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EP 2599330 B1 20160831 - SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCED CREATION OF AN ACOUSTIC IMAGE IN SPACE

Title (en)

SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCED CREATION OF AN ACOUSTIC IMAGE IN SPACE

Title (de)

SYSTEME, VERFAHREN SOWIE GERÄTE FÜR VERBESSERTE ERZEUGUNG EINER AKUSTISCHEN QUELLENPOSITIONIERUNG

Title (fr)

SYSTÈMES, PROCÉDÉS AINSI QUE DISPOSITIFS POUR L'AMÉLIORATION DU POSITIONNEMENT DANS L'ESPACE DE SOURCES ACOUSTIQUES

Publication

EP 2599330 B1 20160831 (EN)

Application

EP 11738931 A 20110726

Priority

US 201113190464 A 20110725
US 201161483209 P 20110506
US 201061367840 P 20100726
US 2011045418 W 20110726

IPC 8 full level

H04R 3/12 (2006.01); H04S 7/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

H04R 3/12 (2013.01); H04R 2201/405 (2013.01); H04R 2430/20 (2013.01); H04R 2499/11 (2013.01); H04S 7/303 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2599330 A1 20130605; EP 2599330 B1 20160831

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 11738931 A 20110726