Patent
Method, apparatus and program for setting function to operation control of signal processing apparatus
| العنوان: | Method, apparatus and program for setting function to operation control of signal processing apparatus |
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| Patent Number: | 8,046,686 |
| تاريخ النشر: | October 25, 2011 |
| Appl. No: | 11/193897 |
| Application Filed: | July 29, 2005 |
| مستخلص: | In a method of setting a function to an operation control provided in a signal processing apparatus, a display step is carried out to display a block diagram that depicts functions of the signal processing apparatus used for processing or mixing of a plurality of input signals. Then, a selection step is carried out to select a specific function out of the functions depicted in the block diagram. Thereafter, an assignment step is carried out to assign the selected specific function to an operation control of the signal processing apparatus. Practically, an operation control display step is carried out to display a plurality of operation controls of various types provided in the signal processing apparatus for selection of one operation control, so that the assignment step assigns the selected specific function to the operation control selected from the plurality of the operation controls displayed by the operation control display step. |
| Inventors: | Miwa, Akihiro (Hamamatsu, JP) |
| Assignees: | Yamaha Corporation (Hamamatsu-shi, JP) |
| Claim: | 1. A method of setting a function to a physical operation control provided in an operator strip of a panel of an audio mixing apparatus having a plurality of input channels for processing and mixing a plurality of input signals, the method comprising: a display step to display a block diagram that depicts functions of each of the plurality of the input channels of the audio mixing apparatus; a selection step to select a specific function out of the functions depicted in the block diagram of the input channel; another display step to display a plurality of physical operation controls of various types provided in the operator strip of the panel of the audio mixing apparatus; another selection step to select one physical operation control from the plurality of the displayed physical operation controls; and an assignment step to assign the selected specific function depicted in the block diagram of the input channel to the selected physical operation control in the operator strip of the panel of the audio mixing apparatus. |
| Claim: | 2. A setting apparatus for assigning a function to a physical operation control provided in an operator strip of a panel of an audio mixing apparatus having a plurality of input channels for processing and mixing a plurality of input signals, the setting apparatus comprising: a first display device that displays a block diagram depicting functions of each of the plurality of the input channels of the audio mixing apparatus; a first selection device that selects a specific function out of the functions depicted in the block diagram of the input channel; a second display device that displays a plurality of physical operation controls of various types provided in the operator strip of the panel of the audio mixing apparatus; a second selection device that selects one physical operation control from the plurality of the displayed physical operation controls; and an assignment device that assigns the selected specific function depicted in the block diagram of the input channel to the selected physical operation control in the operator strip of the panel of the audio mixing apparatus. |
| Claim: | 3. A computer readable storage media for use in an audio mixing apparatus having a processor for processing or mixing a plurality of input signals through a plurality of channels, the media containing program instructions executable by the processor for causing the audio mixing apparatus to perform a method of setting a function to a physical operation control provided in an operator strip of a panel of the audio mixing apparatus, the method comprising: a display step to display a block diagram that depicts functions of each of the plurality of the input channels of the audio mixing apparatus; a selection step to select a specific function out of the functions depicted in the block diagram of the input channel; another display step to display a plurality of physical operation controls of various types provided in the operator strip of the panel of the audio mixing apparatus; another selection step to select one physical operation control from the plurality of the displayed physical operation controls; and an assignment step to assign the selected specific function depicted in the block diagram of the input channel to the selected physical operation control in the operator strip of the panel of the audio mixing apparatus. |
| Current U.S. Class: | 715/716 |
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| Other References: | Owner's Instruction Manual for DM2000, Yamaha Corporation, 2002. cited by other Notice of Rejection mailed Oct. 1, 2009, for JP Patent Application No. 2004-226306, with English translation, four pages. cited by other Notice of Rejection mailed Jun. 25, 2009, for JP Patent Application No. 2004-226306, with English translation, four pages. cited by other |
| Primary Examiner: | Zahr, Ashraf |
| Attorney, Agent or Firm: | Morrison & Foerster LLP |
| رقم الانضمام: | edspgr.08046686 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | USPTO Patent Grants |
| الوصف غير متاح. |