Apparatus and method for simultaneously reproducing audio signals for multiple channels
Patent 5917781 Issued on June 29, 1999. Estimated Expiration Date: 
June 20, 2017. 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.
June 20, 2017. 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.Patent ReferencesRecording medium reproduction apparatus and recording medium reproduction method for selecting, mixing and outputting arbitrary two streams from medium including a plurality of high effiency-encoded sound streams recorded thereon Multilingual recording medium and reproducing apparatus with automatic selection of substitutes and languages based on frequency of selections Multimedia optical disc which conforms to the motion picture rating systems in a variety of countries and a reproducing device for said disc Patent #: 5691972 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 880168 filed on 06/20/1997US Classes:369/4, Combining signals to form composite (e.g., mixing)369/47.16, Of plural interrelated channels386/97Selective mode (e.g., mono, stereo, or bilingual)ExaminersPrimary: Dinh, TanInternational ClassesH04B 001/20H04N 005/91 Foreign Application Priority Data1996-06-22 KRAbstractA reproducing method and apparatus include an audio signal processor, a controller, and at least one decoder. The audio signal processor receives digital audio signals for more than one channel reproduced from a disc, and processes the received digital audio signals. The controller sets at least a first channel for reproduction, and generates a first control signal indicative thereof. The first decoder receives the processed audio signals and the first control signal, and extracts and decodes audio signals for the first channel included in the processed audio signals based on the first control signal.Other References
Field of SearchCombining signals to form composite (e.g., mixing)One of systems having plural concurrent signals (e.g., stereophonic) Fading between plural signals Audio signal Selective mode (e.g., mono, stereo, or bilingual) Multiplexing or demultiplexing Plurality of audio channels Optical Disc Digital audio signal Disc | |
