Multi-channel speaker system and a connection system thereof

• US 20070106404A1
• Filed: 03/18/2004
• Published: 05/10/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/18/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bluetek Co., Ltd., Industry Academy Cooperation Foundation of Sejong University, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Yun M.O. Chung
• Inventors: Chung, Yun, Song, Moon
• Granted Patent: US 7,492,912 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/94
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2420/03 Connection circuits to selectively connect loudspeakers or headphones to amplifiers
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 5/04 Circuit arrangements, e.g. for selective connection of amplifier inputs/outputs to loudspeakers, for loudspeaker detection, or for adaptation of settings to personal preferences or hearing impairments combinations of amplifiers H03F3/68; stereophonic systems H04S
• CPC Class Codes: H04S 3/00 Systems employing more than two channels, e.g. quadraphonic H04S5/00, H04S7/00 take precedence

Abstract

The present invention relates to a multi-channel speaker system and a wiring device thereof. The wiring device for a multi-channel speaker system according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a serial audio signal circuit and a plurality of audio signal separating circuits. The serial audio signal circuit SAC generates a single serial digital audio signal by synthesizing the plurality of analog signals that are generated by the analog audio signal generating circuit, and outputs the same. The audio signal separating circuit receives the serial digital audio signal and separates a corresponding digital signal, and it converts the separated digital signal to an analog signal. Therefore, the plurality of speakers can be connected to the serial audio signal circuit SAC through a single series wire or at least two parallel wires.

Claims

1. A wiring device of a multi-channel speaker system that operates a plurality of speakers with different sound range signal values by connecting a main audio body and the plurality of speakers, comprising:

a serial audio signal circuit SAC; and

audio signal separating circuits ADC that are provided in each of the plurality of speaker,

wherein the serial audio signal circuit SAC comprises;

an analog/digital converter A/D for converting a plurality of analog signals that are generated by the main audio body to digital signals,

a multi-channel control signal synthesizer SC for synthesizing the plurality of digital signals into a single digital audio signal,

a clock generator CG for providing a reference clock to the synthesized digital audio signal,

a digital signal synthesizer DG for synchronizing each of the digital audio signals according to the reference clock generated by the clock generator,

a serial signal output member SO for converting the synchronized digital audio signal to a serial digital audio signal and outputting the serial digital audio signal, and

a single wire extended from the serial signal output member SO; and

wherein the audio signal separating circuit ADC comprises;

a multi-channel separator for separating a digital signal corresponding to the reference clock generated by the clock generator CG from the input serial digital audio signal, and

a digital/analog converter D/A for converting the separated digital signal to an analog signal.

2. The wiring device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of speakers are connected to the serial signal output member SO through at least two parallel wires or a single wire.

3. The wiring device of claim 1, wherein the serial audio signal circuit SAC is provided within the main audio body A, and the audio signal separating circuits ADC are provided within each of the plurality of speakers.

4. The wiring device of claim 1, wherein the serial audio signal circuit SAC is formed as a unit separate from the main audio body A and is mounted to the main audio body, and the audio signal separating circuits ADC are formed as a unit separate from the speakers and are mounted to the speakers.

5. A multi-channel speaker system comprising:

a plurality of speakers;

a main audio body with an analog audio signal generating circuit that is configured to generate a plurality of analog signals for operating the plurality of speakers;

a serial audio signal circuit configured to generate a single serial digital audio signal by synthesizing the plurality of analog signals that are generated by the analog audio signal generating circuit; and

a plurality of audio signal separating circuits, a number of which corresponds to a number of the plurality of speakers, the audio signal separating circuit receiving the serial digital audio signal generated by the serial audio signal circuit and separating a corresponding digital signal, and the audio signal separating circuit converting the separated digital signal to an analog signal,

wherein the serial audio signal circuit comprises

an analog/digital converter for receiving the plurality of analog signals from the audio signal generating circuit and converting the analog signals respectively to digital signals,

a multi-channel control signal synthesizer for synthesizing the digital signals into a single digital signal,

a clock generator for providing a respective reference clock for the synthesized digital signal,

a digital signal synthesizer for synchronizing each of the digital signals in response to the reference clock generated by the clock generator, and

a serial signal outputting member for converting the synchronized digital signal to a serial digital audio signal,

and wherein the audio signal separating circuit comprises

a multi-channel separator SD for separating a digital signal corresponding to the respective speaker from the serial digital audio signal input through a wire, and

a digital/analog converter for converting the separated digital signal to an analog signal.

6. The multi-channel speaker system of claim 5, wherein the plurality of speakers are connected to the serial digital signal generator through at least two parallel wires or a single wire.

7. The multi-channel speaker system of claim 5, wherein the serial audio signal circuit is provided within the main audio body A, and the audio signal separating circuit is provided within each of the speakers.

8. The multi-channel speaker system of claim 5, wherein the serial audio circuit is formed as a unit separate from the main audio body and is mounted to the main audio body, and wherein the audio signal separating circuits are formed as a unit separate from the speakers and are mounted to the speakers.