Systems and methods for acoustic beamforming using discrete or continuous speaker arrays
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1. A system for acoustic beamforming, comprising:
- (a) an elongated, continuous electro-acoustic transducer membrane having a length; and
(b) a plurality of spaced-apart drivers disposed along the length of the transducer, the drivers each independently driving an adjacent region of the transducer according to a time-varying signal applied thereto with an associated time delay.
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Abstract
In various embodiments, the invention pertains to systems for acoustic beamforming that include one or more speaker membranes, such as, for example, a continuous ribbon membrane, and several independently addressable drivers. Moreover, certain embodiments relate to methods for beamforming with improved directionality.
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1. A system for acoustic beamforming, comprising:
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(a) an elongated, continuous electro-acoustic transducer membrane having a length; and (b) a plurality of spaced-apart drivers disposed along the length of the transducer, the drivers each independently driving an adjacent region of the transducer according to a time-varying signal applied thereto with an associated time delay. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for acoustic beamforming with improved directionality, the method comprising:
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(a) receiving a multi-frequency signal representing sound; (b) separating out low-frequency components from the signal, and generating higher harmonics of the low-frequency components; (c) combining the multi-frequency signal with the higher harmonics to form an edited multi-frequency signal; and (d) supplying the edited multi-frequency signal to a plurality of speaker drivers with various time delays. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of acoustic beamforming, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing an elongated, continuous electro-acoustic transducer membrane having a length; and (b) driving the transducer at a plurality of spaced-apart regions along the length according to a time-varying signal and time delays associated with the regions. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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