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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2011
Thomas C. K. Yuen, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Alan D. Kraemer, Tustin, CA (US);
Charles R. Cortright, Jr., Corona Del Mar, CA (US);
Jeffrey M. Claar, Tustin Ranch, CA (US);
Thomas C. K. Yuen, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Alan D. Kraemer, Tustin, CA (US);
Charles R. Cortright, Jr., Corona Del Mar, CA (US);
Jeffrey M. Claar, Tustin Ranch, CA (US);
DTS LLC, Calabasas, CA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for enhancement and management of streaming audio is disclosed. In one embodiment, the system provides a client-side decoder that is compatible with numerous audio formats, so that a user can enjoy relatively high-quality audio from various sources, even from sources that do not provide multi-channel or high-quality audio data. The system and method also include a management system for managing and controlling the use of licensed signal processing software to further enhance an audio stream. In one embodiment, the management system is used to manage a signal processing module that provides psychoacoustic audio processing to create a wider soundstage, an acoustic correction process to increase the perceived height and clarity of the audio image, and bass enhancement processing to create the perception of low bass from the small speakers or headphones typically used with multi-media systems and portable audio players.