(19)
(11) EP 2 941 898 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
25.01.2017 Bulletin 2017/04

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
30.11.2016 Bulletin 2016/48

(21) Application number: 14701250.4

(22) Date of filing: 07.01.2014
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04R 3/12(2006.01)
H04R 3/14(2006.01)
H04R 3/04(2006.01)
H04R 1/02(2006.01)
 H04R 1/26(2006.01)
H04R 5/02(2006.01)
H04S 7/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2014/010466
(87) International publication number:
WO 2014/107714 (10.07.2014 Gazette 2014/28)

(54)

VIRTUAL HEIGHT FILTER FOR REFLECTED SOUND RENDERING USING UPWARD FIRING DRIVERS

VIRTUELLES HÖHENFILTER FÜR REFLEKTIERTE TONDARSTELLUNG MIT AUFWÄRTS ABFEUERNDEN TREIBERN

FILTRE DE HAUTEUR VIRTUELLE POUR RENDU DE SON RÉFLÉCHI UTILISANT DES HAUT-PARLEURS A DIRECTION ASCENDANTE

(84) Designated Contracting States:
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

(30) Priority: 07.01.2013 US 201361749789 P
14.06.2013 US 201361835466 P
11.12.2013 US 201361914854 P

(43) Date of publication of application:
11.11.2015 Bulletin 2015/46

(73) Proprietor: Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
San Francisco, CA 94103 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • CROCKETT, Brett G.
    San Francisco, California 94103-4813 (US)
  • CHABANNE, Christophe
    F-75009 Paris (FR)
  • TUFFY, Mark
    San Francisco, California 94103-4813 (US)
  • SEEFELDT, Alan J.
    San Francisco, California 94103-4813 (US)
  • BROWN, C. Phillip
    San Francisco, California 94103-4813 (US)
  • TURNMIRE, Patrick
    Arroyo Seco, New Mexico 87514-0120 (US)

(74) Representative: Dolby International AB Patent Group Europe 
Apollo Building, 3E Herikerbergweg 1-35
1101 CN Amsterdam Zuidoost
1101 CN Amsterdam Zuidoost (NL)


(56) References cited: : 
DE-A1- 2 941 692
JP-A- 2010 258 653
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