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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:
Apr. 17, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2002
Applicants:
Bradley F. Eid, Greenwood, IN (US);
William Neal House, Greenwood, IN (US);
Inventors:
Bradley F. Eid, Greenwood, IN (US);
William Neal House, Greenwood, IN (US);
Assignee:
Harman International Industries, Incorporated, Northridge, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 5/00 (2006.01); H04B 1/00 (2006.01); H03G 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A sound processing system reduces the instances when only a center speaker is heard. The gain of a volume setting is adjusted for individual speakers in response to one or more input signals. The gain of the center speaker is attenuated in relation to the global volume setting. In addition or as an alternative, the gain of front and/or rear speakers is increased. A virtual center channel is generated for locations where the center speaker may not be heard.