Global Patent Index - EP 1057366 A4

EP 1057366 A4 20071017 - MICROPHONE APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING SIGNALS FOR SURROUND REPRODUCTION

Title (en)

MICROPHONE APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING SIGNALS FOR SURROUND REPRODUCTION

Title (de)

MIKROFONGERÄT ZUR ERZEUGUNG VON SIGNALEN FÜR RAUMKLANGWIEDERGABE

Title (fr)

APPAREIL MICROPHONE DE PRODUCTION DE SIGNAUX POUR LA REPRODUCTION D'AMBIANCE SONORE

Publication

EP 1057366 A4 20071017 (EN)

Application

EP 99903210 A 19990120

Priority

  • US 9901167 W 19990120
  • US 899398 A 19980120

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9937120A1] A microphone apparatus or assembly (10, 210, 310, 510) includes three or four microphone elements supported on a horizontal plane or planes, which microphones are physically arranged and electrically combined such that the resulting composite stereo signals, left total and right total, produce a staging effect and are compatible with current standard surround decoders.

IPC 1-7

H04R 5/00; H04R 3/00

IPC 8 full level

H04R 1/40 (2006.01); H04R 3/00 (2006.01); H04R 5/027 (2006.01); H04S 3/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H04R 3/005 (2013.01); H04R 5/027 (2013.01); H04S 3/00 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9937120 A1 19990722; AU 2328799 A 19990802; EP 1057366 A1 20001206; EP 1057366 A4 20071017

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9901167 W 19990120; AU 2328799 A 19990120; EP 99903210 A 19990120