Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Asymmetric acoustical implementation for improving a listening experience for a driver in a vehicle
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Application No.: US16957440Application Date: 2018-12-22
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Publication No.: US11463813B2Publication Date: 2022-10-04
- Inventor: Riley Winton , Christopher Ludwig , Brian Sterling , Arndt Hensgens
- Applicant: HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
- Applicant Address: US CT Stamford
- Assignee: HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
- Current Assignee: HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
- Current Assignee Address: US CT Stamford
- Agency: Brooks Kushman P.C.
- International Application: PCT/IB2018/060553 WO 20181222
- International Announcement: WO2019/130206 WO 20190704
- Main IPC: H04R5/04
- IPC: H04R5/04 ; H04R3/00 ; H04R1/02 ; H04R5/02 ; H04R29/00 ; H04S7/00

Abstract:
In at least one embodiment, an audio system is provided. The audio system includes a first loudspeaker, a second loudspeaker, and an audio controller. The first loudspeaker is positioned on first side of a vehicle to transmit a first audio signal to a driver. The second loudspeaker is positioned on a second side of the vehicle to transmit a second audio signal to a passenger. The audio controller is configured to increase an audio experience for only the driver of the vehicle by at least one of controlling a voltage provided to the first loudspeaker to cause a first overall excursion of the first loudspeaker to be greater than a second overall excursion of the second loudspeaker, and limiting an amount of current that is delivered only to the first loudspeaker to prevent the first loudspeaker from temporarily shutting down due to an overcurrent condition.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210076139A1 ASYMMETRIC ACOUSTICAL IMPLEMENTATION FOR IMPROVING A LISTENING EXPERIENCE FOR A DRIVER IN A VEHICLE Public/Granted day:2021-03-11
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