Sony patents TV and speaker system that share center audio for better sound
Sony describes a system where a TV and a separate audio device play the same center-channel audio signal at the same time. This setup aims to make the sound appear to come directly from the screen, improving the overall listening experience.
In the filing’s own words
This disclosure relates to a reproduction system, a display apparatus, and a reproduction apparatus for providing higher acoustic performance. There is provided a reproduction system including a display apparatus including a display section configured to display an image of content, and a first sound output section configured to output a sound of the content in a manner localizing a sound image on a screen of the display section, and a reproduction apparatus including a processing section configured to process an audio signal of the content, and a second sound output section configured to output the sound of the content, in which the first sound output section and the second sound output section output the sound simultaneously on the basis of an audio signal of a center channel of the content. This disclosure may be applied to an AV system formed by a television receiver and audio equipment, for example.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. A reproduction system, comprising: a display apparatus including: a display section including a screen and configured to display an image of content; and a first sound output section configured to output a sound of the content; and a reproduction apparatus including: a processing section configured to decode an audio signal of the content including a center-channel signal; a splitting section configured to split the decoded center-channel signal and output the center-channel signal to both the display apparatus and the reproduction apparatus; and a second sound output section configured to output the sound of the content, wherein the split center-channel signal output from the splitting section is supplied to both the first sound output section and the second sound output section, and wherein the first sound output section and the second sound output section concurrently reproduce the same split center-channel signal so as to localize a sound image on the screen of the display section.
Facts
- Company
- Sony (SONY GROUP CORPORATION)
- Official title
- Reproduction system, display apparatus, and reproduction apparatus
- Patent number
- US12756964B2
- Application number
- 18263910
- Filed
- Dec 28, 2021
- Granted
- Oct 6, 2026
- Inventors
- 8
- Claims
- 20
Classified under
H04R 1/028 Electricity & electronicsH04R 2499/15 Electricity & electronicsMore from Sony in Audio & voice
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Summaries are simplified from the filing’s own abstract and first claim. A patent filing is not a product announcement.
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