Passive system for speech enhancement
US6527080B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 2, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 4, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 2, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10K11/28
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A passive system for speech enhancement in a motor vehicle includes a headliner adapted to be disposed in an occupant compartment of the motor vehicle. The passive system also includes at least one passive sound reflector disposed in or near the headliner and being sound-reflective and shaped to direct or focus speech between front and rear seat occupants in the occupant compartment of the motor vehicle.
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