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Video sound

US5027403A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 26, 1990
Grant dateJun 25, 1991
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Expiry dateJan 26, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04S5/02
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A sound projection apparatus for a video display device having left and right speakers, first and second ambience speakers, and an amplifier having a right channel and left channel. In this system, connection of the left channel to a speaker produces a left signal; the right channel to a speaker produces a right signal; the left and right channels to ambience circuitry produces an ambience channel; the ambience channel to the positive input of the first ambience speaker produces a first ambience signal and the ambience channel to the negative input of the second ambience speaker produces a second ambience signal. The left and right speakers are forward facing, projecting sound directly from the television to a viewer. The first and second ambience speakers are side or rearward facing, projecting sound indirectly to the viewer. The projection apparatus may be formed as a single cohesive unit, within or near the television.

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