Yamaha Corporation

Kazuhiro Iwashita

Yuki Suemitsu

Hiroyuki Fujita

Osamu Kohara

Masakazu Shirai

Futoshi Muronaga

An audio system includes a first audio apparatus that receives a first audio signal with a first number of channels and a second audio apparatus connected to the first audio apparatus via a network. The first audio apparatus includes a signal processing unit configured to generate, on the basis of the first audio signal received from the outside of the first audio apparatus, a second audio signal with a second number of channels larger than the first number of channels, and a communication unit configured to transmit a third audio signal corresponding to a part of the channels in the second audio signal generated by the signal processing unit to the second audio apparatus.

Audio system, audio apparatus, and control method for audio apparatus

A video data on the main part of a movie, which is long-time video data, is supplied from a DVD () that is a disc medium. Plural sets of video data on trailers and commercials of a relatively short playing time are supplied from a distribution center () via a subscriber telephone line () or the like. A video playback control apparatus () selects trailers and commercials in accordance with information on the distributor of the movie, the star actor/actress, the genre, etc., and conditions of the day of week, the time zone, etc., in which the movie is to be played back, and prepares a play schedule while combining the selected trailers and commercials. The whole movie including the selected trailers and commercials are played in accordance with the schedule.

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Kazuhiro Iwashita