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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2009
Tetsuhiro Takanezawa, Yokohama, JP;
Tetsuhiro Takanezawa, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
This invention allows changing the volume of a received specific input audio without influencing other audio output devices in a terminal apparatus to which a plurality of audio output devices is connected. This invention provides a terminal apparatus, which is connected to a plurality of audio output devices, and controls to output a plurality of audio data to any of the audio output devices, including a determination unit which determines the audio output devices used to output the plurality of audio data based on information indicating the relationship among audio input devices used to generate the plurality of audio data, and information indicating the relationship among the audio output devices, a mixing unit which mixes the plurality of audio data when it is determined that the plurality of audio data are output to one audio output device.