Surround-sound system
CA 1330200 C · Owner: Lucasarts Entertainment Company · Inventors: Holman, Tomlinson
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Spectral imbalance (alteration in timbre) when playing home video versions of motion pictures is overcome by re-equalization according to a unique correction response curve which compensates for the equalization for playback in large theater-sized auditoriums inherent in motion picture soundtracks. Surround-sound home playback of motion pictures is enhanced by employing main channel loudspeakers that produce generally direct sound fields and surround channel loudspeakers that produce generally diffuse sound fields. In addition the reproduced, surround-sound channel is further enhanced by decreasing the interaural cross-correlation of the surround-sound channel sound field and by reducing …
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- Granted June 14, 1994. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended June 14, 2011.
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