EP 1185138 A2 20020306 - System for delivering audio content
Title (en)
System for delivering audio content
Title (de)
System zur Verteilung von Audioinhalt
Title (fr)
Système de distribution d'un contenu audio
Publication
Application
Priority
US 65054800 A 20000830
Abstract (en)
The invention is basically a headphone speaker system for use at motion picture theaters for hearing impaired persons and persons who do not speak the language that the original movie dialog is being shown in. The system is comprised of a plurality of headphone speaker devices 105, a control module 108, a central router/processor 103, and a transmission protocol 104. The device 105 is worn over the ears of viewers like typical headphones and using the control module 108, allows them to selectively amplify the volume of the textual dialog and to designate a language to listen to the dialog in. It will permit hearing impaired persons who have difficulty in discriminating dialog over ambient sounds in a theater to clearly hear the dialog and also permit persons who speak a foreign language there will be a choice of language for the closed caption text. The device 105 will either receive its signal information wirelessly or will plug into a connector built into the seat or other nearby structure. Power will either be integral or attached to the device or will also be supplied by a hardwire connection. The device can also be used by attendees of events who suffer from either partial hearing loss or are unable to understand the native language as a means of delivering information about the event. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G09B 21/00 (2006.01); H04R 1/10 (2006.01); H04R 5/033 (2006.01); H04R 25/00 (2006.01); H04R 27/00 (2006.01); H04R 27/02 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
H04R 1/1091 (2013.01); H04R 5/033 (2013.01); H04R 2205/041 (2013.01); H04R 2420/07 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 1185138 A2 20020306; CA 2350247 A1 20020228; JP 2002125300 A 20020426
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 01115770 A 20010710; CA 2350247 A 20010611; JP 2001212684 A 20010712