Patent ID: 6985595
Filing Date: 2006-01-10
Classification: H04H

Abstract:
1. A signal processing apparatus comprising: a plurality of signal processing channels, each for processing a signal; a memory for storing a first type of name data items, each representing a string of letters of a first length indicative of each of said signal processing channels, and a second type of name data items, each representing a string of letters of a second length indicative of each of said signal processing channels, said second length being longer than said first length; a plurality of channel units, each allotted to each of said signal processing channels, said channel units being aligned side by side in a control panel, each of said channel units including an indicator unit for displaying a string of letters in a limited length, at least one first control element for a control of the signal processing through the channel to which said each channel unit is allotted, and a second control element for selecting only the channel to which said each channel unit is allotted out of said plurality of signal processing channels a signal processing control device for controlling the signal processing through each of said signal processing channels according to the control of said first control element included in said each channel unit; an indicator display control device for controlling said indicator units, in a first display mode, to display a simple indication of information about each signal processing channel using each of said indicator units based on each of said first type of name data items, and, in a second display mode, to display a detailed indication of information about one of said plurality of signal processing channel that is designated by the second control element included in the channel unit allotted thereto, said detailed indication being an indication using more than one of said plurality of indicator units based on said second type of name data items for said designated signal processing channel.