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Patent Search Database
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: WIRELESS,PA,SYSTEM
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: WIRELESS PA SYSTM
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118,000
Part - II : BASIC DATA OF PATENTED INVENTION/BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATA

Category/Field of Invention
Invention is Related to/Class of
Invention Title of Invention
Patent No.
: Electronics & Communication Engineering

: Audio Engineering
: Public address system using wireless mobile
communication devices
: 1
: CA 2690661
Application No.
Date of Filing/Application
: 21/01/2010
Priority Date
: 26/02/2009
Publication/Journal Number - (Issue No. of

Journal in which Patent is published)
: CA2690661 C
Publication Date
: 29/07/2014
First Filled
Country
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CANADA
Applicant for Patent is
Patent No
CA 2690661, CA
2690661
:
College
- INVENTOR DETAIL
Name of Inventor
Address/City/Country of Inventor
Vahid Moosavi
CANADA
Sean Wilson
CANADA
Scott Rose
CANADA
- APPLICANT/ASSIGNEE DETAIL
Name of Applicant/Assignee
Address/City/Country of Applicant
Blackberry limited
CANADA
Sean Wilson
CANADA
Scott Rose
CANADA
Part - III : TECHNICAL PART OF PATENTED INVENTION
Limitation of Prior Technology/Art :

When an audience member wishes to speak (e.g. in order to ask a question of a presenter in a large
conference room/auditorium), the audience member usual raises his/her hand in an effort to attract
the attention of a moderator/master of ceremonies. Upon being recognized by the moderator/master
of ceremonies, the audience member then normally has to wait for a wireless microphone to be
passed to him/her by a conference assistant who must deliver the wireless microphone, either directly
or hand-to-hand by several other audience members, and thereafter retrieve it in like fashion.
This process is inefficient in that the moderator/master of
ceremonies
may
accidentally
overlook
the
audience member, and time delays are introduced
cordless microphone.
while
the
audience
member
waits
to
receive
the
Specific Problem Solved/Objective of Invention :

According to another aspect, there is provided a wireless mobile communication
device,
comprising:
a
microphone, a wireless microphone application for converting audio signals to
wireless
signals,
and
at
least one communications subsystem for sending a request message responsive to one of
either
activation of a URL link or launching of
the
wireless
microphone
application,
receiving
a
connection
authorization message, and in response transmitting the wireless signals for broadcast.
Brief about Invention :
According to another aspect, there is provided a wireless mobile communication
device,
comprising:
a
microphone, a wireless microphone application for converting audio signals to
wireless
signals,
and
at
least one communications subsystem for sending a request message responsive to one of
either
activation of a URL link or launching of
the
wireless
microphone
application,
receiving
a
connection
authorization message, and in response transmitting the wireless signals for broadcast.
Key Learning Points :
According to a further aspect of this specification, there is provided a back -end system for use in a public address
system, comprising: an antenna, a computer that includes a data interface and application software for exchanging
connection information and requests with a plurality of mobile communication devices via the antenna and in response
arbitrating between the requests and sending a connection authorization message to one of the wireless mobile
communication devices to enable access to the public address system and receiving and converting wireless signals
from the one wireless mobile communication device to audio signals, and an audio interface for transmitting the audio
signals to at least one speaker.
Summary of Invention :
According to an aspect of this specification, there is provided a public address system, comprising at least one
wireless mobile communication device; a sound system, and a back -end system having an interface for exchanging
connection information and requests with the at least one wireless mobile communication device and in response
sending a connection authorization message to the at least one wireless mobile communication device for enabling
access to the sound system and transmission of wireless audio signals thereto for broadcast.
Number of Claims
Patent Status
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: US 11/998,333
Application No.
: 29/11/2007
: 29/11/2007
Priority Date
Publication Date
: US8155362 B2
: 10/04/2012
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: Wireless listening system

: 2
Patent No.
Country
: ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATION

: Sound Engineering
Patent No
08725571, 725571,
US
- INVENTOR DETAIL
Name of Inventor
Dutton Chris
US
Corina Sandulescu
US
David G Lashley
US
Ronald Webber
US
Audio Enhancement
US

This disclosure relates to wireless communication systems in
general,
and
in
particular,
to
wireless
listening systems for the hard-of-hearing that use infrared signals to enable such users to
hear
and
better understand
the
sound
from
home
stereos,
televisions,
computers,
public
address
systems,
theaters and the like, while also providing the ability to alert the user to incoming telephone calls.
Nearly 34 million Americans are affected by a hearing impairment that is sufficiently profound as to
prevent them from enjoying television, music and other audio program
broadcasts.
In
addition
to
private settings in which the hard-of-hearing may not be able to hear sound broadcasts adequately,
this segment of the population may also be excluded from hearing in public meetings, church services
or theater events and the like.
There are currently a number of personal sound amplification devices
on the
market that amplify
sounds from stereos, televisions and computers through the standard 2.3 MHz
and 2.8 MHz infrared
(IR) communication protocols. However, these devices are not compatible with
the standard 95
KHz
public
broadcast
protocol.
Moreover,
the
devices
that
are
compatible
with
the
95
KHz
public
broadcast standard are not compatible with the 2.3 MHz and 2.8 MHz systems. Moreover, there are
currently no IR listening devices on the market that are capable of being connected to a telephone
line and that can give notification to a user of incoming telephone calls while they are listening to an
audio program with the devices.
Accordingly, there is a need on the part of hard-of-hearing users for a wireless listening system that
enables the user not only to hear and better understand sounds broadcast by both private and public
sources, but that also notifies the user of incoming
telephone
calls
while
listening
to
an
audio
program.
A wireless listening system includes a base operable to receive an electrical signal corresponding to
an audio signal, including the ring of an incoming telephone call, up-convert the audio signal to an
infrared signal, and transmit the infrared audio signal wirelessly
therefrom,
and
a
wireless
headset
operable to selectably receive either the infrared audio signal transmitted by the base, or
an
infrared
signal corresponding to an audio signal transmitted by a
public
address
system,
down-convert
the
received signal back into the audio signal, and audibly reproduce the audio signal to a wearer of the
headset. The system enables a
hearing
impaired
listeners
to
enjoy
their
favorite
audio
programs
without disturbing nearby persons with normal hearing and without missing an incoming telephone call,
and is also compatible with public IR PA systems currently used to assist the hearing impaired
community.
1. A wireless listening system, comprising:
a base operable to receive an electrical signal corresponding to an audio signal, up-convert
the
audio
signal to an infrared signal, and transmit the infrared audio signal wirelessly therefrom;
a wireless headset operable to selectably receive either the infrared audio signal transmitted
by
the
base, or infrared signal corresponding to an audio signal transmitted
by
an
infrared
audio
signal
source, down-convert the received signal back into the audio signal, and audibly reproduce the
audio
signal to a wearer of the headset;
the base is further operable to detect an
electrical
signal
corresponding to
an
incoming
telephone
call, up-convert the signal into an
infrared
incoming
telephone
call notification
signal,
and transmit
the notification signal wirelessly therefrom; and
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
the headset is further operable to receive the infrared notification signal

transmitted
by
the
base
unit, down-convert the notification signal received into an incoming telephone call signal, and
audibly
reproduce the incoming telephone call signal to the wearer of the headset.
The system of claim 1, wherein the base is further operative to frequency modulate a carrier signal with
the audio and incoming telephone call signals.
The system of claim 1, wherein the audio signal comprises separate left and right sound channels, and
wherein the base and the headset are respectively operative to
receive,
up-convert
and transmit,
and to receive, down-convert, and audibly reproduce, each of the channels to the wearer simultaneously and
separately from each other.
The system of claim 3, wherein the left and right channels of the audio program are respectively transmitted by
the base and received by the headset on different carrier frequencies.
The system of claim 4, wherein one of the channels is transmitted on a carrier frequency of 2.3 MHz
and the other channel is transmitted on a carrier frequency of 2.8 MHz.
The system of claim 1, wherein the infrared audio signal is respectively transmitted by the infrared audio
signal source and received by the headset on a carrier frequency of 95 KHz.
The system of claim 1, wherein the headset is further operative to adjustably apply a minimum of 50
dB and 120 dB SPL of amplification to the audio signal reproduced to the wearer.
8. The system of claim 1, wherein:
the headset comprises a rechargeable battery;
the base comprises a battery charger;
the base is adapted to receive the headset in a complementary, plug-in engagement; and,
the battery charger is operative to charge the battery while the base and the headset are engaged
with each other.
9. The system of claim 1, wherein the headset comprises a pair of stethoscope ear-pieces that are biased
toward each other, and are operative to activate the headset when spread apart and to deactivate the
headset when biased together.
10.
The system of claim 1, wherein the base comprises a timer that
deactivates
the
base
after
a
predetermined period of time during which no audio signal is received by the base,
and
that
reactivates the base upon receipt of an audio signal.
1. The system of claim 1, further comprising a microphone operative to receive an acoustic signal from a sound source,
convert the acoustic signal into an electrical audio signal and to input the audio signal into the base.
2. A method of enabling a hard-of-hearing person to better hear an audio program and without missing an incoming
telephone call, the method comprising:
transforming the audio program into a corresponding electrical signal;
up-converting the electrical signal to an infrared signal; transmitting the infrared signal wirelessly to a wireless
headset;
down-converting the infrared signal back into the electrical signal with the headset;
retransforming the electrical signal back into the audio program with the headset such that the program can be heard
by the headset wearer;
wherein the audio program can include the ring signal of an incoming telephone call and an audio signal from an audio
source;
the audio program comprises a stereo program; the up -converting comprises up-converting electrical signals
respectively corresponding to left and right channels of the program to corresponding left and right infrared signals ;
and
the transmitting comprises simultaneously transmitting the left and right infrared signals on respective ones of two
different carrier signal frequencies.
3. The method of claim 12, wherein the carrier signal frequencies comprise 2.3 and 2.8 MHz signals, respectively.
4. The method of claim 12, wherein the transforming is effected by an electrical appliance or a telephone .
5. The method of claim 12, wherein the transforming, the up-converting and the transmitting is effected by an infrared audio
signal source transmitting on a carrier signal frequency of 95 Khz.
6. The method of claim 12, wherein the transforming is effected by a microphone.
In accordance with the exemplary embodiments thereof described herein, a wireless listening system is disclosed
that enables a hard-of-hearing user to experience amplified, enhanced sound reproduction from televisions, stereos,
computers and other electrical appliances using the standard 2.3 and 2.8 MHz IR communication protocols, and also
to use the wireless headset of the system in public settings, such as, e.g., city council meetings, school auditoriums,
movie theaters and churches, using an integral 95 KHz infrared communication protocol, and further, to be notified of
incoming telephone calls while using the system.
In one exemplary embodiment, the system comprises a base that is operable to receive an electrical signal
corresponding to an audio signal, including a ring signal corresponding to an incoming telephone call, up-convert the
audio signal to an infrared signal, and transmit the infrared audio, signal wirelessly therefrom, and a wireless headset
that is operable to selectably receive either the infrared audio signal transmitted by the base, or alternatively, an
infrared signal corresponding to an audio signal transmitted by a public address system, down-convert the received
signal back into the audio signal, and audibly reproduce the audio signal to a wearer of the headset, including the
production of an audible notification of the incoming telephone call.
In another exemplary embodiment, the base frequency modulates a carrier signal with the audio and incoming
telephone call signals, and the audio signal may comprise a stereo signal, i.e., separate left and right sound
channels, and the base and the headset are respectively operative to receive, up-convert and transmit, and to receive,
down-convert, and audibly reproduce each of the channels to the wearer simultaneously and separately from each
other. The left and right channels of the audio program may be respectively transmitted by the base and received by
the headset on different carrier frequencies, which in one particular exemplary embodiment may comprise carrier
frequencies of 2.3 MHz and 2.8 MHz, respectively. The headset of the system is also capable of receiving an infrared
audio signal transmitted by the public address source on a carrier frequency of 95 KHz.
A better understanding of the above and many other features and advantages of the novel wireless listening system of
the present invention may be obtained from a consideration of the detailed description of some exemplary
embodiments thereof below, particularly if such consideration is made in conjunction with the appended drawings ,
wherein like reference numerals are used to identify like elements illustrated in one or more of the figures thereof.
Number of Claims
Patent Status
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: Electronics and Communication Engineering

: Acoustic Engineering
: 3
Patent No.
: US 08/725,571
Application No.
: 03/10/1996
: 03/10/1996
Priority Date
Publication Date
: US5818328 A
: 06/10/1998
First Filled
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US
Patent No
11998333, 998333, US
8155362 B2, US
8155362B2
University
- INVENTOR DETAIL
Name of Inventor
Steven E Bash
US
Jeffrey David Anderson
US
Claudia Amelia Parry

Anderson
US
Plantronics, Inc.
US

This invention relates to the amplification
and transmission of audio
including
classrooms,
officesand conference
rooms.
More specifically,
systems that utilize
a portable
infrared
transmitter,
employing
to transmit voice audiopulse
to an infrared
receiver which thereby
amplifies
the amplified signal to audio speakers positioned
throughout the room.
signals
within
confined
areas,
this invention
relates to
audio
position
techniqu
es,
the received
and
relays

A variety
of infrared communications devices have been developed and are widely used to
facilitate
confined area communication. Traditionally, these devices provide only part of
the
communications
solution, do not incorporate a wearable transmitter, or do not employ the signal to noise improvement
available
with pulse position modulation techniques. Prior wireless communications
systems
utilized
frequency modulation (F.M.) techniques. Because of the number of F.M. frequencies in use now,
classroom and other confined
area
users
are
encountering
signal
interference
which
limits
the
usefulness of existing technology. For general background material, the reader is directed to U.S. Pat.
Nos. 5,359,448, 5,323,257, 5,216,238, 5,095,382, 4,882,773, 4,224,482, 4,221,932, 3,927,316, each
of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety for the material disclosed therein.
. A wireless communications system for classroom use, comprising:
(a) a portable transmitter for transmitting an infrared pulse position modulated signal;
(b) a receiver for receiving said infrared pulse position modulated
signal and
converting said infrared pulse
position modulated signal into an output electrical signal wherein said receiver further comprises:
(i) a master receiver for receiving said infrared pulse position modulated signal when a direct line of sight
exists between said transmitter and said master receiver; and
(ii) a slave receiver for receiving said infrared pulse position modulated signal when a direct line of sight
does not exist between said transmitter and said master receiver wherein said slave receiver further
comprises:
(1) at least one photodiode for receiving said infrared pulse position modulated signal and producing an
electrical pulse position modulated signal;
(2) a high gain pre-amplifier receiving said electrical pulse position modulated signal and producing an amplified
modulated signal;
(3) a high pass filter/amplifier receiving said amplified modulated signal and producing a filtered signal;
(4)
an amplifier receiving said filtered signal and producing an amplified signal;
(5)
a demodulator receiving said amplified signal and producing a demodulated signal;
(6)
a low pass filter/de-emphasizer receiving said demodulated signal and producing a filtered/de- emphasized
signal;
(7) a charge pump receiving said amplified signal of said amplifier and producing a rectifier voltage signal;
(8) a comparator receiving said rectifier voltage signal and a reference voltage and producing at least one
control signal; and
(9) a gate receiving said at least one control signal, and said filtered/de-emphasized signal, and producing an
input signal for said master receiver; and
(c) a speaker system for receiving said output electrical signal from said receiver and converting said output
electrical signal to audible sound
A wireless communications system for classroom use, comprising:
(i)
(1)
(a) a portable transmitter for transmitting an infrared pulse position modulated signal, wherein said portable transmitter
further comprises:
a battery pack device to provide portable energy to operate said transmitter;
(ii)a necklace device suitable for wearing around the neck of a user, said necklace device having incorporated on its
surface at least one infrared light emitting diode;
(iii) a microphone device attached to said necklace device to convert audible sound to an input electrical signal;
(iv)
a pre-amplifier receiving said input electrical signal and amplifying said input electrical signal, received from said
microphone device, into a pre-amplified signal;
(v)
a speech processor receiving said pre-amplified signal and compressing said pre-amplified signal into a
compressed audio signal, wherein said speech processor further comprises:
a voltage controlled amplifier receiving said pre-amplified signal and producing an amplified audio signal;
(2) an amplifier and response control circuit receiving said amplified audio signal and producing said compressed
audio signal;
(3) an amplifier receiving said pre-amplified signal and producing a pre-rectified signal; and
(4) a rectifier receiving said pre-rectified signal and producing a control signal to control said voltage controlled
amplifier;
(vi)
a buffer receiving said compressed audio signal, modulating said compressed audio signal into a modulated audio
signal;
(vii)
a pulse generator receiving said modulated audio signal and producing an electrical pulse position modulated
signal; and
(viii)
said at least one infrared light emitting diode attached to said necklace, receiving said electrical pulse position
modulated signal and producing said infrared pulse position modulated signal for transmission to a receiver;
(b) said receiver for receiving said infrared pulse position modulated signal and converting said infrared pulse position
modulated signal into an output electrical signal; and
(c) a speaker system for receiving said output electrical signal from said receiver and converting said output electrical
signal to audible sound.
It is desirable to provide a method of confined area audio amplification which provides improved signal to noise ratio, a
wearable wireless transmitter and which is not susceptible to F.M. interference. Namely, an audio transmission
system is desired that will meet the amplification needs of classrooms, conference rooms and offices.
It is the general objective of this invention to provide an audio amplification system with a
transmitter, an improved signal to noise ratio and that is not susceptible to F.M. interference.
wearable
wireless
It is a further objective of this invention to provide a transmitter that is battery powered.

It is a further objective of this invention to provide an infrared wireless communications channel between
transmitter and the receiver.
the
It is a further objective of this invention to provide an audio transmitter designed into a necklace type of apparatus ,
suitable for wearing around the neck.
It is a further objective of this invention to provide a transmitter system which incorporates a battery power supply, a
battery charger, a microphone, an audio amplifier, a speech processor, a pulse generator which produces a pulse
train which is then frequency modulated thereby producing a Pulse Position Modulated (PPM) signal, and a plurality
of banks of infrared (IR) Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs).
It is a further objective of this invention to provide a receiver system which receives the transmitted IR PPM signal and
converts the signal from IR to electrical and decompresses the signal prior to further transmission to one or more
audio speakers.
It is a further objective of this invention to provide a receiver system which includes filtering,
emphasis and amplification functions to enhance the quality of the resultant audio.
pre-emphasis, de-
It is a further objective of this invention to provide a receiver system incorporating both a master and a slave
receiver to maintain a maximum signal strength audio signal.
audio
It is a further objective of this invention to provide a receiver system with an integrated power supply.
It is a further objective of this invention to provide auxiliary inputs to the receiver system to permit a mix of audio from
additional sources such as audio tape, phonograph, compact disk or video tape.
It is a further objective of this invention to provide a speech processor common to both the transmitter and the receiver
systems to process the audio signal, to adjust signal level and response.
It is yet a further objective of this invention to provide a flexible, rugged, and adaptable audio transmission system
suitable for use in any confined area and with minimal inconvenience to the wearer and maximum signal quality to the
listeners.
These and other objectives of this invention are achieved by a method comprising the steps of receiving audio
information to a microphone, processing such audio information, compressing the resultant audio, converting the
audio for transmission across an IR channel, receiving the IR signal, decompressing and processing the received
audio, transmitting such audio information to a number of audio speakers, and converting the electrical audio signals
to sound through use of the audio speakers.
In a preferred embodiment, the method of this invention is accomplished in an electronic device. This electronic device
is divided into component parts, namely the transmitter unit, the master receiver and the slave receiver. Also provided
within both the transmitter and the receivers are power supplies and a speech processor. This preferred embodiment
employs IR diodes for the transmission and reception of an IR signal.
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Patent No.
:
: Sound Engineering
: Sound amplification system comprising a
combined ir-sensor/speaker
: 4
: US 12/481,395
Application No.
: 09/06/2009
: 09/06/2009
Priority Date
Publication Date
: US20100310090 A1
: 09/12/2010
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Name of Inventor
Andrew Parker
US
Michael Grall
US
Roger Davis
US
Phonic Ear Inc
US

The present disclosure relates e.g. to amplification of a teacher's voice
Such systems are e.g. described in EP 0 599 450 A2, U.S. Pat. No.
A1, US 2006/0098826 A1, US 2008/0144844 A1 and WO 2008/087089 A1.
in a class room
6,397,037 B1, US
environment.
2005/003330
In the following the application of a sound amplification system based on an IR

(infrared) wireless
microphone in a teacher-classroom environment
is
described.
The
teacher
speaks
into
the
IR
microphone (e.g. either located at a fixed position, e.g. a desk or hanging from
the
ceiling,
or
preferably attached to clothing or otherwise mounted on the body of the speaker), where an IR signal
is transmitted and then detected by an IR sensor mounted on the ceiling or on
a
wall
of
the
classroom. The recovered electrical signal is sent to a base station where the signal is e.g. processed
to recover the audio signal, amplify it, and then play it back over a number of loudspeakers
strategically located in the class-room. Unlike an
electromagnetic
radio
wave
signal
(here
termed,
radio frequency, RF) that typically radiates in all directions, as well
as
through
walls
and
other
objects, an IR signal is an electromagnetic light signal (having much higher frequency and different
propagation properties than radio wave signals). This light-based signal bounces off a typical wall or
other interior surface and reflects back into the room. The fact that the signal reflects off of solid
opaque surfaces is advantageous as there is no concern of the signal being inadvertently picked up in
the next room, which offers an inherent level of security when compared to analog (or digital) RF
signals. A disadvantage of IR signals is that the signal can easily be blocked, reflections are weak in
energy, and ambient sunlight can reduce the dynamic range of the IR link. To address these issues,
multiple sensors or large sensor arrays (typically a ceiling sensor) are often used to help provide
proper coverage in the room. As this application is for a wireless public address (PA) system,
loudspeakers are used to disperse the sound evenly in the room. A typical room equipped with a
known PA-system usually has at least four loudspeakers mounted on the wall or
in
the
ceiling
to
distribute sound evenly to avoid acoustic hot spots (even though using more speakers increases
the likelihood of hot spots near the speaker itself). Installation of a system as described can
be
time
consuming. The installation process typically requires placing at least 4 loudspeakers in
strategic
locations in the room and 1 to 3 IR sensors strategically located in the room as well. This corresponds
to a minimum of 5 and as many as 7 cable runs which in turn corresponds to a long and costly
installation process. Typical off the shelf loudspeakers are designed for
musical
playback
and
not
speech intelligibility.
A public address system including a wireless IR microphone for picking up a sound and converting it to
an IR light signal including an audio signal representative of said sound and adapted for being
transmitted to an IR sensor; an IR sensor including an IR photo detector for receiving said IR light
signal and a first receiver for extracting said audio signal and a first transmitter transmitting it to a
base station; a base station including a second receiver for receiving said audio signal from said IR
sensor and a processor for processing said audio signal to provide a processed audio signal and a
second transmitter transmitting it to a loud speaker; and a loud speaker unit for
receiving
said
processed audio signal and converting it to a processed sound signal for being presented
to
an
audience, wherein said IR sensor and loudspeaker unit are integrated into a sensor-speaker assembly.
1. A public address system comprising:
a wireless IR microphone for picking up a sound and converting it to an IR light signal comprising an
audio signal representative of said sound and adapted for being transmitted to an IR sensor;
an IR sensor comprising an IR photo detector for receiving said IR light signal and a first receiver for
extracting said audio signal and a first transmitter transmitting it to a base station;
a base station comprising a second receiver for receiving said audio signal from said IR sensor and a
processor for processing
said
audio signal
to provide a
processed
audio
signal
and a second
transmitter transmitting it to a loud speaker unit; and
a loud speaker unit for receiving said processed audio signal and converting it to a processed sound
signal for being presented to an audience,
wherein said IR sensor and said loudspeaker unit are integrated into a sensor-speaker assembly.
2. A public address system according to claim 1, wherein IR sensor and loudspeaker parts of the sensor-speaker
assembly are enclosed in or supported by a common casing.
3. A public address system according to claim 1, wherein the system comprises first electrical conductors
for transmitting said audio signal to said base station and second electrical conductors for transmitting said
processed audio signal from said base station to said loudspeaker unit and wherein said first and second
electrical conductors are located in the same electric cable.
4. A public address system according to claim 1, wherein the sensor-speaker system comprises two woofer
elements, each having a midline defining a symmetry line
of
its
acoustic
polar
directivity pattern
wherein the two woofers are mounted in the assembly so that said midlines are twisted away from each
other an angle -a and a, respectively, relative to a normal to a line connecting their geometrical midpoints.
5. A public address system according to claim 4, wherein said twist angle a is in the range from 10 to
40.
6. A public address system according to claim 1, wherein parts of the sensor-speaker assembly, including
the speaker elements, are optimized for speech intelligibility.
7. A public address system according to claim 1, wherein the system comprises first electrical conductors
for transmitting said audio signal to said base station and for transmitting said processed audio signal
from said base station to said loudspeaker unit and corresponding
electric
circuitry allowing such twoway communication.
8. A public address system according to claim 1, wherein the system comprises two sensor-speaker assemblies
mounted on opposing walls of a room.
9. A public address system according to claim 1, wherein the system comprises a single sensor speaker
assembly.
10.
A method
of amplifying a sound in a classroom comprising providing the public address system
according to claim 1 and making a sound for the wireless IR microphone to pick up.
11.A method of installing a public address system comprising:
a)
providing a wireless IR microphone for picking up a sound and converting it to an IR light signal comprising
an audio signal representative of said sound and adapted for being transmitted to an IR sensor;
b) providing an IR sensor comprising an IR photo detector for receiving said IR light signal, converting said IR
light signal to an electrical signal and extracting said audio signal and transmitting it to a base station;
c) providing a base station for receiving said audio signal from said IR sensor and for processing said audio
signal to provide a processed audio signal and transmitting it to a loud speaker unit;
d) providing a loud speaker unit for receiving said processed audio signal and converting it to a processed
sound signal for being presented to an audience; and
e) providing that said IR sensor and said loudspeaker unit are integrated into a sensor-speaker assembly.
12.
A method according to claim 11, comprising providing that said public address system comprises
two sensor-speaker assemblies.
13.
A method according to claim 11, comprising defining a coverage rectangle of
substantially
identical acoustic and IR coverage
for
said
loudspeakers
and
said
IR
microphone/IR
sensor
combination, respectively.
14.
A method according to claim 12, comprising mounting said two sensor-speaker assemblies
on
opposite faces of said coverage rectangle.
15.
A method according to claim 14, comprising mounting said
two
sensor-speaker
assemblies
a
predetermined distance B to each side of a midline dividing said opposing faces in equal halves of
length A.
16.
A method according to claim 15, comprising providing that the ratio B/A is in the range from 0.05
to 0.4.
17.
A method according to claim 11, comprising providing that the sensor-speaker system comprises
two woofer elements, each having a midline defining a symmetry line of its acoustic polar directivity
pattern and providing that the two woofers are mounted in
the assembly so that said midlines are
twisted away from each other an angle -a and a, respectively, relative to a normal
to
a
line
connecting their geometrical midpoints.
18.
A method according to claim 17, comprising providing that said twist angle a is in the range from
10 to 40.
19.
A method according to claim 11, comprising mounting said sensor-speaker assembly at a height C
above the floor and/or at a distance D from the ceiling.
20.
A method according to claim 11, comprising providing that the speaker and IR sensor units of the sensorspeaker assembly are tilted downward at a nominal angle for optimized acoustic as well as IR
coverage.
The present disclosure relates to wireless public address systems, e.g. to the amplification of a teacher's voice in a
scholastic environment. The present disclosure deals in particular with the distribution of a sound signal picked up
from a speaker's infrared (IR) microphone to a base station for signal processing and further redistribution to a number
of spatially distributed loud speakers for presenting the sound in an auditory environment (e.g. a class room). The
disclosure relates to a public address system, to its use and to a method of installing a public address system.
The disclosure may e.g. be useful in applications such as amplifying a teacher's voice in a classroom.
The disclosure relates specifically to co-locating a public address system's infrared signal reception device with one or
more loudspeaker assemblies such that the total number of system components is reduced, and installation of the
system is simplified without compromising the wireless effective range or the quality of the amplified sound field .
An object of embodiments of the present disclosure is to provide a public address system that is easy to install.
Further objects of embodiments of the disclosure are
1. Reduce Material Waste
2. Improve IR Coverage
3. Decrease or eliminate User Installation Error
4. Improve Sound Coverage
5. Improve Speech Intelligibility
Objects of embodiments of the disclosure are achieved by the disclosure described in the accompanying claims and
as described in the following.
An object of embodiments of the disclosure is achieved by a public address system. The system comprises:
a wireless IR microphone for picking up a sound and converting it to an IR light signal comprising an audio signal
representative of said sound and adapted for being transmitted to an IR sensor;
an IR sensor comprising an IR photo detector for receiving said IR light signal and a first receiver for extracting said
audio signal and a first transmitter transmitting it to a base station;
a base station comprising a second receiver for receiving said audio signal from said IR sensor and a processor for
processing said audio signal to provide a processed audio signal and a second transmitter transmitting it to a loud
speaker unit; and
a loud speaker unit for receiving said processed audio signal and converting it to a processed sound signal for being
presented to an audience, and

wherein said IR sensor and said loudspeaker unit are integrated into a sensor-speaker assembly.
This has the advantage of providing a system that is simple and easy to install.
In a preferred embodiment, the IR sensor and loudspeaker parts of the sensor -speaker assembly are enclosed in or
supported by a common casing.
In a preferred embodiment, the system comprises first electrical conductors for transmitting said audio signal to said
base station and second electrical conductors for transmitting said processed audio signal from said base station to
said loudspeaker unit and wherein said first and second electrical conductors are located in the same electric cable .
Alternatively, the system comprises one pair of conductors (e.g. a coaxial cable) and corresponding transmission and
reception (multiplexing/de-multiplexing and/or filtering) circuitry to allow two-way transmission on the pair of
conductors (e.g. using different frequency ranges in the transmission from the sensor speaker assembly to the base
station than from the base station back to the sensor speaker assembly). Alternatively or additionally, the
transmission between the sensor speaker assembly and the base station may be wireless, either one way or both
ways (e.g. according to the Bluetooth standard).
In a preferred embodiment, the sensor-speaker system comprises two woofer elements, each having a midline
defining a symmetry line of its acoustic polar directivity pattern wherein the two woofers are mounted in the assembly
so that said midlines are twisted away from each other an angle -aand a, respectively, relative to a normal to a line
connecting their geometrical midpoints (cf. e.g. FIG. 2 a).
In a preferred embodiment, the twist angle a is in the range from 10 to 40, e.g. in the range between 20 and 30.
In a preferred embodiment, the parts of the sensor -speaker assembly, including the speaker elements, e.g. woofer
and/or tweeter, are optimized for speech intelligibility.
In a preferred embodiment the system comprises two sensor -speaker assemblies, e.g. mounted on opposing walls of
a room. In a preferred embodiment, two of the sensor -speaker assemblies are placed a specified distance B off -center
from each other on opposite walls (B being the distance from a centre line CL). In a preferred embodiment, two of the
sensor-speaker assemblies are placed at a nominal height C above the floor and /or a nominal distance D below the
ceiling. The system may additionally comprise a ceiling mounted sensor speaker assembly.
Alternatively, a system may comprise a single, e.g. ceiling mounted, sensor speaker assembly. Preferably the ceiling
mounted sensor speaker assembly is located at the geometrical centre of the intended acoustic and IR -coverage
coverage area.
Use of a public address system described above, in the detailed description of mode (s) for carrying out the
disclosure and in the claims is furthermore provided. In an embodiment, use as a classroom amplification system is
provided.
A method of installing a public address system is furthermore provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure .
The method comprises:
a) providing a wireless IR microphone for picking up a sound and converting it to an IR light signal comprising an audio
signal representative of said sound and adapted for being transmitted to an IR sensor;
b) providing an IR sensor comprising an IR photo detector for receiving said IR light signal, converting said IR light signal
to an electrical signal and extracting said audio signal and transmitting it to a base station;
c) providing a base station for receiving said audio signal from said IR sensor and for processing said audio signal to
provide a processed audio signal and transmitting it to a loud speaker unit;
d) providing a loud speaker unit for receiving said processed audio signal and converting it to a processed sound
signal for being presented to an audience; and

e) providing that said IR sensor and said loudspeaker unit are integrated into a sensor-speaker assembly.
It is intended that the structural features of the system described above, in the detailed description of mode (s) for
carrying out the disclosure and in the claims can be combined with the method, when appropriately substituted by a
corresponding process and vice versa. Embodiments of the method have the same advantages as the corresponding
systems.
In a particular embodiment, the method comprises providing that said public address system comprises two sensorspeaker assemblies.
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Patent No.
:
: Audio Engineering
: System and method for enhanced public address
system
: 5
: PCT/US2007/084038
Application No.
: 08/11/2007
: 08/11/2006
Priority Date
Publication Date
: WO2008058228 A1
: 15/05/2008
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Name of Inventor
Robert C Lovell Jr
US
Sybase Inc
US

As the 'wireless revolution' continues to march forward the importance to a Mobile Subscriber (MS) for example a user of a Wireless Device (WD) such as a mobile telephone, BlackBerry, etc. that is
serviced by a Wireless Carrier (WC) - of their WD grows substantially. One consequence of such a
growing importance is the resulting ubiquitous nature of WDs - i.e., MSs carry them at almost all
times.
On many occasions a MS may find themselves at a venue - e.g., an airport, a train station, a bus
station, a conference or convention center, a sporting event, a concert, etc. - that is loud, noisy,
etc. making it difficult for the MS to hear, and understand, the venue's Public Address System (PAS).
[0005] The difficulty (i.e., of a MS hearing, and understanding, a venue's PAS) may be exacerbated if
the MS is elderly, suffers from some type of hearing deficit, etc.
The
present
invention
extends
key
elements
of
wireless
messaging
technology
to
address
the
difficulty (i.e., of
a
MS
hearing,
and
understanding,
a
venue's
PAS)
through
an
enhanced
or
augmented PAS system, and other similarly-situated entities,
and
addresses
various
of
the
(not
insubstantial) challenges that are associated with same.
A service that leverages established wireless messaging paradigms such as, possibly inter
alia, Short
Message Service, Multimedia Message Service, Wireless
Application
Protocol,
and
IP
Multimedia
Subsystem to yield an infrastructure that enhances aspects of a conventional Public Address System
(as found at, for example, an airport, a train station, a conference or convention center, a sporting
event, a concert, etc.) and allows a Mobile Subscriber to seamlessly employ their Wireless Device to
interact with
same.
The
service
may
optionally
leverage
the
capabilities
of
a
centrally-located
Messaging Inter-Carrier Vendor.
1.
A method of delivering public address system announcements, comprising: receiving notification of a

location of a wireless device; sending an inquiry message to a public address system (PAS) serving the
location of the wireless device regarding whether the PAS is configured to relay PAS announcements;
receiving a response message from the PAS indicating its ability to relay PAS announcements; sending an
update message to the wireless device indicating that the PAS is configured to relay PAS announcements
to the wireless device; and receiving content of a PAS announcement from the PAS, and forwarding the
content to the wireless device.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the wireless device is a mobile telephone.
3.
The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the inquiry message, response message, update message,
and content is sent via the short message service (SMS).
4. The method of claim 1, further comprising forwarding the content to the wireless device using the short
message service (SMS).
5. The method of claim I5 further comprising forwarding the content to the wireless device using the multimedia
message service (MMS).
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the content is received as a textual equivalent of the PAS announcement.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the content is received as an audio file of the PAS announcement.
8.
9.
The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a reply message from the wireless device in response to
the content.
The method of claim 1, further comprising determining the location of the wireless device using the global
positioning system (GPS).
10. A method of delivering live public address system (PAS) announcements, comprising: receiving a notification of
a location of a wireless device; requesting, from an
entity
that
operates
a
public address system
(PAS) serving the
location
of
the
wireless
device,
that
the
entity
electronically
relay live PAS
announcements; receiving content of a live PAS announcement relayed from the PAS; and forwarding the
content to the wireless device.
11. The method of claim 10, wherein the content is received as a textual equivalent of the PAS announcement.
12. The method of claim 10, wherein the content is received as an audio file of the PAS announcement.
13. The method of claim 10, wherein the content is forwarded using the short message service (SMS).
14. The method of claim 10, wherein the content is forwarded using the multimedia message service (MMS).
15. A method of distributing live public address system announcements, comprising: receiving, at an entity
that operates a public address system (PAS), an inquiry message from an entity serving a population of
mobile telephones regarding whether the PAS is configured to relay content of live PAS announcements;
sending a response message responsive to the inquiry message indicating that the PAS is configured
to relay
the
content
of
live
PAS
announcements;
and
sending
content
of
a
given live PAS
announcement from the PAS to the entity serving the population of mobile telephones.
16. The method of claim 15, wherein at lease one of the inquiry message, the response message and the
content is sent via the short message service (SMS).
17. The method of claim 15, further comprising forwarding the content to at least one
mobile telephone
within the population of mobile telephones using the short message service (SMS).
18. The method of claim 15, further comprising forwarding the content to at least one
mobile telephone
within the population of mobile telephones using the multimedia message service (MMS).
19. The method of claim 15, wherein the content is sent as a textual equivalent of the PAS announcement.
20. The method of claim 15, wherein the content is sent as an audio file of the PAS announcement
The present invention relates generally to telecommunications services.

More particularly, the present invention relates to capabilities that enhance substantially the value and usefulness of
various wireless messaging paradigms including, inter alia, Short Message Service (SMS), Multimedia Message
Service (MMS), Wireless Application Protocol (WAP), Internet Protocol (IP) Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), etc.
Embodiments of the present invention provide a service that leverages established wireless messaging paradigms
such as, possibly inter alia, SMS and MMS to yield an infrastructure that, in one embodiment, provides a method of
delivering public address system announcements that includes receiving notification of a location of a wireless device ,
sending an inquiry message to a public address system (PAS) serving the location of the wireless device regarding
whether the PAS is configured to relay PAS announcements, receiving a response message from the PAS indicating
its ability to relay PAS announcements, sending an update message to the wireless device indicating that the PAS is
configured to relay PAS announcements to the wireless device; and receiving content of a PAS announcement from
the PAS, and forwarding the content to the wireless device.
In a preferred embodiment, the wireless device may be a mobile telephone, and content may be forwarded or sent via
the short message service (SMS) or the multimedia message service (MMS). This may be facilitated if, for example,
the content is received as a textual equivalent of the PAS announcement. Alternatively, or in addition, the content may
be received as an audio file of the PAS announcement .
In another embodiment, a method of delivering live public address system (PAS) announcements includes receiving a
notification of a location of a wireless device, requesting, from an entity that operates a public address system (PAS)
serving the location of the wireless device, that the entity electronically relay live PAS announcements , receiving
content of a live PAS announcement relayed from the PAS, and forwarding the content to the wireless device.
In yet another embodiment, a method of distributing live public address system announcements includes receiving, at
an entity that operates a public address system (PAS), an inquiry message from an entity serving a population of
mobile telephones regarding whether the PAS is configured to relay content of live PAS announcements, sending a
response message responsive to the inquiry message indicating that the PAS is configured to relay the content of live
PAS announcements, and sending content of a given live PAS announcement from the PAS to the entity serving the
population of mobile telephones.
These and other features of the embodiments of the present invention, along with their attendant advantages, will be
more fully appreciated upon a reading of the following detailed description in conjunction with the associated drawings .
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