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Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2017

Filed:

Nov. 19, 2015
Applicant:

Fraunhofer-gesellschaft Zur Foerderung Der Angewandten Forschung E.v., Munich, DE;

Inventors:

Andreas Silzle, Buckendorf, DE;

Oliver Thiergart, Forcheim, DE;

Giovanni Del Galdo, Martinroda, DE;

Matthias Lang, Berching, DE;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/08 (2006.01); H04R 29/00 (2006.01); H04R 5/027 (2006.01); H04R 3/00 (2006.01); H04R 1/02 (2006.01); H04R 1/40 (2006.01); H04S 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 29/002 (2013.01); H04R 3/005 (2013.01); H04R 5/027 (2013.01); H04R 1/02 (2013.01); H04R 1/08 (2013.01); H04R 1/406 (2013.01); H04R 2201/02 (2013.01); H04R 2201/401 (2013.01); H04R 2420/05 (2013.01); H04R 2430/21 (2013.01); H04S 7/301 (2013.01); H04S 2400/03 (2013.01); H04S 2400/15 (2013.01); H04S 2420/03 (2013.01);
Abstract

An apparatus for measuring a plurality of loudspeakers arranged at different positions includes a generator of a test signal for a loudspeaker; a microphone device configured for receiving a plurality of different sound signals in response to one or more loudspeaker signals emitted by one of the loudspeakers in response to the test signal; a controller for controlling emissions of the loudspeaker signals by the loudspeakers and for handling the different sound signals so that a set of sound signals recorded by the microphone device is associated with each loudspeaker in response to the test signal; and an evaluator for evaluating the set of sound signals for each loudspeaker to determine at least one loudspeaker characteristic for each loudspeaker and for indicating a loudspeaker state using the at least one loudspeaker characteristic. This scheme allows automatic, efficient and accurate measurement of loudspeakers arranged in a three-dimensional configuration.


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