Global Patent Index - EP 0593128 B1

EP 0593128 B1 19990107 - Deriving system for deriving a centre channel signal from a stereophonic audio signal

Title (en)

Deriving system for deriving a centre channel signal from a stereophonic audio signal

Title (de)

System zur Ableitung eines Mittelkanalsignals aus einem Stereotonsignal

Title (fr)

Système de dérivation pour obtenir un signal de canal central à partir d'un signal audio stéréophonique

Publication

EP 0593128 B1 19990107 (EN)

Application

EP 93202888 A 19931014

Priority

  • EP 93202888 A 19931014
  • EP 92203155 A 19921015

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0593128A1] The disclosed system comprises a direction detection circuit (32) for deriving a measure (Vwh) for a direction of a direction vector (Wh) which vector, in a state area in which combinations (R,L) of signal values of the left and right channel signals are shown at specific instants, is indicative of the direction of the most powerful sound source. A circuit (33) derives from this measure (Vwh) two weight factors (w1,w2). A centre channel signal (C) is derived which is a weighted sum of the left (L) and right (R) channel signal determined by the weight factors (w1,w2). In this manner a centre channel signal is obtained which has a less dull sound on reproduction. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

H04S 3/00

IPC 8 full level

H04S 3/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H04S 5/00 (2013.01); H04S 2400/05 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0593128 A1 19940420; EP 0593128 B1 19990107

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 93202888 A 19931014