Headphone device, terminal device, information transmitting method, program, and headphone system

Abstract

This disclosure relates to a headphone device, a terminal device, an information transmitting method, a program, and a headphone system capable of reducing a process burden of parameter control in a noise canceling process of the headphone device. In the terminal device capable of communicating with the headphone device, a parameter appropriate for the noise canceling process is determined based on analysis of noise from outside and position information and indication information to indicate a processing parameter related to the noise canceling process in the headphone device is generated. This is transmitted to the headphone device side. In the headphone device, a processing parameter of the noise canceling process is set according to the indication information. According to this, a process to determine an optimal parameter of the noise canceling process on the headphone device side is not required.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A wireless communication apparatus, comprising:
 a microphone configured to collect ambient sound;   at least one sensor configured to detect environmental information;   a communication processor configured to communicate with a headphone device based on a wireless communication standard; and   a processor configured to:
 analyze the ambient sound at a specific timing; 
 generate an instruction to identify a parameter for a noise cancelling process on the headphone device, wherein the instruction is generated based on the analyzed ambient sound and the detected environmental information; and 
 control the communication processor to transmit the generated instruction to the headphone device. 
   
     
     
         2 . The wireless communication apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the at least one sensor is further configured to detect at least one of a change in position, a change in temperature, a change in atmospheric pressure, a change in altitude, or a change in motion speed.   
     
     
         3 . The wireless communication apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
 determine, based on the environmental information, a timing at which a noise environment is changed; and   determine the specific timing based on the timing at which the noise environment is changed.   
     
     
         4 . A wireless communication apparatus, comprising:
 at least one sensor configured to detect environmental information;   a communication processor configured to communicate with a headphone device based on a wireless communication standard; and   a processor configured to:
 generate an instruction to identify a parameter for a noise cancelling process on the headphone device at a specific timing, wherein the instruction is generated based on the detected environmental information; and 
 control the communication processor to transmit the generated instruction to the headphone device. 
   
     
     
         5 . The wireless communication apparatus according to  claim 4 , wherein
 the at least one sensor is further configured to detect at least one of a change in position, a change in temperature, a change in atmospheric pressure, a change in altitude, or a change in motion speed.   
     
     
         6 . The wireless communication apparatus according to  claim 4 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
 determine, based on the environmental information, a timing at which a noise environment is changed; and   determine the specific timing based on the timing at which the noise environment is changed.   
     
     
         7 . A method, comprising:
 in a wireless communication apparatus:
 collecting, by a microphone, ambient sound; 
 detecting, by at least one sensor, environmental information; 
 communicating, by a communication processor, with a headphone device based on a wireless communication standard; 
 analyzing, by a processor, the ambient sound at a specific timing; 
 generating, by the processor, an instruction to identify a parameter for a noise cancelling process on the headphone device, wherein the instruction is generated based on the analyzed ambient sound and the detected environmental information; and 
 controlling, by the processor, the communication processor to transmit the generated instruction to the headphone device. 
   
     
     
         8 . The method according to  claim 7 , wherein
 the at least one sensor is configured to detect at least one of a change in position, a change in temperature, a change in atmospheric pressure, a change in altitude, or a change in motion speed.   
     
     
         9 . The method according to  claim 7 , further comprising:
 determining, based on the environmental information, a timing at which a noise environment is changed; and   determining the specific timing based on the timing at which the noise environment is changed.   
     
     
         10 . A method, comprising:
 in a wireless communication apparatus:
 detecting, by at least one sensor, environmental information; 
 communicating, by a communication processor, with a headphone device based on a wireless communication standard; 
 generating, by a processor, an instruction to identify a parameter for a noise cancelling process on the headphone device at a specific timing, wherein the instruction is generated based on the detected environmental information; and 
 controlling, by the processor, the communication processor to transmit the generated instruction to the headphone device. 
   
     
     
         11 . The method according to  claim 10 , wherein
 the at least one sensor is configured to detect at least one of a change in position, a change in temperature, a change in atmospheric pressure, a change in altitude, or a change in motion speed.   
     
     
         12 . The method according to  claim 10 , further comprising:
 determining, based on the environmental information, a timing at which a noise environment is changed; and   determining the specific timing based on the timing at which the noise environment is changed.   
     
     
         13 . A headphone device, comprising:
 a driver unit configured to generate sound;   a microphone configured to detect ambient sound;   a communication processor configured to receive instruction transmitted by a wireless communication apparatus, wherein the wireless communication apparatus generates the instruction based on detected environmental information;   a processor configured to set a parameter of a filter based on the received instruction, wherein the parameter of the filter is read from a memory of the headphone device;   a noise canceling processor configured to:
 execute a noise canceling process based on the instruction; and 
 generate a noise cancel signal based on the ambient sound and the set parameter of the filter.