IP Library Patent Application 18029611
Patent Application
App. No. 18/029,611

SPEAKER SYSTEM

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App. No.
18/029,611
Abstract

A sound that cannot be heard by surrounding users is reproduced. A reproduction device ( 110 ) includes an n-th reproduction unit that outputs a 2n−1th acoustic signal (n=1, . . . , N) that is an acoustic signal obtained on the basis of a reproduction target and a 2n-th acoustic signal that is an acoustic signal having a phase opposite to that of the 2n−1th acoustic signal. A speaker system ( 120 ) includes a set of an n-th speaker unit pair ( 122 ) including a positive speaker unit ( 1221 ) that emits a 2n−1th acoustic signal-based sound and a negative speaker unit ( 1222 ) that emits a 2n-th acoustic signal-based sound, the n-th speaker unit pair being installed at a position close to a user's head.

Claims (17)

1 . A speaker system that emits an acoustic signal that is audible to a user in the vicinity of a speaker and not audible to a user outside the vicinity of the speaker, the speaker system comprising:

a first speaker that emits the acoustic signal; and

a second speaker that emits the acoustic signal in a phase opposite to the first speaker.

2 . The speaker system according to claim 1 , wherein

the first speaker and the second speaker are arranged on at least one of wall surfaces on which a display of a digital signage is installed.

3 . The speaker system according to claim 1 , wherein

the first speaker and the second speaker are arranged in a terminal device that can be held by a human hand.

4 . The speaker system according to claim 1 , wherein

the first speaker and the second speaker are arranged in a sound emission device held by a neck or a head of a human.

5 . The speaker system according to claim 1 , wherein

the first speaker and the second speaker are arranged on at least one wall surface of a space having the wall surface.

6 . The speaker system according to claim 1 , wherein

the first speaker and the second speaker are arranged on a desk.

7 . The speaker system according to claim 1 , wherein

the first speaker and the second speaker are arranged on a bed.

8 . The speaker system according to claim 1 , wherein

the first speaker and the second speaker are arranged on clothing worn by a human.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 1, 2026
From: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
To: NTT, INC.
Reel/Frame 074164/0597 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 30, 2023
From: FUKUI, MASAHIRO; KOBAYASHI, KAZUNORI; KAMADO, NORIYOSHI
To: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 063179/0688 →