Patent ID: 7920710
Filing Date: 2011-04-05
Classification: H04R,H04S

Abstract:
1. A loudspeaker apparatus comprising: a single loudspeaker array comprising a plurality of loudspeaker elements arranged in a plurality of stacked horizontal rows; and an audio signal processing unit that drives a plurality of loudspeaker blocks including at least a center-channel loudspeaker block, a front left-channel loudspeaker block, and a front right-channel loudspeaker block each composed of a group of loudspeaker elements in the loudspeaker array, respectively with a plurality of audio signals including at least a front left-channel signal, a front right-channel signal, and a center-channel signal, wherein the center-channel loudspeaker block includes all of the loudspeaker elements in at least one of the plurality of stacked horizontal rows, wherein the plurality of stacked horizontal rows are composed of first, second, and third stacked horizontal rows, wherein the front left-channel loudspeaker block is composed of the first and second horizontal rows, wherein the front right-channel loudspeaker block is composed of the second and third horizontal rows, and wherein the center-channel loudspeaker block is composed of the second horizontal row, a left half of one of the first or third horizontal row, and right half of the other of the first or third horizontal row.