Personal direction-finding apparatus
US5905464A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 3, 1997 |
| Grant date | May 18, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 3, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04R25/552
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A personal direction finding apparatus for sensing electromagnetic, infrared or ultrasound radiation from a source (S) to determine the direction of the source or generate a virtual sound environment. The apparatus is characterized in that it comprises a radiation sensing device (1) worn on the user's head (2) for generating a signal having a variable characteristic depending on the direction (R) of the source (S) relative to the sensing device (1), i.e. the position of the user's head, a receiver (4) optionally provided as a demodulator, a direction signal processing circuit (5) outputting a control signal (x) indicating the angular deviation (a) between the direction of the source (S) and the current position of the sensing device (1), i.e. the user's viewing axis, and two earphones (3d, 3g) placed over the user's ears and connected to the output of the processing circuit (5).
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