Audio device and method for generating surround sound having first and second surround signal generation units
US7920711B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 11, 2006 |
| Grant date | Apr 5, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 3, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04S5/005
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An audio device capable of easily generating two or more sets of surround signals based on 2-channel stereo signals and a method for generating surround sound are provided. The audio device 100 includes: an SL signal generation section 20 and a BL signal generation section 40 as first surround signal generation units for receiving an L signal and an R signal as 2-channel stereo signals, extracting a component of the R signal having high correlation with the L signal, subtracting the component from the L signal, thereby generating a first surround signal; and an SR signal generation section 30 and a BR signal generation section 50 as second surround signal generation units for extracting a component of the L signal having high correlation with the R signal, subtracting the component from the R signal, thereby generating a second surround signal. The level of subtracting a component from the L signal or the R signal for generating the first or second surround signal is differentiated each other between the plural sets.
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