Patent ID: 7024002
Filing Date: 2006-04-04
Classification: H04R,H04S

Abstract:
1. A system for an audience area, the audience area having a near field compensation border, the audience area being adjacent a second area along the near field compensation border, the second area having a first reference location the system comprising: a plurality of sound emitters configured to be placed in a first configuration in the second area; and an emitter energy apportioner configured to be coupled to the plurality of sound emitters to send signals to the sound emitters having energy distributed amongst the signals such that the sound emitters being in the first configuration in the second area collectively emit a first sound pattern, the first sound pattern configured to be received having a first sound energy amplitude for at least a first sound frequency by a sound receiver at a first location in the audience area a first distance from the near field compensation border and a second distance from the first reference location with the sound receiver facing the first reference location in the second area, the first sound pattern configured to be received having a second sound energy amplitude for at least the first sound frequency by the sound receiver at a second location in the audience area a third distance from the near field compensation border and a fourth distance from the first reference location with the sound receiver facing the first reference location in the second area, the first distance approximating the third second distance, the second distance being different from the fourth distance, and the first sound energy amplitude approximating the second sound energy amplitude.