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Coordinated ANR reference sound compression

US8315405B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 30, 2010
Grant dateNov 20, 2012
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Expiry dateMar 12, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04R2460/01
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Apparatus and method of an ANR circuit providing both feedforward-based and feedback-based ANR, possibly of a personal ANR device, compressing both feedforward and feedback reference sounds detected by feedforward and feedback microphones, respectively, in response to the acoustic energy of the feedforward reference noise sound reaching a predetermined level.

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