Patent ID: 8446533
Filing Date: 2013-05-21
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A receiving apparatus comprising: a connecting unit; an audio output unit; and a control unit that (a) performs a process for transmitting a predetermined command to a second device if a first device is connected to the connecting unit and audio data is not output by the audio output unit, (b) determines, using predetermined information received from the second device, whether or not the second device outputs first audio data, (c) performs a surround sound process on second audio data if the predetermined information indicates that the first audio data is subjected to surround sound processing by the second device, (d) performs a process for causing the first device to output third audio data if the predetermined information indicates that first audio data is subject to surround sound processing by the second device, and (e) performs a process for causing the first device to output the second audio data if the predetermined information does not indicate that audio data is subject to surround sound processing by the second device, wherein the predetermined command is used for requesting the second device to transmit audio data to the receiving apparatus, and wherein the first audio data includes audio data subjected to surround sound processing by the second device, the second audio data includes audio data received from the second device, and the third data is generated by subjecting surround sound processing to the second audio data.