Patent ID: 7227964

Claim:
An audio signal processing apparatus, comprising: first audio signal processing means for processing an audio signal within a first process time; second audio signal processing means for processing said audio signal within a second process time which is different from said first process time; audio signal delaying means for delaying said audio signal in response to each of said first process time of said first audio signal processing means and said second process time of said second audio signal processing means; audio signal outputting means for selectively outputting said audio signals respectively processed by said first and second audio signal processing means; selecting means for allowing said audio signals respectively processed by said first and second audio signal processing means to be selectively received by said audio signal outputting means, and process time calculating means for calculating said first process time in which said audio signal is processed by said first audio signal processing means, and said second process time in which said audio signal is processed by said second audio signal processing means, wherein said audio signal outputting means is operative to output said audio signal delayed by said audio signal delaying means to ensure that said audio signal to be outputted to said exterior device is seamlessly switched from said audio signal processed by one of said first and second audio signal processing means to said audio signal processed by the other of said first and second audio signal processing means when said audio signal to be received by said audio signal outputting means is switched by said selecting means from said audio signal processed by one of said first and second audio signal processing means to said audio signal processed by the other of said first and second audio signal processing means, and said process time calculating means is operative to allow said audio signal delaying means to receive and store said first and second process time.