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Apparatus and method for driving loudspeakers of a sound system in a vehicle

US9578438B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

BARCO N.V. · BE

Inventors

Olaf Stepputat · Erfurt, DE
Robert Steffens · Kassel, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 28, 2013
Grant date	Feb 21, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 17, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04S2420/13
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus and a method for driving loudspeakers of a sound system in a vehicle, the system having at least two loudspeakers of a basic system, and a plurality of loudspeakers of a focus system wherein each of the loudspeakers has a position in an environment. The apparatus includes a basic channel provider for providing basic system audio channels for driving the loudspeakers of the basic system and a focused source renderer for providing focus system audio channels to drive the loudspeakers of the focus system. The focused source renderer is configured to calculate a plurality of filter values for the loudspeakers of the focus system based on the positions of the loudspeakers of the focus system and based on a position of a focus point.

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