Playback apparatus

Abstract

According to one embodiment, a playback apparatus includes first to third digital signal processors. The first digital signal processor includes decode functions corresponding to a plurality of kinds of compression-decoding schemes and decodes first audio data, which is compression-encoded by using an arbitrary one of the plurality of kinds of compression-encoding schemes, thereby generating a first digital audio signal. The second digital signal processor includes decode functions corresponding to the plurality of kinds of compression-decoding schemes and decodes second audio data, which is compression-encoded by using an arbitrary one of the plurality of kinds of compression-encoding schemes, thereby generating a second digital audio signal. The third digital signal processor executes a mixing process of mixing the first digital audio signal and the second digital audio signal, thereby generating a digital audio output signal.

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A general architecture that implements the various feature of the invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. The drawings and the associated descriptions are provided to illustrate embodiments of the invention and not to limit the scope of the invention.

FIG. 1 is an exemplary block diagram showing an example of the structure of a playback apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 2 is an exemplary diagram showing an example of the structure of a player application which is used in the playback apparatus shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an exemplary diagram for describing an example of the functional structure of a software decoder which is realized by the player application shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an exemplary view for explaining examples of kinds of audio CODECs, which are supported by the playback apparatus shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is an exemplary bock diagram showing an example of the structure of an audio process system which is provided in the playback apparatus shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is an exemplary diagram for explaining an example of connection between four DSPs which are provided in the audio process system shown in FIG. 5; and

FIG. 7 is an exemplary view showing an example of a mixing process operation which is executed by the audio process system shown in FIG. 5.

Claims

1. A playback apparatus comprising: a first digital signal processor which includes decode functions corresponding to a plurality of kinds of compression-decoding schemes and decodes first audio data, which is compression-encoded by using an arbitrary one of the plurality of kinds of compression-encoding schemes, thereby generating a first digital audio signal;a second digital signal processor which includes decode functions corresponding to the plurality of kinds of compression-decoding schemes and decodes second audio data, which is compression-encoded by using an arbitrary one of the plurality of kinds of compression-encoding schemes, thereby generating a second digital audio signal; anda third digital signal processor which executes a mixing process of mixing the first digital audio signal which is output from the first digital signal processor and the second digital audio signal which is output from the second digital signal processor, thereby generating a digital audio output signal.

2. The playback apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first digital signal processor includes a first sampling rate conversion unit which up-converts, if a sampling rate of the first audio data is lower than a first sampling rate, the sampling rate of the decoded first audio data to the first sampling rate, the second digital signal processor includes a second sampling rate conversion unit which up-converts a sampling rate of the decoded second audio data to the first sampling rate, andthe third digital signal processor executes the mixing process in every sampling cycle corresponding to the first sampling rate.

3. The playback apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first digital signal processor sends the first digital audio signal to the third digital signal processor via a first I2S bus which connects the first digital signal processor and the third digital signal processor, and the second digital signal processor sends the second digital audio signal to the third digital signal processor via a second I2S bus which connects the second digital signal processor and the third digital signal processor.

4. The playback apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a fourth digital signal processor which compression-encodes the digital audio output, which is output from the third digital signal processor, and generates digital audio data corresponding to a predetermined audio output interface.

5. The playback apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second digital signal processor includes a third sampling rate conversion unit which up-converts a sampling rate of a third audio data to the first sampling rate, thereby generating a third digital audio signal having the first sampling rate, and the third digital signal processor executes a process of mixing the first digital audio signal, the second digital audio signal and the third digital audio signal in every sampling cycle corresponding to the first sampling rate.

6. A playback apparatus which plays back content that is stored in storage media and includes compression-encoded main video data, compression-encoded sub-video data, main audio data which is compression-encoded by using an arbitrary one of a plurality of kinds of compression-encoding schemes, and sub-audio data which is compression-encoded by using an arbitrary one of the plurality of kinds of compression-encoding schemes, the playback apparatus comprising: means for reading the main video data, the sub-video data, the main audio data and the sub-audio data from the storage media;means for decoding the read-out main video data;means for decoding the read-out sub-video data;a blend process unit which executes a blending process for overlaying the decoded main video data and the decoded sub-video data;means for outputting image data, which is obtained by the blending process, to a display device;a first digital signal processor which includes decode functions corresponding to the plurality of kinds of compression-decoding schemes and decodes the read-out main audio data, thereby generating a first digital audio signal;a second digital signal processor which includes decode functions corresponding to the plurality of kinds of compression-decoding schemes and decodes the read-out sub-audio data, thereby generating a second digital audio signal;a third digital signal processor which executes a mixing process of mixing the first digital audio signal which is output from the first digital signal processor and the second digital audio signal which is output from the second digital signal processor; andmeans for outputting an audio signal which is obtained by the mixing process.

7. The playback apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the first digital signal processor includes a first sampling rate conversion unit which up-converts, if a sampling rate of the main audio data is lower than a first sampling rate, the sampling rate of the decoded main audio data to the first sampling rate, the second digital signal processor includes a second sampling rate conversion unit which up-converts a sampling rate of the decoded sub-audio data to the first sampling rate, andthe third digital signal processor executes the mixing process in every sampling cycle corresponding to the first sampling rate.

8. The playback apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the first digital signal processor sends the first digital audio signal to the third digital signal processor via a first I2S bus which connects the first digital signal processor and the third digital signal processor, and the second digital signal processor sends the second digital audio signal to the third digital signal processor via a second I2S bus which connects the second digital signal processor and the third digital signal processor.

9. The playback apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising a fourth digital signal processor which compression-encodes the digital audio output signal, which is output from the third digital signal processor, and generates digital audio data corresponding to a predetermined audio output interface.

10. The playback apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the second digital signal processor includes a third sampling rate conversion unit which up-converts a sampling rate of effect sound, which is read from the storage media, to the first sampling rate, thereby generating a third digital audio signal having the first sampling rate, and the third digital signal processor executes a process of mixing the first digital audio signal, the second digital audio signal and the third digital audio signal in every sampling cycle corresponding to the first sampling rate.