Electronic apparatus

• US 20070107980A1
• Filed: 10/29/2004
• Published: 05/17/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/05/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Xacti Corporation (Office Support KK)
• Original Assignee: Sanyo Electric Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Fujita, Takashi
• Granted Patent: US 7,924,324 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 181/141
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 17/38 Releasing-devices separate from shutter integral with shutter G03B9/08

Abstract

An electronic apparatus (102) includes a microphone (40). Sound is captured by the microphone (40), and a key operation is detected by a sub microcomputer (46). The processes according to outputs from the microphone (40) and the sub microcomputer (46) are executed by a main microcomputer (42). The main microcomputer (42) outputs a sound effect from a speaker (58) in response to the key operation. Besides, output setting of the sound effect is changed between active state and inactive state. The main microcomputer (42) changes an extraction characteristic of sound according to the setting state of sound effect output.

Claims

1. An electronic apparatus, comprising:

a first detection means for detecting a sound;

a second detection means for detecting a key operation;

a first process means for executing a process corresponding to output from said first detection means;

a second process means for executing a process corresponding to output from said second detection means; and

a restriction means for restricting a processing operation of said first process means for a predetermined period of time from said key operation based on the output from said second detection means.

2. An electronic apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a sound effect output means for outputting a sound effect in response to said key operation.

3. An electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said restriction means includes a characteristic change means for changing a detection characteristic of said first detection means.

4. An electronic apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said first detection means includes a capture means for capturing a sound and an extraction means for extracting a predetermined frequency component of the sound captured by said capture means, and said characteristic change means changes a frequency characteristic of said extraction means.

5. An electronic apparatus, comprising:

a first detection means for detecting a sound;

a second detection means for detecting a key operation;

a first process means for executing a process corresponding to output from said first detection means;

a second process means for executing a process corresponding to output from said second detection means;

a sound effect output means for outputting a sound effect in response to said key operation;

a first change means for changing a setting state of said sound effect output means between an active state and an inactive state; and

a second change means for changing a detection characteristic of said first detection means according to the setting state of said sound effect output means.

6. An electronic apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said first detection means includes a capture means for capturing a sound and an extraction means for extracting a predetermined frequency component of the sound captured by said capture means, and said second change means changes a frequency characteristic of said extraction means.

7. An electronic apparatus, comprising:

a first detection means for detecting a sound;

a second detection means for detecting a key operation;

a first process means for executing a process corresponding to output from said first detection means;

a second process means for executing a process corresponding to output from said second detection means;

a sound effect output means for outputting a sound effect in response to said key operation;

a first change means for changing a setting state of said first process means between an active state and an inactive state; and

a second change means for changing an output characteristic of said sound effect output means according to the setting state of said first process means.

8. An electronic apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said second change means changes a frequency characteristic of a sound effect.