AUDIO REPRODUCING METHOD AND APPARATUS
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1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
- circuitry configured toreproduce left and right audio signals based on data acquired from a sound source;
acquire left and right surrounding sounds collected by left and right microphones included in a headphone unit connected to the information processing apparatus;
combine a sound corresponding to at least one of the left and right surrounding sounds with at least one of the left and right audio signals; and
output the left and right audio signals combined with the sound corresponding to the at least one of the left and right surrounding sounds to left and right earphones of the headphone unit.
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Abstract
An information processing apparatus that reproduces left and right audio signals based on data acquired from a sound source; acquires left and right surrounding sounds collected by left and right microphones included in a headphone unit connected to the information processing apparatus; combines a sound corresponding to at least one of the left and right surrounding sounds with at least one of the left and right audio signals; and outputs the left and right audio signals combined with the sound corresponding to the at least one of the left and right surrounding sounds to left and right earphones of the headphone unit.
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10 Claims
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1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
circuitry configured to reproduce left and right audio signals based on data acquired from a sound source; acquire left and right surrounding sounds collected by left and right microphones included in a headphone unit connected to the information processing apparatus; combine a sound corresponding to at least one of the left and right surrounding sounds with at least one of the left and right audio signals; and output the left and right audio signals combined with the sound corresponding to the at least one of the left and right surrounding sounds to left and right earphones of the headphone unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method performed by an information processing apparatus, the method comprising:
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reproducing left and right audio signals based on data acquired from a sound source; acquiring left and right surrounding sounds collected by left and right microphones included in a headphone unit connected to the information processing apparatus; combining a sound corresponding to at least one of the left and right surrounding sounds with at least one of the left and right audio signals; and outputting the left and right audio signals combined with the sound corresponding to the at least one of the left and right surrounding sounds to left and right earphones of the headphone unit.
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10. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including computer program instructions, which when executed by an information processing apparatus, cause the information processing apparatus to:
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reproduce left and right audio signals based on data acquired from a sound source; acquire left and right surrounding sounds collected by left and right microphones included in a headphone unit connected to the information processing apparatus; combine a sound corresponding to at least one of the left and right surrounding sounds with at least one of the left and right audio signals; and output the left and right audio signals combined with the sound corresponding to the at least one of the left and right surrounding sounds to left and right earphones of the headphone unit.
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