Reproduction apparatus and reproduction system

• US 7,773,755 B2
• Filed: 08/08/2005
• Issued: 08/10/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/27/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Sako, Yoichiro, Terauchi, Toshiro, Yabe, Susumu, Miura, Masayoshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Chin; Vivian
• Assistant Examiner(s): Monikang; George C
• Application Number:
  US11/198,175
• Publication Number:
  US 20060060070A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,828 Days
• Field of Search: 381/61, 381/63, 381/17, 381/18, 381/19, 381/300, 381/303, 381/304, 381/310, 846/30
• US Class Current: 381/17
• CPC Class Codes: H04S 1/00 Two-channel systems H04S5/00, H04S7/00 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04S 7/305 Electronic adaptation of stereophonic audio signals to reverberation of the listening space H04S7/301 takes precedence

Abstract

A reproduction apparatus comprises an inverse characteristics converting section that converts the acoustic characteristics of an acoustic space into inverse characteristics thereof, a reproducing section that reproduces music data, an acoustic characteristics output section that outputs acoustic characteristics different from the acoustic characteristics of the acoustic space, an adjusting section that adjusts the music data reproduced by the reproduction section on the basis of the inverse acoustic characteristics of the acoustic space converted by the inverse characteristics conversion section and the acoustic characteristics output from the acoustic characteristics output section and an output section that outputs the music data adjusted by the adjustment section to the acoustic space.

Claims

1. A reproduction apparatus comprising:

inverse characteristics conversion means for converting the acoustic characteristics of an acoustic space into inverse characteristics thereof;

reproduction means for reproducing music data;

acoustic characteristics output means for outputting acoustic characteristics different from the acoustic characteristics of the acoustic space;

adjustment means for adjusting the music data reproduced by the reproduction means on the basis of the inverse acoustic characteristics of the acoustic space converted by the inverse characteristics conversion means and the acoustic characteristics output from the acoustic characteristics output means; and

output means for outputting the music data adjusted by the adjustment means to the acoustic space,

wherein the adjustment means calculates a first transfer function (HLS) corresponding to a route from a left speaker of the output means to a left ear of a person in the acoustic space, a second transfer function (HLO) corresponding to a route from the left speaker of the output means to a right ear of the person in the acoustic space, a third transfer function (HRO) corresponding to a route from a right speaker of the output means to the left ear of the person in the acoustic space, and a fourth transfer function (HRS) corresponding to a route from the right speaker of the output means to the right ear of the person in the acoustic space, and

the adjustment means adjusts the music data output from the left and right speakers of the output means by inputting a received signal corresponding to the left speaker to a first cross-talk cancelling section having a transfer function (CR) expressed by—

HRO/HRS and adding an output of the first cross-talk cancelling section to a received signal corresponding to the right speaker, and by inputting the received signal corresponding to the right speaker to a second cross-talk cancelling section having a transfer function (CL) expressed by—

HLO/HLS and adding an output of the second cross-talk cancelling section to the received signal corresponding to the left speaker.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the adjustment means is adapted to add pseudo reflected sounds and/or pseudo reverberated sounds conforming to the acoustic characteristics output by the acoustic characteristics output means to the music data reproduced by the reproduction means.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

measurement signal generation means for generating a predetermined measurement signal;

a microphone that detects the signal output to the acoustic space, the signal being generated by the measurement signal generation means and output to the acoustic space by way of the output means; and

acoustic characteristics generation means for generating acoustic characteristics of the acoustic space on the basis of the signal detected by the microphone and the signal generated by the measurement signal generation means;

the inverse characteristics conversion means being adapted to convert the acoustic characteristics generated by the acoustic generation means into inverse characteristics.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a microphone that detects the music data output to the acoustic space, the music data being reproduced by the reproduction means and output to the acoustic space by the way of the output means; and

acoustic characteristics generation means for generating acoustic characteristics of the acoustic space on the basis of the music data detected by the microphone and the music data reproduced by the reproduction means;

the inverse characteristics conversion means being adapted to convert thee acoustic characteristics generated by the acoustic characteristics generation means into inverse characteristics.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a database storing a plurality of sets of acoustic characteristics different from that of the acoustic space; and

read means for reading out a set of acoustic characteristics from the database on the basis of the music data reproduced by the reproduction means;

the adjustment means being adapted to adjust the music data reproduced by the reproduction means on the basis of the inverse acoustic characteristics of the acoustic space obtained by conversion by the inverse characteristics conversion means and the set of acoustic characteristics read out by the read means.

6. The apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the database is connected to the reproduction apparatus by way of a network.

7. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the adjustment means adjusts the music data output from the left and right speakers of the output means by inputting the added output of the first cross-talk cancelling section and the received signal corresponding to the right speaker to a first correction block having a sequential plurality of transfer functions expressed by 1/(1−

CL·

CR) and 1/HRS, and by inputting the added output of the second cross-talk cancelling section and the received signal corresponding to the left speaker to a second correction block having a sequential plurality of transfer functions expressed by 1/(1−

CL·

CR) and 1/HLS.

8. A reproduction system comprising a first reproduction apparatus arranged in an acoustic space and a second reproduction apparatus arranged in another acoustic space and connected to the first reproduction apparatus by way of a network,

the first reproduction apparatus including:

first inverse characteristics conversion means for converting the acoustic, characteristics of an acoustic space into inverse characteristics thereof;

first reproduction means for reproducing the music data supplied from the second reproduction apparatus by way of the network;

first acoustic characteristics output means for outputting acoustic characteristics different from the acoustic characteristics of the acoustic space;

first adjustment means for adjusting the music data reproduced by the first reproduction means on the basis of the inverse acoustic characteristics of the acoustic space converted by the first inverse characteristics conversion means and the acoustic characteristics output from the first acoustic characteristics output means;

first output means for outputting the music data adjusted by the first adjustment means to the acoustic space,

wherein the first adjustment means calculates a first transfer function (HLS) corresponding to a route from a left speaker of the output means to a left ear of a person in the acoustic space, a second transfer function (HLO) corresponding to a route from the left speaker of the output means to a right ear of the person in the acoustic space, a third transfer function (HRO) corresponding to a route from a right speaker of the output means to the left ear of the person in the acoustic space, and a fourth transfer function (HRS) corresponding to a route from the right speaker of the output means to the right ear of the person in the acoustic space, and

the first adjustment means adjusts the music data output from the left and right speakers of the first output means by inputting a received signal corresponding to the left speaker to a first cross-talk cancelling section having a transfer function (CR) expressed by—

HRO/HRS and adding an output of the first cross-talk cancelling section to a received signal corresponding to the right speaker, and by inputting the received signal corresponding to the right speaker to a second cross-talk cancelling section having a transfer function (CL) expressed by—

HLO/HLS and adding an output of the second cross-talk cancelling section to the received signal corresponding to the left speaker;

first sound collecting means for collecting the music data output from the first output means; and

first supply means for supplying the music data collected by the first sound collecting means to the second reproduction apparatus by way of the network,

the second reproduction apparatus including;

second inverse characteristics conversion means for converting the acoustic characteristics of another acoustic space into inverse characteristics thereof;

second reproduction means for reproducing the music data supplied from the first reproduction apparatus by way of the network;

second acoustic characteristics output means for outputting acoustic characteristics different from the acoustic characteristics of the other acoustic space;

second adjustment means for adjusting the music data reproduced by the second reproduction means on the basis of the inverse acoustic characteristics of the other acoustic space converted by the second inverse characteristics conversion means and the acoustic characteristics output from the second acoustic characteristics output means;

second output means for outputting the music data adjusted by the second adjustment means to the other acoustic space;

second sound collecting means for collecting the music data output from the second output means; and

second supply means for supplying the music data collected by the second sound collecting means to the first reproduction apparatus by way of the network.

9. The system according to claim 8, wherein

the first adjustment means is adapted to add pseudo reflected sounds and/or pseudo reverberated sounds conforming to the acoustic characteristics output by the first acoustic characteristics output means to the music data reproduced by the first reproduction means;

and

the second adjustment means is adapted to add pseudo reflected sounds and/or pseudo reverberated sounds conforming to the acoustic characteristics output by the second acoustic characteristics output means to the music data reproduced by the second reproduction means.

10. The system according to claim 8, wherein

the first reproduction apparatus further includes:

first measurement signal generation means for generating a predetermined measurement signal;

a first microphone that detects the signal output to the acoustic space, the signal being generated by the first measurement signal generation means and output to the acoustic space by way of the first output means; and

first acoustic characteristics generation means for generating acoustic characteristics of the acoustic space on the basis of the signal detected by the first microphone and the signal generated by the first measurement signal generation means;

the first inverse characteristics conversion means being adapted to convert the acoustic characteristics generated by the first acoustic characteristics generation means into inverse characteristics, and

the second reproduction apparatus further includes;

second measurement signal generation means for generating a predetermined measurement signal;

a second microphone that detects the signal output to the other acoustic space, the signal being generated by the second measurement signal generation means and output to the other acoustic space by way of the second output means; and

second acoustic characteristics generation means for generating acoustic characteristics of the other acoustic space on the basis of the signal detected by the second microphone and the signal generated by the second measurement signal generation means;

the second inverse characteristics conversion means being adapted to convert the acoustic characteristics generated by the second acoustic characteristics generation means into inverse characteristics.

11. The system according to claim 8, wherein

the first reproduction apparatus further includes:

a first microphone that detects the music data output to the acoustic space, the music data being reproduced by the first reproduction means and output to the acoustic space by the way of the first output means;

first acoustic characteristics generation means for generating acoustic characteristics of the acoustic space on the basis of the music data detected by the first microphone and the music data reproduced by the first reproduction means;

the first inverse characteristics conversion means being adapted to convert the acoustic characteristics generated by the first acoustic generation means into inverse characteristics, and

the second reproduction apparatus further includes;

a second microphone that detects the music data output to the other acoustic space, the music data being reproduced by the second reproduction means and output to the other acoustic space by the way of the second output means;

second acoustic characteristics generation means for generating acoustic characteristics of the other acoustic space on the basis of the music data detected by the second microphone and the music data reproduced by the second reproduction means;

the second inverse characteristics conversion means being adapted to convert the acoustic characteristics generated by the second acoustic characteristics generation means into inverse characteristics.

12. The system according to claim 8, wherein

the first reproduction apparatus further includes:

a first database that stores a plurality of sets of acoustic characteristics different from that of the acoustic space; and

first read means for reading out a set of acoustic characteristics from the first database on the basis of the music data reproduced by the first reproduction means;

the first adjustment means being adapted to adjust the music data reproduced by the first reproduction means on the basis of the inverse acoustic characteristics of the acoustic space obtained by conversion by the first inverse characteristics conversion means and the set of acoustic characteristics read out by the first read means, and

the second reproduction apparatus further includes;

a second database that stores a plurality of sets of acoustic characteristics different from that of the other acoustic space; and

second read means for reading out a set of acoustic characteristics from the second database on the basis of the music data reproduced by the second reproduction means;

the second adjustment means being adapted to adjust the music data reproduced by the second reproduction means on the basis of the inverse acoustic characteristics of the other acoustic space obtained by conversion by the second inverse characteristics conversion means and the set of acoustic characteristics read out by the second read means.

13. The system according to claim 8, wherein the first database and the second database are connected respectively to the first and second reproduction apparatus by way of a network.

14. The system according to claim 8, wherein

the first adjustment means adjusts the music data output from the left and right speakers of the first output means by inputting the added output of the first cross-talk cancelling section and the received signal corresponding to the right speaker to a correction block having a sequential plurality of transfer functions expressed by 1/(1−

CL·

CR) and 1/HRS, and by inputting the added output of the second cross-talk cancelling section and the received signal corresponding to the left speaker to a correction block having a sequential plurality of transfer functions expressed by 1/(1−

CL·

CR) and 1/HLS.

15. A reproduction apparatus comprising:

an inverse characteristics conversion section that converts the acoustic characteristics of an acoustic space into inverse characteristics thereof;

a reproduction section that reproduces music data;

an acoustic characteristics output section that outputs acoustic characteristics different from the acoustic characteristics of the acoustic space;

an adjustment section that adjusts the music data reproduced by the reproduction section on the basis of the inverse acoustic characteristics of the acoustic space converted by the inverse characteristics conversion section and the acoustic characteristics output from the acoustic characteristics output section; and

an output section that outputs the music data adjusted by the adjustment section to the acoustic space,

wherein the adjustment section is configured to calculate a first transfer function (HLS) corresponding to a route from a left speaker of the output means to a left ear of a person in the acoustic space, a second transfer function (HLO) corresponding to a route from the left speaker of the output means to a right ear of the person in the acoustic space, a third transfer function (HRO) corresponding to a route from a right speaker of the output means to the left ear of the person in the acoustic space, and a fourth transfer function (HRS) corresponding to a route from the right speaker of the output means to the right ear of the person in the acoustic space, and

the adjustment section is configured to adjust the music data output from the left and right speakers of the output section by inputting a received signal corresponding to the left speaker to a first cross-talk cancelling section having a transfer function (CR) expressed by—

HRO/HRS and adding an output of the first cross-talk cancelling section to a received signal corresponding to the right speaker, and by inputting the received signal corresponding to the right speaker to a second cross-talk cancelling section having a transfer function (CL) expressed by—

HLO/HLS and adding an output of the second cross-talk cancelling section to the received signal corresponding to the left speaker.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein

the adjustment section is configured to adjust the music data output from the left and right speakers of the output section by inputting the added output of the first cross-talk cancelling section and the received signal corresponding to the right speaker to a first correction block having a sequential plurality of transfer functions expressed by 1/(1−

CL·

CR) and 1/HRS, and by inputting the added output of the second cross-talk cancelling section and the received signal corresponding to the left speaker to a second correction block having a sequential plurality of transfer functions expressed by 1/(1−

CL·

CR) and 1/HLS.

17. A reproduction system comprising a first reproduction apparatus arranged in an acoustic space and a second reproduction apparatus arranged in another acoustic space and connected to the first reproduction apparatus by way of a network,

the first reproduction apparatus including:

a first inverse characteristics conversion section that converts the acoustic characteristics of an acoustic space into inverse characteristics thereof;

a first reproduction section that reproduces the music data supplied from the second reproduction apparatus by way of the network;

a first acoustic characteristics output section that outputs acoustic characteristics different from the acoustic characteristics of the acoustic space;

a first adjustment section that adjusts the music data reproduced by the first reproduction section on the basis of the inverse acoustic characteristics of the acoustic space converted by the first inverse characteristics conversion section and the acoustic characteristics output from the first acoustic characteristics output section;

a first output section that outputs the music data adjusted by the first adjustment section to the acoustic space,

wherein the first adjustment section is configured to calculate a first transfer function (HLS) corresponding to a route from a left speaker of the output means to a left ear of a person in the acoustic space, a second transfer function (HLO) corresponding to a route from the left speaker of the output means to a right ear of the person in the acoustic space, a third transfer function (HRO) corresponding to a route from a right speaker of the output means to the left ear of the person in the acoustic space, and a fourth transfer function (HRS) corresponding to a route from the right speaker of the output means to the right ear of the person in the acoustic space, and

the adjustment section is configured to adjust the music data output from the left and right speakers of the first output section by inputting a received signal corresponding to the left speaker to a first cross-talk cancelling section having a transfer function (CR) expressed by—

HRO/HRS and adding an output of the first cross-talk cancelling section to a received signal corresponding to the right speaker, and by inputting the received signal corresponding to the right speaker to a second cross-talk cancelling section having a transfer function (CL) expressed by—

HLO/HLS and adding an output of the second cross-talk cancelling section to the received signal corresponding to the left speaker;

a first sound collecting section that collects the music data output from the first output section; and

a first supply section that supplies the music data collected by the first sound collecting section to the second reproduction apparatus by way of the network,

the second reproduction apparatus including;

a second inverse characteristics conversion section that converts the acoustic characteristics of another acoustic space into inverse characteristics thereof;

a second reproduction section that reproduces the music data supplied from the first reproduction apparatus by way of the network;

a second acoustic characteristics output section that outputs acoustic characteristics different from the acoustic characteristics of the other acoustic space;

a second adjustment section that adjusts the music data reproduced by the second reproduction section on the basis of the inverse acoustic characteristics of the other acoustic space converted by the second inverse characteristics conversion section and the acoustic characteristics output from the second acoustic characteristics output section;

a second output section that outputs the music data adjusted by the second adjustment section to the other acoustic space;

a second sound collecting section that collects the music data output from the second output section; and

a second supply section that supplies the music data collected by the second sound collecting section to the first reproduction apparatus by way of the network.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein

the first adjustment section is configured to adjust the music data output from the left and right speakers of the first output section by inputting the added output of the first cross-talk cancelling section and the received signal corresponding to the right speaker to a first correction block having a sequential plurality of transfer functions expressed by 1/(1−

CL·

CR) and 1/HRS, and by inputting the added output of the second cross-talk cancelling section and the received signal corresponding to the left speaker to a second correction block having a sequential plurality of transfer functions expressed by 1/(1−

CL·

CR) and 1/HLS.