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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.

Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2018

Filed:

Feb. 08, 2017
Applicant:

Bose Corporation, Framingham, MA (US);

Inventors:

Michael S. Dublin, Arlington, MA (US);

Tobe Z. Barksdale, Bolton, MA (US);

Jahn Dmitri Eichfeld, Natick, MA (US);

Charles Oswald, Salem, NY (US);

Assignee:

Bose Corporation, Framingham, MA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04S 7/00 (2006.01); H04S 5/00 (2006.01); H04S 1/00 (2006.01); H04R 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04S 7/303 (2013.01); H04R 5/02 (2013.01); H04S 1/007 (2013.01); H04S 5/00 (2013.01); H04S 7/30 (2013.01); H04R 2499/13 (2013.01); H04S 2400/11 (2013.01); H04S 2420/01 (2013.01);
Abstract

Signals in an automobile audio system having at least two near-field speakers located close to an intended position of a listener's head are adjusted such that in a first mode, audio signals are distributed to the near-field speakers according to a first filter that causes the listener to perceive a wide soundstage, and in a second mode, the audio signals are distributed to the near-field speakers according to a second filter that causes the listener to perceive a narrow soundstage. A user input of a variable value is received and, in response, distribution of the audio signals is transitioned from the first mode to the second mode, the extent of the transition being variable based on the value of the user input.


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