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Auto-adjusting sound masking system and method

US7460675B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 22, 2004
Grant dateDec 2, 2008
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Expiry dateJan 9, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04K2203/12
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method for generating a masking noise level and spectrum automatically adjusted to obtain a target masking noise spectrum in a room. The system comprises a white noise generator and a mask filter automatically determined according to a correction of an acoustical response of the room and to the target masking noise corrected by an ambient noise.

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