Microphone apparatus built in computer network

• US 20050207595A1
• Filed: 12/19/2002
• Published: 09/22/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: TOA Corporation
• Original Assignee: TOA Corporation
• Inventors: Suzuki, Akihiro
• Application Number:
  US10/499,105
• Publication Number:
  US 20050207595A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 381/111
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/04 Studio equipment; Interconnection of studios

Abstract

A microphone device into which desired sound for broadcasting can be written through a network is provided. A microphone device 1 having a microphone element 11 for supplying a sound from a loudspeaker to a broadcasting device comprises a writable and readable storing means 15 for storing sound data transferred from a computer 3 through a computer network 2. A sound signal corresponding to the sound data read out from the storing means 15 can be supplied to the broadcasting device.

Claims

1. A microphone device having a microphone element for supplying a sound from a loudspeaker to a broadcasting device, comprising:

writable and readable storing means for storing sound data transferred from a computer through a computer network;

wherein said microphone device is capable of supplying a sound signal corresponding to said sound data read out from said storing means to said broadcasting device.

2. The microphone device of claim 1, wherein said storing means comprises a memory having a plurality of areas, different said sound data transferred from said computer network being stored in each of said areas.

3. The microphone device of claim 1 comprising a demodulation unit for demodulating modulated said sound data transferred from said computer network in order to supply said sound data to said storing means, and for demodulating the sound data read out from said storing means in order to reproduce the original sound signal supplied to said broadcasting device.

6. The microphone device of claim 1, wherein said sound data is a chime sound for marking the beginning and the end of the broadcasting.

7. The microphone device of claim 2, wherein said sound data is a chime sound for marking the beginning and the end of the broadcasting.

8. The microphone device of claim 3, wherein said sound data is a chime sound for marking the beginning and the end of the broadcasting.

4. A microphone device utilized in a broadcasting system for broadcasting a sound through a network and including a microphone element for supplying a sound from a loudspeaker to a broadcasting device, comprising:

writable and readable storing means for storing sound data transferred from a computer through said network;

wherein said microphone device is capable of supplying said sound data read out from said storing means to said broadcasting system.

5. The microphone device of claim 4 wherein said storing means comprises a memory having a plurality of areas, different said sound data transferred from said computer network being stored in each of said areas.

9. The microphone device of claim 4, wherein said sound data is a chime sound for marking the beginning and the end of the broadcasting.

10. The microphone device of claim 5, wherein said sound data is a chime sound for marking the beginning and the end of the broadcasting.