Device, method and computer program for displaying signal information

• US 20030007652A1
• Filed: 07/02/2002
• Published: 01/09/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 07/04/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
• Original Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
• Inventors: Kohyama, Naohide, Hamamatsu, Hiroshi
• Granted Patent: US 6,985,595 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 381/119
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/04 Studio equipment; Interconnection of studios

Abstract

A mixing console has, for example, eight signal processing channels each for processing audio signals, and indicator units respectively for the signal processing channels. Each indicator unit is to display the channel number or the note name or another short message about the channel. Each channel is provided with a control element for commanding a control such as setting equalizer parameters. When a control element is actuated and held for more than one second, for example, such an actuation causes the designation of a channel about which a long message is displayed by using the indicator units for the eight channels in series.

Claims

1. A signal information display device for use in an apparatus having a plurality of signal processing channels each for processing signals, said display device comprising:

a plurality of indicator units respectively provided in association with said signal processing channels;

a plurality of control elements respectively provided in association with said signal processing channels; and

a display control device which controls said indicator units, in a first display mode, to display a simple indication of information about each associated signal processing channel using each of said indicator units, and, in a second display mode, to display a complex indication of information about a signal processing channel which is designated by the control element associated with said signal processing channel according to a predetermined particular operation of said control element, said complex indication being an indication using said plurality of indicator units.

2. A signal information display device according to claim 1, wherein each of said control elements is to command a control for the associated signal processing channel other than the control to display said complex indication, and said predetermined particular operation of said control element is to keep actuating said control element for more than a predetermined period of time.

3. A signal information display device according to claim 2, wherein said signals processed by said signal processing channels are audio signals;

said signal information display device further comprising fader units, each of which is provided in each of said signal processing channels for adjusting a level of said audio signal;

said control elements being provided each in association with each of said signal processing channels for designating a signal processing channel of which a tone quality of the audio signal is to be adjusted from among said plurality of signal processing channels.

4. A method for displaying signal information on an apparatus having a plurality of signal processing channels each for processing signals, a plurality of indicator units respectively provided in association with said signal processing channel, and a plurality of control elements respectively provided in association with said signal processing channel, said method comprising:

a step of controlling said indicator units, in a first display mode, to display a simple indication of information about each associated signal processing channel using each of said indicator units;

a step of designating one of said signal processing channels by operating said control element associated with said one signal processing channel in a predetermined particular manner; and

a step of controlling said indicator units, in a second display mode, to display a complex indication of information about said designated one signal processing channel using said plurality of indicator units.

5. A method for displaying signal information according to claim 4,

wherein each of said control elements is provided to command a control for the associated signal processing channel other than the control to display said complex indication, and said predetermined particular manner of operating said control element is to keep actuating said control element for more than a predetermined period of time.

6. A method for displaying signal information according to claim 5, wherein said signals processed by said signal processing channels are audio signals;

said method further comprising;

a step of providing a fader unit in each of said signal processing channels for adjusting a level of said audio signal;

a step of designating a signal processing channel of which a tone quality of the audio signal is to be adjusted among said plurality of signal processing channels; and

a step of adjusting the tone quality of the audio signal as processed in said designated signal processing channel.

7. A computer program containing program instructions executable by a computer and causing said computer to execute:

a process of providing a plurality of signal processing channels each for processing signals;

a process of providing a plurality of indicator units respectively in association with said signal processing channels;

a process of providing a plurality of control elements respectively in association with said signal processing channel;

a process of controlling said indicator units, in a first display mode, to display a simple indication of information about each associated signal processing channel using each of said indicator units;

a step of designating one of said signal processing channels by operating said control element associated with said one signal processing channel in a predetermined particular manner; and

a step of controlling said indicator units, in a second display mode, to display a complex indication of information about said designated one signal processing channel using said plurality of indicator units.

8. A computer program according to claim 7, wherein said process of providing a plurality of control elements is to provide each of said control element to be capable of commanding a control for the associated signal processing channel other than the control to display said complex indication, and said predetermined particular manner of operating said control element is to keep actuating said control element for more than a predetermined period of time.

9. A computer program according to claim 8, wherein said signals processed by said signal processing channels are audio signals;

said program causing the computer further to execute;

a process of providing a fader unit in each of said signal processing channels for adjusting a level of said audio signal;

a process of designating a signal processing channel of which a tone quality of the audio signal is to be adjusted among said plurality of signal processing channels; and

a process of adjusting the tone quality of the audio signal as processed in said designated signal processing channel.