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Microphone and microphone system

US5323257A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 4, 1992
Grant dateJun 21, 1994
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Expiry dateAug 4, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04R3/00
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An infrared-ray cordless microphone including a modulator for modulating an acoustic-to-electric converted sound signal through a predetermined process; and an infrared-ray transmitter for transmitting an output infrared signal obtained by converting the modulated sound signal from the modulator; wherein the infrared-ray transmitter is disposed at a lower end of the microphone body. There is also provided an infrared-ray cordless microphone system comprising such a microphone and a sound output means which includes an infrared-ray receiver for receiving the infrared signal from the microphone, a demodulator for demodulating the received infrared signal, and an electric-to-acoustic converter for converting the demodulated signal into a sound signal.

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