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Electronic device with equalized audio accessory and method for same

US5881103A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 3, 1995
Grant dateMar 9, 1999
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Expiry dateAug 3, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03G5/16
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electronic device (110) provides equalization and/or compensation for a coupled audio accessory device (120). The audio accessory device (120) has a memory (220) that contains equalizer parameters (304, 308, 310, 314) which helps in characterizing its audio response or impact on audio signals within the electronic device (110). When the audio accessory device (120) is coupled to the electronic device (110), the electronic device (110) reads the equalizer parameters (304, 308, 310, 314) from the audio accessory's memory (220) and processes audio signals with equalization and/or compensation based at least in part on the equalizer parameters (304, 308, 310, 314).

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