Use of voice-to-remaining audio (VRA) in consumer applications
CAFCFirst Claim
1. A personal listening device useful in a listening environment having a plurality of listeners, the personal listening device comprising:
- a receiver configured to receive a first audio signal and a second audio signal, the first audio signal including substantially a voice signal and the second audio signal including a remaining audio, the first audio signal being different than the second audio signal;
an adjustment device configured to allow a listener to adjust the first audio signal and the second audio signal independent of each other; and
a transducer configured to receive the adjusted first and/or second audio signals, combine the received first and second audio signals, and output an audible sound based on the combined first and second audio signals to the listener without interfering with other listeners in the listening environment.
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Abstract
Systems provide an audio/visual output to each of a plurality of listeners in a manner that permits individualized audio adjustment, wherein audio comprises a first signal that is substantially voice and a second signal that is substantially other than voice. The systems may include a video device, a storage medium, and a transmitter that transmits the first and second signals to a plurality of personal listening devices. Each of the plurality of personal listening devices may include first and second receivers, first and second adjustment devices, an audio signal combining device, and one or more transducers, wherein the systems permit each of the plurality of listeners to adjust the first and second signals independently of other ones of the plurality of listeners in an audience.
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17 Claims
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1. A personal listening device useful in a listening environment having a plurality of listeners, the personal listening device comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive a first audio signal and a second audio signal, the first audio signal including substantially a voice signal and the second audio signal including a remaining audio, the first audio signal being different than the second audio signal; an adjustment device configured to allow a listener to adjust the first audio signal and the second audio signal independent of each other; and a transducer configured to receive the adjusted first and/or second audio signals, combine the received first and second audio signals, and output an audible sound based on the combined first and second audio signals to the listener without interfering with other listeners in the listening environment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A broadcasting apparatus, comprising:
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a storage medium holding a first audio signal and a second audio signal corresponding to the first audio signal, the first audio signal including substantially a voice signal and the second audio signal including a remaining audio; and a transmitter configured to transmit the first and second audio signals to a plurality of receivers, wherein the first and/or second audio signals are configured to be independently adjusted at each of the plurality of receivers and subsequently combined to produce an audible sound. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A personal listening device useful in a listening environment having a plurality of listeners, the personal listening device comprising:
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means for receiving a first audio signal and a second audio signal, the first audio signal including a voice signal and the second audio signal including a remaining audio, wherein the first audio signal is different than the second audio signal; means for adjusting the first audio signal and the second audio signal independent of each other by a listener; and means for receiving the adjusted first and/or second audio signals, combining the received first and second audio signals, and outputting an audible sound based on the combined first and second audio signals to the listener without interfering with other listeners in the listening environment.
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