The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Feb. 09, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2011
Applicants:
Jung Woo Choi, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Young Tae Kim, Seongnam-si, KR;
Sang Chul Ko, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO, LTD., Suwon-Si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/40 (2006.01); H04R 3/12 (2006.01); H04S 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/403 (2013.01); H04R 3/12 (2013.01); H04S 7/30 (2013.01); H04R 2201/401 (2013.01); H04R 2499/11 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for creating a personal sound zone are provided. The personal sound zone creating apparatus increases directivity in a horizontal direction by including a broadside array adapted to generate a sound beam perpendicularly to an arrangement of an array constituted by at least three transducers in a personal audio device. Also, the personal sound zone creating apparatus controls back radiation by including an end-fire array by arranging at least two arrays.