Acoustic signal reproducing apparatus
US5452359A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 22, 1993 |
| Grant date | Sep 19, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 22, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04S1/005
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An acoustic signal reproducing apparatus for supplying an acoustic signal to a headphone device, in which position-detecting reference signals from a reference signal source are sensed by a pair of signal sensors provided at two places over a listener's head. The turning angle and the relative distance of the head with respect to the reference signal source are calculated by processing units on the basis of these signal sensors and transmission characteristics with respect to an arbitrarily positioned imaginary sound source are found from the information concerning the relative distance and the turning angle, with the reference signal source as a reference position. Acoustic signals are processed by acoustic signal processing devices on the basis of the transmission characteristics to realize binaural reproduction with respect to the imaginary sound source. A level detection unit detects when the output level of at least one of the signal sensors becomes lower than a reference level and, on the basis of a detection output of the detection unit, the acoustic signals supplied to the headphone device are controlled by a control unit to realize a stable binaural playback operation, and…
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