Tuning sound feed-back device

• US 8,755,538 B2
• Filed: 09/18/2008
• Issued: 06/17/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Dae Hoon Kwon
• Original Assignee: Dae Hoon Kwon
• Inventors: Kwon, Dae Hoon
• Primary Examiner(s): Chin, Vivian
• Assistant Examiner(s): TON, DAVID L
• Application Number:
  US13/000,462
• Publication Number:
  US 20110103616A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,098 Days
• Field of Search: 381/96, 381/98, 381/100, 381/101, 381/102, 381/103, 381/108, 381/119, 381/58, 381/59, 381/104
• US Class Current: 381/96
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 27/00 Public address systems circuits for preventing acoustic reaction H04R3/02; circuits for distributing signals to loudspeakers H04R3/12; monitoring or testing arrangements for public address systems H04R29/007; amplifiers H03F
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 5/033 Headphones for stereophonic communication details thereof, e.g. relating to batteries, cables or control elements H04R1/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04S 2400/13 Aspects of volume control, not necessarily automatic, in stereophonic sound systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04S 7/301 Automatic calibration of stereophonic sound system, e.g. with test microphone

Abstract

Disclosed is a tuning sound (TS) feedback apparatus. The tuning sound (TS) feedback apparatus includes: a TS pick-up casing which is disposed and fixed inside or near the hearing organ of a sound engineer who manages tuning operations for sound output from a sound output terminal of a sound device having an equalizer; a sound/electric conversion element which is included in the TS pick-up casing, picks up the TS output from the sound output terminal of the sound device, and converts the picked-up TS into an electrical signal; and a TS output module which is included in the TS pick-up casing, converts the TS converted into the electrical signal by the sound/electric conversion element into wired or wireless communication data to be used for external communication, and transmits the data to the sound device.

Claims

1. A tuning sound (TS) feedback apparatus comprising:

a TS pick-up casing which is configured to be disposed and fixed inside the hearing organ of a sound engineer who manages tuning operations for sound output from a sound output terminal of a sound device having an equalizer;

a sound/electric conversion element which is disposed and included in the TS pick-up casing, picks up the TS output from the sound output terminal of the sound device, and converts the picked-up TS into an electrical signal;

a TS output module which is included in the TS pick-up casing, converts the converted TS into wired or wireless communication data to be used for external communication, and transmits the data to the sound device; and

a picked-up TS intermediate correction unit which is disposed in an electronic device connected to the TS output module wiredly or wirelessly, receives the picked-up TS transmitted from the TS output module, corrects a volume level of the picked-up TS, and feeds the corrected TS back to the equalizer of the sound device,

wherein the picked-up TS intermediate correction unit comprises;

a picked-up TS intermediate correction control module for controlling the entire intermediate correction operations for the picked-up TS;

a picked-up TS receiver module which communicates with the TS output module and receives the picked-up TS transmitted from the TS output module;

a picked-up TS intermediate correction module which corrects a volume level of the received TS to a reference hearing line;

a corrected TS feedback module which feeds the corrected TS generated back to the equalizer of the sound device;

an operation information storage module which stores various types of operating information including text information, image information, link or program information for generating a guide window, skin information, and setting information; and

a guide window operating module which i) communicates with a display driving module of the electronic device, ii) extracts the operating information stored in the operation information storage module, iii) generates the guide window based on the extracted operating information, and iv) selectively outputting and displaying the generated guide window on a display window provided at the electric device.

2. The TS feedback apparatus of claim 1, wherein the TS output module comprises:

a picked-up TS receiver unit which receives the picked-up TS converted into the electrical signal from the sound/electric conversion device;

a picked-up TS output unit which converts the received TS to be used for communication; and

a wired access connector which is connected to and communicates with the electronic device.

3. A tuning sound (TS) feedback apparatus comprising:

a TS pick-up casing which is configured to be disposed and fixed to contact or cover the hearing organ of a sound engineer who manages tuning operations for sound output from a sound output terminal of a sound device having an equalizer;

a sound/electric conversion element which is disposed and included in a portion of the TS pick-up casing, picks up the TS output from the sound output terminal of the sound device, and converts the picked-up TS into an electrical signal, wherein the portion is configured to be disposed and fixed to contact or cover the hearing organ of the sound engineer;

a TS output module which is included in the TS pick-up casing, converts the converted TS into wired or wireless communication data to be used for external communication, and transmits the data to the sound device; and

a picked-up TS intermediate correction unit which is disposed in an electronic device connected to the TS output module wiredly or wirelessly, receives the picked-up TS transmitted from the TS output module, corrects a volume level of the picked-up TS, and feeds the corrected TS back to the equalizer of the sound device,

wherein the picked-up TS intermediate correction unit comprises;

a picked-up TS intermediate correction control module for controlling the entire intermediate correction operations for the picked-up TS;

a picked-up TS receiver module which communicates with the TS output module and receives the picked-up TS transmitted from the TS output module;

a picked-up TS intermediate correction module which corrects a volume level of the received TS to a reference hearing line;

a corrected TS feedback module which feeds the corrected TS generated back to the equalizer of the sound device;

an operation information storage module which stores various types of operating information including text information, image information, link or program information for generating a guide window, skin information, and setting information; and

a guide window operating module which i) communicates with a display driving module of the electronic device, ii) extracts the operating information stored in the operation information storage module, iii) generates the guide window based on the extracted operating information, and iv) selectively outputting and displaying the generated guide window on a display window provided at the electric device.

4. The TS feedback apparatus of claim 3, wherein the TS output module comprises:

a picked-up TS receiver unit which receives the picked-up TS converted into the electrical signal from the sound/electric conversion device;

a picked-up TS output unit which converts the received TS to be used for communication; and

a wired access connector which is connected to and communicates with the electronic device.