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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2011
Applicants:
Masaru Shimura, Kanagawa, JP;
Taro Nakagami, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazunobu Ohkuri, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03G 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An audio signal processing apparatus and method for extracting components from an input signal, generating additional components, combining components, and level-controlling components. An audio signal processing apparatus may include a harmonic overtone adder and an equalizer. A harmonic overtone adder may include a high-pass filter, a low-pass filter, an harmonic overtone generator, and a combining unit. An equalizer may include a level detector and a gain controller.