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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2011
Applicants:
Kohei Asada, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuji Kitazawa, Saitama, JP;
Inventors:
Kohei Asada, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuji Kitazawa, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 11/00 (2006.01); H04R 29/00 (2006.01); H04R 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An audio signal processing apparatus includes a tapping detection unit to which an audio signal picked up by a microphone is input and that detects a tapping input operation on the basis of an energy increase/decrease determination process for making a determination as to whether an increase and a decrease of an energy level of low-frequency components of the audio signal occur within a first time period; and a control unit that performs a certain control process that is set for a tapping input operation in response to a tapping input operation being detected by the tapping detection unit.