audio equipment and method of displaying operation thereof

United States Patent 1191 [11] Patent Number: 5,666,136 Fujishita et al. [45] Date of Patent: Sep. 9, 1997

[54-] AUDIO EQUIPNIENT AND METHOD OF 5,027,687 7/1991 Iwamatsu .................................. .. 381/1 DISPLAYING OPERATION THEREOF 5,247,864 9/1993 Konishi ........ .. 345/35

5,282,028 1/1994 Johanson et a]. . . . . . . . . . . .. 45514.2

['75] Inventors; Kaneaki Fujishita; 05am“ sakul-ai7 5,321,846 6/1994 YOkOtQ et al. . . . . . . . . . .. 455/42

both of Kanagawa; Nagahara’ Hickey .................................. .. Tokyo, all of Japan

FOREIGN PATENT DOCUlV?-ENTS [73] Assignee: Sony Corporation, Tokyo, Japan

0 390 041 3/1990 European Pat. Off. ............. .. 345/146

[21] Appl. No.: 287,531

[22] Filed: Aug. 8, 1994 Primary Examiner-Richard Hjerpc Assistant Examiner-—Amate Mengistu

Related US. Application Data Attomey, Agent, or F irm-—J ay H. Maioli

[62] Division of Ser. N0. 107,681, ?led as Pcr/JP92/01645 Dec. [57] ABSTRACT 17, 1992, abandoned.

_ _ _ _ _ The present invention is concerned with an audio equipment [30] Forelgn Apphcauon Pnonty Data capable of processing video signals and a method of dis Dec. 17, 1991 [JP] Japan .................................. .. 3-333668 playing Operation of the acoustic equipment An input selec Dec. 18, 1991 [JP] Japan .. .... .. 3-335147 tor switch 1 is supplied with reproduced audio signals from

$- :3, % iaPan -- ---- n devices connected to atuner unit2and input terminals 3, and . , a an .. .... .. - - - - ~

Dec. 19’ 1991 [JP] Jagan “ ____ 0 3337231 supphes a signal to a sound ?eld processlng lDSP un1t 4. A Dec. 20, 1991 [JP] Japan .................................. .. 3-338714 51g“? PI‘J‘FCSSed by the DSP umtf‘ ‘5 apPhFd thmugh a

muting swltch 5 to an output terminal 6. An input selector [51] Int. GL6 ..................................................... .. H03G 3/00 switch 7 is supplied with reproduced video signals from [52] us. c1. .......... .. .. 345/146; 331/1; 381/63 devices connectedto inputterminals 8,4141 supplies a signal [58] Field of Search ........................... .. 345/35, 146, 204; to a graphic controller (GDC) 9 which generates a vide0

331/61, 63, 11’ 1, 113419, 1344; 455/42, signal to display an image. One of a signal generated by the 63; 343/569’ 563, 463’ 355, 906’ 4733; GDC 9 and an original video signal are selected by a switch

34/600’ 622’ 626, DIG 1’ DIG 24 10, and applied to an output terminal 11. The GDC 9 also generates an image simulating a control panel. When a key

[56] References Cited switch 13 is operated, the display conesponding to the operated key in the simulating image is varied.

U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS

4,876,719 10/1989 Nakagami et a1. ....................... .. 381/1 2 Claims, 22 Drawing Sheets

43> SURROUND ON suaamone HALL 1 m

FRONT SEAT |_—a CTR

F-R cm

m 510 ROOM SIZE 510

S.LEVEL —10 as \

REV.T1ME s10 LEFT 7“ REAR _R1GHT E.LEVEL a0 '1.

FUNCTION OTC-8755

‘21> SURROUND ON SURR MODE HALL 1

Cm FRONT SEAT L-R CTR

F-R cm

m 116 ROOM SIZE 310

S.LEVEL ~10 6a

REV. 111/115 5111 LEFT —REAR ——-—R1GHT ELEVEL 8o ,1‘

FUNCTION oic-svzs

US. Patent

A

Sep. 9, 1997 Sheet 4 0f 22 5,666,136

\

Display dotcl Mute oudio _ on display \_ [7] signal with r [3] unit 14 switch 5

1r V

Shift switch Indicate 1 to select \_ [3] wlth LED f [4] audio signal 15

v V_ Shift switch aigitctsvfgch 10 to video \, 9 ova eo ~,_[5] output frOmGIII [ 1 PM“ frOmGDC

‘I’ U

Read device Prooess doto

rnmefromRMFUo] with soc 9 “[6] 17

Process data with GDC 9 ~[11]

Next process

US. Patent Sep. 9, 1997 Sheet 5 of 22 5,666,136

FIG. 5A

FUNCTION vwEcH M vwsoz/Lom wow @51 MPH [E2121 UDAT 1| sTc-sazl'?is l w [Emit] PHO~O ELSE: DIGITAL! m DIGITALZ m

EDIT DRLC

L — l ELI: v (:00 TR205 —>VIDEO{ A[' DT_C-8—_I7ES -

FIG. 5B

FUNCT I ON wow @53 LABEL VIDEOZ/LD 1 MOP-605 } g LETTER vwsos l CCD-TRZOS I "POSITION TAM-:1 m3 "TC-WES @AT II {>TC—E5'.’£-IES PRESS m co | GDP-C997 | PHON-O [E3 DIGITAI-1 @@ DIG1TAL2 @1111

EDIT DRLC

V l_.___M IEEE: 205 a v1 0501

A | OTC-B'TES |—

5,666,136 US. Patent Sep.9, 1997 Sheet 6 0f 22

[1 1'

[2] Switching 01

YES lnputted from functions ration key

1!

Shift switch 7 [3]

[13] _ . 1E4], \q Display list Of display unit 14'

steps[31~[9] ' L 1 5

i’ 10 f 14 s rat d‘ i 5w‘ c I: ]\ inggge oef gifgeay } [6]

frame _Generate_ graphic / [15] .enemte display image with GDC 9

image of_name of ‘ device being inputted 1,

6 e e t d‘ 7 [1 1 in: "a? "fwd /[ 1 input terminals 3

Genera! display /[8] - image 0 name of

[17]\‘ Turn off dame characters being nputted

All displayed

? YES

Frame name of present device

<__________l Next ( process )

US. Patent Sep.9, 1997 Sheet 7 of 22 5,666,136

TUNER CH 1N1Ex FREQ LINK LINK 0N

lAElllNews<jfFM 90.00MH2][P7] MoNo CH FREQ LINK CH FREQ LINK A1 FM 87.5OMHz B6 FM10s.0oMHz A2 FM 90.0OMH2 U4 M B7 AM 1000kHz [A3 FM 90.00MHZ P7 M] 88 AM 990kHz PO A4 FM 90.00MHZ P5 M 89 AM 990kHz us A5 FM108.00MHz P8 BO AM 990kHz A6 AM 990kHz PO c1 FM 87. SOMHz A7 AM 1000kHz c2 FM1O8.0OMH2 A8 AM IOOOkHz P1 c3 FM1O8.OOMH2 uz. A9 FM 87.5OMH2 c4 FM1O8.OOMH2 F1. M A0 FM 87.50MH2 cs FM108.OOMH2 P6 M B1 FM 87.5OMH2 us cs FM1oa.ooMHzQ B2 FM 90.00MHz c7 FM 108.00MH2 83 FM QQQQMHZ cs FM $08.00MH2 M 54 AM 990MHz F0 (:9 FM 87.5OMH2 55 FM 90.00MH2 c0 FM 87.5OMHZ

TUNER CH INDEX FREQ LINK LINK ON

| AEIILNewsQIEFM QQQQMHZHFB] MONO CH FREQ LINK PGM SET A1 FM 87.50MHZ [m A2 FM 90.00MH2 U4 M 1 A [A3 FM 90.00MHZ P7 M] Z-QAIQE ;_ A1. FM 90.00MHZ P5 M 3'OPERA

A6 AM 990kHz P0 ' 5.JAZZ CLUB

A7 AM 1000kHz 6 DISCO A8 AM 1000kHz P1 7ST A9 FM 87.5OMH2 - ADIUM A0 FM 87.5OMH2 [8.LIVE coNcER? 51 FM 87.5OMH2 us 9.THEATER s2 Fm 9888mm O.DOLBY suR as F 19 . Hz FRESSEEERE B4 AM 990m: PO _ as FM 90.0OMH2 HEEL-1 [E @


TUNER CH INDEx FREQ LINK LIMK 0N

[AIfI][News<][FM 90.00MHz]|P7 l MoNo C_H INDEX _ CH FREQ L‘INK AI 9 LETTER B6 FMI0a.00MHz A2 <>ROS1TION 1 57 AM IoookHz I

143: 88 AM 990kHz PO A4‘ [17E] 69 AM 990kHz us A5 80 AM 990kHz A6 PRESSm c1 FM 87_50MHz A7 MEEHIPLFJ c2 FM108.0OMH2 A8 ~AM IUUUKFM I"! . C3 FM 108.00MHZ U4 A9 FM 87.50MH2 c4 FM 108.00MH2 P4 M A0 FM 87.5OMH2 c5 FM 108.00MH2 P6 M 81 FM 87.50MH2 U5 C6 FM 108.00MHz 82 FM 90.00MH2 c7 FM 108.0OMH2 83 FM 90.00MH2 cs FM 108.0OMH2 M 84 AM 990kHz PO c9 FM 87.5OMH2 85 FM 90.0OMH2 co FM 87.5OMH2

TUNER CH INDEX FREQ LINK LINK 0N

LAs?NewsU LFM QQOOMHZHRU MoNo CH INDEX LINK CH INDEX LINK AI ROCKI B6 ABC A2 PoRs1 uz. M 87 mumc11 Um News< P2 M1 B8 12345 PO A4 News< P5 M B9 12345 us A5 ABC P8 80 12345 A6 Papa: PO C1 A7 ,mcImu1 C2 ABC A8 moma1 P1 C3 ABC U4 A9 (:4 ABC P4 M A0 cs ABC P6 M BI ROCK‘I U5 cs Asc B2 POPS] c7 ABC B3 News< ca Asc M 84 Pope: P0 C7 B5 JAZZ I (:0


F/6f9

Rea broadcasti NO sta’gon data frgrgn RAM f E Z] [1] 4

Set PLL data in /~[3] tuner unlt 2

Output sound field /[4] data to DSP and 4

6 [5] / Display daga on display unit 14

Shift switch 10 to video output \[7]

Ff Displa control band 8 from )CISDC 1

[9] YES

NO [[10] KEN] Display control Display control settin frequency from BBC name from GDC 9

if 1 Display control sound / [12] field setting from GDC

[13]

YESF Frame present broadcasting station “[14]

J \

‘ Next process ,

US. Patent Sep.9,1997 Sheet 10 0f 22 5,666,136

SOUND FIELD

(E533 @sun EQEQ @005 1. HALL 1 E1‘! E1 IE] 2. HALL 2 _ @N @ [9-5] 3. OPERA [91] @EE] [5E1 4. CHURCH FE] [QB] [El 5. JAZZ CLUB IE] [E [iii] 6. DISCO IE] EOE [ll-NJ 7. STADIUM EB [E [El 6. LIVE CONCERT [(115 [ii] [my 9. THEATER [6E1 @ [m 0., DOLBY SUR [IL] [El [E1

FUNCTION DTC-B7ES

SOUND FIELD [1513:] MEMORY -

1. HALL 1 MODEETIFIEETI 2. LIVE CONCERT SUR 3. LIVE CONCERT m] [m 4. CHURCH EH50: [E] s. JAZZ CLUB DDS G 6.‘ 01500 a 7. STADIUM [E] [E [IN]

is. LIVE CONCERT LCM [E m] 9. THEATER [5E] LTLI 1m 0. DOLBY SUR [E [LTEI [GTE]

FUNCTION 0Tc~s7Es

US. Patent Sep. 9, 1997 Sheet 11 0f 22 5,666,136

F/G. 77A

E93 EQUAL I ZER E1

1 LEVEL [EdB (d8) 5 E

12_ __-__ 1 FREQ [EH2

llEl?dB ; M@I:@Hz

12: IIEIEDE 2"o 1'k 20k

(Hz) 11 LEVEL Eds 1 FREQ @Hz

FUNCTION cop-c997

F/G. 775 @ DYNAMICS [5E1

OUTFUT (dB)

01 T

[ZZZ]. COMPRESSOR 9

..9().

L90‘ ' ‘ ' '6

INPUT(dB)

FUNCTION COP-C997

US. Patent Sep. 9, 1997 Sheet 12 0f 22

F/G.72

5,666,136

rm soul'd field [3] correcting data 7/- Display gr'nphir frnm RAH dal'a in slaps

; [4] £31~m Set data —/ [7.1] \ "‘ DSP Display'g'umic

data of guide frame

[22] r

‘Display name of present sound ‘field

sound ?eld l

l [17] '

' YES

» Frame present 7,. [18]

( Next process )

'9 [23] rTjisplay name _/ [7] Display on/off /

E 1 of sound field gggu? ml’ 8

urround mode YES [9-] . ' [24] [10] n’? S D?’fl‘nyfon/offf

“'\ ' NO $ _0 Pram Display off sfufe Display on slate aquuhw [25] of surmmd mode of surround mode ‘

' ff

D 1] @ YES [12] gli‘l'?f?im 4 ' ' ynamlcs

[13]\ NO , Display off s'rafe Display on slate of equalizer of equalizer

[14] ES ,

<l® Y [15] NO n J

Display off sfate Display on slate of dynamics of dynamics


F/G. 73A

SOUND FIELD E3351“! @SUR EJEO @005

1. HALL 1 LEE] [0E] [5E 2. HALL 2 [171] 155 E 3. OPERA [QB] m ELIE 4. CHURCH [E] E! {9TH 5. JAZZ CLUB [3E] [E [E s. DISCO [E] [E EQTL} 7. STADIUM @I] BE EOE} a. LIVE CONCERT mm E® BE] 9. THEATER [E1] IE E] O. DOLBY sUR [ii] EFF] [IE]

FUNCTION OTC-8755

H5.‘ 73A SOUND FIELD 11515:] __M§M°RY

1, HALL 1 "KNEW 2. LIVE CONCERT SUR @3 3. LIVE CONCERT @ 4. CHURCH @EQ [Til 5. JAZZ CLUB DDS @ s. DISCO ta 7. STADIUM EOE [ii] IE

[6. LIVE CONCERT LQE] IE! @]I 9. THEATER [3E LIE] @ O. DOLBY sUR [IE [DE FE]

FUNCTION OTC-87ES

US. Patent _ Sep. 9, 1997 Sheet 14 0f 22 5,666,136

F / 6. 74A

@BSURROUND [Ell SUPP-“005m: WW9

SEAT L-R @

F-R m /. , \ WALL TVPE {Eli}

/ \ {mill-512511191 9 S. LEVEL Eda

REV. TIME @

E. LEVEL @m

FUNCTION DTC~87ES

@SURROUND EOE] SURRMODEIEEI]

L j; IL <19 ]

SEAT L-R @E

F-R [6i] i l/ \x \ WALL TVPEEE

/ N :FZWIQZZIE] [5111i] 5. LEVEL IECIB

REV-TIME [5Q E. LEVEL [151%

FUNCTION DTC-87ES


F/G. 754

MM; FIG. 15:; ' E

I‘IIHR

US. Patent

rom operation key

NO

value display. 6

Sep. 9, 1997 Sheet 16 0f 22 5,666,136

[1]

YES 3

Set delay time [2] in DSP unit 4 /

1 Display data on [3] display unit 14 f

l?

Shitt switch 10 to video output from s 0 c f ["1

' Erase previous [5] room shape “I

l Draw reference room

shape in- gray v—[6:|

v

Draw set room shape in yellow “[7]

7

Draw numerical w[8]


SOUND FIELD

IKE-U @SUR @ED @005 1. HALL 1 Lo_N_l [DE] LQEEJ 2. HALL 2 ‘L0_NJ [LE-Ll LQEEJ 3. OPERA HE @E! LEE 4. CHURCH [61] [E E 5. JAZZ CLUB |_O_N_J LO_N_I LON] s. DISCO LON] LQU] LON} 7. STADIUM FIE LEI EOE] a. LIvE CONCERT [12E [E [ZOE 9. THEATER [ON] [QM] lONJ 0. DOLBY SUR EN] W] m

FUNCTION DTC-B'IES

SOUND FIELD IE] MEMORY

‘ 1, HALL 1 MODEEW

2. LIvE CONCERT @SUR @E 3. LIvE CONCERT 1.. CHURCH Q59 [m] 5. JAZZ CLUB DDS El 5. DISCO [a 7. STADIUM [LII 1E! 11-}

[8. LIVE CONCERT [FL] IE} HELD] 9. THEATER [OE IE] CE] 0. ,DDLBY SUR @E [E] [E]

FUNCTION DTC-87ES


F/G. 78A

43> SURROUND ON SURR-MODE HALL 1

l_ e I <1»

FRONT SEAT L-R cm

F-R CTR

510

ROOM SIZE 510

S.LEVEL ' —10 as

REV. TIME STD LEFT REAR RIGHT E.LEVEL a0 "1.,

FUNCTION DTC-87ES

F/G. 8B <$I> SURROUND ON SURR MODE HALL 1

L g l €1T>

SEAT L—R CTR

F-R CTR

m H6 ROOM SIZE 510

S.LEVEL —10 dB

REV. TIME STD

E.LEVEL 8O "Io

FRONT

LEFT —— REAR —-—-RIGHT

FUNCTION DTC-87ES

U.S. Patent

F/G. 79

Sep. 9, 1997 Sheet 19 of 22 5,666,136

Material

Softer

4

Standard

Harder mbm~mbmmbm~® mmwmu'lbmbw?om FIG. 20A

Wall is Softer

F/ 6.

Wall is Harder

Level ,

Initlcll Reflected Sounds

Reverberotion

Frequency Lower

2015’ Higher

6 >4 . . 3 1mm! Re?ected

Sounds and Reverberotion

Frequency Lower HigVher

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