SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCED STREAMING AUDIO
First Claim
1. An audio enhancement system comprising:
- a vertical image adjustment module configured to adjust a vertical image of input audio;
a bass enhancement module configured to enhance a bass response of the input audio to produce bass-enhanced input audio; and
a horizontal image enhancement module configured to enhance a horizontal image of the input audio by at least equalizing difference information present in the input audio to produce image-enhanced input audio;
wherein the vertically-adjusted, bass-enhanced, and image enhanced input audio is combined to produce output audio.
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Abstract
A system and method for enhancement and management of streaming audio is disclosed. In one embodiment, the system provides a client-side decoder that is compatible with numerous audio formats, so that a user can enjoy relatively high-quality audio from various sources, even from sources that do not provide multi-channel or high-quality audio data. The system and method also include a management system for managing and controlling the use of licensed signal processing software to further enhance an audio stream. In one embodiment, the management system is used to manage a signal processing module that provides psychoacoustic audio processing to create a wider soundstage, an acoustic correction process to increase the perceived height and clarity of the audio image, and bass enhancement processing to create the perception of low bass from the small speakers or headphones typically used with multi-media systems and portable audio players.
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20 Claims
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1. An audio enhancement system comprising:
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a vertical image adjustment module configured to adjust a vertical image of input audio; a bass enhancement module configured to enhance a bass response of the input audio to produce bass-enhanced input audio; and a horizontal image enhancement module configured to enhance a horizontal image of the input audio by at least equalizing difference information present in the input audio to produce image-enhanced input audio; wherein the vertically-adjusted, bass-enhanced, and image enhanced input audio is combined to produce output audio. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for enhancing audio, the method comprising:
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height-adjusting input audio to adjust a vertical image of the input audio; bass-enhancing the input audio to enhance a bass response of the input audio, wherein bass-enhancing produces bass-enhanced input audio; width-adjusting the input audio to enhance a width of an apparent sound stage associated with the input audio to produce width-adjusted input audio, wherein width-adjusting equalizes difference information present in the input audio; and providing the height-adjusted, bass-enhanced, and width-adjusted input audio as an output audio signal. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An audio enhancement system comprising:
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means for height-adjusting input audio to adjust a vertical image of the input audio; means for bass-enhancing the input audio to enhance a bass response of the input audio, wherein the means for bass-enhancing is configured to produce bass-enhanced input audio; means for width-adjusting the input audio to enhance a width of an apparent sound stage associated with the input audio to produce a width-adjusted input audio, wherein the means for width-adjusting is configured to equalize difference information present in the input audio; and means for providing the height-adjusted, bass-enhanced, and width-adjusted input audio as an output audio signal. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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