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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2016
Applicant:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Gregory Carlsson, Santee, CA (US);
Masaomi Nishidate, Tokyo, JP;
Morio Usami, Tokyo, JP;
Kiyoto Shibuya, Saitama, JP;
Norihiro Nagai, Kanagawa, JP;
Peter Shintani, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04S 7/00 (2006.01); H04R 1/40 (2006.01); H04R 5/02 (2006.01); H04S 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04S 7/30 (2013.01); H04R 1/403 (2013.01); H04R 5/02 (2013.01); H04S 3/00 (2013.01); H04R 2217/03 (2013.01);
Abstract
Audio spatial effects are provided using a spherical array of ultrasonic speakers, with the azimuth angle and, if desired, elevation angle demanded by a control signal from, for example, a game console being matched to the sonic axis of one of the speakers in the array to activate the matching speaker.