Music reproducing device

• US 9,941,854 B2
• Filed: 08/10/2016
• Issued: 04/10/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/01/2015
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: ONKYO Corporation (Onkyo Home Entertainment Corp.)
• Original Assignee: ONKYO Corporation (Onkyo Home Entertainment Corp.)
• Inventors: Kondo, Yusuke, Takemura, Susumu
• Primary Examiner(s): Sniezek, Andrew L
• Application Number:
  US15/232,935
• Publication Number:
  US 20170063319A1
• Time in Patent Office: 608 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H03G 3/3005 in amplifiers suitable for low-frequencies, e.g. audio amplifiers H03G3/32, H03G3/34 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2420/05 Detection of connection of loudspeakers or headphones to amplifiers
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 3/04 for correcting frequency response
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 5/04 Circuit arrangements, e.g. for selective connection of amplifier inputs/outputs to loudspeakers, for loudspeaker detection, or for adaptation of settings to personal preferences or hearing impairments combinations of amplifiers H03F3/68; stereophonic systems H04S

Abstract

A music reproducing device has a controller configured to perform volume control on audio data; a digital-to-analog (D/A) converter operatively coupled to the controller and configured to convert the audio data from digital audio data to analog audio data, and to perform volume control on the audio data; and a plurality of different types of audio outputs, including at least one headphone output for outputting the audio data from the D/A converter to one or more headphones; the controller and the D/A converter configured to perform different types of volume control on the audio data, the controller performing all volume control except the volume control related to only the at least one headphone output among the multiple volume control, and the D/A converter performing one or more types of volume control which relate only to the at least one headphone output.

Claims

1. A music reproducing device having multiple volume control comprising:

a controller configured to perform volume control on audio data;

a digital-to-analog (D/A) converter arranged within the music reproducing device, the D/A converter electrically coupled to the controller and configured to convert the audio data from digital audio data to analog audio data, and to perform volume control on the audio data on which the controller performed volume control; and

a plurality of different types of audio outputs, including at least one headphone output for outputting the audio data from the D/A converter to one or more headphones,

wherein the controller and the D/A converter are configured to perform different types of volume control on the audio data, the controller being configured to perform one or more types of volume control which relate to each of the plurality of different types of audio outputs, and the D/A converter being configured to perform one or more types of volume control which relate exclusively to the at least one headphone output for outputting the audio data from the D/A converter to the one or more headphones, and

wherein the controller is configured to perform all of the different types of volume control on the audio data except the type or types of volume control related exclusively to the at least one headphone output among the multiple volume control and instead performed by the D/A converter.

2. The music reproducing device according to claim 1,

wherein the volume control related exclusively to the at least one headphone output is gain control that controls gain based on impedance of the one or more headphones.

3. The music reproducing device according to claim 1,

wherein the volume control related exclusively to the at least one headphone output is sound pressure regulation that limits volume to predetermined sound pressure level.

4. The music reproducing device according to claim 1,

wherein the volume control except the volume control related exclusively to the at least one headphone output is volume processing by the controller that adjusts volume of the audio data that is received by the music reproducing device.

5. The music reproducing device according to claim 1,

wherein the volume control except the volume control related exclusively to the at least one headphone output is volume maximum setting that limits volume of the audio data by the controller to maximum that is received.

6. The music reproducing device according to claim 1,

wherein the volume control except the volume control related exclusively to the at least one headphone output is left-right (LR) balance processing that adjusts volume balance of left (L) channel and right (R) channel by the controller.

7. The music reproducing device according to claim 1,

wherein the volume control related exclusively to the at least one headphone output is gain control that controls gain based on impedance of the one or more headphones, and

is sound pressure regulation that limits volume to predetermined sound pressure level,

the volume control except the volume control related exclusively to the at least one headphone output is volume processing by the controller that adjusts volume of the audio data that is received by the music reproducing device,

is volume maximum setting that limits to volume of the audio data by the controller to maximum that is received, and

is left-right (LR) balance processing that adjusts volume balance of left (L) channel and right (R) channel by the controller.

8. The music reproducing device according to claim 7,

wherein an audio signal on which volume control is performed by both the controller and the D/A converter is output to the one or more headphones of a balanced system.

9. The music reproducing device according to claim 7,

wherein an audio signal on which the volume processing, the LR balance processing, and the volume maximum setting are performed by the controller is output to a device other than the one or more headphones.

10. The music reproducing device according to claim 7,

wherein an audio signal on which all volume control is not performed is output to a line out output.