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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2013
Applicant:
Polk Audio, Inc., Baltimore, MD (US);
Inventors:
Matthew Lyons, York, PA (US);
Gabriel F. Slotnick, Baltimore, MD (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 5/02 (2006.01); H04S 7/00 (2006.01); H04R 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04S 7/40 (2013.01); H04R 5/02 (2013.01); H04R 5/04 (2013.01); H04R 2499/15 (2013.01); H04S 2420/01 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and speaker system that provides a single, user adjustable tool for controlling how and which spatialization parameters are used in a single speaker multi-driver system to enhance the sound stage. The tool creates the desired amount of audio surround effect to enhance the sound stage experience or effects in multiple sound recording mode, such as music or movies. The tool is represented in a scale that runs from '−10' (less immersive) to '+10' (more immersive) is set to taste by the listener and will vary with room acoustics and placement.