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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8189824 | Apparatus and method for controlling a plurality of speakers by means of a graphical user interface In a reproduction area where there are at least three directional groups, each of which has speakers, triggering of the speakers is achieved in that a source path from a first directional group position to a second directional group position is initially obtained al... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8184834 | Controller and user interface for dialogue enhancement techniques A plural-channel audio signal (e.g., a stereo audio) is processed to modify a gain (e.g., a volume level or loudness) of an estimated dialogue signal (e.g., dialogue spoken by actors in a movie) relative to other signals (e.g., reflected or reverberated sound). In s... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8160280 | Apparatus and method for controlling a plurality of speakers by means of a DSP In a reproduction environment, speakers are grouped in directional groups, wherein the directional groups overlap with respect to the associated speakers so that speakers are present which have a speaker parameter having different values for the first directional gr... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8081785 | High efficiency converter providing switching amplifier bias An audio amplifier system having improved power efficiency by wasting less power in its bias voltage circuit. An amplifier provides a voice signal to a first (+) input of a loudspeaker and a high efficiency converter provides a bias voltage to a second (−) input o... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8023672 | Easy-to-assemble one-piece surround speaker structure The present invention discloses an easy-to-assemble one-piece surround speaker structure, wherein a plurality of integrable speaker housings realizes a size-adjustable audio structure, and whereby an user can self-adjust the length of a surround speaker in accordanc... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7986801 | Device having a point and a spatial sound generating-means for providing stereo sound sensation over a large area A device is described, having a first (2) and a second (4) sound-generating means and an input for a stereo signal (S) comprising left (L) and right (R) sound signals. The device has an interconnected first (1) and second (3) part compris... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7929720 | Position detecting system, speaker system, and user terminal apparatus A position detecting system capable of detecting the position of a user as a listener in a simple manner. The position detecting system comprises a speaker system comprising a plurality of spatially-arranged speakers including at least a first speaker and a second s... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7817812 | Compact audio reproduction system with large perceived acoustic size and image A compact audio reproduction system for two input signals includes at least four loudspeakers disposed at the vertices of a quadrilateral not more than two feet on any side and such that no two loudspeakers are located at a distance from one another which is less th... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7636448 | System and method for generating sound events A system and method for recording and reproducing three-dimensional sound events using a discretized, integrated macro-micro sound volume for reproducing a 3D acoustical matrix that reproduces sound including natural propagation and reverberation. The system and met... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7606380 | Method and system for sound beam-forming using internal device speakers in conjunction with external speakers A method and system for sound beam-forming using internal device speakers in conjunction with external speakers provides a low cost alternative to present external surround array systems. A processing circuit within an audio device or audio/visual (AV) device such a... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7441630 | Multi-driver speaker system A speaker unit includes first and second drivers carried by first and second enclosures. A first linkage supports the second driver enclosure relative to the first driver enclosure and provides at least two positional degrees of freedom of movement of the second dri... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7412267 | Mobile device with a combination attachment and acoustic port A method and apparatus for combining an attachment and acoustic port on a housing of a mobile device is disclosed herein. The mobile device includes a speaker disposed within the housing. A combined attachment and acoustic port disposed on the housing is configured ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7412067 | Acoustic apparatus and acoustic setting method A setting up operation for connecting a number of speakers can be easily executed by a system in which setups and pattern numbers are stored in a memory. When the user operates an operation input unit and selects an easy setup, a default setting pattern number is re... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7382888 | Phase shifting audio signal combining Combining audio channel signals includes shifting the phase of a first audio signal relative to a second audio signal. In one embodiment, the relative phase shifting is substantially limited to a predetermined frequency range. ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7362874 | Speaker system having a front speaker integrated with a reflection-type surround speaker A surround speaker system according to the present invention includes an integral speaker in which a surround speaker is integrally formed with a front speaker, a canceling device for canceling a directly propagating sound of the surround speaker, and a reflective d... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359671 | Multiple channel wireless communication system A wireless audio distribution system may have a wireless transmitter, responsive to a plurality of audio input channels, for transmitting signals carrying the audio, a receiver, responsive to the transmitted signals for selecting one or more of the audio input chann... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7350618 | Multimedia speaker product A satellite speaker system includes a side firing low mid driver mounted in a sub-enclosure which is vented into a second sub-enclosure through an acoustic resistance vent and to a third sub-enclosure through a variable aperture second vent. The vents further serve ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7343018 | System of sound transducers with controllable directional properties The invention relates to loudspeaker systems or loudspeaker columns as used in public address systems and at (pop) concerts. Such systems heretofore possess a frequency-dependent coverage angle and strong second and third order side lobes. The invention describes fo... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7340062 | Sound reproduction method and apparatus for assessing real-world performance of hearing and hearing aids A sound recording and reproduction system for testing hearing and hearing aids is disclosed. Recordings of sound are made in a real word acoustic environment, for example, which are stored as audio signals. In a testing environment, a plurality of loudspeakers is lo... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7330553 | Audio signal reproducing apparatus A small-sized audio signal reproducing apparatus for hearing reproduced audio signals with the aid of a headphone is disclosed. Digitized and compression encoded audio signals, stored in a semiconductor memory, are read out so as to undergo a decoding operation, whi... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7317932 | Portable phone capable of being switched into hearing aid function The present invention discloses a portable phone using a sound receiving unit installed in the portable phone to receive a sound in the surrounding within an appropriate range, and then using a sound source playback device to play a sound after being amplified, so t... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7302061 | Dual-tweeter loudspeaker A dual tweeter speaker, wherein the tweeters are spaced far apart, is provided. The loudspeaker system includes a woofer and two tweeters, which are arranged so they reduce interference with sound waves emitted by the woofer. The spaced apart tweeters provide an imp... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7295883 | Method and apparatus for providing audio signals An apparatus including an audio data processor is connected to a data bus to receive encoded digital audio signals. The audio data processor decodes the encoded digital audio signals, and transmits the decoded digital audio signals in different output formats to an ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7283635 | Headset with memory A headset having a built-in memory to store parameter settings relating to headset performance characteristics such as headphone(s) and/or microphone performance characteristics. The performance characteristics can be measured during headset production and stored in... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7273251 | Video game chair A video game chair for enhancing the enjoyment of a video game includes a chair member formed of a horizontal seat portion with a backrest portion vertically extending therefrom. Adjacent each of two opposing sides of the seat portion is an adjustable arm with a gam... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7260235 | Line electroacoustical transducing A line array loudspeaker system including a large number of small, regularly and closely spaced acoustical drivers. Each of the acoustical drivers receives essentially the same audio signal. In another embodiment, a line array includes a plurality of portable line a... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7254239 | Sound system and method of sound reproduction A sound reproduction system comprises a left and right speakers located in close proximity, and a sound processor which provides audio signals to the pair of speakers. The sound processor preferably derives a cancellation signal from the difference between the left ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7254368 | Audio system and head attachment audio unit An audio system is provided that comprises a headphone for reading music information or the like recorded in a memory card attached to an external interface to reproduce audio signal and for outputting sound conforming to the audio signal; and a remote control unit ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7242785 | Portable powered speaker A portable speaker system includes a telescoping enclosure containing at least two drivers. The telescoping enclosure includes an inner section nested within an outer section. Each of the inner section and the outer section includes at least one speaker driver. The ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7237648 | Surround sound positioning tower system and method A surround sound system and method involving a surround sound tower (10) having planar speakers (11b); a base plate (20); and a structure for positioning (30) the surround sound tower on the base plate (20), the surround sou... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7236751 | Strap pendant with input buttons on strap for controlling attached portable devices An input/output device is adopted which includes a pendant strap and a connecting member connecting the strap in a ring shape. The strap incorporates at least one input portion. The connecting member includes a connector for the input portion and a portable informat... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7233769 | Multiple channel wireless communication system A wireless audio distribution system may include a wireless transmitter transmititing an encoded digital bitstream serially combining each of a plurality of audio input channels and control data, a wireless receiver receiving the transmitted bitstream, a manual sele... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7231053 | Enhanced multi-channel audio surround sound from front located loudspeakers In a loudspeaker system with main and sub-speakers, a modified and inverted left surround signal is added to the signals driving the right main speaker and a modified and inverted right surround signal is added to the signals driving the Left Main Speaker for the pu... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7224992 | Four pole stereo headset with push to talk capability in a duplex radio A stereo headset (104) with push-to-talk function can be interfaced with a wireless communication device (102) via a connector interface. The connector interface preferably includes a jack at the wireless communication device (102) and a compati... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7218740 | Audio system An automotive in-cabin audio system comprising a plurality of speakers installed at different positions in the cabin is disclosed, in which the playback signal from a multichannel player having sources of at least three channels recorded therein is processed in acco... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7201251 | Modular speaker cabinet A speaker cabinet design for providing adjustability of the number of speaker cabinets contained in a speaker array comprises female connectors (50) along the front and back edges on the top and right sides. A user of the cabinet can attach a mating second ca... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200000 | Notebook with an audio player A notebook with an audio player is provided, wherein one side of the computer mainframe is provided with a receive chamber and is pivotally connected with a display screen. The audio player is connected to one side of the display screen corresponding to the receive ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7191022 | Public addressing system A sound-amplification apparatus comprises: an acoustic signal source for outputting an acoustic signal; an amplified sound source for receiving the acoustic signal from the acoustic signal source and radiating an amplified sound; a control sound source provided in a... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7191124 | Voice input and output apparatus with balancing among sound pressures at control points in a sound field A voice input and output apparatus is comprised of a voice output section that produces a sound field by outputting a sound on the basis of a voice output signal. A voice signal control section derives a calculation expression of a filtering process on the basis of ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188196 | Method and apparatus for playing analog audio to multiple codec outputs Method and apparatus for playing analog audio in an electronic audio system having multiple audio codecs, only one of which has a direct hardware connection to the analog audio source. First analog audio data is received from the analog audio source at a first audio... | 03/06/2007 |
