Method and system for controlling amplifiers
DCFirst Claim
1. A method for controlling an audio amplifier, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a network interface, a data packet over a network;
determining by a control module whether the received data packet either consists of non-audio data or comprises audio data; and
responsivelypowering on the audio amplifier from a powered off state when the data packet is determined to comprise audio data; and
maintaining the audio amplifier in the powered off state when the data packet is determined to consist of non-audio data.
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Abstract
Techniques for controlling one or more audio amplifiers in or associated with a device coupled on a local area network are disclosed. The device receives at least one selected source from other devices also coupled on the network According to one aspect of the techniques, an automatic shutdown control module is provided in the device to power down the audio amplifiers when there is no audio data flow coming to the device or power up the audio amplifiers when there is audio data flow coming to the device. In one embodiment, the procedure to power down or power up the amplifiers is in accordance with a hysteresis, wherein the hysteresis, being lagging of an effect behind its cause, protects the amplifiers and makes the powering-down or powering-up procedure unnoticeable to a user.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for controlling an audio amplifier, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a network interface, a data packet over a network; determining by a control module whether the received data packet either consists of non-audio data or comprises audio data; and
responsivelypowering on the audio amplifier from a powered off state when the data packet is determined to comprise audio data; and maintaining the audio amplifier in the powered off state when the data packet is determined to consist of non-audio data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for controlling an audio amplifier, the apparatus comprising:
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a network interface for receiving a data packet over a network; a control module, coupled to the network interface, configured to determine whether the data packet either consists of non-audio data or comprises audio data, configured to power on the audio amplifier from a powered off state when the data packet is determined to comprise audio data, and further configured to maintain the audio amplifier in the powered off state when the data packet is determined to consist of non-audio data. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A tangible computer readable storage device or storage disc having stored therein instructions
executable by a processor to perform a method comprising: -
receiving, by a network interface, a data packet over a network; determining by a control module whether the received data packet either consists of non-audio data or comprises audio data; and
responsivelypowering on the audio amplifier from a powered off state when the data packet is determined to comprise audio data; and maintaining the audio amplifier in the powered off state when the data packet is determined to consist of non-audio data. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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