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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2025

Filed:

May. 12, 2022
Applicant:

Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation, San Francisco, CA (US);

Inventors:

Christophe Chabanne, Carpentras, FR;

Nicolas R. Tsingos, San Francisco, CA (US);

Charles Q. Robinson, Piedmont, CA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04S 3/00 (2006.01); H04R 1/40 (2006.01); H04R 5/02 (2006.01); H04S 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04S 3/002 (2013.01); H04R 1/403 (2013.01); H04R 5/02 (2013.01); H04S 7/30 (2013.01); H04R 2499/15 (2013.01); H04S 2400/05 (2013.01);
Abstract

Audio perception in local proximity to visual cues is provided. A device includes a video display, first row of audio transducers, and second row of audio transducers. The first and second rows can be vertically disposed above and below the video display. An audio transducer of the first row and an audio transducer of the second row form a column to produce, in concert, an audible signal. The perceived emanation of the audible signal is from a plane of the video display (e.g., a location of a visual cue) by weighing outputs of the audio transducers of the column. In certain embodiments, the audio transducers are spaced farther apart at a periphery for increased fidelity in a center portion of the plane and less fidelity at the periphery.


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