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Audio playback device and method of its operation
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In this paper, the authors present an audio playback device with a receiving means for receiving multi-channel audio data, obtaining means connected to the receiving means, for obtaining first channel audio data from the multichannel audio data for playback on the audio playback devices, and playback means having at least one loudspeaker.Abstract:
The invention relates to mobile audio playback devices and methods of its operation for enhanced music and sound experience for mobile devices. To provide stereo and surround sound, the present invention provides an audio playback device with a receiving means for receiving multi-channel audio data, obtaining means connected to the receiving means, for obtaining first channel audio data from the multi-channel audio data for playback on the audio playback device, and playback means having at least one loudspeaker, and being connected to the obtaining means for outputting the first channel audio data. The other not selected audio channels or all received audio data may be transferred to other terminals for playback or may be discarded.read more
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Portable terminal unit and sound reproducing system using at least one portable terminal unit
Tatsumi Komura,Nobuaki Takanashi +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a sound reproducing system including at least one portable terminal unit which acquires data including sound data is described. And each of the portable terminal units comprises: a loudspeaker for reproducing sound from sound data; and a sound data reproducing portion which makes the loudspeaker reproduce the sound based on the sound data and in cooperation with other sound devices.