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Level dependent bass management

US8238576B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 29, 2005
Grant dateAug 7, 2012
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Expiry dateAug 22, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04S3/00
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A signal processing system includes a level dependent bass management system. The level dependent bass management system utilizes audio input signal level information to apply at least one of multiple, available bass management solutions to generate one or more output signals from the audio input signal. In at least one embodiment, initially the level dependent bass management system boosts components of the audio input signal in the low frequency range by an amount sufficient to at least partially compensate for low frequency attenuation of the first speaker without exceeding one or more acceptable limitations of the signal processing system. If boosting alone cannot completely compensate for low frequency attenuation of the first speaker without exceeding one or more acceptable limitations of the signal processing system, the level dependent bass management system processes the audio input signal using an alternate low frequency management solution.

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