Patent ID: 7633487
Filing Date: 2009-12-15
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. A multichannel information processing device wherein a plurality of video images are displayed simultaneously on a display device, comprising: video image information control means for acquiring information for the plurality of video images, and for deciding video image position information relating to display position on a display device for the plurality of video images and outputting the information for a plurality of video images based on the video image position information; cursor position control means for calculating cursor position information of a displayed cursor based on cursor instructions information input via an input device and generating and outputting cursor image information based on the cursor position information; display image generating means for synthesizing information for the plurality of video images output by the video image display control means and cursor image information output by cursor position control means and displaying the same on said display device; distance information generating means for calculating respective distances between each of the display positions of the plurality of video images and a cursor display position based on each center position information of the plurality of video images and center position information of the displayed cursor, and generating respective distance information; and audio output control means for deciding respective volumes of audio data for the plurality of video images displayed simultaneously on the display device based on each distance information generated by the distance information generating means, and simultaneously outputting respective audio data to an output device, wherein the audio output control means sets respective volumes of the audio data corresponding to the plurality of video images to one of multiple values so as to be in inverse proportion to the respective distances generated by said distance information generating means, synthesizes the audio data corresponding to the plurality of video images displayed by the display image generating means, using the respective volumes, and outputs the synthesized audio data.