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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8111829 | Method and apparatus for encoding and decoding stereo signal and multi-channel signal Provided are a method and apparatus for encoding and decoding a stereo signal or a multi-channel signal. According to the method and apparatus, a stereo signal or a multi-channel signal can be encoded and/or decoded by generating parameters based on a mono signal. | 02/07/2012 |
| 8103005 | Primary-ambient decomposition of stereo audio signals using a complex similarity index An audio signal is processed to derive primary and ambient components of the signal. The signal is first transformed to generate frequency-domain subband signals. Primary and ambient components are separated by comparing frequency subband content using a complex-val... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8023659 | Mixing system, method and program In a situation where a plurality of virtual sound sources are fixedly located, a mixing system allows a listener to increase or decrease the sound volumes of the virtual sound sources with a simple operation. Directional angle difference detection means 24 de... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7889871 | Apparatus for multichannel sound reproduction system The sound reproduction of a multichannel sound reproduction system with a plurality of speakers which is connected to the output of an FM stereo receiver is controlled by a control signal derived from the reception quality. Preferably, the control signal from the FM... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7664271 | Method and apparatus for processing sound signal A method for processing sound signal including an L side enhanced difference signal comprising a sum of a signal being removed low frequency component from L−R signal and an L+R signal, an R side enhanced difference signal comprising a sum of a signal being remove... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7486796 | Stereo receiver for controlling continuously degree of separation A stereo receiver of a simple structure is disclosed capable of continuously controlling the degree of separation of left and right voice signals in accordance with the level of electric field strength. The stereo receiver comprises electric field strength detecting... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7362382 | Automatic gain control circuitry To provide an automatic gain control circuitry which effectively works for a video signal of which pedestal level in an effective video period is different from the pedestal level in the vertical blanking period. The automatic gain control circuitry comprises a firs... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7337111 | Use of voice-to-remaining audio (VRA) in consumer applications Systems provide an audio/visual output to each of a plurality of listeners in a manner that permits individualized audio adjustment, wherein audio comprises a first signal that is substantially voice and a second signal that is substantially other than voice. The sy... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7266501 | Method and apparatus for accommodating primary content audio and secondary content remaining audio capability in the digital audio production process The invention enables the inclusion of voice and remaining audio information at different parts of the audio production process. In particular, the invention embodies special techniques for VRA-capable digital mastering, accommodation of PCPV/PCA and/or SCRA signals... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7260225 | Method and device for processing a stereo audio signal In a device for processing a stereo audio signal having a first channel and a second channel the stereo signal is at first analyzed to obtain a measure for a quantity of bits required by a coder to code the stereo audio signal using a coding algorithm. The first cha... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7243073 | Method for realizing virtual multi-channel output by spectrum analysis A method for realizing virtual multi-channel by spectrum analysis is disclosed. The low-frequency-effect sound data is obtained by averaging sound data of left and right channels in the two-channel sound source and filtering the average by a first low pass filter. T... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7110549 | Noise reduction in a stereo receiver A method to denoise a stereo signal comprising a stereo sum signal and a stereo difference signal, performs a frequency selective stereo to mono blending based on the masking effect of the human auditory system. Therefore, a stereo signal noise reducer, comprising a... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7065218 | Method of generating a left modified and a right modified audio signal for a stereo system The invention relates to a method of generating a left modified and a right modified audio signal for a stereo system from multichannel audio signals (XL, XR, XLS, XRS, and XC) with a left and a right channel an... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7065217 | Apparatus and method for multichannel sound reproduction system The sound reproduction of a multichannel sound reproduction system with a plurality of speakers which is connected to the output of an FM stereo receiver is controlled by a control signal derived from the reception quality. Preferably, the control signal from the FM... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6993309 | Noise removal apparatus and an FM receiver A noise removal unit mounted on a car radio according to the invention removes multipath noise and pulse noise from FM demodulated signals. At this time, the noise removal unit removes all of the multipath noise. Also, in case where the generation density of noise i... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6954534 | Multiple signal carrier transmission apparatus and method A multiple signal carrier transmission apparatus and method for broadcasting stereo sounds to an audio output device uses three related carrier frequencies on which are modulated the sum of first and second stereo channel signals and the first and second stereo chan... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6927802 | TV receiver with individually programmable SAPchannel A video signal processor is used to receive programs in the form of a composite video signal which incorporates a video broadcast channel, a main audio channel and an additional audio channel. The main audio channel may carry a standard audio track for the program w... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6912501 | Use of voice-to-remaining audio (VRA) in consumer applications A method for providing multiple users with voice-to-remaining audio (VRA) adjustment capability includes receiving at a first decoder a voice signal and a remaining audio signal and simultaneously receiving at a second decoder, the voice signal and the remaining aud... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6859238 | Scaling adjustment to enhance stereo separation A demodulator (10) converts television signals to video baseband signals and audio baseband signals including stereo signals representing a right channel signal value and a left channel signal value. A DSP (60) recursively finds a preferred coefficient... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6772127 | Method and apparatus for accommodating primary content audio and secondary content remaining audio capability in the digital audio production process The invention enables the inclusion of voice and remaining audio information at different parts of the audio production process. In particular, the invention embodies special techniques for VRA-capable digital mastering and accommodation of VRA by those classes of a... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6658116 | Stereo radio receiver A stereo radio receiver has a channel separation stage for setting an optimal channel separation of the left audio channel from the right audio channel, even under sufficient receiving field strength following a time of multipath reception for the duratio... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6535608 | Stereo broadcasting receiving device A stereo broadcasting receiving device comprises pseudo stereo signal generation means for generating a pseudo left stereo signal and a pseudo right stereo signal from an L+R signal, first multiplication means for multiplying the pseudo left stereo signal... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6522750 | Method and corresponding system for influencing the stereo channel separation of an audiosignal A method for influencing the channel separation of an audio signal to be reproduced, obtained from a received radio signal, in a radio receiver, as well as a radio receiver for carrying out the method includes an auxiliary field strength signal derived fr... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6311155 | Use of voice-to-remaining audio (VRA) in consumer applications A method for providing multiple users with voice-to-remaining audio (VRA) adjustment capability includes receiving at a first decoder a voice signal and a remaining audio signal and simultaneously receiving at a second decoder, the voice signal and the re... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6295362 | Direct digital synthesis of FM signals A digital FM signal generator allows the generation of a modulated FM signal for broadcasting without the need for an analog modulator. The signal generator includes a digital signal processor which receives left and right signals from left and right sign... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6173022 | Synchronizing audio signal samples taken at different sampling rates Audio signal samples taken at different sampling rates are synchronized. A plurality of channels of audio data are sampled at different rates and recognizable synchronization data are added to selected samples of at least one channel of the plurality of c... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6002774 | Arrangement, a system, a circuit and a method for enhancing a stereo image A stereophonic audio signal processing arrangement for variably enhancing a stereo image, wherein the stereo image enhancement is reduced at high signal levels so as to reduce distortion. The arrangement is used in a stereophonic audio reproduction system... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5784465 | Stereo receiver The invention is directed to reducing noises of a low density without causing the listener to feel a sense of incongruity. A received signal is subjected to frequency discrimination. The sound signals of the right-channel and the left-channel are separate... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5771293 | Switching arrangement for mobile radio receivers In the case of a switching arrangement for mobile radio receivers having a device for adjusting the stereo playback portion relative to the mono playback portion as a function of multipath effects, the resetting time of mono to stereo playback is a functi... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5740523 | Radio receiver A radio receiver in which, even with large variability in the components, the receiving conditions can be set according to the antenna input level in a uniform way. A high frequency cutoff circuit 30 reduces high frequency components in a composite signal... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5703954 | Method and apparatus for improving the quality of AM compatible digital broadcast system signals in the presence of distortion A system and method are provided for reducing perceived distortion in an output audio signal derived from an amplitude modulated compatible digital broadcast signal having a monophonic portion and a stereo portion. The stereo portion of this signal is dem... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5701345 | Multipath interference reduction system and method A multipath interference reduction system and method for smoothly reducing noise associated with FM stereo signal reception with an adjustable blend. The system includes a peak detector for detecting noise present in the received signal. When the detected... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5671286 | Strategy for controlling FM stereo separation and frequency response in noisy reception environments A control for an FM receiver reduces multipath distortion by reducing stereo separation and high frequency response in the demultiplexed signal. The receiver includes an FM detector including a noise detector as well as the signal strength meter for intro... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5661810 | Circuit arrangement for deriving signals for masking audio signals The circuit arrangement includes a first low-pass filter (2) for filtering an input signal (H3) proportional to the strength of a received radio signal; a second low-pass filter (3) for filtering the input signal (H3); a first weighting circuit (7) for we... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5661809 | Radio receiver having digital signal processing A radio receiver is provided having digital signal processing, a first and a second auxiliary signal derived from a received stereo multiplex signal, the first auxiliary signal being dependent upon the existence of signal components, whose frequency lies ... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5592557 | Radio receiver with digital signal processing In a radio receiver with digital signal processing, a stereo multiplex signal received and the useful signals derived therefrom are processed in digital form at a first sampling rate. The subsidiary signals derived from the stereo multiplex signal are at ... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5579395 | Stereo decoder with cross-talk compensation A circuit arrangement for converting of a stereo signal having a mid-plane signal and a side signal into an output signal for each of two audio signal channels. By this circuit arrangement, a simplified and also automatic crosstalk cancellation is possibl... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5455866 | Adaptive separation control for stereophonic radio receiver A level detector is provided for detecting the level of a signal demodulated by a detector of a stereophonic radio receiver. A separation controller is provided for producing a separation control signal dependent on the detected level. In response to the ... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5432854 | Stereo FM receiver, noise control circuit therefor A noise control system for a FM stereo receiver senses the presence of noise outside of the FM stereo transmission bandwidth at an output of a FM detector and uses variations of amplitude of the sensed noise to control stereo channel separation and audio ... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5390344 | FM audio signal receiver having a characteristic control function An FM audio signal receiver having a characteristic control function includes a receiving circuit for receiving an FM broadcast wave, a received state analyzing circuit for analyzing a state of the FM broadcast signal received by the receiving circuit, an... | 02/14/1995 |
