Signal processing device, signal processing method, program, and video display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11722110-B2
Application number	US-202017604365-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 30, 2020
Priority date	Apr 23, 2019
Publication date	Aug 8, 2023
Grant date	Aug 8, 2023

Abstract

A signal processing device includes a first panel displacement control unit to which a first audio signal is input, a second panel displacement control unit to which a second audio signal is input, and a control unit configured to control the first panel displacement control unit and the second panel displacement control unit. The first panel displacement control unit includes a first gain adjustment unit configured to adjust a level of the first audio signal, the second panel displacement control unit includes a second gain adjustment unit configured to adjust a level of the second audio signal, and the control unit includes a correlation determination unit configured to determine presence or absence of a correlation between the first audio signal and the second audio signal, and a gain control unit configured to control a level adjustment amount in each of the first gain adjustment unit and the second gain adjustment unit on the basis of a determination result of the correlation determination unit.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A signal processing device comprising:
a first panel displacement control unit to which a first audio signal is input;
a second panel displacement control unit to which a second audio signal is input; and
a control unit configured to control the first panel displacement control unit and the second panel displacement control unit, wherein
the first panel displacement control unit includes a first gain adjustment unit configured to adjust a level of the first audio signal,
the second panel displacement control unit includes a second gain adjustment unit configured to adjust a level of the second audio signal, and
the control unit includes
a correlation determination unit configured to determine presence or absence of a correlation between the first audio signal and the second audio signal, and
a gain control unit configured to control a level adjustment amount in each of the first gain adjustment unit and the second gain adjustment unit on a basis of a determination result of the correlation determination unit.

2. The signal processing device according to claim 1 , wherein
the first panel displacement control unit further includes
a first displacement detection unit configured to detect a displacement amount of a first video display panel that is vibrated to generate sound on a basis of the first audio signal, and
a first threshold setting unit configured to calculate a displacement amount at which no image shake occurs and set a displacement amount calculated as a first threshold,
the first gain adjustment unit adjusts a level of the first audio signal on a basis of a result of comparison between a displacement amount detected by the first displacement detection unit and the first threshold,
the second panel displacement control unit further includes
a second displacement detection unit configured to detect a displacement amount of a second video display panel that is vibrated to generate sound on a basis of the second audio signal, and
a second threshold setting unit configured to calculate a displacement amount at which no image shake occurs and set a displacement amount calculated as a second threshold, and
the second gain adjustment unit adjusts a level of the second audio signal on a basis of a result of comparison between a displacement amount detected by the second displacement detection unit and the second threshold.

3. The signal processing device according to claim 2 , wherein
the first panel displacement control unit further includes
a first control gain calculation unit configured to calculate a first control gain on a basis of a result of comparison between a displacement amount detected by the first displacement detection unit and the first threshold, and
the second panel displacement control unit further includes
a second control gain calculation unit configured to calculate a second control gain on a basis of a result of comparison between a displacement amount detected by the second displacement detection unit and the second threshold.

4. The signal processing device according to claim 3 , wherein
in a case where it is determined that there is a correlation between the first audio signal and the second audio signal, the gain control unit sets a control gain with a large adjustment amount among the first control gain and the second control gain in each of the first gain adjustment unit and the second gain adjustment unit,
the gain control unit controls the first gain adjustment unit to adjust a level of the first audio signal using a set control gain, and
the gain control unit controls the second gain adjustment unit to adjust a level of the second audio signal using a set control gain.

5. The signal processing device according to claim 3 , wherein
in a case where it is determined that there is no correlation between the first audio signal and the second audio signal,
the gain control unit controls the first gain adjustment unit to adjust a level of the first audio signal using the first control gain, and
the gain control unit controls the second gain adjustment unit to adjust a level of the second audio signal using the second control gain.

6. The signal processing device according to claim 2 , wherein
the first displacement detection unit includes a filter that approximates a displacement characteristic of the first video display panel, the displacement characteristic being measured in advance, and
the second displacement detection unit includes a filter that approximates a displacement characteristic of the second video display panel, the displacement characteristic being measured in advance.

7. The signal processing device according to claim 1 , wherein
the correlation determination unit determines a correlation between a low-frequency component of the first audio signal and a low-frequency component of the second audio signal.

8. The signal processing device according to claim 2 , wherein
the first video display panel and the second video display panel are panels disposed at positions adjacent to each other.

9. The signal processing device according to claim 1 , wherein
the first audio signal is a left (L) channel signal, and the second audio signal is a right (R) channel signal.

10. A signal processing method comprising:
causing a first gain adjustment unit included in a first panel displacement control unit to which a first audio signal is input to adjust a level of the first audio signal;
causing a second gain adjustment unit included in a second panel displacement control unit to which a second audio signal is input to adjust a level of the second audio signal;
causing a correlation determination unit included in a control unit to determine presence or absence of a correlation between the first audio signal and the second audio signal; and
causing a gain control unit included in the control unit to control a level adjustment amount in each of the first gain adjustment unit and the second gain adjustment unit on a basis of a determination result of the correlation determination unit.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, wherein the computer-readable storage medium including a program that causes a computer to perform a signal processing method, the signal processing method comprising:
causing a first gain adjustment unit included in a first panel displacement control unit to which a first audio signal is input to adjust a level of the first audio signal;
causing a second gain adjustment unit included in a second panel displacement control unit to which a second audio signal is input to adjust a level of the second audio signal;
causing a correlation determination unit included in a control unit to determine presence or absence of a correlation between the first audio signal and the second audio signal; and
causing a gain control unit included in the control unit to control a level adjustment amount in each of the first gain adjustment unit and the second gain adjustment unit on a basis of a determination result of the correlation determination unit.

12. A video display device comprising:
a first video display panel;
a first vibrator configured to vibrate the first video display panel;
a second video display panel disposed at a position adjacent to the first video display panel;
a second vibrator configured to vibrate the second video display panel;
a first panel displacement control unit to which a first audio signal is input;
a second panel displacement control unit to which a second audio signal is input; and
a control unit configured to control the first panel displacement control unit and the second panel displacement control unit, wherei

Assignees

• Sony Group Corp

Inventors

• Yoneda Michiaki
• Kuroda Yoshiyuki

Classifications

• H03G3/3005 Primary

  in amplifiers suitable for low-frequencies, e.g. audio amplifiers (H03G3/32, H03G3/34 take precedence) · CPC title

• H04R1/028

  associated with devices performing functions other than acoustics, e.g. electric candles · CPC title

• H04R5/02

  Spatial or constructional arrangements of loudspeakers · CPC title

• H04R5/04

  Circuit arrangements, {e.g. for selective connection of amplifier inputs/outputs to loudspeakers, for loudspeaker detection, or for adaptation of settings to personal preferences or hearing impairments (combinations of amplifiers H03F3/68; stereophonic systems H04S)} · CPC title

• H04R29/001

  for loudspeakers (H04R29/007 takes precedence) · CPC title