Audiovisual presentation device and signal processing device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12452570-B2
Application number	US-202118251740-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 29, 2021
Priority date	Nov 13, 2020
Publication date	Oct 21, 2025
Grant date	Oct 21, 2025

Abstract

An audiovisual presentation device and a signal processing device that enable a sound image to be localized on a video displayed on a higher-image-quality screen. A plurality of fine holes provided in a substrate of a display unit in which light-emitting elements for displaying a video are arranged in an array on the substrate, and an air chamber of a speaker unit from which sound is output according to an audio signal are connected by a plurality of sound conduits. Further, the audiovisual presentation device includes a plurality of opening/closing mechanisms for individually opening/closing the plurality of sound conduits, and a plurality of micro speakers arranged in an array on the substrate of the display unit to output a higher-frequency sound than speakers of the speaker unit.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An audiovisual presentation device, comprising:
a display unit that includes a substrate, wherein
the substrate includes light-emitting elements and a plurality of fine holes,
the light-emitting elements are arranged in first array on the substrate to display a video, and
the plurality of fine holes is in the substrate;

a first speaker unit that includes a plurality of speakers and a first air chamber, wherein the plurality of speakers is configured to output sound based on an audio signal to the first air chamber;
a plurality of sound conduits that connects the first air chamber to the plurality of fine holes; and
a plurality of opening and closing mechanisms configured to individually open or close each of the plurality of sound conduits.

2. The audiovisual presentation device according to claim 1 , wherein a path length of the each of the plurality of sound conduits from the first air chamber of the first speaker unit to each of the plurality of fine holes is equal.

3. The audiovisual presentation device according to claim 1 , wherein an inner diameter of the each of the plurality of sound conduits increases from the first air chamber of the first speaker unit toward the plurality of fine holes.

4. The audiovisual presentation device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a plurality of micro speakers in a second array on the substrate, wherein the plurality of micro speakers is configured to output a higher-frequency sound than the plurality of speakers of the first speaker unit.

5. The audiovisual presentation device according to claim 4 , wherein the audiovisual presentation device is further configured to:
control the plurality of opening and closing mechanisms; and
control selection of the plurality of micro speakers based on a position of a sound source on the video displayed on the display unit.

6. The audiovisual presentation device according to claim 1 , wherein
the plurality of speakers is housed in one of a same enclosure or independent enclosures.

7. The audiovisual presentation device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a second speaker unit different from the first speaker unit, wherein a second air chamber of the second speaker unit is connected to a specific sound conduit of the plurality of sound conduits.

8. The audiovisual presentation device according to claim 1 , wherein the display unit, the plurality of sound conduits, and the first speaker unit are provided separately.

9. The audiovisual presentation device according to claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of display units, wherein
the plurality of display units includes the display unit,
the plurality of display units includes a plurality of air chambers, and
the plurality of sound conduits is configured to connect the first air chamber of the first speaker unit to the plurality of air chambers of the plurality of display units.

10. The audiovisual presentation device according to claim 9 , wherein each of the plurality of air chambers corresponds to a third speaker unit.

11. The audiovisual presentation device according to claim 1 , wherein
a plurality of audiovisual presentation devices are in a tile pattern to form an audiovisual presentation system, and
the plurality of audiovisual presentation devices includes the audiovisual presentation device.

12. The audiovisual presentation device according to claim 11 , wherein each of the plurality of audiovisual presentation devices is configured to generate the audio signal based on one of object audio data or scene-based audio data.

13. A signal processing device for an audiovisual presentation device, wherein
the audiovisual presentation device comprises:
a display unit that includes a substrate, wherein
the substrate includes light-emitting elements and a plurality of fine holes,
the light-emitting elements are in first array on the substrate to display a video, and
the plurality of fine holes is in the substrate;
a speaker unit that includes a plurality of speakers and an air chamber, wherein the plurality of speakers is configured to output sound based on an audio signal to the air chamber;
a plurality of sound conduits that connects the air chamber to the plurality of fine holes;
a plurality of opening and closing mechanisms configured to individually open or close each of the plurality of sound conduits; and
a plurality of micro speakers in a second array on the substrate, wherein the plurality of micro speakers is configured to output a higher-frequency sound than the plurality of speakers of the speaker unit, and

the signal processing device comprises:
an opening and closing control unit configured to control the plurality of opening and closing mechanisms;
a selector unit configured to control selection of the plurality of micro speakers; and
a controller configured to control the opening and closing control unit and the selector unit based on a position of a sound source on the video displayed on the display unit.

Assignees

• Sony Group Corp

Inventors

• Kuroda Yoshiyuki
• Igarashi Go
• Shinmen Naoki
• Kamata Masaki
• Asada Kohei

Classifications

• H04R3/12

  for distributing signals to two or more loudspeakers {(specially adapted for hearing aids H04R25/407)} · CPC title

• H04R1/026

  Supports for loudspeaker casings · CPC title

• H04R2499/15

  Transducers incorporated in visual displaying devices, e.g. televisions, computer displays, laptops · CPC title

• H04R1/403

  loud-speakers · CPC title

• H04R1/345

  for loudspeakers · CPC title