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Tone control circuit
Assignee: Sony Corp
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Filing: 1980-12-25
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Granted: 1984-02-14
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Expires: 2000-12-25
Abstract
Abstract A tone control circuit which has a first signal path which passes an input signal directly and a second signal path which includes at least a filter and a gain control circuit and an adder receiving the first signal and the second signal and control means for providing a control voltage to the gain control circuit and switching means for controlling the gain control circuit to selectively control the output of the adder to produce an output signal with the desired selected frequency response.
Inventors
- 👤 Takashi Okada
- 👤 Hajime Nakajima
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 14:21
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03G; H03G5/00; H03G5/02; H03G5/04; H03G5/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
101 words
A tone control circuit having a first signal path passing an input signal directly and a second signal path having at least a filter and a gain control circuit, comprising: (a) calculating means for adding a signal from said first signal path to a signal from said second signal path to form an output signal; (b) control means for providing a control voltage for said gain control circuit; and (c) switching means for determining a frequency mode of said output signal from said control voltage and changing the frequency characteristic of said second signal path in accordance with said frequency mode.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
101 words
A tone control circuit having a first signal path passing an input signal directly and a second signal path having at least a filter and a gain control circuit, comprising: (a) calculating means for adding a signal from said first signal path to a signal from said second signal path to form an output signal; (b) control means for providing a control voltage for said gain control circuit; and (c) switching means for determining a frequency mode of said output signal from said control voltage and changing the frequency characteristic of said second signal path in accordance with said frequency mode.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
A tone control circuit according to claim 1 wherein the frequency characteristic of said filter is switched in accordance with said frequency mode.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
A tone control circuit according to claim 1 wherein the frequency characteristic of said gain control circuit is switched in accordance with said frequency mode.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
A tone control circuit according to claim 1 wherein said control voltage is a DC voltage.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
A tone control circuit according to claim 2 wherein the time constant of said filter is switched in accordance with said frequency mode.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
A tone control circuit according to claim 1 wherein said frequency mode is a boost or a cut of a certain frequency band.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1987-02-13 | 1987-08-15 | 1988-02-14 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1991-02-13 | 1991-08-15 | 1992-02-14 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1995-02-13 | 1995-08-15 | 1996-02-14 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |