Granted Patent B2

US 12,750,628 · App. 18/888,456 · Granted Sep 29, 2026

Inventors: Minoru Tsuji (Chiba, JP); Toru Chinen (Kanagawa, JP); Mitsuyuki Hatanaka (Kanagawa, JP); Yuki Yamamoto (Tokyo, JP)

Assignee: Sony Group Corporation

H04S7/302H04S3/008H04S2400/11H04S2400/13

Abstract

Claims (73)

1 . An information processing apparatus comprising:

circuitry comprising:

a control unit configured to perform one or more mute settings, or one or more solo settings for one or more sound sources according to one or more user specifications; and

a display control unit configured to set a display state of at least one of the sound sources to a first display state or a second display state,

such that in a case wherein at least one of the mute settings is performed, the display state of at least one of the sound sources is set to the second display state, and

in another case wherein at least one of the solo settings is performed for the at least one of the sound sources, the display state of another of the sound sources is set to the second display state, wherein the at least one of the sound sources is different from the another of the sound sources.

2 . The information processing apparatus as in claim 1 wherein in the case wherein at least one of the mute settings is performed, the display state of a first one of the sound sources that was in a muted state is set to the second display state and the display state of a second one of the sound sources that was not in the muted state is set to the second display state.

3 . The information processing apparatus as in claim 1 wherein the control unit puts at least one of the source sources identified in the one or more user specifications into a muted state.

4 . The information processing apparatus as in claim 1 wherein in the another case wherein at least one of the solo settings is performed, the display state of a first one of the sound sources that was in a solo state is set to the first display state and the display state of a second one of the sound sources that was not in the solo state is set to the first display state.

5 . The information processing apparatus as in claim 1 wherein the control unit puts at least one of the source sources identified in the one or more user specifications into a solo state.

6 . The information processing apparatus as in claim 1 wherein the first display state for the at least one of the sound sources is the display state in which the at least one of the sound sources is displayed, and the second display state for the at least one of the sound sources is the display state in which the at least one of the sound sources is hidden.

7 . The information processing apparatus as in claim 1 wherein that at least one of the sound sources is an object.

8 . The information processing apparatus as in claim 1 wherein the at least one of the sound sources is an audio object.

9 . The information processing apparatus as in claim 1 wherein the control unit mutes the at least one of the sound sources that is in a muted state or prevents data from being output as content data from the at least one of the sound sources that is in the muted state.

10 . The information processing apparatus as in claim 1 wherein the control unit reproduces sound only from the at least one of the sound sources that is in a solo state or outputs data as content data only from the at least one of the sound sources that is in the solo state.

11 . The information processing apparatus as in claim 1 such that in the case wherein at least one of the sound sources is identified in the user specifications to be put into a mute state and the at least one of the sound sources is a member of a group of the one or more sound sources, the control unit puts all other of the sound sources that are members of the group in either the mute state or a solo state.

12 . A method for controlling one or more sound sources comprising:

performing one or more mute settings or one or more solo settings for one or more sound sources according to one or more user specifications;

displaying a state of at least one of the sound sources as a first display state or a second display state,

such that in a case wherein at least one of the mute settings is performed, the display state of at least one of the sound sources is set to the second display state, and

in another case wherein at least one of the solo settings is performed for the at least one of the sound sources, the display state of another of the sound sources is set to the second display state, wherein the at least one of the sound sources is different from the another of the sound sources.

13 . A computer executable software code stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium, the code for controlling one or more sound sources, the code comprising:

code to perform one or more mute settings or one or more solo settings for one or more sound sources according to one or more user specifications;

code to display a state of at least one of the sound sources as a first display state or a second display state,

such that in a case wherein at least one of the mute settings is performed, the display state of at least one of the sound sources is set to the second display state, and

in another case wherein at least one of the solo settings is performed for the at least one of the sound sources, the display state of another of the sound sources is set to the second display state, wherein the at least one of the sound sources is different from the another of the sound sources.

14 . An information processing apparatus comprising:

circuitry configured to:

control a reception of operation information regarding a user's operation of one or more sound sources;

generate a setting control signal for controlling a mute setting or a solo setting for the one or more sound sources according to the operation information; and

change a display state of the one or more sound sources to a first display state according to the mute setting or the solo setting, or generate a display control signal that causes a second display state to be set; and

a control unit configured to:

control transmission of the setting control signal and the display control signal,

such that in a case wherein at least one of the mute settings is performed, the display state of at least one of the sound sources is set to the second display state, and

in another case wherein at least one of the solo settings is performed for the at least one of the sound sources, the display state of another of the sound sources is set to the second display state, wherein the at least one of the sound sources is different from the another of the sound sources.

15 . A method for controlling one or more sound sources comprising:

controlling a reception of operation information regarding a user's operation of one or more sound sources;

generating a setting control signal for controlling a mute setting or a solo setting for the one or more sound sources according to the operation information; and

changing a display state of the one or more sound sources to a first display state according to the mute setting or the solo setting, or generate a display control signal that causes a second display state to be set; and

a control unit configured to:

controlling transmission of the setting control signal and the display control signal,

such that in a case wherein at least one of the mute settings is performed, the display state of at least one of the sound sources is set to the second display state, and

in another case wherein at least one of the solo settings is performed for the at least one of the sound sources, the display state of another of the sound sources is set to the second display state, wherein the at least one of the sound sources is different from the another of the sound sources.

16 . An information processing apparatus comprising:

circuitry configured to:

control transmission of operation information related to the operation of one or more sound sources by a user, and

control reception of a setting control signal and a display control signal transmitted in response to the transmission of the operation information,

a control unit configured to:

perform mute setting or solo setting for the one or more sound sources; and

a display control unit configured to:

set a display state of the one or more sound sources to a first display state or a second display state according to the display control signal,

wherein when the mute setting is performed, the display state of at least one of the one or more sound sources that is muted by the mute setting is set to the second display state,

wherein when the solo setting is performed, the display state of another of the one or more sound sources that is in a solo state is set to the second display state.

17 . An information processing apparatus comprising:

circuitry configured to:

transmit operation information regarding a user's operation of one or more sound sources;

receive a setting control signal and a display control signal transmitted in response to a transmission of the operation information;

perform mute settings or display settings for the one or more sound sources according to the setting control signal;

set a display state of the one or more sound sources to a first display state or a second display state according to the display control signal,

wherein when the mute setting is performed, the display state of at least one of the one or more sound sources that is muted by the mute setting is set to the second display state,

wherein when a solo setting is performed, the display state of another of the one or more sound sources that is in a solo state is set to the second display state.

18 . An information processing system comprising a first information processing device and a second information processing device, the first information processing device comprising:

a setting control signal that controls a transmission of operation information related to a user's operation of one or more sound sources to the second information processing device, and is transmitted from the second information processing device in response to the transmission of the operation information; and

a first control unit configured to control reception of a display control signal and to perform mute setting or solo setting for the one or more sound sources according to the setting control signal; and

a display control unit configured to set a display state of the one or more sound sources to a first display state or a second display state according to the display control signal;

wherein when the mute setting is performed, the display state of at least one of the one or more sound sources that is muted by the mute setting is set to the second display state,

wherein when the solo setting is performed, the display state of another of the one or more sound sources that is in a solo state is set to the second display state; and

wherein the second information processing device is configured to:

control reception of the operation information transmitted from the first information processing device;

generate the setting control signal according to the operation information; and

generate the display control signal according to the mute setting or the solo setting;

wherein the second information processing device comprises a second control unit configured to:

control transmission of the setting control signal and the display control signal to the first information processing device.

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