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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 1998
Filed:
May. 05, 1997
Kiyofumi Inanaga, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuji Yamada, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
According to the present invention, when an audio signal is reproduced through headphones, the same localization, sound field and so on as those obtained when the sound is reproduced by loudspeakers located in a predetermined relationship upon reproduction of the sound by the loudspeakers can be obtained. Particularly, gyration of a head of a listener is detected by using a vibratory gyroscope suitable for detection of the gyration of the head. Even when a vibratory gyroscope (175A), (175B) or (175C) is attached to an attachment position which is a head band (177) of a headphones (170) or a left arm (17L) or a right arm (17R) thereof, it is possible to detect the gyration of the head of the listener.
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