Patent ID: 9524723
Filing Date: 2016-12-20
CPC Classification: G10L,H04L,H04N,H04R

Claim Text:
1. An information processing apparatus that controls reproduction of an audio signal through a speaker apparatus having a function of decoding the audio signal, the audio signal being stored in an external storage, the information processing apparatus comprising: a detection unit configured to detect a coding method of the audio signal as a target coding method; a decoding unit configured to decode the audio signal; a storage unit in which decoding compatibility information is stored, the decoding compatibility information indicating whether or not the target coding method is a method in which each of the decoding unit and the speaker apparatus can decode the audio signal; a communication unit configured to communicate with the external storage and the speaker apparatus; and a control unit configured to select one of a first control and a second control based on the target coding method and the decoding compatibility information, and perform the selected one of the first control and the second control, the first control being for causing: the communication unit to obtain the audio signal from the external storage; the decoding unit to decode the obtained audio signal; and the communication unit to transmit the decoded audio signal to the speaker apparatus, the second control being for causing: the external storage to directly transmit the audio signal to the speaker apparatus; and the speaker apparatus to decode the audio signal.