio signal supplied to the installed speaker against listening position,
and the other speakers of the test sound obtained from the sound collection signal depending on the interval, adjusting portion and adjusting the delay amount of the audio signal supplied to the corresponding loudspeaker
comprising the step,
measuring the collected sound signal is picked up by the sound pickup device provided in the listening position a sound, a signal containing the measured sound corresponding to the measurement signal,
the measurement signal to a plurality of loudspeakers placed to the listening position, at a predetermined time interval, outputs the test sound signal a is to
playback method.
[Requested item 14]
The computer,
a reproducing unit, which reproduces an audio signal supplied to the installed speaker against listening position
in accordance with the distance between the other speaker test sound obtained from the sound collection signal, the supply to the corresponding loudspeaker an adjustment unit that adjusts the delay amount of an audio signal
with a
said sound collection signal is a test sound picked up by the sound pickup device provided in the listening position, the test sound in response to the measurement signal a signal containing,
the measurement signal to a plurality of loudspeakers placed to the listening position, at a predetermined time interval, a signal for outputting said test sound
program for functioning as an audio signal reproducing apparatus .
[Requested item 15]
Output from a plurality of speakers which are placed against listening position, and picked up a measurement sound corresponding to the measurement signal, comprising a sound pickup unit for obtaining a collected sound signal,
the measurement signal, to the plurality of loudspeakers against, at predetermined time intervals, a signal for outputting said test sound,
the sound collection signal, the signal a is containing the test sound picked up by the listening position
and collection device.
[Requested item 16]
After starting the picked up by the sound pickup unit, to an audio signal reproducing apparatus for reproducing audio signals, the measurement signal is supplied to each of the plurality of speakers, the output of the test sound from the speakers requesting that starts
pickup device according to claim 15.
[Requested item 17]
Based on the collected sound signal obtained by picking up the test sound output from the plurality of speakers, the a calculation unit for calculating an amount of delay of the audio signal,
the delay amount of the calculated said audio signal, said a transmission unit for transmitting the audio signal reproducing apparatus
and collection device of claim 16, further comprising a.
[Requested item 18]
The sound pickup is a microphone,
the sound collection device is a terminal device having the microphone
pickup apparatus according to claim 15.
[Requested item 19]
In the sound collection method and collection device,
the sound collection device,
output from a plurality of speakers which are placed against listening position, and picks up the test sound in response to the measurement signal, to obtain a sound pickup signal wherein the
said measurement signal, said plurality of speakers to, at predetermined time intervals, a signal for outputting said test sound,
the sound collection signal comprises said test sound picked up by the listening position a signal
sound pickup method.
[Requested item 20]
The computer
output from a plurality of speakers which are placed against listening position, and picked up a measurement sound corresponding to the measurement signal, comprising a sound pickup unit for obtaining a collected sound signal,
the measurement signal, said plurality to speakers, at predetermined time intervals, a signal for outputting said test sound,
the sound collection signal is a signal containing the test sound picked up by the listening position
to function as sound collecting device of the program.