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WO2007016465A3 - Loudspeaker with automatic calibration and room equalization - Google Patents

Loudspeaker with automatic calibration and room equalization Download PDF

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WO2007016465A3
WO2007016465A3 PCT/US2006/029691 US2006029691W WO2007016465A3 WO 2007016465 A3 WO2007016465 A3 WO 2007016465A3 US 2006029691 W US2006029691 W US 2006029691W WO 2007016465 A3 WO2007016465 A3 WO 2007016465A3
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loudspeaker
automatic calibration
room equalization
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Fawad Nackvi
Jon Douglas Zenor
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Klipsch LLC
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Priority claimed from US11/460,855 external-priority patent/US20070032895A1/en
Priority claimed from US11/460,846 external-priority patent/US7529377B2/en
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R29/00—Monitoring arrangements; Testing arrangements
    • H04R29/001—Monitoring arrangements; Testing arrangements for loudspeakers

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Abstract

A loudspeaker (10) provided which automatically calibrates itself when placed in a room to optimize an output signal of the loudspeaker (10) for the room in which the loudspeaker (10) is placed.
PCT/US2006/029691 2005-07-29 2006-07-31 Loudspeaker with automatic calibration and room equalization Ceased WO2007016465A2 (en)

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US70362505P 2005-07-29 2005-07-29
US60/703,625 2005-07-29
US11/460,861 US20070030979A1 (en) 2005-07-29 2006-07-28 Loudspeaker
US11/460,855 US20070032895A1 (en) 2005-07-29 2006-07-28 Loudspeaker with demonstration mode
US11/460,846 US7529377B2 (en) 2005-07-29 2006-07-28 Loudspeaker with automatic calibration and room equalization
US11/460,861 2006-07-28
US11/460,846 2006-07-28
US11/460,855 2006-07-28

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WO2007016465A3 true WO2007016465A3 (en) 2008-11-20

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