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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 1982
Filed:
Apr. 07, 1980
Robert A Ponto, Louisville, KY (US);
Hardison G Martin, Louisville, KY (US);
Other;
Abstract
Multiple input sound amplifying and activation system including at least two microphones where an input channel is provided for each microphone. Each input channel provides a rectified signal to a summing device which sums the signals from the channels to generate a reference signal. Each input channel also includes a comparator to compare the reference signal with the signal received by the channel and provides a first control signal and second control signal in response to ratio between the reference signal and the channel input signal. The control signals operate a program signal amplifier to provide a program signal to an attenuator which attenuates the signal in response to the number of active channels.