Global Patent Index - EP 1617702 A1

EP 1617702 A1 20060118 - Portable electronic equipment with 3D audio rendering

Title (en)

Portable electronic equipment with 3D audio rendering

Title (de)

Tragbares elektronisches Gerät mit 3D Audiowiedergabe

Title (fr)

Equipement électronique portable avec reproduction audio en 3D

Publication

EP 1617702 A1 20060118 (EN)

Application

EP 04016438 A 20040713

Priority

EP 04016438 A 20040713

Abstract (en)

The present invention relates to a portable electronic equipment (5) with at least one loudspeaker (11) for outputting audio signals in a three-dimensional manner, detecting means (14; 15) for detecting the spatial location of a user in relation to the electronic equipment (5), and processing means (9) for dynamically adjusting the three-dimensional output of audio signals from the at least one loudspeaker (11) depending on the detected location of the user. The present invention further relates to a method for controlling the audio output from such a portable electronic equipment and a computer programme directly loadable into the internal memory of such a portable electronic equipment for performing the method steps.

IPC 8 full level

H04R 5/033 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H04S 7/302 (2013.01); H04R 5/033 (2013.01)

Citation (applicant)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1617702 A1 20060118; EP 1617702 B1 20100908; AT E480960 T1 20100915; DE 602004029021 D1 20101021

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 04016438 A 20040713; AT 04016438 T 20040713; DE 602004029021 T 20040713