Center channel enhancement of virtual sound images

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2005-02-08

2005-02-08

Mei, Xu (Department: 2644)

Electrical audio signal processing systems and devices

Binaural and stereophonic

Center channel

C381S309000, C381S310000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06853732

ABSTRACT:
The present invention disclosed and claimed herein, in one aspect thereof, comprises a method for enhancing the front sound image during reproduction in a listening space of a stereo sound program, comprising the steps of receiving left and right channels of the stereo sound program; generating a virtual center channel signal from the left and right channels of the stereo sound program; and driving a center channel speaker with the virtual center channel signal, the center channel speaker disposed at a central location in a front portion of the listening space.

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