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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
May. 14, 2012
Osamu Yasutake, Kobe, JP;
Fumitake Nakamura, Kobe, JP;
Nobutaka Miyauchi, Kobe, JP;
Masanobu Maeda, Kobe, JP;
Masahiko Kubo, Kobe, JP;
Nahoko Kawamura, Kobe, JP;
Machiko Matsui, Kobe, JP;
Hideto Saitoh, Kobe, JP;
Hiroyuki Kubota, Kobe, JP;
Masayuki Takaoka, Kobe, JP;
Masanobu Washio, Kobe, JP;
Yutaka Nishioka, Kobe, JP;
Osamu Yasutake, Kobe, JP;
Fumitake Nakamura, Kobe, JP;
Nobutaka Miyauchi, Kobe, JP;
Masanobu Maeda, Kobe, JP;
Masahiko Kubo, Kobe, JP;
Nahoko Kawamura, Kobe, JP;
Machiko Matsui, Kobe, JP;
Hideto Saitoh, Kobe, JP;
Hiroyuki Kubota, Kobe, JP;
Masayuki Takaoka, Kobe, JP;
Masanobu Washio, Kobe, JP;
Yutaka Nishioka, Kobe, JP;
Fujitsu Ten Limited, Kobe-shi, JP;
Abstract
An audio apparatus according to an embodiment includes an audio signal receiving unit, a music gap signal receiving unit, a playback unit, and a determining unit. The audio signal receiving unit receives an audio signal in which successive multiple music data are contained in a single block of data. The determining unit determines a boundary of the music data on the basis of the time at which the music gap signal that indicates the boundary of the music data by the music gap signal receiving unit and the duration of a silent period in the audio signal that is played back by the playback unit.