Loudspeaker and method of driving the same as well as audio signal transmitting/receiving apparatus
US6807281B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 8, 1999 |
| Grant date | Oct 19, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 8, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04R2499/15
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A loudspeaker apparatus includes a modulator for frequency-modulating an audio signal to a signal of a frequency band and an ultrasonic generating device adapted to be driven by the output signal of the modulator. The modulator frequency-modulates the audio signal into a first signal modulated on the basis of a an ultrasonic frequency and a source signal and a second signal modulated on the basis of the ultrasonic second frequency and an inverted version of the source signal. As the ultrasonic generating device is driven by the modulated signals, it emits an ultrasonic wave of a first frequency and an ultrasonic wave of a second frequency and the frequency component corresponding to the difference of the two frequencies provides audible sound. Since the ultrasonic generating device emits ultrasonic waves, an ultradirectivity can be realized.
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