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Acoustic characteristic correction device

Patent 5572443 Issued on November 5, 1996. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject May 5, 2014. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventors

Assignee

Application

No. 238510 filed on 05/05/1994

US Classes:

702/103, Acoustic381/101, Automatic tone control381/103, Having automatic equalizer circuit708/322Adaptive

Examiners

Primary: Voeltz, Emanuel T.
Assistant: Assouad, Patrick

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Foreign Patent References

  • 529158 EP. 08/13/1991
  • 571635 EP. 11/13/1992

International Class

H03G 005/00

Foreign Application Priority Data

1993-05-11 JP

Abstract

An acoustic characteristic correction device includes a section for setting a desired characteristic of a response characteristic in a reproduction system including a sound field, a section for outputting information of a measured characteristic of the response characteristic, a section for computing a correction characteristic for realizing the desired characteristic on the basis of the desired characteristic and the measured characteristic, and a section for imparting the computed correction characteristic to a sound signal to be reproduced. The device may further includes a display section for displaying the set desired characteristic, a section for controlling the level or frequency of the computed correction characteristic, a section for imparting a compensation characteristic to the correction characteristic. Results of measurement at plural points for plural measuring times may be stored and an average value of the results of measurement may be used as a measuring signal. In measuring a response characteristic by using a TSP signal, a convolution operator may be used commonly for time compression by an inverse filter characteristic and imparting of a correction characteristic.

Other References

  • European Search Report dated, Sep. 18, 1995, Appl. No. 94107305.8
  • Robert W. Adams, "An Automatic Equalizer/Analyzer", An Audio Engineering Society Preprint, Presented at the 67th Convention 1980 Oct. 31/Nov. 3, New York
  • Cecil W. Solomon, et al., "A 12-Band Microprocessor Controlled Graphic Equalizer Display Filter IC", IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics 37 (1991) Aug., No. 3, New Yor
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