Method and apparatus for automatic volume control in an audio system

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PATENT NO 6868162
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09715588

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An audio system (100) is provided with improved adaptive filter (206) to automatically adjust signal gain depending on the ambient noise level. The original music signal passes through a normalized adaptive filter (206), and is subtracted from the ambient room signal detected by a microphone (120), resulting in an error signal that is an estimate of the ambient noise. The error signal is used to update a set of adaptation coefficients so that the normalized adaptive filter more accurately simulates the room transfer function, resulting in an better estimate of the ambient noise. The audio system (100) is calibrated automatically upon initial use to determine adaptation coefficients and noise threshold level to prevent runaway gain. System parameters are adjusted using a controller (124) with a user-friendly interface (400).

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LOUD TECHNOLOGIES INC16220 WOOD-RED ROAD NE WOODINVILLE WA 98072

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Jubien, Christopher Michael Victoria, CA 4 92
Lakoumentas, Constantine Bothell, WA 1 51
Roden, Brian John Cobble Hill, CA 3 81
Shpak, Dale John Victoria, CA 9 271
Sondermeyer, Jeffrey William Bothell, WA 7 137

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