IP Library Granted Patent US 9,569,166
Granted Patent B2
US 9,569,166 · App. 14/851,108 · Granted Feb 14, 2017

Music reproducing apparatus

Inventor: Nobuya Tachimori (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: Onkyo Corporation
G06F3/16G11B20/10527H04M1/72558H04M1/72527
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,569,166
App. No.
14/851,108
Granted
Feb 14, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a smartphone that outputs PCM data and DSD data of different data format from PCM data to a USB DAC, to prevent generation of noises from the USB DAC when the smartphone accepts stopping instruction of outputting digital audio data to the USB DAC while outputting DSD data to the USB DAC. A controller 11 outputs mute data representing silence of DSD data to a USB DAC 2 when it accepts pausing instruction while outputting DSD data to the USB DAC 2.

Claims (16)

1. A music reproducing apparatus comprising: a controller for outputting digital audio data that includes first digital audio data and second digital audio data of different data format from the first digital audio data to a D/A converter,

for accepting stopping instruction of outputting the digital audio data to the D/A converter, and

for controlling the D/A converter, wherein

the controller outputs the second digital audio data to the D/A converter to be converted as mute audio data representing silence when it accepts the stopping instruction while outputting the second digital audio data to the D/A converter, and

stops the D/A converter after it starts outputting the mute audio data to the D/A converter and predetermined time passes.

2. The music reproducing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller stops the D/A converter when it accepts the stopping instruction while outputting the first digital audio data to the D/A converter.

3. The music reproducing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising: a display section, wherein

the controller further controls display of the display section, and allows the display section to display that outputting the digital audio data to the D/A converter is in a stopping state when it accepts the stopping instruction.

4. The music reproducing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the controller stores a marker that includes information representing it is the second digital audio data and the second digital audio data in frames of the first digital audio data and outputs the marker and the second digital audio data to the D/A converter.

5. The music reproducing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first digital audio data is PCM data, and

the second digital audio data is DSD data.

6. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium in which a music reproducing program is stored, the music reproducing program allows a controller of a computer to output digital audio data that includes first digital audio data and second digital audio data of different data format from the first digital audio data to a D/A converter,

to accept stopping instruction of outputting the digital audio data to the D/A converter, and

to control the D/A converter,

the music reproducing program allows the controller to output the second digital audio data to the D/A converter to be converted as mute audio data representing silence when it allows the controller to accept the stopping instruction while allowing the controller to output the second digital audio data to the D/A converter, and

to stop the D/A converter after it starts outputting the mute audio data to the D/A converter and predetermined time passes.

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE SPELLING OF ASSIGNEE ADDRESS SHOULD BE CHUO-KU NOT CHOU-KU PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 066074 FRAME 0383. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jan 17, 2024
From: ONKYO HOME ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION
To: ONKYO CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 066343/0076 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 19, 2023
From: ONKYO HOME ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION
To: ONKYO CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 066074/0383 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 14, 2015
From: TACHIMORI, NOBUYA
To: ONKYO CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 036556/0467 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-192405 · Sep 20, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
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