Audio entertainment system
First Claim
1. An entertainment system for audio communication between a plurality of participants, comprising:
- a plurality of remote stations, each of said remote stations including (a) a microphone, (b) a transmit section having an input coupled to said microphone for transmission of audio signals input thereto, (c) a receive section, and (d) at least one audio transducer coupled to an output of said receive section for providing an aural output; and
,a signal distribution unit having a plurality of reception channels for receiving said transmission of audio signals from each of said plurality of remote stations, said signal distribution unit including at least one sound effects processor for altering respective audio signals from at least one of said plurality of remote stations and a transmission circuit coupled to an output of said sound effects processor for output of said altered audio signals to each of said plurality of remote stations.
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Abstract
An entertainment system (100, 100'"'"', 100") is provided which includes a plurality of remote stations (110, 110'"'"'). Each of the remote stations includes a microphone (118), a transmit section (112b), a receive section (112a) and at least one audio transducer (116) coupled to the output of the receive section. Signals output from each of the remote stations are received by a respective reception channel (134) of a signal distribution unit (130, 130'"'"', 130", 130'"'"'"). The received signals are combined and output to each of the remote stations. The audio signals received by the remote stations are altered, utilizing one or more sound effects processors (138) located in the signal distribution unit, or a respective sound effects processor (122) incorporated into each of the remote stations.
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17 Claims
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1. An entertainment system for audio communication between a plurality of participants, comprising:
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a plurality of remote stations, each of said remote stations including (a) a microphone, (b) a transmit section having an input coupled to said microphone for transmission of audio signals input thereto, (c) a receive section, and (d) at least one audio transducer coupled to an output of said receive section for providing an aural output; and
,a signal distribution unit having a plurality of reception channels for receiving said transmission of audio signals from each of said plurality of remote stations, said signal distribution unit including at least one sound effects processor for altering respective audio signals from at least one of said plurality of remote stations and a transmission circuit coupled to an output of said sound effects processor for output of said altered audio signals to each of said plurality of remote stations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An entertainment system for audio communication between a plurality of participants, comprising:
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a plurality of remote stations, each of said remote stations including (a) a microphone, (b) a sound effects processor having an input coupled to said microphone for altering audio signals input thereto, (c) a transmit section having an input coupled to an output of said sound effects processor for transmission of said altered audio signals, (d) a receive section, and (d) at least one audio transducer coupled to an output of said receive section for providing an aural output; and
,a signal distribution unit having a plurality of reception channels for receiving said transmission of altered audio signals from each of said plurality of remote stations, and a transmission circuit coupled to said plurality of reception channels for communication of at least a portion of said altered audio signals to at least a pair of said remote stations. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. An entertainment system for audio communication between a plurality of participants, comprising:
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a plurality of remote stations, each of said remote stations including (a) a microphone, (b) a transmit section having an input coupled to said microphone for transmission of audio signals input thereto, (c) a receive section, and (d) at least one audio transducer coupled to an output of said receive section for providing an aural output; and
,an audio alteration unit including; (a) a plurality of discrete reception channels for receiving said transmission of audio signals from each of said plurality of remote stations; (b) at least one sound effects processor for altering respective audio signals from at least one of said plurality of remote stations; (c) a source of program material with control signals encoded therewith; (d) a decoder having an input coupled to an output of said source of program material and an output coupled to a control input of said sound effects processor for varying alteration of said respective audio signals coupled to said sound effects processor responsive to said control signals; and
,(e) at least an audio transmission circuit coupled to said sound effects processor for output of said altered audio signals to said remote stations. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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