EP0357402A3 - Méthode et appareil de génération d'image sonore - Google Patents

Méthode et appareil de génération d'image sonore Download PDF

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EP0357402A3
EP0357402A3 EP19890308778 EP89308778A EP0357402A3 EP 0357402 A3 EP0357402 A3 EP 0357402A3 EP 19890308778 EP19890308778 EP 19890308778 EP 89308778 A EP89308778 A EP 89308778A EP 0357402 A3 EP0357402 A3 EP 0357402A3
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Danny D. Lowe
John W. Lees
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Qsound Ltd
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; ELECTRIC HEARING AIDS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R5/00—Stereophonic arrangements
    • H04R5/02—Spatial or constructional arrangements of loudspeakers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04S—STEREOPHONIC SYSTEMS 
    • H04S5/00—Pseudo-stereo systems, e.g. in which additional channel signals are derived from monophonic signals by means of phase shifting, time delay or reverberation 
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04S—STEREOPHONIC SYSTEMS 
    • H04S1/00—Two-channel systems
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04S—STEREOPHONIC SYSTEMS 
    • H04S1/00—Two-channel systems
    • H04S1/002—Non-adaptive circuits, e.g. manually adjustable or static, for enhancing the sound image or the spatial distribution
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04S—STEREOPHONIC SYSTEMS 
    • H04S2400/00—Details of stereophonic systems covered by H04S but not provided for in its groups
    • H04S2400/01—Multi-channel, i.e. more than two input channels, sound reproduction with two speakers wherein the multi-channel information is substantially preserved
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04S—STEREOPHONIC SYSTEMS 
    • H04S2420/00—Techniques used stereophonic systems covered by H04S but not provided for in its groups
    • H04S2420/03—Application of parametric coding in stereophonic audio systems
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04S—STEREOPHONIC SYSTEMS 
    • H04S7/00—Indicating arrangements; Control arrangements, e.g. balance control
    • H04S7/40—Visual indication of stereophonic sound image

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Stereophonic System (AREA)
  • Obtaining Desirable Characteristics In Audible-Bandwidth Transducers (AREA)
  • Electrophonic Musical Instruments (AREA)
EP89308778A 1988-09-02 1989-08-30 Méthode et appareil de génération d'image sonore Expired - Lifetime EP0357402B1 (fr)

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US239981 1988-09-02
US07/239,981 US5046097A (en) 1988-09-02 1988-09-02 Sound imaging process
US39898889A 1989-08-28 1989-08-28
US398988 1989-08-28

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EP0357402A2 EP0357402A2 (fr) 1990-03-07
EP0357402A3 true EP0357402A3 (fr) 1991-10-02
EP0357402B1 EP0357402B1 (fr) 1995-05-31

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EP89308778A Expired - Lifetime EP0357402B1 (fr) 1988-09-02 1989-08-30 Méthode et appareil de génération d'image sonore

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JP (1) JP3205808B2 (fr)
KR (1) KR930002147B1 (fr)
AR (1) AR245858A1 (fr)
AT (1) ATE123369T1 (fr)
AU (1) AU621655B2 (fr)
BG (1) BG60225B2 (fr)
CA (1) CA1329911C (fr)
DE (1) DE68922885T2 (fr)
DK (1) DK433789A (fr)
ES (1) ES2075053T3 (fr)
FI (1) FI894143A7 (fr)
HU (1) HUT59523A (fr)
IL (1) IL91464A (fr)
NO (1) NO175229C (fr)
NZ (1) NZ230517A (fr)
PL (1) PL163716B1 (fr)
RU (1) RU2092979C1 (fr)

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CA1329911C (fr) 1994-05-31
DK433789A (da) 1990-03-03
NO175229B (fr) 1994-06-06
NO893522D0 (no) 1989-09-01
BG60225B2 (bg) 1993-12-30
JPH02298200A (ja) 1990-12-10
NO175229C (no) 1994-09-14
EP0357402A2 (fr) 1990-03-07
KR900005841A (ko) 1990-04-14
DK433789D0 (da) 1989-09-01
FI894143A0 (fi) 1989-09-01
ES2075053T3 (es) 1995-10-01
NO893522L (no) 1990-03-05
AU4100089A (en) 1990-03-08
RU2092979C1 (ru) 1997-10-10
IL91464A0 (en) 1990-04-29
NZ230517A (en) 1992-10-28
PL163716B1 (en) 1994-04-29
AU621655B2 (en) 1992-03-19
DE68922885D1 (de) 1995-07-06
JP3205808B2 (ja) 2001-09-04
IL91464A (en) 1994-11-28
AR245858A1 (es) 1994-02-28
ATE123369T1 (de) 1995-06-15
KR930002147B1 (ko) 1993-03-26
EP0357402B1 (fr) 1995-05-31
HUT59523A (en) 1992-05-28
DE68922885T2 (de) 1995-10-12

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