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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2006
Michael E Spencer, Escondido, CA (US);
Michael E Spencer, Escondido, CA (US);
American Technology Corporation, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and device for frequency shifting and amplifying an audio signal for use in a parametric loudspeaker system is disclosed. The method includes the operation of receiving an input audio signal and creating a reference signal. The audio signal is compared with the reference signal to derive a compared product signal. The compared product signal is sent to a switching power stage. Nonlinear preprocessing is performed with respect to the input audio signal, and/or a non-triangle wave is created as the reference signal. The input audio signal is shifted and amplified by modulating the reference signal in the switching power stage.