Global Patent Index - EP 0836363 A1

EP 0836363 A1 19980415 - Loudness limiter

Title (en)

Loudness limiter

Title (de)

Lautstärkebegrenzung

Title (fr)

Limiteur d'intensité sonore

Publication

EP 0836363 A1 19980415 (EN)

Application

EP 96115687 A 19961001

Priority

EP 96115687 A 19961001

Abstract (en)

For limiting the signal transmitted to the human ear in dependency on an incoming acoustical signal, there is provided a signal processor 3, the output of which acts on an output transducer and on a calculator unit 7 which calculates according to a preselected model the psychoacoustical entity loudness of the incoming acoustic signal. The loudness, thus calculated, is compared with a predetermined loudness level MAL and according to the result of such comparison, parameters at the processor unit 3 are varied so as to restrict the transmitted loudness on the MAL level. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

H04R 25/00

IPC 8 full level

H04R 25/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H04R 25/356 (2013.01); H04R 25/505 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT CH DE DK FR LI

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0836363 A1 19980415; EP 0836363 B1 20030903; AT E249134 T1 20030915; DE 69629814 D1 20031009; DE 69629814 T2 20040805; DK 0836363 T3 20031215

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 96115687 A 19961001; AT 96115687 T 19961001; DE 69629814 T 19961001; DK 96115687 T 19961001