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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2023
Filed:
May. 05, 2021
Applicant:
Yamaha Corporation, Hamamatsu, JP;
Inventor:
Susumu Takumai, Hamamatsu, JP;
Assignee:
Yamaha Corporation, Hamamatsu, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 5/04 (2006.01); H04R 5/02 (2006.01); H04S 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 5/04 (2013.01); H04R 5/02 (2013.01); H04S 3/008 (2013.01); H04R 2420/05 (2013.01); H04R 2420/07 (2013.01); H04S 2400/01 (2013.01);
Abstract
A content output device includes at least one processor and at least one communicator. The at least one communicator is configured to output a plurality of channels from the at least one processor to a plurality of audio devices signals. When the number of audio devices increases and at least one additional channel is available to be reproduced, the assigning task assigns the at least one additional channel to the increased number of audio devices and the outputting task outputs the at least one additional channel in accordance with the changed assignment of the plurality of channels.