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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2014
Applicant:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignees:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Mobile Communications Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03G 5/00 (2006.01); H03G 5/16 (2006.01); H04R 3/00 (2006.01); H04R 29/00 (2006.01); H04R 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03G 5/165 (2013.01); H03G 5/005 (2013.01); H04R 3/007 (2013.01); H04R 29/001 (2013.01); H04R 3/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention is directed to determining a gain for an equalizer associated with an audio device. An exemplary method comprises determining a maximum audio output level allowed by an acoustic safety threshold; determining a setting of the equalizer; and adjusting a gain of the equalizer based on the setting and the maximum audio output level. The invention enables an audio device to simultaneously satisfy an acoustic safety threshold and deliver an optimum audio output level.