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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2008
Applicants:
Lee Corey Sinton, Berkshire, GB;
Neil Briffett, Surrey, GB;
Inventors:
Lee Corey Sinton, Berkshire, GB;
Neil Briffett, Surrey, GB;
Assignee:
Nokia Corporation, Espoo, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04H 20/47 (2008.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus is presented that comprises a multichannel audio transmitter which has a first mode for transmitting a multichannel audio signal and a second mode for transmitting at least a first and a second audio signal, each having fewer channels than the multichannel audio transmitter. A controller is configured to switch the multichannel audio transmitter from the first mode to the second mode when the first audio signal becomes available.