LCD display with an infrared transmission interface for transmitting audio signals in stereo

• US 20040131212A1
• Filed: 02/19/2003
• Published: 07/08/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 01/07/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Punch Video Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Punch Video Incorporated
• Inventors: Chang, Steven
• Application Number:
  US10/367,741
• Publication Number:
  US 20040131212A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 381/311
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2420/07 Applications of wireless loudspeakers or wireless microphones
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2499/15 Transducers incorporated in visual displaying devices, e.g. televisions, computer displays, laptops
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 5/02 Spatial or constructional arrangements of loudspeakers
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 5/033 Headphones for stereophonic communication details thereof, e.g. relating to batteries, cables or control elements H04R1/10

Abstract

An LCD display has a built-in audio processing device. The audio processing device receives audio signals from a piece of Audio/Video equipment and modulates the received audio signals. The modulated audio signals are further wirelessly emitted by infrared emitting diodes that are mounted in a position near the screen of the LCD display. When a user wears wireless earphones, the audio signals can be received and played by the earphones so people in the proximity of the LCD display will not be distracted by the sound.

Claims

1. An LCD display with an infrared transmission interface for transmitting audio signals in stereo, the LCD display comprising a screen and a frame in which a signal emitting chamber is defined to hold an audio processing unit that comprises:

an audio input port adapted to connect to an audio source to receive audio signals;

a modulating unit connected to the audio input port to modulate the received audio signals; and

a transmitting unit composed of multiple infrared emitting diodes each being mounted inside the signal emitting chamber and connected to the modulating unit, to emit modulated audio signals output from modulating unit.

2. The LCD display as claimed in claim 1, wherein the audio processing device further comprises an automatic gain controller (AGC) connected between the audio input port and the modulating unit to adjust gain of the received audio signals.

3. The LCD display as claimed in claim 1, wherein the received audio signals are in two parts, and the multiple infrared emitting diodes are divided into two groups that respectively emit the two parts of the audio signals.

4. The LCD display as claimed in claim 1, wherein the audio processing device further comprising an earphone jack connected to the audio input port, wherein the earphone jack is adapted to receive an earphone plug.

5. The LCD display as claimed in claim 2, wherein the audio processing device further comprises an earphone jack connected to the audio input port, wherein the earphone jack is adapted to receive an earphone plug.

6. The LCD display as claimed in claim 3, wherein the audio processing device further comprising an earphone jack connected to the audio input port, wherein the earphone jack is adapted to receive an earphone plug.