Information Processing Apparatus, Information Processing System, and Information Processing Method

• US 20180275953A1
• Filed: 03/16/2018
• Published: 09/27/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/24/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
• Original Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
• Inventors: KANO, Masaya
• Granted Patent: US 10,489,107 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 13/02 at preselected times, e.g. alarm clocks
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/165 Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 3/1016 using wireless transmission calling systems using transmission by inductive loop H04B5/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 3/12 for distributing signals to two or more loudspeakers specially adapted for hearing aids H04R25/407

Abstract

A playback device capable of playing a predetermined sound at timing on the basis of an instruction of a user, even in a device in which the playback device does not have an alarm function is provided. An information processing apparatus includes at least one processing circuit configured to implement stored instructions and execute a plurality of tasks, and the plurality of tasks include: an acquisition task that acquires event information as a trigger; and a transmission task that transmits first instruction information that causes a predetermined sound to be played or play data that causes a predetermined sound to be played, to a playback device, at timing on a basis of the event information acquired by the acquisition task.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

at least one processing circuit configured to implement stored instructions and execute a plurality of tasks, wherein the plurality of tasks include;

an acquisition task that acquires event information as a trigger; and

a transmission task that transmits first instruction information that causes a predetermined sound to be played or play data that causes a predetermined sound to be played, to a playback device, at timing on a basis of the event information acquired by the acquisition task.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a reception task that receives a predetermined command from the playback device, wherein the transmission task, when the reception task receives the predetermined command from the playback device, transmits second instruction information that causes playing of the predetermined sound to be stopped, to the playback device.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the transmission task retransmits third instruction information that causes the predetermined sound or other predetermined sounds to be played after a lapse of a certain time from stop of the playing of the predetermined sound, to the playback device.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the transmission task transmits fourth instruction information that changes the predetermined sound, to the playback device.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a reception task that receives a predetermined command from the playback device, wherein the transmission task, when the reception task receives the predetermined command from the playback device, stops transmission of the play data.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the transmission task retransmits the play data or other play data to the playback device after a lapse of a certain time from stop of transmission of the play data.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined sound includes a sound of a plurality of types of sound sources.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the transmission task, when a plurality of playback devices are present, transmits first instruction information that causes each playback device to play the predetermined sound of different types or play data, to each of the playback devices.

9. An information processing system comprising:

the information processing device according to claim 1; and

a playback device.

10. The information processing system according to claim 9, further comprising a reception task that receives a predetermined command from the playback device, wherein the transmission task, when the reception task receives the predetermined command from the playback device, transmits second instruction information that causes playing of the predetermined sound to be stopped, to the playback device.

11. The information processing system according to claim 10, wherein the transmission task retransmits third instruction information that causes the predetermined sound or other predetermined sounds to be played after a lapse of a certain time from stop of the playing of the predetermined sound, to the playback device.

12. The information processing system according to claim 11, wherein the transmission task transmits fourth instruction information that changes the predetermined sound, to the playback device.

13. The information processing system according to claim 9, further comprising a reception task that receives a predetermined command from the playback device, wherein the transmission task, when the reception task receives the predetermined command from the playback device, stops transmission of the play data.

14. The information processing system according to claim 9, wherein the transmission task retransmits the play data or other play data to the playback device after a lapse of a certain time from stop of transmission of the play data.

15. The information processing system according to claim 9, wherein the predetermined sound includes a sound of a plurality of types of sound sources.

16. The information processing system according to claim 9, wherein the transmission task, when a plurality of playback devices are present, transmits first instruction information that causes each playback device to play the predetermined sound of different types or play data, to each of the playback devices.

17. An information processing method comprising:

acquiring event information as a trigger; and

transmitting first instruction information that causes a predetermined sound to be played or play data that causes a predetermined sound to be played, to a playback device, at timing on a basis of acquired event information.

18. The information processing method according to claim 17, further comprising:

receiving a predetermined command from the playback device, and

transmitting, when the predetermined command is received from the playback device, second instruction information that causes playing of the predetermined sound to be stopped, to the playback device.