Patent · US Active

Method and apparatus for outputting audio signal

US7298204B2 · kind B2 · utility

1Cited by
7References
24Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateOct 30, 2006
Grant dateNov 20, 2007
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 30, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03F3/217
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and an apparatus for outputting an audio signal are provided. The apparatus includes a power source; a compensator for compensating an input signal by adding the input signal to an offset value reciprocally proportional to a source voltage; a pulse width modulator for modulating an audio signal transmitted from the compensator; and an output stage for outputting the modulated audio signal. Accordingly, audio quality can be improved directly for a listener by compensating the input signal damaged by periodical voltage drops.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.