Plug-in modules for digital signal processor functionalities
First Claim
1. An electronic processing device for producing digitally processed audio-signal effects comprising:
- an audio-signal input circuitry for receiving an audio input signal from a peripheral audio device;
an audio-signal output circuitry for outputting the received audio-signal, the signal comprising a throughput signal after signal processing;
a digital signal processor for applying audio-signal effects to the throughput audio-signal;
one or more memory slots for receiving one or more modular memory components; and
an input control mechanism for controlling parameters of the throughput audio signal, characterized in that the one or more modular memory components are used as storage for externally sourced audio-signal effects applications such that when the one or more memory components are plugged into the electronic processing device, the processing device may utilize the effects applications stored on the one or more memory components in the processing of the throughput audio signal.
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Abstract
An electronic processing device for producing digitally processed audio-signal effects is provided. The electronic processing device comprises, an audio-signal input circuitry for receiving an audio input signal from a peripheral audio device, an audio-signal output circuitry for outputting the received audio-signal, the signal comprising a throughput signal after signal processing, a digital signal processor for applying audio-signal effects to the throughput audio-signal, one or more memory slots for receiving one or more modular memory components and an input control mechanism for controlling parameters of the throughput audio-signal. The one or more modular memory components are used as storage for externally sourced audio-signal effects such that when the one or more memory components are plugged into the electronic processing device, the processing device may utilize the effects applications stored on the one or more memory components in the processing of the throughput audio-signal. In preferred embodiments, the audio-effects applications are sourced on and retrieved from a data-packet-network through network-connection capability. In some embodiments, the electronic device is capable of independent network access and download of the effects applications and in other cases, a network host computer is used and the electronic device synchronizes to obtain new applications. Downloading the effects applications to the modular memory components for insertion into the device is also taught.
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40 Claims
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1. An electronic processing device for producing digitally processed audio-signal effects comprising:
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an audio-signal input circuitry for receiving an audio input signal from a peripheral audio device;
an audio-signal output circuitry for outputting the received audio-signal, the signal comprising a throughput signal after signal processing;
a digital signal processor for applying audio-signal effects to the throughput audio-signal;
one or more memory slots for receiving one or more modular memory components; and
an input control mechanism for controlling parameters of the throughput audio signal, characterized in that the one or more modular memory components are used as storage for externally sourced audio-signal effects applications such that when the one or more memory components are plugged into the electronic processing device, the processing device may utilize the effects applications stored on the one or more memory components in the processing of the throughput audio signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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15. A hardware-software system for requesting and receiving audio-effects applications sourced on a data-packet-network for use on a requesting electronic processing device for producing digitally processed audio-signal effects comprising:
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a data-storage repository connected to the network, the repository for storing the audio-effects applications;
a data server connected to network and having access to the data repository, the server for serving the audio-effects applications; and
a network-capable processor connected to electronic processing device for enabling network-connection for the purpose of requesting and receiving the audio-effects applications, wherein a user operating the electronic processing device may initiate network connection by virtue of the network-capable processor and download the audio-effects applications stored in the data-storage repository, the applications accessed and served thereto over the network by the data server.
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20. A hardware-software system for requesting and receiving audio-effects applications sourced on a data-packet-network for use in an electronic processing device for producing digitally processed audio-signal effects comprising:
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a data-storage repository connected to the network, the repository for storing the audio-effects applications;
a data server connected to the network and having access to the data repository, the data server for serving the audio-effects applications; and
an Internet-host computer connected to the network and having connection to the electronic processing device, the computer hosting network-connectivity on behalf of the electronic processing device;
wherein a user operating the electronic processing device may connect to the host computer and retrieve audio-effects applications stored thereon, the audio-effects applications having been downloaded from the data-storage repository by virtue of network connection between the host computer and the data server. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method for acquiring external audio-effects applications hosted on a data-packet-network for use in an electronic processing device, the device for producing digitally processed audio-effects signals comprising the steps of:
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(a) initiating network connection to the network hosting the audio-effects applications;
(b) navigating to the network source responsible for serving the audio-effects applications;
(c) requesting download of specific ones of the audio-effects applications available at the network source;
(d) downloading the specified ones of the audio-effects applications to a memory storage; and
(e) utilizing specified ones of the audio-effects applications on the electronic processing device. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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