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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2001
Applicant:
James J. Croft, Iii, Poway, CA (US);
Inventor:
James J. Croft, III, Poway, CA (US);
Assignee:
American Technology Corporation, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 29/00 (2006.01); H04R 5/02 (2006.01); H04B 1/00 (2006.01); H03G 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A signal processing system for use in a multichannel audio system. The signal processing system includes a first channel having a first audio signal. A second channel is included that has at least a second audio signal. A processor is included that is responsive to a signal level threshold in the first channel, such that at the threshold and above the threshold, a portion of the first channel audio signal is mixed into the at least a second audio channel.