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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2012
Applicant:
Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Naoki Kitahara, Kanagawa, JP;
Akihito Nagata, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignees:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01); G06F 3/16 (2006.01); H04M 1/725 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/3074 (2013.01); G06F 3/16 (2013.01); G06F 3/165 (2013.01); H04M 1/72544 (2013.01); H04M 1/72558 (2013.01);
Abstract
To be able to change settings for selective changing control of a program as a target for sound input/output flexibly. A background music (BGM) sound selection managing section obtains priority values set to a plurality of programs, respectively. The BGM sound selection managing section performs control such that a program selected from among the plurality of programs on a basis of the obtained priority values becomes a target for selective sound input/output from/to an outside.