Patent ID: 9277340
Filing Date: 2016-03-01
CPC Classification: H04R

Claim Text:
1. A sound output system comprising an information processing apparatus, a first output device having a first sound outputter, and a second output device having a second sound outputter, the information processing apparatus including a sound generator configured to generate, based on predetermined information processing, a first sound signal to be outputted to the first output device, and a second sound signal that is a sound signal to be outputted to the second output device and has a sound content different from that of the first sound signal, the second output device including: a headphone connector configured to connect headphones; a second sound output controller configured to output, from the second sound outputter, a second sound based on the second sound signal, and to output, when the headphones are connected to the headphone connector, the second sound from the headphones; and a connection detector configured to notify the information processing apparatus whether or not the headphones are connected, and the sound generator generating, when the connection detector notifies that the headphones are connected to the second output device, the second sound signal such that at least a part of a first sound based on the first sound signal is contained in the second sound, while the part of the first sound is not contained in the second sound when no headphones are connected, wherein the first sound and the second sound are outputted simultaneously.