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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2018
Applicant:
Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation, San Francisco, CA (US);
Inventors:
Mark William Gerrard, Balmain, AU;
Michael William Mason, Wahroonga, AU;
Assignee:
Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation, San Francisco, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04S 7/00 (2006.01); H04S 5/02 (2006.01); H04R 5/02 (2006.01); H04S 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04S 7/303 (2013.01); H04R 5/02 (2013.01); H04S 7/302 (2013.01); H04S 3/008 (2013.01); H04S 2400/01 (2013.01); H04S 2400/07 (2013.01); H04S 2400/13 (2013.01); H04S 2420/01 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods are described for providing an immersive listening area for one or more listeners. To improve the immersive experience a rear sound bar is placed behind the listeners and the input channels of the rear sound bar receive customized processing to create a virtual rear sound stage. The virtual rear sound stage and a front sound stage created by a front sound bar, combine to create an overall sound stage to encompass the listeners, providing the listeners with an immersive listening experience.