Sound controller that generates sound responsive to a situation

• US 20020094866A1
• Filed: 12/20/2001
• Published: 07/18/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 12/27/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Computer Entertainment Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Kawatani, Yoshikazu, Takeda, Yasushi, Terasaka, Isamu, Henmi, Noriyuki
• Application Number:
  US10/028,744
• Publication Number:
  US 20020094866A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/35
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/46 Volume control
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2210/026 for games, e.g. videogames
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2250/595 ADPCM [adaptive differential pulse code modulation]

Abstract

A sound controller has a volume controller, which adjusts the output level of a sound processor unit, and a CPU, which sets the gains (or ON/OFF condition) of the volume controller responsive to a scene or situation in a video game, thereby enabling generation of sound that is responsive to individual scenes and situations in the video game, and enabling effective audible enactment for a user of various scenes and situations in the video game.

Claims

1. A sound controller, comprising:

means for sound source reproduction, which reproduces sound source information for each channel, in accordance with sequence information controlling a sound source reproducing operation for each channel; and

means for adjusting an output level of the sound source information reproduced by the sound source reproduction means, minimally responsive to a scene or a situation.

2. The sound controller according to claim 1, wherein

the output level adjusting means performs control of output and non-output of the sound source information reproduced by the sound source reproduction means, minimally responsive to a scene or a situation.

3. The sound controller according to claim 1, wherein

the sequence information comprises MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) information.

4. A method for controlling sound, comprising steps of:

reproducing sound source information for each channel, in accordance with sequence information controlling a sound source reproducing operation for each channel; and

adjusting an output level of the reproduced sound source information, minimally responsive to a scene or a situation.

5. The method for controlling sound according to claim 4, further comprising a step of:

controlling output and non-output of the reproduced sound source information, minimally responsive to a scene or a situation.

6. The method for controlling sound according to claim 4, further comprising a step of:

reproducing the sound source information of each channel, in accordance with MIDI information acting as the sequence information.

7. A program execution apparatus for executing a sound control program, the sound control program comprising:

a step of reproducing sound source information for each channel, in accordance with sequence information controlling a sound source reproducing operation for each channel; and

a step of adjusting an output level of the reproduced source information, minimally responsive to a scene or a situation.

8. The program execution apparatus for executing a sound control program according to claim 7, the sound control program comprising:

a step of controlling output and non-output of the reproduced sound source information, minimally responsive to a scene or a situation.

9. The program execution apparatus for executing a sound control program according to claim 7, the sound control program comprising:

a step of reproducing the sound source information for each channel, in accordance with MIDI information acting as the sequence information.

10. A computer-readable storage medium having recorded therein a sound control program to be executed on a computer, the sound control program comprising:

a step of reproducing sound source information for each channel, in accordance with sequence information controlling a sound source reproducing operation for each channel; and

a step of adjusting an output level of the reproduced source information, minimally responsive to a scene or a situation.

11. The computer-readable storage medium having recorded therein a sound control program to be executed on a computer according to claim 10, the sound control program comprising:

a step of controlling output and non-output of the reproduced sound source information, minimally responsive to a scene or a situation.

12. The computer-readable storage medium having recorded therein a sound control program to be executed on a computer according to claim 10, the sound control program comprising:

a step of reproducing the sound source information for each channel, in accordance with MIDI information acting as the sequence information.

13. A sound control program to be executed on by a computer, comprising:

a step of reproducing sound source information for each channel, in accordance with sequence information controlling a sound source reproducing operation for each channel; and

a step of adjusting an output level of the reproduced source information, minimally responsive to a scene or a situation.

14. A sound controller, comprising:

a sound source reproduction unit, that reproduces sound source information for each channel, in accordance with sequence information controlling a sound source reproducing operation for each channel; and

an output level adjusting unit, which adjusts a output level of the sound source information reproduced by the sound source reproduction unit, minimally responsive to a scene or a situation.