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Sound pickup apparatus and conference telephone

US8054991B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 16, 2009
Grant dateNov 8, 2011
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Expiry dateNov 26, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04R3/005
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A sound pickup apparatus includes a plurality of microphones, and a controller that receives signals from the plurality of microphones. When the controller detects a failure in one of the plurality of microphones based on the signals received from the plurality of microphones, the controller restricts a signal from at least one remaining non-failure microphone.

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